Below is a segment from my former University of Phoenix blog. I have since rolled the blog into my main blog for posterity.
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Why is it that I start every learning summary with "Whew. This was the hardest week so far!" or something like it? :)
This week was no exception. I planned my assignments so poorly this week that I actually had to take a day off of work to get back on track with things. I see this as a failure of time management, once again, and am taking steps now to prevent that from happening this coming week.
As far as the content we covered, I didn't know that people had done research on leadership to such detail. The theories on traits, behaviors and things leaders have in common was studied so.. methodically. I am continually impressed with the depth of our text and the knowledge of my classmates, with their real-life examples of the text's descriptions.
The self-assessments we do each week have been helping me codify my styles and preferences. Looking at things from a scoring perspective helps me keep emotion out of my decisions as to how I work as an employee, and what kind of fit I am in my organization. I'd like to personally single out Rudy, who so clearly described my boss...I had never thought of things that way, and his discussions have really been insightful.
I look forward to this week's coverage. I will be more prepared and will have more time scheduled to give this class the attention it deserves. We all benefit from group discussion, and I hope to be even more involved this coming week.