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ASSIGNMENT 1

STUDENT WERE ASKED TO RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

What is the leadership book you selected for this course?

How does this book relate to your current or desired leadership style?

What has been the most influential statement or idea that you have read in the book to this point?

You will read each student response and provide professional feedback with 150 word response

Iryna

For this class reading, I have chosen the book of Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic "The Talent Delusion: Why Data, Not Intuition, Is the Key to Unlocking Human Potential." In this book, the author integrates the vetted ideas about leadership''s relations and attitude toward human capital with a scientific, data-driven approach to finding and nurturing talent to pursue its potential. I was fascinated by this book as soon as I learned about its primary idea, and started reading it. Although the importance and value of human capital is not a new idea, and many researchers performed studies which explored some separate facets of this phenomenon, it lacks "evidence-based" practical algorithms. The integration of this knowledge into everyday practice of the managers responsible for hiring the individuals with proper characteristics and organizational leaders who work to retain such talents and elicit the best of them, at the same time being aware of the typical dark sides of such individuals, still requires a substantial amount of work.

According to the author, America is "the epicenter of the war for the talent," and this is not a wonder, considering the fact, that in any modern-day organization a small percentage of individuals - the top talent - is disproportionately responsible for its success. McKinsey, a leading management consulting firm, suggested that the future success of organizations largely depends on their ability to attract and retain top employees, particularly for senior roles.

This book presents clear directions for such efforts. As Lucy Kellaway, Financial Times said it: "Tomas... is a rare voice of reason in a field where most people talk gibberish". Another media man described this book as "a clear-eyed, deeply researched account of what the science really tells us about finding, attracting and retaining talented people" (Oliver Burkeman, Guardian).

Chelsea
The leadership book I have chosen for this course is Start with Why, by Simon Sinek. This book is about how great leaders inspire others to take action. This book relates to my style of leadership because I don't want to be just a manager or a boss. I want to be someone that motivates people and have trust and loyalty with. Being passive in my leadership is something that I want to work on and I hope that this book can help me to lead with passion. The most influential statement that I have read in the book this far is, "There are leaders and there are those who lead. Leaders hold a position of power or influence. Those who lead inspire us", (Sinek, 2009). In this book, Simon Sinek looks at many inspiring leaders including Martin Luther King Jr., The Wright Brothers, and Steve Job. He talks about what these leaders have in common and how we can learn from them to be better leaders. I haven't gotten to the part that explains how to adopt this mentality, but I am looking forward reading it.

Assignment 2

525 word article that addresses the following:
o Define what leadership is to you.
o Share a personal experience that informed your thoughts about health care leadership.
o List the traits of an authentic leader.
o Share an effective exercise in developing the skills or habits of an authentic leader.
o Explain how this exercise is beneficial to becoming an authentic health care leader.

Cite 2 reputable references to support your article (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).

Include a citation of your article in your assignment. APA format

Assignment 3

200-word response to the following:
. Explain your understanding of systems thinking.
. How does your book address systems think?
. Does the book align with or contradict your understanding of systems thinking?