One of the most important and endearing principles for an individual and learning organization is the notion of fanatic discipline, which Jim Collins in Great by Choice coins “consistency of action” (Collins et al, 2011, p. 21). Having fanatic discipline is what separates mediocre people and organizations from the great ones through determination and consistency in a volatile and fast-paced world. Through laser-like focus on long-term, attainable goals by breaking it down into a daily “20 Mile March,” individuals and organizations can march towards their aspirations even in the face of adversity or the temptations of rapid success. The 20 Mile March analogy is a story of adherence to a consistent regimen of hiking twenty miles each day towards …show more content…
Jim Collins recognizes seven elements a learning organization (or individual) ‘should’ use to maintain pace on their march. First, you need to have ‘clear performance markers,’ which creates multiple challenging yet attainable short-term milestones that prevents us from deviating from the path. Secondly, we remain disciplined in that we ‘impose self-constraints’ that allows us to refrain from the temptation of going faster and doing more when conditions are good. The third through sixth elements involve the learning organizations (or individuals) ability to keep the goals tailored to the enterprise (or individual), within its own control, having a clear timeframe and making sure the goals aren’t derived from external sources (Collins et al, 2011, p.49). Lastly, we want to emphasize the 20 Mile March must be “achieved with great consistency” (Collins et al, 2011, p.49). These seven characteristics are very important in the achievement of the ultimate goal, but they don’t all have to be included simultaneously. Jim Collins states, “There’s no all-purpose 20 Mile March for all enterprises,” which entails that every march has unique traits geared towards that goal (Collins et al, 2011, p. 48). Michael Jordan’s 20 Mile March to becoming the world’s best basketball player is unlike Southwest Airlines approach. Michael Jordan practiced consistently to be the best. He maintained a competitive edge creating a rigorous routine that didn’t wear him out physically, but kept incrementally challenging him to be better. Southwest Airlines’ approach was completely different using an intelligent and methodical expansion plan that got them profitable for thirty straight years. While both marches were very different, they utilized the same 20 Mile fundamentals in their path to greatness. They may not
Path-Goal Theory assumes that leaders are flexible and that they can change their style, as situations require. The theory proposes two contingency variables, such as environment and follower characteristics, that moderate the leader behavior-outcome relationship. The leader must consider follower’s valences, instrumentalities, expectancies, equity of rewards, and accuracy of role perceptions when assessing the requirements of his followers. Additionally, personal characteristics of subordinates determine how the environment and leader are interpreted. Effective leaders clarify the path to help their followers achieve organizational goals and facilitate the journey by reducing roadblocks and pitfalls. This approach assumes that there is one right way of achieving a goal and that the leader can see it while the followers can not. This casts the leader as the knowing person and the followers as dependent, thereby limiting the development of the follower. While the path-goal theory has some validity, Bass argues that better leaders integrate a task-oriented and relationship-oriented approach (Blake & Mouton, 1964) as well as demonstrate their ability to clarify the path to the goals (Bass, 1960, 1990). Furthermore, this transactional
I believe that the results after completing the seven habits profile prove that my transactional leadership style is intrinsic to my natural self. Simply put, transactional leaders work within the culture that exists and exert energy on the things within their power to control (Biscontini, 2015). My scores in each of the seven habits can directly relate to
Everyone today grows up experiencing several turning points in their life that makes everyone specific and makes their own unique characteristics shine. But we all go through different turning points in our lives and everyone is different. In the Book, the March, by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, the main protagonist [John Lewis] has several turning points that lead him to develop and strengthen his character throughout the novel. Though some say that John Lewis has developed additional qualities as he has grown up through the years, the reality is that several turning points in his life had made him a more passionate person to the people he stands against, and had made him improve and strengthen his original personality traits. The times in his life that changed him are: receiving the bible from his uncle, traveling to Buffalo with his uncle, and participating in non-violent workshops.
The Way Back was produced in the United States by Peter Weir and was loosely based off of the memoir titled “The Long Walk” by Slawomir Rawicz in 1956. The movie shows the viewers an incredible journey prisoners of the Soviet Union took in order to gain their freedom. A 4,000-mile foot journey seven prisoners took after escaping from a Siberian prison camp in the middle of an intense winter. In order to gain their freedom, they must overcome mental and physical obstacles. Over the course of the movie the prisoners travel across Siberia, Mongolia, the Gobi Desert, Himalayan Mountains and ending finally months later in India as free men.
Path-goal leadership is a theory that leaders motivate followers to achieve a certain objective (Wolinski, 2010, p.2). GreaterGood is showing the world that organization do not have to
The graphic novel trilogy, The March, tells a series of events that happen in John Lewis’s life for the better and for the worse. Throughout the books, he is faced with challenges that test his ability to stay true to his beliefs. When Lewis was a child, he received his first Bible from his uncle which was what sparked his heavy faith in God. During his spiritual journey, he began to listen to the teachings of MLK Jr. who impacted his life greatly. Lewis became the SNCC’s newest executive coordinating committee which opened his eyes to all the violence that was really apparent at the time.
In today’s society there is a constant pressure to fit in and be a part of something. More often than not these pressures are influenced by the lack of family and social support surrounding an individual. Without proper support and guidance one can be persuaded to make a wrong decision and in some cases live a lifestyle that is both risky and harmful. Knowing how to survive in these situations are not the easiest and sometimes the only way to help the situation is keeping one’s head up and attempting to make the best out of what is available. As seen in the Joshua Marston’s, film Maria Full of Grace, where the main character Maria does what she feels is best for both her current struggling lifestyle and what she wants her future life to consist of.
Setting the focus outwards and learning from both the success stories and the growing pains as would be beneficial in
The beginning of the story for the Bonus Marchers started with the unfair selection of soldiers. This law was called the Selective Service Act (aka the draft). There was a lot of people who signed up for the war , but there was even more people that were drafted. Surprisingly the “draftees” earned almost 10x more than the people who volunteered to go into the war. The draftees also weren’t harmed in any way mentally, physically, or socially. This was only the beginning of the unfairness towards the soldiers.
The path-goal theory’s focus is on the leader’s behavior that can allow for the employees to reach personal and organizational goals. A leader’s attitude has impact on the attitude of the staff. Leaders can reward employees when goals are met which can increase employee motivation, job satisfaction and overall productivity (Schultz, 2010). This theory identifies four styles of leadership as directive, supportive, participative and achievement-oriented (Schultz, 2010).
Throughout our final semester of study at Maryville, our cohort has studied Peter Senge’s, The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. Rather than set of management practices, the book describes how organizations, especially those that are sustainably competitive, know how to learn. These “learning organizations” are continuously learning how to work together, where the norm is producing their best. In the book, Senge identifies five essential elements, that when practiced together, create perfect conditions for an effective learning organization. These five practices are Personal Mastery, Mental Models, Shared Vision,
On Thursday, 9 October 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center UAB choirs performed eleven pieces; these included Exultate justi, Frostiana, Wedding Cantata, Zion’s Walls, Cantate Domino, Bogoroditse Devo, Ehre sei Gotte in der Höhe, Mid-Winter Songs, Belleilakka, and This Little Light of Mine.
In the year 2000 there are many problems with society. One of the biggest and most controllable is the issue of violence. Although we are subjected to violence everyday by simply turning on the news, other forms of violence for entertainment can be censored.
Many companies emphasize a culture of continuous improvement. While never being satisfied with the status quo can drive
This means that leaders need to develop themselves not only horizontally but also vertically to face this new world. We call this an integral approach to development. One of the frameworks based on this approach is the Leadership Agility by William B. Joiner and Stephen A. Josephs.