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Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the assigned articles and Chapters 9 and 10 in your textbook, and be sure to interact with the Industrial/Organizational and Sport Psychology learning objects located in the left navigation bar for this week.

Be sure to watch TEDTalks: Shawn Achor-The Happy Secret to Better Work and review any relevant

Instructor Guidance prior to completing this discussion. 

Reflect: For this discussion, think of one leader (e.g., drill sergeant, teacher, family member, coach, supervisor, mentor, or politician) who has directly or indirectly influenced your career/work attitudes and behaviors in a positive way.

Write: Include the following in your post:

Identify the leader.

Provide specific examples of what this person did and/or said to impact your career/work attitudes and behaviors.

Review the Instructor Guidance and describe the leadership behaviors of the person you selected in terms of transactional and transformational leadership styles.

Consider the information in the textbook about our rapidly changing environment and the impact of globalization on business environments.

Specify what types of education, training, and/or relevant experiences you will need to be prepared to thrive in a rapidly changing, global workplace.

Examine the uses and applications of self-efficacy research in relation to both the leader you selected and your own approach to learning and work.

Specifically, explore the role of self-efficacy in the leader's and your own learning motivation and workplace behavior.

Select at least two basic science topics from Chapter 10: Sport Psychology, and describe how these topics are also relevant to your learning and career/work settings (e.g., optimal performance, optimal development, optimal experience, competition, self-determination theory, social loafing, goal-setting, etc.).

Your initial post must be a minimum of 200 words