OGL481:ProSeminarI

CoreAssignment1
Table1:OrganizingandReflectingonKeyLearningsandCollectingKeyArtifacts
COURSE Keycontenttextbook/articles/ Professional(orpersonal) Possibleartifactstoincludein
multimediapresentations/videos application.Asaresultofyour professionaleportfolio/websitethat
academics:howdoyouthink illustratestangibleconnectionsto
Keylearningconcepts,theories,skills, differently?Howdoyou personalandprofessionaltransformation
bestpractices,applications,cases, behavedifferently?Whatcan
assignments,discussions,simulations/ youdomoreeffectively?How
activities,teamworkinitiatives,readings, haveyouchangedasaperson?
analysis,otherprojects,etc.
OGL200: Notanyrealpossibleartifacts.This
Introductionto NYtimes. Thiscourseallowedmeto courseallowedmetobeintroducedtothe
Organizational practiceandutilizethe vocabularyandtheoriesaroundwhatI
Leadership Textbook:Yukl,Gary(2013).Leadershipin experiencethatIhavelearned learnedbytrailanderror.
Organizations,8thEd.,PearsonPublishing. asastoremanagerfor
ISBN10:0132771861
Starbucks.
Managersworkshop(simulation)

BASICINTRODUCITONTOLEADERSHIP
THEORIESANDVOCABULARY
OGL220:Behavioral
Dynamicsin Textbook:Hamilton,V.M.(2007).Human
Organizations Relations:TheArtandScienceofBuilding
EffectiveRelationships.PearsonPrentice
Hall.
INTRODUCTIONTOHOWALEADER
AFFECTSGROUPSANDHOWTHEY
CANAFFECTTHEM.
Therewerenopapersorprojectsthat
Thiscourseallowedmeto wouldaddvaluetoaneportfolio.This
reflectonempathyandconflict. 200levelclassactedasagreat
Thiscoursehasalsoallowed introductionandreflectiononmypast
metorealizehowbeingableto experiences.
becomfortableinaggressive
andstressfulsituationswill
allowmetomakelevelheaded
choicesthatsupportmy
followers.

OGL320: CLASSISACTUALLYOGL32ONOW. Thiswasoneofthefirstclasses Culminatingpaperisagreatpiecethat

Introductionto toreallypushme.Itshowed sumsupmylearning.
ProjectManagement Textbooks: meanapproachtorealisticreal
Dweck,C.S.(2008).Mindset:Thenew worldenvironment.The FileisdownloadedandsavedforCore
psychologyofsuccess.NewYork,NY: journeyofcontinuous project2.
BallantineBooks. improvement.Beingableto
turnthingsinandthenredo
Knight,E.(2014,March21).ThreeImperatives
them.
forGoodProjectManagers.Retrievedfrom
HarvardBusinessReview:
https://hbr.org/2014/03/threeimperativesfor Thisclassallowedmetoutilize
goodprojectmanagers/ theapproachofscope
managementtostaffingand
Wiefling,K.(2007).Scrappyproject planningBlackFridayatmy
management:The12predictableandavoidable Starbucksstoreinthemall.
pitfallsthateveryprojectfaces.SiliconValley,
CA:ScrappyAbout.

O'Connell,F.(2011).Whatyouneedtoknow
aboutprojectmanagement.Chichester,West
Sussex,UK:CapstonePublishing

LEARNEDWHATPROJECT
MANAGEMENTACTUALLYIS.
OGL260:Resource Textbook: Thisclasswasthefirstclass Mypapersweregreatforthisclass,but
Allocationin thatforcedmetolearnhowto theywerejustpromptquestions.Not
Organizations/ KeownA,MartinJ,&PettyJ.(2014). writewithAPAformat. reallyanythingthatIthinkwouldlook
Foundationsof Foundationsoffinance:Thelogicandpractice greatonaportfolio.
offinancialmanagement(8thed).Boston,MA:
Finance Thisclasswasareviewofthe
Pearson.
businessconceptsthatIutilize
CLASSFOCUSEDONTHEFINACIAL asastoremanager.
ASPECTOFORGANIZATIONS.
IMPORTANTFORMANAGERS/LEADERS IgotaBintheclassbecauseof
WHOARENOTGETTINGADEGREEIN alltheissueswithmy
BUSINESS formattingerrors.The
foundationthatIlearnedinthis
classallowedmetobe
successfulformyotherclasses.
OGL300:Theoryand Textbook: Thiswasoneofthefirstclasses Finalpapercouldbeusedasagreatpiece
PracticeofLeadership Northouse,Leadership:TheoryandPractice thatbegantoelaborateonthe formynextcoreassignment.
ORPAF410: (7thEdition) differenceofleadingand
BuildingLeadership managing. Fileisdownloadedandsaved.
Skills HarvardCaseStudies
Itallowedmetohaveabetter
MOREINDEPTHRETROSPECTAROUND
alignedvisionofwhatkindof
LEADERSHIP.
leaderIwanttobe.

