Last but not least

Mastering the argumentative essay is a key skill for writing success, and students area assigned argumentative essays in a variety of topics ranging from science to English. This argumentative essay helped me develop critical thinking and research skills, as well as the ability to develop and logically defend a position.  I am aware of my defense on my topic position of trust I just hope I explained well enough in my paper.  I have learned a lot about how to build trust, let’s just hope I have absorbed it, and feel confident that this paper will help me in years to come with my career.

My opinion

I have enjoyed this class. I have definitely stepped out of my comfort zone, and only because of this class, watched a show that I would have never watched otherwise.  Firefly is an American Western Science Fiction television series which is something I am not remotely interested in.  It actually has gained my interest and broadened my horizon. It has been interesting learning how strangers from all walks of life come together as one to form a team led by one leader.  This show has actually taught me how I can improve in areas of not only school but in my work place.    

Malcolm

Mal has very different relationships with the others on board Serenity. During the course of the show there was a great deal of unresolved romantic tension between himself and Inara Serra, a registered Companion who lives on the ship. Mal trusts Zoe to watch his back and depends on her a great deal. Jayne Cobb the mercenary is one person Mal doesn’t trust and many times the two men have almost come to blows. Kaylee the mechanic is like a younger sister to Mal, while Simon Tam and Mal have a great deal of tension between them because of the actions of Simon’s mentally troubled sister River which causes problems at times. Mal sees River in a different light from Simon. He see’s her as a tool with her ability to “see into things” and as an equal on the ship as crew member. He also dislikes how the Alliance tampered with her, trying to make her “better” which is something he doesn’t hold with. Shepherd Book is like an adviser to Mal. Wash the pilot and Mal have a cordial relationship that has occasional problems since Zoe is Wash’s wife and he doesn’t really understand the bond that Mal and Zoe have from the war.

Mal is a hero but a flawed one, a criminal, but an honorable thief and ultimately someone who is a natural born leader.

Why Trust is the New Core of Leadership

http://www.forbes.com/sites/trustedadvisor/2012/04/03/why-trust-is-the-new-core-of-leadership/

Leading From Trust

Leadership development is not dead, but it does need reformulating.  The scale is different, for one thing; the new world needs many more leadership-capable people than did the old world. And the teaching of trust needs to be defined. Three points in particular are key.

Trusting and Trustworthiness. We too often talk about “trust” as if it were a singular thing; it’s not. Trust is a relationship established between a trustor and a trustee. It takes two to tango, and two to trust (this is true not only of interpersonal trust, but of trust between people and institutions).

Can Emotional Intelligence Be Learned?

Can emotional intelligence be learned?

For ages, people have debated if leaders are born or made. So too goes the debate about emotional intelligence. Are people born with certain levels of empathy, for example, or do they acquire empathy as a result of life’s experiences? The answer is both. Scientific inquiry strongly suggests that there is a genetic component to emotional intelligence. Psychological and developmental research indicates that nurture plays a role as well. How much of each perhaps will never be known, but research and practice clearly demonstrate that emotional intelligence can be learned.

Growth also equals emotional intelligence!