Week 8

Last Week's Definition: The process of taking initiative to develop
effective relationships to coordinate the strengths of individuals in a group to accomplish a significant community goal, while employing appropriate emotional and strategic approaches in varying situations in order to work towards the overall goal in an ever-changing global society.

This Week's Definition: The process of taking initiative to develop
effective relationships to coordinate the strengths of individuals in a group to accomplish a significant community goal, while improving emotional and strategic approaches in varying situations in order to work towards the overall goal in an ever-changing global society.

Analysis of the differences in the definitions: The change I made this week was including the word "improving" instead of "employing". Improvement is an important aspect of leadership, both in the overall goal and everyday work of a leader. This includes self-improvement as well as improvement within an organization. Not many leaders go into their roles hoping to maintain the status quo. It may be obvious that leaders often strive for large-scale change through vision, but they are in a constant state of revision even on the small-scale. For example, communication is an everyday task for leaders, one that is not performed in the same manner every single day. We are constantly shifting and adjusting our style of communication within the same day depending on with whom we are speaking. In fact, we often must reassess our strategy within a single conversation (Saphiere, Mikk, & Devries, 2005). The small improvements leaders make on a day-to-day basis affect the direction of the large-scale change they hope to achieve in the long run.

Reference:
Saphiere, D. H., Mikk, B. K., & Devries, B. I. (2005). "Factors Affecting Communication Style: Starring acts in the circus." 47 - 82.