What does it take to be a great leader?
This question has certainly been asked by almost any individual who wishes to make a difference in the world, a change for the betterment of humanity. This particular chapter in the book offers a nice and concise summary and conclusion to the question posed above, what does a great leader look like? The book offers many practical suggestions, including taking advantage of resources, developing reliable team members, creating a vision and goal, and a host of other aspects to being a leader. The book kinda has a metanarrative concerning a man name Max who tries to learn wisdom and knowledge from a few professors he meets along the way to becoming a great leader. The book provides many features or characteristics of leadership, however, I have a particular rebuttal about the whole idea of an emerging leader: an intangible characteristic.
In the 2000 National Football League (NFL), a young, slow, physically underwhelming stature by the name of Tom Brady was picked 199th overall in the draft that Spring. He played a few years out of Michigan, but overall, he really did not show any real signs of potential for NFL success. That season, the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots left the game with an injury, thus creating a path for Tom Brady to play. Tom's first NFL experience was in the 4th quarter of a playoff game, where he drove his team down the field to win the game. Since then, he was become a great leader on his team. He has won 2 NFL MVP awards (which means he was the best player in the league for two different NFL seasons). He has won three Super Bowls (most players don't even win one). He is a future Hall of Fame Quarterback, who had 198 people taken in front of him in the draft over ten years ago. Tom Brady, in my humble but correct opinion, has the intangible aspect to leadership that cannot be measured. Often times, you don't know if your leader has that intangible element until after the fact (success or failure, that is).
These are my thoughts about leadership, and I did glean much helpful and practical information from this book (I also did the first five chapters of this book in my GEM project).
Once again, I really enjoyed your class, Dr. Krug. Keep up the good work!
Andrew Fultz
P.S. Boom.
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
BLOG (Day 9) - Web 2.0 Making the Web Work for You (Unit A)
Research 2.0
The dynamic shift on the information highway has gone through really three phases: the static and kinda trustworthy, the not so trustworthy, and the reliability. As the chapter in this book discusses, the first phase emerged with the inception of the Internet. Not many people were adding information to websites, with the exception of the tech savy experts. With only a certain, fixed number of people adding to the information highway really makes people who read the material trust it. I do recall, however, at this first stage people were still kinda hesitate to trust the material. They would often respond, "I need to see it in a book." So even with the limited number of people who could add information to the World Wide Web, people still did not fully buy into the use of the Internet for research purposes. The next phase, which actually transitions into the web 2.0 technology, really caused people to distrust almost all research based (scholarly) material. People really needed to cite it in a printed publication. Since almost anybody could add information to the Web (specifically targeting the popular information site, "Wikipedia"), you could easily find misinformation. In fact, this stage or phrase has done so much damage that the third phrase still really has limited impact because people still hold such low regard for many information sites. The third phase involves reliable information on the Web because sites like Wikipedia have really reformed many of their ways to add information. Also, many educational institutions have really joined the game with adding reliable information to the Internet.This has really ushered in the third stage of Internet research.
The chapter in the book discusses how to judge a site's validity. I really enjoyed this portion of the reading because so often, especially in college, people just can't seem to find a source which they can feel confident to cite in a research paper. If you see a .edu on the website, that definitely helps the validity of the website. A few other things to look for in a credible source are motives, confirmed author, and contact information. The book really offers much help for a beginning user in determining the crediblity of the website.
I really enjoyed this book because it is straightforward and offers many practical suggestions to any user of the Internet, especially for those looking to do serious research about a host of possible topics.
Boom.
The dynamic shift on the information highway has gone through really three phases: the static and kinda trustworthy, the not so trustworthy, and the reliability. As the chapter in this book discusses, the first phase emerged with the inception of the Internet. Not many people were adding information to websites, with the exception of the tech savy experts. With only a certain, fixed number of people adding to the information highway really makes people who read the material trust it. I do recall, however, at this first stage people were still kinda hesitate to trust the material. They would often respond, "I need to see it in a book." So even with the limited number of people who could add information to the World Wide Web, people still did not fully buy into the use of the Internet for research purposes. The next phase, which actually transitions into the web 2.0 technology, really caused people to distrust almost all research based (scholarly) material. People really needed to cite it in a printed publication. Since almost anybody could add information to the Web (specifically targeting the popular information site, "Wikipedia"), you could easily find misinformation. In fact, this stage or phrase has done so much damage that the third phrase still really has limited impact because people still hold such low regard for many information sites. The third phase involves reliable information on the Web because sites like Wikipedia have really reformed many of their ways to add information. Also, many educational institutions have really joined the game with adding reliable information to the Internet.This has really ushered in the third stage of Internet research.
The chapter in the book discusses how to judge a site's validity. I really enjoyed this portion of the reading because so often, especially in college, people just can't seem to find a source which they can feel confident to cite in a research paper. If you see a .edu on the website, that definitely helps the validity of the website. A few other things to look for in a credible source are motives, confirmed author, and contact information. The book really offers much help for a beginning user in determining the crediblity of the website.
I really enjoyed this book because it is straightforward and offers many practical suggestions to any user of the Internet, especially for those looking to do serious research about a host of possible topics.
Boom.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Solomon, Israel, and the Nations
"As for the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name--for men will hear of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm--when he comes and prays toward this temple, then hear from heaven, your dwelling place, and do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your own people Israel, and may know that this house I have built bears your Name."
- 1 Kings 8:41-43
This passages reflects the heart of King Solomon, known for his wisdom, by reflecting a gracious attitude toward people outside the faith. Within the context of these verses, Solomon is praying to the Lord just before the dedication of the temple, a wonder Solomon has worked so hard in trying to complete. It is in fact a project which will come to define his reign over Israel. Within this particular passage, however, several principles emerge which will help guide church growth and planting:
1. Men will hear about the works of the Lord, even those outside the Church.
2. Men will search for the provision of God, not necessarily God himself (Romans 1:18-3:20).*
3. God is outside the world, creation, yet he is very much in the world.
4. God responds to prayer to make His name known, especially to those outside the faith.
5. The majesty and beauty of God was never meant strictly for Israel; the Jews were suppose to take His name to the world.
These are just a few of my quick thoughts about this part of Solomon's prayer. It certainly is challenging, especially considering how we might respond to foreigners (those outside the Church) today.
*They only search for God because they first heard about the working of God. One must understand that God always intiates an encounter with man.
- 1 Kings 8:41-43
This passages reflects the heart of King Solomon, known for his wisdom, by reflecting a gracious attitude toward people outside the faith. Within the context of these verses, Solomon is praying to the Lord just before the dedication of the temple, a wonder Solomon has worked so hard in trying to complete. It is in fact a project which will come to define his reign over Israel. Within this particular passage, however, several principles emerge which will help guide church growth and planting:
1. Men will hear about the works of the Lord, even those outside the Church.
2. Men will search for the provision of God, not necessarily God himself (Romans 1:18-3:20).*
3. God is outside the world, creation, yet he is very much in the world.
4. God responds to prayer to make His name known, especially to those outside the faith.
5. The majesty and beauty of God was never meant strictly for Israel; the Jews were suppose to take His name to the world.
These are just a few of my quick thoughts about this part of Solomon's prayer. It certainly is challenging, especially considering how we might respond to foreigners (those outside the Church) today.
*They only search for God because they first heard about the working of God. One must understand that God always intiates an encounter with man.
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