OGL321:Project Textbook: Finalpapergivessomegreatintrospect

Leadership,Strategy Multiplereadingsprovidedbyinstructor. Thisclassgavemesomegreat onmypersonalapproachwithmanaging
andScope experiencewiththeutilizations projectleadership.Iwouldprobably
Harvardbusinesssimulations. ofprojectleadershipwiththe deletethesecondpartofthepaperto
simulations. utilizethisformyeportfolio.
INDEPTHREVIEWONHOWA
LEADERMUSTBALANCEALLTHAT Thiscourseallowedmeto Fileisdownloadedandsaved.Havenot
ISASKEDOFTHEM. learnhowtobalancethe editedanddeletedthesecondpart.
tradeoffsofscope,budget,and
humanresource.

BIS345: Textbook:
OrganizationalEthics EthicalIssuesinBusiness:APhilosophical Thisclasshelpedmealignmy Finalpaperwouldmakeagreataddition
Approach,(8thEdition)byThomasDonaldson compass.Ireadalotabout tomyeportfolio.Itwouldhelpshow
andPatriciaWerhane companiesandleadersthat whatIconsidermyvaluestobe.
allowedtheircompasstoguide
FOCUSEDONKNOWINGWHATWAS
themoffcourse.Thisclass Fileisdownloadedandsaved.
RIGHTANDWRONG.
helpedmereflectonmaking
sureIunderstandthatImust
havemycompassalignedeven
ifmyorganizationdoesnot.

BIS343:Social Textbook:
Processesin Thiscoursewasthefirstcourse Finalpaperhighlightssomegreattalk
Organizations Thompson,Leigh(2014).MakingtheTeam:A thathadmereallydogroup aboutworkingingroup.Thegrouppaper
GuideforManagers(5thedition)Pearson work.Iendedupbecomingthe thatwedidintheclassmightbeanice
leaderwhenInoticedthatmy additionalso.
THISCOURSEFOCUSEDONHOWTO teamwasnotmakinga
LEADINGROUPSETTINGS.
decisionandthedeadlineswere Bothfilesdownloadedandsaved.
approaching.
 Thisclassalsotaughtmehow
toutilizevideoconferencing.I
haveledafewmeetingsat
workthroughvideo
conferencingandgotsome
greatfeedbackonhow
preparedIwasandhow
engagedImadesureeveryone
was.

BIS/OGL350: Notextbooks.Allthereadingsweregiven.
Diversityand Thisclassallowedmetoreflect Thefinalpaperdoesagreatjobof
Organizations CLASSFOCUSEDONTHE onwhatmyownjourneyhas describingwhoIamandwhoIwanttobe
IMPORTANCEOFDIVERSITY. beenasaminorityinan asaleader.
organization.Italsoallowed
metoreflectonwhatIam Filedownloadedandsaved.
responsibleforasaleaderin
myorganization.Thisclass
pushedmetolookatmystaff
andembracewhatmakesus
different.IamfortunatethatI
doworkforcompanythat
focusesondiversity.
OGL355:Leading
Organizational Textbook: Ineverconsideredmyselfas Finalpaperwasok.IlikethecasestudyI
Innovationand StrategicManagementInAction,AuthorMary someonewhowouldbeina didforthisclass.
ChangeORPAF311: Coulter,6thEdition,Copyright2013Pearson positionofahighexecutive.
Leadershipand Publishing Thisclasschangedthat. Casestudydownloadedandsaved.
Change(SB)
CLASSFOCUSEDONWHATHIGHER
Thisclassalsoallowedmeto
EXECUTIVESDOINCOMPANIES.
seehowtheboardofdirectors
LOOKINGATLEADINGFORTHE
FUTURE. andCEOsdonothavethe
diversitythattheyshouldhave.

