LP737 Week 7

Activity F: Final Project Group Assignments

Final Project (Activity F) Group assignments:

Project pairs (and one triad) can be found here: Project Pair Assignments (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E3HuSrn14gBlCG_EBeLgqPLC8wnkgI6254ZR9ZcpO7c/edit? usp=sharing)

Overview This assignment challenges you to apply Kegan's Constructive-Developmental Theory to analyze leadership behaviors in a real-world case study. Working in pairs, you will assess four leaders' developmental levels, examine how these levels impact team dynamics, and create a targeted coaching plan to help one leader grow.

Assignment: In your assigned pairs, review the Case: Coaching the Leaders (https://msppedu- my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/personal/david_wedaman_williamjames_edu/Documents/Attachments/Case%20%20Study %20%20FluidTech%20Solutions.docx?d=w3f2906aacb0743539c5df04ff46d5b13&csf=1&web=1&e=z7petG) . Use what you learn in the case to:

1. Assess the developmental stages of the four key leaders involved in the efficiency task force—Steve, Keith, Lee, and Amadi—through the lens of Robert Kegan’s Constructive-Developmental Theory—basing your assessment on the evidence about their behaviors and thinking shared in the case.

2. Relate the developmental level of the individual leaders to the leadership dynamics you see in the case and explain your rationale. Provide recommendations for resolving the internal conflicts affecting the organization’s efficiency task force that draw on your understanding of adult development and the leaders’ levels.

3. Select one leader and develop a coaching plan for them: identify a growth edge related to their developmental level, explain how you think they need to improve to engage more effectively in the organization, and propose a few steps to get them there (see coaching plan template in the case).

Link to case (online version) (https://msppedu- my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/personal/david_wedaman_williamjames_edu/Documents/Attachments/Case%20%20Study %20%20FluidTech%20Solutions.docx?d=w3f2906aacb0743539c5df04ff46d5b13&csf=1&web=1&e=z7petG)

Link to case (PDF version) (https://canvas.williamjames.edu/courses/10838/files/1004810?wrap=1) (https://canvas.williamjames.edu/courses/10838/files/1004810/download)

*You're not required to be a certified coach: you can think of the coaching plan as an informal improvement, mentoring, or advising plan.

Deliverable: 10-15 minute recorded presentation with slides, covering:

1. Introduction (brief case overview)

2. Developmental assessment of all four leaders

3. Analysis of team dynamics

4. Coaching plan for one leader

5. Conclusion (key takeaways)

Rubric (15 points total):

Criteria Excellent (Full Points)

Leadership Assessment

(4 pts)

Clear, evidence-based analysis of all four leaders' developmental levels

Team Dynamics

(4 pts)

Insightful explanation of how developmental levels impact team functioning and thoughtful recommendations

Coaching Plan

(4 pts) Thoughtful, developmentally-appropriate plan with actionable steps

Conclusion

(1 pt) Discuss key takeaways from the case

Presentation Quality

(2 pts)

Professional, engaging, within time limit, clear visuals

Tips for Success:

Ground all assessments in specific evidence from the case

Connect leadership behaviors directly to Kegan's stages

Make coaching steps practical and achievable

Practice your presentation to ensure good pacing

Resources:

Kegan's developmental stages review materials

Case study documents (linked above)

Coaching plan template (in case materials)

Due Jul 1 5 points

Week 7 Discussion Board - Traditional DB Group 2

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This week, we'd like you to choose one of the prompts in your post.

 You only need to provide one response to a peer (rather than the normal two replies to peers.) 

1. Pick one of the many examples of identity models we look at this week -- find one that seems to follow a developmental trajectory -- give us a super brief description of the stages in the model, and then compare those to one of the models of our constructive-developmental theorists (Kegan, Loevinger, or Cook-Greuter). Make clear distinctions between where they align and where they are unique. Provide real world examples to support your reasoning. 

2. Talk about your identity development, referring to one of the models we read this week. Pick an aspect of your identity and describe it as part of an ongoing evolution in your identity. Specifically describe the shift you experienced and/or provide specific examples that demonstrate the evolution. 

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LP737 Week 7: Identity and Adult Development

Overview This week we will think about how identity development relates to the adult developmental stages we've been reading about. We're looking through the lenses of culture, race, ethnicity, gender, and profession, to see if we can see development at work, or to see if we can learn something about adult development in general from the identity perspective.

The readings and videos will provide you A LOT of identity models to think about. To help you make sense of things, start with these three resources (also listed in readings):

Readings Electronic files for the required readings can be found in a Google Folder here (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iNa9rsY2rCbfPrLVOgmbC2SYIM1Hfbw3?usp=sharing) .

Required

1. Embracerace. (2017, May 23). Understanding Racial-Ethnic Identity Development: Interview with Dr. Sandra Chapman (https://www.embracerace.org/resources/recording-and-resources-understanding-racial- ethnic-identity-development) . [Video and Transcript].

