All components of the assignment must be turned in as one document:
The executive summary: Write an Executive Summary of the course (2–3 paragraphs) that addresses the
following questions:
Which content and assignments in this course improved your understanding of managing people and
fostering collaboration within your organization (or one with which you are familiar)?
What impact has your improved understanding had or (what do you anticipate it will have) on the value you
will bring to your role within an organization?
How have the content and assignments changed the way you think of the manager’s role within the
organization and the way you will practice management and collaboration?
How have the content and assignments shaped your goals now and how do you anticipate they will shape
your goals in the future?
How has the content in this course helped you appreciate the role that managers have in facilitating
positive social change within an organization or more broadly?
After considering what you have learned in the course, review the article by Christensen (2010). Then
create a strategy for your professional and personal life that will enable you to be the person you
described in “Your Sentence” in Week 3. As part of your strategy, be sure to include responses to the
following questions:
How can I be sure that I will be happy in my career and be the manager I aspire to be?
How can I be sure that my relationships with my spouse/partner and my family become an enduring source
of happiness?
How can I be sure I will maintain my personal integrity, regardless of ethically challenging situations, or
morally ambiguous situations? (Hint: Most people consider themselves to be ethical and would not think
they could violate their personal integrity. But what would you do if your employer asked you to perform a
task or make a decision you are ethically uncomfortable with (but is not illegal), when failure to carry out
such a task would risk your termination, your next promotion, or upcoming pay increase? What might you
do if you discovered that a task or policy you carried out in good faith had unforeseen consequences you
would feel the need to correct? Seriously reflect on how you will safeguard your own integrity, even when
faced with an ethically ambiguous situation, potentially harsh personal consequences, or attempting to
right a wrong you may have committed.)
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