BIS357:Assessment Textbooks:
inOrganizations Lusthaus,Charles,ed.Organizational
assessment:Aframeworkforimproving
performance.IDRC,2002.OnlineBook
availablefromASULibraryat:
Collins,Jim.GoodtoGreatQuickieBook
Summary.(KindleEdition):Amazon,2012
SouthwestAirlines,BerkshireHathawayand
IBM(HarvardBusinessPublishingCases
Studies
FOCUSEDONWHYYOUMUSTALWAYS
ASSESSTHEORGANIZATION.THISWILL
ALLOWYOUTOMEASUREWHEREYOU
AREATANDHELPYOUGETTOWHERE
YOUWANTTOGO.
OGL360:Assessment Textbook:
ofLeadership
Effectiveness TheLeadershipChallenge,5thedition(2012),
byKouzesandPosner
TheLeadershipChallengeWorkbook,3rd
edition(2012),byJamesKouzes
THISCOURSEDISCUSSESHOWTO
ASSESSYOUROWNLEADERSHIP.
Thisclasswasgreatforjust TrainingModulewasoneofthebest
lookingatallthedifferentways piecesofworkthatIdidduringmytime
youcanreallyassessan atASUsofar.Icanseeutilizingthisin
organization. anyorganization.
TheHarvardCaseStudies Filedownloadedandsaved.
reallyhavestuckwithme.
Starbucksisalwaysassessing
andworkingtowards
continuousimprovement.This
classallowedmetolookat
othertoolsbesideswhatthe
companyhas.
Thiscoursewasnotaneasy Thetwofinalprojectsinthisclassaremy
oneduetotheworkloadbutit mostinspireddocumentsthatIhavedone
wassucharewardingcourse. atASU.
Thiscoursesolidifiedwhatmy Weekplanallowedmetocomeupwitha
compassisasaleader.Iknow plantotackletakingoveranewroleina
theleaderthatIwanttobeand newteam.Iwoulddeletetheneeded
Iworktowardsthateveryday references
witheveryinteractionwithmy
followers.
Thiscourseallowedmeto
 strengthenmyskillsetinmy
currentroleasastoremanger
atStarbucks.Itallowedmeto
beabettertrainer.
COM430:Leadership Currentlytakingtheclass.Notableto
inGroup utilizehowIhaveassimilatedsinceIamin
Communication theclass.

TWC347:Written Notapplicable.Classnottakenyet.
Communicationfor
Managers(L)

OGL498:Pro Currentlytakingtheclass.Notableto
SeminarI utilizehowIhaveassimilatedsinceIamin
theclass.

OGL498:Pro Notapplicable.Classnottakenyet.
SeminarII
Table2:Plus/DeltaSignificantLearningExperiencesStructureandTransfer
PickoneofyourmostsignificantlearningexperiencesfromTable1.Takesometimetodeeplyreflectontheexperience.Respondtothefollowing
questions/subquestionsasexplicitlyaspossible.Useyourimaginationandcreativityherethisisreallyallaboutmakingconnections,andseeing
whatyoucanlearnaboutyourlearningstyle(andyourself)fromtheexperience!

Describethetask/assignment?What,specifically,didyou
learn?
Besuretoaddressbothdeclarativeformsofknowledge
(thingsyoulearnedconcepts,theories,ideas,models)as
wellasproceduralformsofknowledge(thingsyoulearned
howtodoskills).
ThetwofinalassignmentsfromOGL360havebeenthemostimpactful.
360degreeformallowedmetolearntoutilizefeedbacktomakesurethatIcan
keepgrowingasaleader.Italsoshowedmetheimportanceofallowingmystaffto
haveavoice.Learnedthedifferencebetweenquantitativeandqualitative
questions.

The12weekplangavemetheopportunitytoplanouthowIwouldtackleon
changeinanewrole/newteam/neworganization.

Whyisitimportanttoyou?
Whatconnectionscanyoumakebetweenthislearningand
otherthingsyouhavelearned(inschoolandbeyond)?
Whatconnectionscanyoumakebetweenwhatyoulearned
andyourliferolesandgoals?
BothofthesedocumentsallowedmetoreflectonthekindofleaderthatIwantto
be.IamcurrentlyatStarbucksthathasahumanresourceapproachthroughoutthe
organization.Thiscourseallowedmetounderstandwhatmyinternalcompassis.
IcanbringthatintowhateverorganizationImoveontoonceIgraduateandput
myselfintoanewrole/organization.

