Assignment for the Week of June 28th

posted Oct 15, 2009 1:24 AM by C Porter   [

updated May 10, 2010 7:43 PM ]

Read:  Future of Management Part II

Blog: Reflect on a great manger- what made he/she great? What does this tell you about yourself?

Portfolio Activity: Begin developing a favorite technologies section, with brief annotations. Post at least three resources.

Project Activity: Record a podcast, of no more than 2 minutes in length that presents the value of the change you are crafting. You intended audience for this podcast should be the people who will be affected by the change in your setting- use this as a way to sell your change. Post to wiki & portfolio.

Due: 7/5

Blog:

Martin Luther King Jr. seemed like a great manager.  Actually, he was more of a leader.  But managing the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Sanitation Worker's strike, the freedom rides, the Birmingham campaign, the March on Washington, the Selma march, the Chicago campaign and the Memphis boycott must have necessitated massive managerial skills.  What made MLK Jr. great is that he infused his leadership style and managerial skills with civil disobedience and passive resistance expressed by Thoreau, Tolstoy, and Gandhi.  This was a bold maneuver in a time when much momentum was shifting towards militant black power movements.  King's non-violent tactics were put to the test and yet he stuck to his guns - or more specifically lack thereof.  The opposing forces of racism and prejudice that were embodied in local police, mayors, governors, angry citizens, and Ku Klux Klan proved no match for his lasting vision of justice and harmony.

I guess this tells me to stick to my vision for change regardless of the socio-economic momentum of our day.  What is noble, true and right will prevail if people are courageous enough to commit the movement.