Effective leader in an organization

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The other day I was flattered to find out that a former employee of mine, who is pursuing his PhD through Capella University, wrote about me during an assignment.  The question presented was:

Think of an effective leader in an organization you know well. Choose either the two dimensions of leadership in the Ohio State studies (initiating structure and consideration) or the two dimensions of leadership in the University of Michigan studies (employee-oriented and production-oriented) with which to characterize this leader. State the rationale for your choice.

Here was his response:

While working for the Liberty University Distance Learning Program a few years ago, I found myself like many other employees in the midst of a leadership change that would ultimately benefit the school in dramatic fashion within a relatively short period of time. The initial executive vice president in 2004 was unquestionably a great leader who transitioned an outdated program into a dynamic online presence with tremendous potential and with the assistance of a new assistant director in 2005 into a nationally recognized program of excellence with a special emphasis on military student enrollment. A short time later in 2006 leadership changed hands again and is now under the direction on Ronald Kennedy.

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February 27, 2008 · Filed Under Distance Learning, Misc

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The Life of a Distance Learner (part 2)

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A high bandwidth is needed for the completion of online courses as the student often will often have multiple browser windows open in order to complete a given assignment or task. Student-to-teacher and student-to-student interaction within a course may require an email client like Microsoft Outlook, or special software to enable online chatting. In addition, there are also files to download and upload. These tasks require a high-speed internet connection, such as DSL, as opposed to dial-up. Many educational institutions use companies such as Comcast and AT&T to offer internet connections for less than $50.00 a month, a fairly reasonable cost.

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February 22, 2008 · Filed Under Distance Learning, Misc

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