Nursing

Discussion: Mobbing and Bullying
Discussion: Mobbing and Bullying
Discussion: Mobbing and Bullying
Advanced Practice Leadership Paper from an ethic of care Guidelines Purpose The purpose of this application is to provide the student an opportunity to critically appraise advanced nursing practice leadership from an ethic of care perspective. Course Outcomes This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes. CO4: Assimilate relationship-based and patient-centered care attributes for interprofessional collaboration in advanced nursing practice (PO #8). CO6: Formulate selected strategies for increasing interprofessional collaboration and influence across diverse personal, professional, and/or practice settings (PO #8). CO7: Explore ethical dilemma outcomes of organizational and leadership behavior such as mobbing and bullying that have an adverse impact on advanced nursing practice and interprofessional collaboration (PO #8). Due Date Submit your completed application by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7 as directed. Requirements 1. To complete this application, you will need to access to the following databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and the Joanna Briggs Institute. You may access these databases through the Chamberlain College of Nursing Online Library. The library has a main menu available at http://library.chamberlain.edu/index.html with a link for Research Help in the left-hand menu. When clicked, it reveals a list of “Tools” or PDFs on how to do conduct various searches of the required databases (CINAHL, MEDLINE, Cochrane, and JBI) through the portals (EBSCO and OVID) provided. 2. The Advanced Nursing Practice Leadership from an ethic of care paper is worth 275 points and will be graded on quality of information, use of citations, use of standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria rubric. 3. Create your manuscript using Microsoft Word 2010 (a part of Microsoft Office 2010) or later version, which is the required format for all Chamberlain College of Nursing documents. You can tell that the document is saved as a MS Word 2010 document because it will end in “.docx.” 4. Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted under the Q & A Forum. 5. The length of the paper is to be no fewer than six and no greater than eight pages, excluding the title page and reference pages. 6. APA format is required with both a title page and reference page. Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headings (upper and lower case, centered, boldface): Note: Write an introduction to the advanced nursing practice leadership dynamic but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010, p. 63). a. Description of ethic of care versus ethic of justice perspectives b. Reflection on the application from an ethic of care perspective c. Conclusion Preparing the Paper The following are best practices for preparing this paper. 1. When introducing the advanced nursing practice leadership dynamic, be sure to identify appropriate background information regarding the practice situation (who, what, where, when, and why). 2. When describing ethic of care versus ethic of justice perspectives, be sure to fully describe the potential impacts of each ethical perspective using current evidence. 3. When reflecting on the application from an ethic of care dynamic, be sure to fully critique factors that compel an ethic of care in today’s healthcare environment.

Assignment: Western medicine
Assignment: Western medicine
Assignment: Western medicine
Question 26 An aspect of traditional Western medicine that may be troublesome to many Hispanics, Native Americans, Asians, and Arabs is Western medicine’s attempts to: • Question 27 An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is known as a(n): • Question 28 A 22-year-old female nurse is interviewing an 86-year-old male patient. The patient avoids eye contact and answers questions only by saying, “Yeah,” “No,” or “I guess so.” Which of the following is appropriate for the interviewer to say or ask? • Question 29 An example of a cold food is: • Question 30 An example of a cold condition would be: • Question 31 As the health care provider, you are informing a patient that he or she has a terminal illness. This discussion is most likely to be discouraged in which cultural group? • Question 32 A flat, nonpalpable lesion is described as a macule if the diameter is: • Question 33 A 17-year-old student complains of a “rash for 3 days.” You note pale, erythematous oval plaques over the trunk. They have fine scales and are arranged in a fernlike pattern, with parallel alignment. What is the nurse’s next action? • Question 34 A 5-year-old child presents with discrete vesicles on an erythematous base (dew drops on a rose petal appearance) that began near her scalp and are spreading to the trunk. The child has a low-grade fever and feels tired. What is the nurse’s next action? • Question 35 Age spots are also called: • Question 36 A single transverse line seen in the palm of a small child may imply: • Question 37 A 29-year-old white woman appears jaundiced. Liver disease as a cause has been excluded. What history questions should the nurse ask? • Question 38 A slightly elevated brownish papule with indistinct borders is a typical characteristic of a(n) _____ nevus. • Question 39 A Dennie-Morgan fold is probably caused by: • Question 40 A cause for alarm during chest assessment of a newborn is: • Question 41 A pregnant woman is expected to develop: • Question 42 A musical squeaking noise heard on auscultation of the lungs is called: • Question 43 A 44-year-old male patient who complains of a cough has presented to the emergency department. He admits to smoking one pack per day. During your inspection of his chest, the most appropriate lighting source to highlight chest movement is: • Question 44 A 29-year-old patient presents with a new complaint of productive cough, with purulent sputum. He also complains of right lower quadrant abdominal pain. You suspect pneumonia in which lobe? • Question 45 Bone spicule pigmentation is a hallmark of: • Question 46 A pterygium is more common in people heavily exposed to: • Question 47 A condition that typically develops by the age of 45 years is: • Question 48 An increased level of lysozyme in the tears will occur normally during which life stage? • Question 49 Ask the patient to look directly at the light of the ophthalmoscope when you are ready to examine the: • Question 50 Changes seen in proliferative diabetic retinopathy are the result of:

