The Leadership Challenge: Candidate Against Hunger

In collaboration, all parts of the team are working together to achieve the same mission. Collaboration builds espirit de corps, which is directly connected to mutual trust. Research shows that teams with a higher sense of espirit de corps trust each other more. They have a sense of comradeship. These teams know that each individual is going to pull their own weight and do what they need to do in order to accomplish a mission. This heightens teamwork, as team members are more inclined to collaborate with each other. A leader must also get to know their subordinates individually. When each person feels like their leader has their best interest in mind, this fosters a climate that develops mutual trust and shared understanding. Through all these concepts, the leader may establish a climate which continues the development of trust and understanding between leaders and subordinates produced through the distributive and collaborative leadership process.

After reading the extensive “The New Face of Hunger” (Tracie McMillan), my eyes became more open to the overall issue of hunger, faced by many people today. In a few words, I was absolutely shocked by the true meaning and examples provided of what exactly food insecurity is. Honestly speaking, when I hear the word “hunger” I think of a human who has no food, living on the streets. “The New Face of hunger” brought to my attention that food insecurity is much more than simply having no food. In fact, “In 2006 the U.S. government replaced “hunger” with the term “food insecure” to describe any household where, sometime during the previous year, people didn’t have enough food to eat” (The New Face of Hunger). Not only was I able to see the harsh

Effective working relationships are the cornerstone for building and maintaining a successful team. Good team communication provides direction, vision and motivation to the members of the team. Team communication can be the sending or receiving of messages to or from management, between team members or from one team to another. Effective team communication increases team members' effectiveness and satisfaction because they are given the appropriate guidelines, tools and direction on how to accomplish tasks. The team needs to

It is estimated that 740 million people are starving in the world today. (Prakash and Conko 357) There are about 7.2 billion people in the world, so the hungry population accounts for 12.7% of the population. The time has come to change these statistics. It is the 21st century and we, as humans, now have the technology and resources to reverse these terrible numbers. There are two arguments on what we should do with this new technology, however. One side, researched by a science policy analyst, stated that biotechnology still has kinks to be worked out and is not the best way to combat world hunger. Another side by a AgBioWorld Foundation vice president and a world-renowned scientific researcher, professor, scholar, and director of the

Next, the barriers that exist in group communication are premature evaluation of ideas, poor physical surroundings, too many people, poor timing, and stinking thinking. The different ideas made from the group need an evaluation at a certain time; this is done only after all the ideas have been made from the group. Poor physical surroundings can be a problem for group disruption in communication. In some cases the room could be too hot, too cold, too noisy, not adequate enough seating and lack of technological needs for the group to function. If the group is too large then the communication can be lost and equal participation will not occur (Beebe &Masterson, 2006). Poor timing also can be a hindrance to the group by not

There will in fact be rules and regulations pertaining to the distribution of the food. I would like for this adventure to developed and maintained by the community for which it is going to benefit. The rules will be as follows:

Hunger throughout America is something that 12 million Americans are battling with everyday. That’s one in every six people (dosomething.org) In Texas alone, 4,320,050 people are tackling hunger and of those 4,320,050 people, 1,713,430 are children- or one in four children throughout Texas (Feeding America). Throughout North Texas, “the number of people living in poverty is 631,261” (Glean Texas). Since hunger is tied to poverty, it is assumed that those living in poverty in North Texas are also living with hunger insecurities. To brighten things up a bit, Flower Mound, is considered to be a more wealthier town in North Texas. Ranked by the American City Business, Flower Mound is “number 21 on a list of the top 50 cities in the Southern

I would march for the people who don't have an education and that are facing hunger problems. Being able to do this will give the kids and adults that haven't received an education and that are facing hunger. I would be brave enough to fight for their rights and be more active to what's happening around the world. We are facing big problems and we are almost getting to the road where there is going to be true equality in our country. Some people are not being able to vote (certain people). We will need to come a long way to help the kids and adults who have suffered from hunger to their educational rights. Some specific people are not able to have a job just because of their race. People are still treating other people with no respect and

