UMass Amherst
The Failure of a Freshman Dictator
According to the Least Preferred Coworker [LPC] scale, relationships motivate me [a score of 75]. As I discussed last week, I feel there is variability in these types of assessments and if I re-took the assessment a week, a month [etc.] from now, I would score differently. Nevertheless, at this point in time the results [...]
You Can Change the World, But Do You Know How to?
Changes in social paradigms start small and build until the changes become obvious to nearly all participants and observers. When these changes provoke a shift in society, most individuals understand the new status quo is better, but are often ignorant of its roots. Behind these intuitive societal shifts, one can usually find an individual with [...]
Want to Change the World?
Is today’s world perfect? If you’re like most people, you’re realistic and can easily say our modern world is imperfect. What’s wrong with it? Is there one part of our global environment that severely impacts our lives in a negative manner? Surely you can list a number of issues that need our immediate attention, such [...]
I’m Back!
Hello there everyone! I’m just posting a quick note that I’m still here and will begin posting regularly again soon. To my RSS feed subscribers and anyone else who stumbles upon this page, I want to wish you all a belated Happy New Year! I didn’t intend to take this long of a break from [...]
The Artistic Scientific Leader (Personal Reflection)
When I saw the textbook title for this course, The Art and Science of Leadership, I chuckled a little bit. My assumptions before this course was that leadership was a field difficult to research, in terms of what makes a leader successful and what styles of leadership lead to that success. In my mind, it [...]
The Streak is Over: Graduate Summer 2007 Grades – Umass Amherst
Four courses into my collegiate career at The University of Massachusetts at Amherst, my Grade Point Average was a perfect 4.0! The grades for my graduate course, Perspectives on Leadership,were released a few days ago and, unfortunately, the dream of graduating with a 4.0 is officially over. It was a long and hard fought battle [...]