Assignment: Presentation of Epidemiology
Assignment: Presentation of Epidemiology
Assignment: Presentation of Epidemiology
Week 7 discussion Presentation of Epidemiological Problem Abstract This week you will share your findings from your problem paper. You will write up an abstract summarizing your findings. Your abstract should consist of 100 to 500 words. Keep in mind that an abstract should summarize your research, including its key themes and problems and providing your major conclusion
Epidemiology is the “study of distribution and determinants of health-related states among specified populations and the application of that study to the control of health problems.” — A Dictionary of Epidemiology
These materials provide an overview of epidemiology investigations, methods, and data collection.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorder in the United States, and leads to substantial morbidity, though associated mortality is rare. The prevalence of GERD symptoms appeared to increase until 1999. Risk factors for complications of GERD include advanced age, male sex, white race, abdominal obesity, and tobacco use. Most patients with GERD present with heartburn and effortless regurgitation. Coexistent dysphagia is considered an alarm symptom, prompting evaluation. There is substantial overlap between symptoms of GERD and those of eosinophilic esophagitis, functional dyspepsia, and gastroparesis, posing a challenge for patient management.Major areas of epidemiological study include disease causation, transmission, outbreak investigation, disease surveillance, environmental epidemiology, forensicepidemiology, occupational epidemiology, screening, biomonitoring, and comparisons of treatment effects such as in clinical trials.
Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and of health and disease conditions in defined .
It is a cornerstone of , and shapes policy decisions and by identifying for disease and targets for . Epidemiologists help with study design, collection, and of data, amend interpretation and dissemination of results (including and occasional ). Epidemiology has helped develop used in , studies, and, to a lesser extent, in the biological sciences.
Major areas of epidemiological study include disease causation, , investigation, , , , , , , and comparisons of treatment effects such as in . Epidemiologists rely on other scientific disciplines like to better understand disease processes, to make efficient use of the data and draw appropriate conclusions, to better understand proximate and distal causes, and for .
Epidemiology, literally meaning “the study of what is upon the people”, is derived from epi, meaning ‘upon, among’, , meaning ‘people, district’, and , meaning ‘study, word, discourse’, suggesting that it applies only to human populations. However, the term is widely used in studies of zoological populations (veterinary epidemiology), although the term “” is available, and it has also been applied to studies of plant populations (botanical or ).
The distinction between “epidemic” and “endemic” was first drawn by , to distinguish between diseases that are “visited upon” a population (epidemic) from those that “reside within” a population (endemic). The term “epidemiology” appears to have first been used to describe the study of epidemics in 1802 by the Spanish physician Villalba in Epidemiología Española. Epidemiologists also study the interaction of diseases in a population, a condition known as a .

