Traits, Behaviors, and Styles

post has three assignments

1:DISCUSSION PROMPT RESPONSE

Responds to every aspect of the discussion prompt with originality
Displays a familiarity with the texts and topics being discussed
Exceeds three hundred words

Respond to BOTH of the following prompts:
1. The Langston Hughes poems we read this unit don’t use technical rhyme and meter, so why are they so rhythmically and tonally effective? (If you don’t think they are, explain why they don’t quite work for you.)
2. “Memorandum” not only ignores traditional constraints, it doesn’t really seem to take the form of what we think of as a poem at all. So why is this considered a poem? Do you think this takes the liberties of free verse too far?

itle: The Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing
ISBN-13: 9781457608278
ISBN-10: 1457608278
Author: Michael Meyer
Edition: Tenth Edition
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin’s

2:Leadership Traits, Behaviors, and Styles

Assignment:
For this assignment you will be applying the concepts from the provided reference material to your own personal experiences in the workplace. Choose a supervisor that you personally worked for and got to know well, and compare and contrast this supervisor’s leadership characteristics with your own personal leadership characteristics using the concepts from the required background materials. Carefully reflect on your supervisor’s traits, behaviors, and leadership styles. Then write a 2-page paper addressing the following issues:

1. Overall, is your current role more of a leadership or a management role? How about your supervisor? Are they a manager or leader? Refer to the section on “Differences between Leadership and Management” in Chapter 10 of Hiriyappa (2010).

2. What key differences in leadership traits do you see between yourself and your supervisor? Refer to specific leadership traits discussed in the required textbook chapters.

3. What key differences in leadership behaviors do you see between yourself and your supervisor? Refer to the concepts of being task-oriented, or people-centered/relationship-oriented that are discussed in the required background materials.

4. How would you compare your own leadership style with that of your supervisor? Consider leadership styles discussed in the background text materials such as autocratic style, participative/democratic style, and laissez-faire/free-rein style.

Assignment Expectations:
• Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions.
• Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials
• List supporting references and cite sources in proper format.
• Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. TurnItIn is used upon submission.

References:

Berger, J. (2014). Leadership: A concise conceptual overview. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst. Center for International Education Faculty Publication. Retrieved from http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=cie_faculty_pubs

*(Attached) Bauer, T., & Erdogan, B. (2012). Chapter 12.2: Who is a leader? Trait approaches to leadership. In Organizational behavior. Saylor Academy.

*(Attached) Bauer, T., & Erdogan, B. (2012). Chapter 12.3: What do leaders do? Behavioral approaches to leadership. In Organizational behavior. Saylor Academy.

Hartzell, S. (2013). The participative or democratic leader. Education Portal. Retrieved from http://rachel.golearn.us/modules/en-oya/business-101/webpages/Chapter9/9-the-participative-or-democratic-leader.html

Hartzell, S. (2013). The authoritarian or autocratic leader. Education Portal. Retrieved from http://rachel.golearn.us/modules/en-oya/business-101/webpages/Chapter9/10-the-authoritarian-or-autocratic-leader.html

Gill, E. (2016, October 2016). What is Laissez-Faire Leadership? How Autonomy Can Drive Success. Retrieved from St.Thomas Universtiy : https://online.stu.edu/laissez-faire-leadership/

3:Insurance Selection

Decide upon which insurance options you want to buy. Be sure to update your budget to reflect the insurance purchased. There will be no presentation associated with this activity.
From this point on in class we will have random events, some positive, some negative. If you have insurance that covers the negative item then you will not have to pay anything (or very little), if you do not have insurance you will have to pay the full cost of the negative event.
Paper should clearly indicate each of the eight insurance options and explain why you did or did not chose to purchase the insurance. Finally, provide a brief explanation about how the insurance selections have affected your budget selections. If your car insurance is higher than what is included here, use the car insurance premium you currently pay. Paper is worth 50 points and is due Monday, March 26th.

Insurance Options:
1. Term life insurance (5 times gross income).Cost $25 per month
2. Long-term disability insurance (will pay 60% of your gross salary if you cannot work in your own occupation up to age 65. 3 month waiting period before benefits start). Cost 1% of gross salary per year.
3. Short-term disability insurance (will replace 100% of your gross income if you cannot work or become ill. Salary replacement will last up to 3 months maximum). Cost $50 per month.
4. Health insurance – pays for all preventative exams and immunizations. Pays 80% of all other expenses including Dr. bills and prescription drug costs. Cost $400 per month.Assume that you are too old and can not be covered by your parent’s medical insurance policy.
5. Dental insurance – pays for all dentist bills including braces for minor children. Cost $50 per month.
6. Car insurance – pays to replace car if damaged in an accident. Compensates the people you injure in an accident up to $300,000. Cost $50 per month.
7. Homeowners/renter’s insurance – replaces your personal property in case of fire or theft. Pays to rebuild the residence and temporary living expenses. Cost 1% of your home value or annual rent.
8. Umbrella liability coverage – pays any time you are sued for up to $2 million each time. Cost $500 per year. (Must have auto and homeowner’s/ renter’s insurance to be able to buy this.)

Grading Rubric for paper:
Spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and word choice errors. Up to 10 points.
Incorrect information or calculations. Up to 10 points each.
Failure to follow directions. Up to 10 points.
Failure to include a summary of what insurance was purchased and the total $ amount. Up to 10 points.
Late work. 10 points per day.

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