Module 1 – Background
REQUIREDMaterial
First, start out by viewing
these two short videos that will introduce you to two popular tools used for
self-awareness in leadership that you will read about for this module:
Tearle, R. (2014) Emotional Intelligence.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MepJp7KpaH4, Intelligent Executive, Maidenhead, UK:
Seligman, M. (2009). Dr.
Martin Seligman’s top strengths.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC1HZqCbZ70:
The two videos above will give
you a good general overview of emotional intelligence and the VIA Inventory of
Strengths. Now read up in more detail about these two tools in the following
readings:
Kaufman, C., Silberman, J.,
& Sharpley, D. (2012). Chapter 17: Coaching for strengths using VIA. In
Passmore, J. (Ed.). Psychometrics in Coaching: Using Psychological and
Psychometric Tools for Development (2nd Edition). London, GBR: Kogan Page Ltd. [eBook
Business Collection. Note: when looking up books in any of the eBook search
engines don’t copy and paste the entire reference into the search engine.
Instead, only include the title of the book. For example, to find this book
enter in the following search terms:
Psychometrics in Coaching:
Using Psychological and Psychometric Tools for Development]
Sterrett, E. A. (2000).
Chapter 1: Defining Emotional Intelligence. Manager’s Pocket Guide to Emotional
Intelligence: From Management to Leadership. Amherst, MA, USA: HRD Press.
[eBook Academic Collection]
Sterrett, E. A. (2000).
Chapter 3: Assessing Emotional Intelligence. Manager’s Pocket Guide to
Emotional Intelligence: From Management to Leadership. Amherst, MA, USA: HRD
Press. [eBook Academic Collection]
In the optional reading list
below, there is a very short chapter on the VIA Inventory of Strengths as well
as a book about the StrengthsFinder which is an alternative to the VIA.
Optional Reading
Cantore, S., & Passmore,
J. (2012). Chapter 14: How can people understand and build on their
strengths?Top Business Psychology Models: 50 Transforming Ideas for Leaders,
Consultants, and Coaches.
London: Kogan Page. [eBook Business Collection]
Rath, T. (2007).Strengths Finder 2.0. New York: Gallup Press. [eBook Business
Collection]
Module 1 – SLP
FORthe Session Long Projects you will also be applying
the concepts from the background materials. But instead of applying them to
yourself, you will imagine that you are a leadership development coach who is hired
to by organizations to diagnosis or give advice to managers. For each of the
situations below, explain what advice or diagnosis you would give them based on
your knowledge of the background readings. Make sure to cite at least one of
the required background readings in each of your answers. Your paper should be
two to three pages in length:
1. Susan is a manager who decides to assess her
strengths using some of the 24 classifications of the Values in Action
Inventory of Strengths that you read about for this module. She discovers that
two of her biggest strengths are “humor” and “teamwork.” She concludes that
since these are her strengths she doesn’t need to change anything regarding her
use of these strengths. Do you think this is a good use of her assessment, or
should she make changes to her use of humor and teamwork? If so, what kind of
changes?
2. Harold has an MBA from Harvard and is focused on
becoming a CEO before he is 45 years old. He is very good at networking and
often makes friends with those who rank higher than him at his current
organization. However, employees under his supervision feel that he often makes
decisions based on what will get him promoted rather than on what is best for
his employees or his organization. How would you characterize his emotional
intelligence (EQ) skills based on the different elements of EQ discussed in the
background readings? Be specific regarding which elements of EQ you think he is
likely high on or which elements you think he may be lacking.
3. Carl is known as a very caring manager based on his
ability to understand his employee’s problems and taking careful to time to get
to know each and every employee. He is personally well liked by all of his
employees. However, the one complaint they do have about Carl is that he gets
very upset when things don’t go well and takes things very personally. For
example, when he found out that profitability for his unit had fallen over the
last month he was so upset he had to take a couple of sick days off from work.
How would you characterize his emotional intelligence (EQ) skills based on the
different elements of EQ discussed in the background readings? Be specific
regarding which elements of EQ you think he is likely high on or which elements
you think he may be lacking.
SLP Assignment Expectations
· Follow the assignment instructions closely and
follow all steps listed in the instructions
· Stay focused on the precise assignment questions,
don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general
background materials
· List supporting references and cite sources in
proper format
· Use appropriate writing style in essay form
(organization, grammar, and spelling).
· Include both a bibliography and in-text citations.
See theStudent Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 13-14 on in-text citations.