Assignment: Professional Life
Assignment: Professional Life
Assignment: Professional Life
Assignment: Professional Life
Week 5 discussion Describe a time in your professional life when you felt used and manipulated. What were the circumstances? Did you feel valued by the leader? Based on the textbook, explain how the issue of purpose, in the servant-leader paradigm, could have yielded a more beneficial outcome for the leader and yourself.
The difference between personal and professional success
The two are not mutually exclusive – which I’ll come to a little later on – but on a base level it breaks down like this…
Personal Success: This is what you aspire to achieve for yourself: emotionally, physically and in your personal relationships. Such as having a loving partner, or hitting a personal best in the gym.
Professional Success: This is what you’re aiming for in your professional life, or your place of work. Like getting a promotion or landing a new job.
Think of them this way – what you want to achieve at home and what you want to achieve at work.
Now your professional goals are always personal to you; which is where it can sometimes get confusing, and the waters get murky.
But your goals can only ever be personal to you. Because, well, they’re your goals.
Where personal and professional success meet
Now I just said that the two are not mutually exclusive. And, they’re not. They have a direct impact on each other. The crossover is what professional success allows you to do in your personal life.
Let me use my Malaysia example as a reference point:
Personally, I always wanted to go to that part of the world. It was somewhere I’d never been, and it was high on my bucket list of places.
Professionally, I never could. Getting time off work – or having the money to do that sort of trip – wasn’t feasible at all.
So when my professional situation allowed me to go there, I was able to hit my personal goal of being there too.
You probably have things in your life right now where this crossover will occur:
Personally you want a new car; Professionally you want to earn another $1000 a month
Personally you want more time with the kids; Professional you want to work a four day week
Personally you want to live in Manhattan; Professionally you start aiming for agencies in Manhattan
You might be dying to get that promotion at work – but it’s rarely for the money or the power – it’s mostly for what it allows you to do in your own life.
I define myself by my own business. I built it from the ground up. But I built it for the lifestyle it allows me to lead.
Which one comes first – personal success or professional success
Neither.
There are two things that come before you look towards personal or professional success:
What do you want?
Is it going to make you happy?
That dictates which goal you’re going to put the most emphasis on, for where you are in your life right now.
Don’t bite off more than you can chew…
So, you’ve seen there is an overlap between Personal and Professional success – and they’re quite often connected from the start.
But which one should get your focus? Well, that comes down to a few factors:
Where are you in your life? Are you in a position where you need to focus more on personal, or professional goals? It’s hard to lose 20 lbs and fight for a promotion at the same time.
What do you want to do? What is it that’s on your mind most of the time? Getting recognition, or finding a partner?
This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t multi-task and try to take on a couple of goals at a time. If you can manage that, that’s fine. But if there is a big goal like, for example, going back to school and changing your career, or losing 50 lbs worth of weight, it’s going to be hard to manage them both.

Assignment: Coordinate Care Discussion
Assignment: Coordinate Care Discussion
Assignment: Coordinate Care Discussion
Week 3 discussion Discussion Prompt 1 You are the NI assigned to manage the implementation of an EHR. Discuss the common short- and long-term goals you will include in your plan. What are some of the approaches that can be used to coordinate care during an incremental go-live as patients are transferred from units that have gone live to units still waiting to go live? Discussion Prompt 2 Discuss the reasons why some institutions experience significantly more satisfaction or dissatisfaction during an implementation than do others. Describe why script testing is important to the EHR adoption process.
Care coordination is “the deliberate organization of patient care activities between two or more participants involved in a patient’s care to facilitate the appropriate delivery of health care services.” In this definition, all providers working with a particular patient share important clinical information and have clear, shared expectations about their roles. Equally important, they work together to keep patients and their families informed and to ensure that effective referrals and transitions take place.
“Reducing Care Fragmentation: A Toolkit for Coordinating Care” was designed for clinics, practices, and health systems focused on improving care coordination by transforming the way they manage patient referrals and transitions. Providing coordinated care is an essential feature of any patient-centered medical home (PCMH)— and one that can be challenging to implement. This toolkit was created to make it easier.Care coordination is “the deliberate organization of patient care activities between two or more participants involved in a patient’s care to facilitate the appropriate delivery of health care services.”

