read an article and write a 3 page essay

Managing Creative Projects and Teams: Fall 2015 Assignment: The End of the Great Man

This assignment is among the individual assignments that will in total comprise 25% of your semester grade. DUE DATE: Tuesday, September 8th by NOON “None of us is as smart as all of us.” Warren Bennis, Patricia Ward Beiderman This class will explore the meanings of leadership, groups, teams and how to make things happen and how to make them work well. But first we start here. This reading sets the tone for our exploration into what leadership and what it means to you and how that has an impact on your opportunities in the vast marketplace. • Read the enclosed article and write a 3 page (minimum) commentary on the points that

Bennis and Beiderman are making: • Compare how this concept of leadership relates to your personal expectations as to what a

leader can or should be. • Compare and contrast the author’s point of view with another theory or your own beliefs. • Describe a personal experience where you personally witnessed an example of strong

leadership (or weak leadership) explain its impact on your thinking. And/or use a personal example of your leadership experiences and explain its impact on your thinking.

Please submit your response (3 pages minimum) as a .pdf document into the drop box attached to this assignment. Name the submission: PSDS2115_ GreatMan_lastnameFirstinitial_F15 For example-PSDS_GreatMan_glickj_F15 Assessment: I encourage you to score your own work using this simple rubric and share your expectations with me at the bottom of your submission. The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your ability to read, assess, identify, analyze and communicate. The process requires careful thought, reflection and articulation, essential qualities for success. You will be assessed as follows:

1. Details: The submission reflects the specified tasks 70% of the assignment grade. ⇒ Thoroughly answers all of the questions-50% (up to 50 points) ⇒ Spelling formatting and structure are adequate. 10% (up to 10 points) ⇒ Named and submitted properly. 10% (up to 10 points) ⇒

2. Insight and Creativity (higher order thinking) 30% of the assignment grade ⇒ Demonstrated insight into the topic through analysis and reflection. 15% (up to 15

points) ⇒ Analysis of the subject showed creativity and attention to detail. 15% (up to 15

points)