Ldg in Future, Cmplx, & Cnflct

5.1 Assignment. TheoMedia Part 5

Getting Started

Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:

· Critique your own efforts to lead via redirection and humanizing work.

Instructions

1. Read  TheoMedia chapters 9-11.

2. Write a 1-2 page reflection paper responding to the prompts below.

a. Byers wrote that it is not our purpose as divine-image bearers to highlight ourselves or to bring ourselves fame or power. We are to redirect. This is an excellent leadership practice, to redirect praise from yourself to others. This also influences the way in which we use technology, either for self-promotion or for the good of others. In what ways do you need to redirect right now? Is it to help others receive the praise they deserve? Have you been loving yourself more than your neighbor lately and need to refocus on loving and serving others? Or is it in some other way? Would this redirect impact your leadership formation, spiritual formation, or both, and why?

b. Jesus came in the flesh so that we could relate to him personally. This speaks to the primacy of relationships and the importance of human interaction. As Jacob Morgan stated in our  Course Overview video (new tab) , we must both futurize and humanize. We cannot allow technology to replace relationships. Values, principles, ethics, theories – none of these have lives of their own. They only exist when acted out by a human. In what ways are you seeing technology dehumanize work? In what ways does your organization need to recalibrate so as to humanize your work again? 

3. Be sure to format your paper using APA and correct citations.