Current Leadership Barriers

This activity will address module outcome 3. Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:• Describe current military leadership barriers (CO4)
In this course, you will write several reflective papers. They are reflective because in addition to being based on your readings and research, you will be asked to finish each paper with a paragraph or two about how the assigned topic applies to you and what experiences you have had. It is important to understand the material but equally as important to how you can use it.
• Write a 2-page reflective essay describing the leadership barriers that military leaders frequently encounter in both peacetime and during conflict given the diversity of the force and the more common practice of operating in a joint environment
• Include a proposed solution for the barriers discussed as well as potential training required in order to successfully navigate those challenges. Base your argument on sound and academic research and include examples to illustrate your argument/position.
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Module 3: Learning & Assessment Activities
During this module you will:
Read:
• Required
o Module 3: Module Notes: Leadership in the Military
o Jenkins, D. (2012, Summer). Global critical leadership: Educating global leaders with critical leadership (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Competencies (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Journal of Leadership Studies, 6(2), 95–101. Retrieved from http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=84482901&site=eds-live&scope=site
o Changing Minds.org. (n.d.) Leadership theories (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from
http://changingminds.org/disciplines/leadership/theories/leadership_theories.htm
o Department of the Army. (2012). Chapter 6: Army Leadership (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [PDF, File Size 7.64MB]. Washington, DC: Department of the Army. Retrieved from http://www.benning.army.mil/mssp/PDF/adrp6_22_new.pdf
o Chapter 1 Leadership and Force Development. United States Air Force. (2004). Leadership and Force Development [PDF, File Size 1MB].
o U.S. Coast Guard Leadership Competency section. United States Coast Guard (2012). Performance Improvement Guide [PDF, File Size 1.8MB].
o United States Marines Corps (2002). Introduction and Appendices of Leading Marines [PDF, File Size 1.4MB]. Retrieved from
http://www.marines.mil/Portals/59/Publications/MCWP%206-11%20Leading%20Marine.pdf
• Optional
o Paul, R. & Elder, L. (2009). Critical thinking: Where to begin (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from: http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/critical-thinking-where-to-begin/796
o Friedman, T. & Mandelbaum, M. (2011). That used to be us. New York NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
View:
• Required
o TED. (2011, April 6). Stanley McChrystal: Listen, learn, and then lead (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file, 15:38 mins]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmpIMt95ndU
o Stanford Graduate School of Business. (2012, February 17). Stanley McChrystal: Leadership is a Choice (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file, 51:01 mins]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7DzQWjXKFI
Discuss:
• M3D1: Evaluate Theory and Practice of Military Leadership Styles
• M3D2: Analyze Military Leadership Challenges in a Global Environment
Submit:
• M3A1: Final Paper Annotated Bibliography (second set of five sources)
• M3A2: Reflective Essay – Current Leadership Barriers
Use the EC Library resources for research assistance and to properly cite your work:
• Military Leadership Research Guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• Plagiarism & Copyright (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• Excelsior Library Writing Help (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• APA Citation Help (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• Excelsior College Online Writing Lab (OWL) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.