2. Echols, T. (n.d.) Summary of Racial and Ethnic Identity Frameworks or Models. [Manuscript].

3. Wright, E. (2023). Identity (https://williamjames.video.yuja.com/V/Video? v=9782235&node=43024999&a=2002701384) . [Video].

4. Burke, P. J. (1987). The Teacher Career Cycle: Model Development and Research Report. 5. Vandiver, B. J. (2001). Psychological nigrescence revisited: Introduction and overview. Journal of

multicultural counseling and development, 29(3), 165-173. 6. Viladrich, A., & Loue, S. (2009). Minority identity development. Sexualities and identities of minority women,

1-17. 7. Eliason, M. J. (1996). Identity formation for lesbian, bisexual, and gay persons: Beyond a minoritizing view.

Journal of homosexuality, 30(3), 31-58. 8. Heick, T. (2008, May 11). The 6 Stages Of A Teaching Career.

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/6-stages-of-a-teaching-career (https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/6-stages-of-a-teaching-career)

9. Fuller, F. F. (1969). Concerns of teachers: A developmental conceptualization. American educational research journal, 6(2), 207-226.

Discussion Board Please complete the DB as usual this week. Here are the links:

Week 7 Discussion Board (https://canvas.williamjames.edu/courses/10838/discussion_topics/92292)

Lectures and Videos Dr. Funmi and Dr. Echols discuss the impact of social identity on adult development, with Tonya proposing a new model for social identity development. This model, which considers whether an identity is dominant or non- dominant, aims to be more universal than existing identity development theories. Tonya plans to develop a tool to assess individuals' positions on this model within social and organizational contexts.

Optional Video: Kegan on Evolution of Self

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Activity F: Final Project Group Assignments

Final Project (Activity F) Group assignments:

Project pairs (and one triad) can be found here: Project Pair Assignments (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E3HuSrn14gBlCG_EBeLgqPLC8wnkgI6254ZR9ZcpO7c/edit? usp=sharing)

Overview This assignment challenges you to apply Kegan's Constructive-Developmental Theory to analyze leadership behaviors in a real-world case study. Working in pairs, you will assess four leaders' developmental levels, examine how these levels impact team dynamics, and create a targeted coaching plan to help one leader grow.

Assignment: In your assigned pairs, review the Case: Coaching the Leaders (https://msppedu- my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/personal/david_wedaman_williamjames_edu/Documents/Attachments/Case%20%20Study %20%20FluidTech%20Solutions.docx?d=w3f2906aacb0743539c5df04ff46d5b13&csf=1&web=1&e=z7petG) . Use what you learn in the case to:

1. Assess the developmental stages of the four key leaders involved in the efficiency task force—Steve, Keith, Lee, and Amadi—through the lens of Robert Kegan’s Constructive-Developmental Theory—basing your assessment on the evidence about their behaviors and thinking shared in the case.

2. Relate the developmental level of the individual leaders to the leadership dynamics you see in the case and explain your rationale. Provide recommendations for resolving the internal conflicts affecting the organization’s efficiency task force that draw on your understanding of adult development and the leaders’ levels.

3. Select one leader and develop a coaching plan for them: identify a growth edge related to their developmental level, explain how you think they need to improve to engage more effectively in the organization, and propose a few steps to get them there (see coaching plan template in the case).

Link to case (online version) (https://msppedu- my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/personal/david_wedaman_williamjames_edu/Documents/Attachments/Case%20%20Study %20%20FluidTech%20Solutions.docx?d=w3f2906aacb0743539c5df04ff46d5b13&csf=1&web=1&e=z7petG)

Link to case (PDF version) (https://canvas.williamjames.edu/courses/10838/files/1004810?wrap=1) (https://canvas.williamjames.edu/courses/10838/files/1004810/download)

*You're not required to be a certified coach: you can think of the coaching plan as an informal improvement, mentoring, or advising plan.

Deliverable: 10-15 minute recorded presentation with slides, covering:

1. Introduction (brief case overview)

2. Developmental assessment of all four leaders

3. Analysis of team dynamics

4. Coaching plan for one leader

5. Conclusion (key takeaways)

Rubric (15 points total):

Criteria Excellent (Full Points)

Leadership Assessment

(4 pts)

Clear, evidence-based analysis of all four leaders' developmental levels

Team Dynamics

(4 pts)

Insightful explanation of how developmental levels impact team functioning and thoughtful recommendations

Coaching Plan

(4 pts) Thoughtful, developmentally-appropriate plan with actionable steps

Conclusion

(1 pt) Discuss key takeaways from the case

Presentation Quality

(2 pts)

Professional, engaging, within time limit, clear visuals

Tips for Success:

Ground all assessments in specific evidence from the case

Connect leadership behaviors directly to Kegan's stages

Make coaching steps practical and achievable

Practice your presentation to ensure good pacing

Resources:

Kegan's developmental stages review materials

Case study documents (linked above)

Coaching plan template (in case materials)