After the Great recession, hunger has become a more prevalent problem but not much has been done about it. Solving the issue of hunger has lagged behind other issues like education. This has to do with our tradition of classical liberalism. Classical liberalism places emphasis on individualism and less government intervention. In addition, the divided political nature of the United States keeps its populations split as to whether or not government should get involved and spend money to help the poor. In this essay, I am going to first discuss the issue of hunger. Then I will talk about about American Exceptionalism. Then I will explain classical liberalism and how that influences institutions and policy and then I am going to talk about the divided political nature and the two party system.

Hunger is quite common in America. One in six Americans suffers from hunger. A lack of food is not what one would expect in America where food is readily accessible almost anywhere one might be. Sadly, many low-income families simply do not have the money to buy nutritious foods. They also lack the time to cook because they usually have multiple jobs taking up more than half of their day. These people are being forced into eating pre-packaged and boxed foods. Those types of foods lack nutrients and are typically high in fat and sugar. This directly impacts their body. This is a case of you are what you eat. Low-income families feel as if they do not have a choice over what to eat. In reality, they just have to be smarter with their money and learn what foods are affordable and nutritious.

Agency Context: Bed-Stuy Campaign against Hunger is a non- profit organization where they work hard and together to end hunger in different sections in Brooklyn. Bed Stuyvesant and Brownville neighborhoods are targeted the most. Their Mission statement “Bed Stuy Campaign against Hunger educates and empowers New York City residents to lead healthier, more productive and self – sufficient lives. Our holistic approach values individuals and family needs and preferences while preserving dignity. BSCAH addresses the root causes of health and economic problems prevalent in the community y offering a comprehensive set of programs focused on health, education, employment, nutrition and social service”. This agency was found in 1998, by Dr. Melony

The food storage is running short, as the cupboard opens up, a cloud of dust and despair hits me in the face as I look into the empty storage unit. And the thought comes through your mind of when harvest season will begin and the time is so distant and the thought is faint so hunger takes over. That is what the famine in Africa is like. The thought of starving and not being able to do anything because there isn’t anything to do besides hope. The feeling of hunger that us Americans feel on the daily isn’t even close to the starvation and feeling of emptiness they feel. Even when we feel hungry we know that we are going to get something to eat, where they have no idea how many days it will be until they finally do. Some of the reasons for this

Most every community organization functions best when collaborative leadership is in place, but with any leadership style, there are advantages and disadvantages of using it. One of the first advantages of using collaborative leadership is the buy-in among members of the group. When a leader makes use of collaboration, it gives the members a sense of ownership and value, which in turn builds commitment to the organization. With this loyalty, the leader can then assume a greater willingness from the members to be involved in the implementation of their final plan.

The one change I am going to make that will affect my school, community, and the world is ending world hunger. I am going to talk about the way my change will affect three main places in my life, school, my community, and the world I live in. I was inspired to make my change come true by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (MLK), because he was a main reason, a big part of history that has led to our society today he influenced the way we live to day. I want to make a big change like him.

When doing so the other group members were active listener, by using their whole body verbally and nonverbal. Like facing the speaker and giving eye contact and try to avoided interruption. The group also acknowledges the thoughts of the speaker by giving constructive feed back. Due to the effectiveness of the group communication, we were able to build trust, respect and understand the issues and make decision for effective change. We illustrate this by coming together as a group one again to accomplish the goal we initially wanted to accomplish. Since the first organization that we had chosen was incorrect, so we had to make the necessary changes to accomplish our goals. The other effective feature is the purpose of the group. Kozier et al (2010) stated that the effective group purpose is when “goal, task, and outcomes are clarified. Understanding and modified so that members of the group can commit themselves to purposes through cooperation” (p.401). For instance, each individual was assign a task and knew what was to be accomplished. As group we all decided to meet at suitable day and time which was beneficial to all team members, because we could commit to the group and focus on what needed to be achieved.