Thefeedbackfromallowedmetofocusonhowtocreateacultureoffeedback.
Theconsistencyaroundfeedbackiswhatallowsateamtogrow.Theconsistency
aroundgivingandreceivingfeedbackallowstheteamtobeabletolearnto
communicaterespectfully.Iffeedbackisonlygivenonceayearduring
performancereviews,thenitishardforyourfollower/subordinatetonottakeit
personal.Itisalsoimportanttoadjustyourbehaviorswhenyourfollowersgive
youfeedback.Thelackofanchangefromthatgivenfeedbackwillgivethe
perceptionthatyoudontcare.
Whatworkedforyou?
Intermsofprocess,wastheresomethingaboutthe
assignmentstructurethatappealedtoyou?Howdidthis
task/structureofthisassignmentdifferfromother
assignments?Wasitsimilartootherassignments/tasksthat
weremeaningfultome?Whatstrategies,skills,procedures
provedeffectiveinthecompletionofthisassignment/task?
Doyouseeanypatternsorconnectionsinthisregardtoyour
preferredapproachtolearningsuchasfollowinganoutline,
keepingtodeadlines,otherlearningorstudyskills?
Whatcanyoutransfer?
Wherecanyouapply/usetheseskillsandknowledge?How
canyouapplywhatworkedforyou(above)tootherlearning
goalsorinitiativesinyourlife?Canyouconnectoradaptthis
knowledge/skilltootherareasofyourlife?Whatkindsof
metaphoricalconnectionscanyoumake?Canyouconnect
somethingthatwasinterestingorimportantwithrespectto
thisknowledge/skilltosomethingthatyouarestruggling
with?
Whatevidencedoyouhave?
Doyouhaveaplanforcommunicatingyourlearningto
others?Arethereanytangibleoutcomes(andspecific
artifacts,inparticular)thatserveasevidenceofthis
knowledge/skill?
Thesetwoassignmentshadanicelayeringeffect.Iwasabletobuilduptothe
knowledgeneededtobeabletodotheseassignments.Thewaytheclasswas
structuredallowedmetoassimilatetheinformation.
ThemostconstantthemewithASUhasbeentheneedofstructureanddeadlines.
KnowingwhatisdueandwhatstepsareneededtomakesurethatIdonotmissa
deadlineareimportantthingsthatIwillcarryonwithmeintomyprofessional
environment.
Bothoftheassignmentshaverealworldimplementation.Thefeedbackformis
completelyusableandwouldallowmeasaleadertogetsomeperspectiveonthe
leaderbeingassessed.TheassignmentalsoallowedmetolookdeeperintowhatI
woulddowiththeinformationthatIfound.
The12weekplanallowedmetoreallydivedeepintowhatkindofprocessIwould
useifIweretobeputinchargeofanewteam.Thistoolcouldbeusedonmultiple
levelsofmanagement.
ThemostcommonthemethatIwillbetakingawayfromalloftheseclassesinthe
metaphorofacompass.ThisjourneyduringmytimeinOrganizationalLeadership
hasallowedmeknowwhatkindofleaderIwanttobe.IunderstandthatIwill
alwayshavetobalancethetradeoffsbutIcanmakesurethatwhenIamableto,I
willchoosetobeaservantleaderandtakecareofmyfollowers.
TheevidencethatIhaveishowconnectedmycurrentstaffiswithme.Iamalso
meetingwithothermanagerstotryandmoveintoapositionupatcorporateand
outoftheretailsideofStarbucks.Ihaveaverylowturnoverrateandavery
cohesiveteam.Thecurrentbenchmarkis30%turnoverrateforthecompany.I
havea12%turnoverrate.Ilistentothefeedbackthatmyteamhasandgivethem
feedbackonaregularaswell.
 Assignment#1:QuestionsforReflection
Prompt#1:NowthatyouhavecompletedAssignment#1,whatwerethemostimportantaspectsofthisassignment?Whatmovedyouthe
most?Anysurprises?

Themostimportantaspectswaslookingbackandseeinghowthisjourneyhasdeveloped.Itwasamentallyexhaustinglookingatthemajor

mapandseeingalltheclassesthatIwasgoingtohavetotake.IcanseehowalltheclasseshaveleaduptothislastsemesterandhowIhavebeen

abletoassimilatetheknowledgeofhowtobetheleader.IalsolearnedwhatkindofleaderIwanttobe.WhatsurprisedmethemostwashowIwas

abletorecallsomeofthemajorthemesoftheclassesasIfilledoutthisform.Idontrememberpagenumbersandwhatnot,butIdorememberkey

concepts.TheconceptsthatgotfilledawayasanewtoolformyleadershiptoolboxwereveryclearasIwentbackandlookedatmypast

assignments.ItwasshockingthatthehardestclassesthatIhadwerethemostimpactful.

Prompt#2:Whatareyourideasintermsofhowtobestillustrateyourgrowthanddevelopmentoverthecourseofyoureducationand
experienceswiththeOrganizationalLeadershipprogram?Whatareyourbestideaswithrespecttospecificartifacts/evidencethatyou
mightpresent(withinthecontextofaneportfolio)asyourconsideryourgrowthanddevelopmentintheOrganizationalLeadership
Program?

IthinkthatthewayIleadeverydayisthebesttestamenttothisjourney.KnowingthekindofleadersIwanttobeandunderstandingknow

howIcanmakethathappen.MybestideasarethosethatIcanseeutilizedbeyondanacademicsetting.Iamamanagerfor24followers.Themost

Ihavehadatonceinonesinglestoreas45.ThemostthatIhavehadatoncewhilemanagingtwostoresatoncewas56.IcanseeknowthatIdid

ok.IutilizedsomegreatcommunicationskillsthatIlearnedthroughtrailanderror.
 Iwanttotacklethisportfolioinamannerthatwouldallowmetoutilizethisintherealworld.ThatiswhyIwanttoeditsomeofthe

documentsandmakesurethatitlooksmoreprofessional.However,consideringthatthiswillstillbepartofanacademicsetting,theissuescomesup

withhowstrictthiswillallbewithAPAformatting?