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What is your reaction to Kelly’s constructive alternativism? What do you think about the idea that there may be no objective reality or absolute truth to discover? Can we conduct a science of persons if there is no objective reality or truth to discover? Think about a time in which you viewed a situation in one way and someone else saw the situation much differently. Do you think there was a reality to be discovered in that situation, and if so, how would someone go about determining what was real and what was not?

Congratulations! Your CEO has approved your proposal in the hiring of a new position of Claims Supervisor. There’s just one problem; your CEO has told you the “type” of person to hire with an explanation in parenthesis:

Scenario: You have recently been promoted from a Coordinator to an Assistant Manager within your current department. Wonderful, your hard work has paid off for you! However, you are now in a position to manage the employees who were once your peers and friends. You need to now earn their respect as their supervisor & leader. You can no longer have ‘water cooler’ conversations with them; you cannot share confidential information with them; you must provide them with direction What steps will you take to earn their respect as their new supervisor? What will you do when your friends (your close confidants who you have formed solid friendships with who you now manage ask you questions that you cannot answer, or ask you for favors, or take advantage of your position?

Describe the four sights that the young Siddhartha Guatama experienced upon leaving the palace. Reflect on the significance of each of the four sights.

Winning Behavior: What the Smartest, Most Successful Companies Do Differently. Using the six key dimensions of strategic leadership, compare GM’s CEO, Roger Smith with Southwest’s Herb Kelleher and Colleen Barrett.