Assignment: Power Journaling
Assignment: Power Journaling
Assignment: Power Journaling
Week 3 assignment Leadership Journal: Power Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes. Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience. Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week. Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of power, including the following: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 1-2. Identify your given “power” at your workplace or in your professional life. What is your greatest contribution in the lives of others? Find three people with whom you interact professionally and ask them to affirm the influence you bring to their lives. How and why did you choose the individuals? What pearls of wisdom did they share that you had not considered? Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Power” video. APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Week 5 assignment Leadership Journal: Authority Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes. Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience. Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week. Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of authority, including the following: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 3-4. Explain your place of influence in your professional life. Describe any opportunities you have had to help people be successful. Identify actions you have taken to serve people and your relationship to those individuals. Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Authority” video. APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Week 7 assignment Leadership Journal: Purpose Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes. Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience. Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week. Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of purpose, including the following: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 5-6. Describe how your nurse leader’s leadership style affects the people the nurse leads. Do staff members express feelings of support and helpfulness? Are there examples of leading rather than dictating? Did the leader say or do things designed to “build up” staff or were there missed opportunities? Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Rule” video APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Assignment: Power Journaling
Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Week 8 assignment Models of Leadership As a nurse leader, it is important to understand a variety of leadership models and styles. This will help you adapt to different settings and apply strategies to support and inspire others. It may also be necessary to apply models in different professional settings to satisfy certification requirements. This assignment is composed of two parts, a graphic organizer and a written paper. Part I: Graphic Organizer Research five leadership models and styles. One model must be transformational leadership. Design a graphic organizer to compare servant leadership with the other models. Consider how these models or styles bring about organizational, team, or individual change or growth. How do leaders implement each of the models and how do they fit with your personal beliefs? Part II: Personal Model of Leadership Paper Write a 1,000-1,250 word paper about your personal model of leadership, including the following: How may your personal model of leadership be applied in your professional setting? How does your personal model of leadership compare to the models you researched for the graphic organizer? Does your personal model follow the lines of servant leadership or transformational leadership? Submit the graphic organizer and paper to your instructor. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Week 9 assignment Leadership Journal: Provision Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes. Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience. Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week. Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of provision, including the following: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 7-8. Describe how your nurse leader influences the work environment. Consider how influence protects and values others in the work environment. Identify two or more ways your own leadership could promote a feeling of protection and honor in your work environment. Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Headship” video. APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Week 10 assignment Nurse Leader Interviews Paper Identify three nursing leaders you would like to interview for this paper. The nursing leaders may have a variety of leadership styles, but they must all currently hold positions of leadership. Write a paper (1,000-1,250 words) that describes the results of the interviews and addresses the following: Ask the leaders what they believe is their preferred leadership style and ask them to describe how that style has helped them achieve success. Explain why you chose each individual leader. Identify, compare, and contrast their styles and note any examples of servant or transformational leadership. Identify missed opportunities or questions you wish you had asked during the interviews. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Week 11 assignment Leadership Journal: Serving Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes. Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience. Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week. Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of serving, including the following: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 9-10. Would your co-workers or those you “serve” consider you responsible for some aspect of their success? Describe a situation where you were able to assist another nurse with achieving a professional goal. Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Servant” video. APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Week 13 assignment Leadership Journal: Example Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes. Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience. Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week. Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of example, including the following: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 11-12. Identify three to five personal values or characteristics that you believe are critical components of a good leader, such as honesty, compassion, or fairness. How do you express those values in your professional life? Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Example” video. APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Week 15 assignment Leadership Journal: Humility Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes. Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience. Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week. Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of humility, including the following: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 13-14. Describe an interaction or decision point this semester in which your nurse leader demonstrated humility or a missed opportunity to promote the success of others.

Assignment: Authority Journaling
Assignment: Authority Journaling
Assignment: Authority Journaling
Week 5 assignment Leadership Journal: Authority Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes. Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience. Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week. Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of authority, including the following: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 3-4. Explain your place of influence in your professional life. Describe any opportunities you have had to help people be successful. Identify actions you have taken to serve people and your relationship to those individuals. Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Authority” video. APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Week 5 assignment Leadership Journal: Authority Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes. Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience. Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week. Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of authority, including the following: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 3-4. Explain your place of influence in your professional life. Describe any opportunities you have had to help people be successful. Identify actions you have taken to serve people and your relationship to those individuals. Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Authority” video. APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Assignment: Honor and Protection.
Assignment: Honor and Protection.
Assignment: Honor and Protection.
Week 8 discussion When we consider the word love as a verb instead of a feeling, the biblical worldview would state that this loving relationship is related to two principles: honor and protection. Explain how these two principles guide servant leadership in the workplace.
What is love? Most people think of love as a strong emotional feeling toward another person. And to an extent that’s true. However, the “love” most often spoken of in the Bible is an outgoing concern for others as demonstrated by our actions (1 John 3:18). And being demonstrated by our actions, it is far greater and more meaningful than mere feelings.
Scripture tells us that “God is love” (1 John 4:8-16), and His laws, particularly as summarized in the Ten Commandments, show us the actions that demonstrate love toward others—first toward God (as expressed in the first four of the Ten Commandments), and then toward our fellow man (as expressed in the last six).
Jesus Christ, asked to name the greatest commandment, responded: “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 22:37-40).
Jesus here quoted Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18. These two commands summarize both the Ten Commandments and the entire law of God, as all God’s other instructions flow from these two greatest commands. Let’s briefly see how the Ten Commandments show the actions that demonstrate our love to our Creator and our fellow man.

Assignment: Displays of Humility
Assignment: Displays of Humility
Assignment: Displays of Humility
Week 13 discussion Have you ever worked with a leader that made you feel that you were more important than they? How did this make you feel? What were the circumstances? What was the outcome? If you have never experienced this kind of treatment from a leader, imagine what it would be like. Based on your response, explain how the displays of humility by a leader exemplify servant leadership. Are displays of humility required to make someone else feel more important than you? Explain your answer.
The people we admire and feel most inspired to follow are those who do not have a need to showboat their accomplishments or convince others of their greatness. Showboats are more of a turn-off than a turn-on when it comes to leadership. We are most inspired by leaders who show exceptional character, who take pride in who they are and in what they have accomplished. Humble leaders use their skills, knowledge and experience to bring people together to increase sales, improve production or quality, and give back to the community. Leaders who come from humility use their success for the greater good, rather than for self-aggrandizement.
1. Humanity
A sense of humility is vital to great leadership because it authenticates a person’s humanity. We are all human, and therefore, all flawed and vulnerable in our own unique ways. Great leaders have a depth of understanding, garnered from their experience, as to where their inherent strengths and weakness lie. This type of self-awareness is paramount to the development of humility. When leaders come off as perfect, people aren’t nearly as drawn to follow them because they feel they could never be authentic, vulnerable or accepted by someone of such high status. Being self-revealing is what brings people into connection. It is what makes people feel safe and accepted, and it is the part of each person that is open to guidance, coaching and self-improvement.
2. Balanced authority.
We are the most repulsed by loud, egotistical authority figures who lead from narrow mindedness, my-way-or-the-highway fear tactics, shame, threats and intimidation to get the results they want. Rank certainly brings status and power, but humble leaders do not use their rank as a platform to abuse. They use their position to encourage others, and to delegate authority and responsibility to those capable of doing the work. When humility is present, leaders act more like a “player’s coach.” Their position of authority is used to establish order and discipline between team members. These leaders are on the front lines helping their team to know, understand and pursue their individual and collective goals.

Discussion: Secular View of Authority
Discussion: Secular View of Authority
Discussion: Secular View of Authority
Week 3 discussion You are in a place of influence in your professional life where you can help people be successful. Describe the relationship and what actions you have taken or could take to serve others. Based on the textbook, how does your response compare to the views of authority according to servant leadership? How does your response compare to the secular view of authority?
Secularity (derived from the word “secular” which comes from saeculum meaning “worldly”, “of a generation”, “temporal”, or a span of about 100 years) is the state of being separate from , or of not being exclusively allied with or against any particular .
Historically, the word secular was not related or linked to religion, but was a freestanding term in Latin which would relate to any mundane endeavour. However, the term, ( being the genitive plural of saeculum) as found in the in the translation (circa 410) of the phrase ??? ???? ?????? ??? ?????? (eis toùs aionas ton ai?n?n), e.g. at , was used in the early Christian church (and is still used today), in the , to denote the coming and going of the ages, the grant of eternal life, and the long duration of created things from their beginning to forever and ever.
The idea of a dichotomy between religion and the secular originated in the . Furthermore, since religion and secular are both Western concepts that were formed under the influence of Christian theology, other cultures do not necessarily have words or concepts that resemble or are equivalent to them.
In many cultures, “little conceptual or practical distinction is made between ‘natural’ and ‘supernatural’ phenomena” and the very notions of religious and nonreligious dissolve into unimportance, nonexistence, or unawareness, especially since people have beliefs in other supernatural or spiritual things irrespective of belief in God or gods.
Conceptions of what is and what is not religion vary in contemporary as well. The shared term for “” or “no religion” (???, Chinese pron. wú z?ngjiào, Japanese pron. mu sh?ky?) with which the majority of East Asian populations identify themselves implies non-membership in one of the institutional religions (such as Buddhism and Christianity) but not necessarily non-belief in traditional folk religions collectively represented by Chinese (shén dào) and Japanese (both meaning “ways of gods”).