Act of Good Leadership Assignment
Due: Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Noon
Use the $10 to do an act of kindness/generosity and post a 250 word essay in the comment section summarizing what you did, how you felt about it, how the people felt about it (if it was not anonymous), and how your act contributes to good leadership.
Also--write up a brief description of your act and post it on:
Also--write up a brief description of your act and post it on:
"A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions,
and the roots spring up and make new trees."
~Amelia Earhart
Caroline Roseman
ReplyDeleteOn Friday, I brought my sorority big cupcakes and candy when we met for dinner to show my appreciation for her because she is such a positive role model in my life, a great friend, and is very dedicated to Gamma Phi Beta, our sorority. For example, she went out of her way to help our Ritual Chairwoman set up for initiation this weekend. I felt great giving back to my big for all she has done for me this semester, including putting on an awesome big-little week, introducing me to other sisters, and answering any sorority questions. She was really happy that I thought of her with the treats especially because I got her red velvet cupcakes, which are her favorite flavor. My act contributed to good leadership because it is important to appreciate the the people in your life who have inspired and helped you in the past. Showing appreciation for others motivates them to work harder at their jobs and increases their happiness which brings synergy to organizations. Ultimately this synergy can completely change the culture of an organization into one that values positivity and respect. My act also contributes to good leadership because it helps establish a feeling of community between organization members. Like with synergy, a feeling of community helps co workers develop relationships based on respect which improves productivity and can positively alter an organization’s culture. I’m really glad I had the opportunity to show my big how much she matters to me, and I will definitely more perform random acts of kindness for other sorority sister and classmates to brighten more people's’ days!
Roschan Rao
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I was given my $10, I will admit that the first idea to pop into my head was to just go to Starbucks and pay for the people behind me in line. While it is a random act of kindness, I decided to push myself to do something better, more meaningful to me. I spent the next day or so thinking about people who are important to me, causes that are important to me, etc. and I managed to settle on one. I have always loved volunteering at homeless shelters, so it was an easy decision to use my money to make a donation to one. I found a great center near the Wash U campus for at-risk youth called The Spot (for more information please check out their website at http://peds.wustl.edu/thespot/ ), and on their website was a list of items they always need to be donated. Another passion of mine is helping women everywhere have access to clean and sanitary feminine supplies, so I decided to buy $10 worth at Walgreens to donate to The Spot. When I arrived with my donation, the people working at The Spot taking donations were extremely grateful, which made me feel satisfied and able to contribute something to the lives of others. I think that, as a leader, it is important to not just preach your values and policies, but also to lead by example, which is where something like donating time and/or resources comes into play. A good leader contributes to their cause, whether that be developing tech or making the world better for those who are less fortunate.
Megan Myers
ReplyDeleteI decided to donate the $10 to Brendan Narko, a friend from high school, who started a GoFundMe page in honor of his father, Kevin Narko, who tragically passed away recently. In late January, Mr. Narko went running along a lakefront path in Chicago with his older son, Jackson, and never returned. Seven weeks later, a passerby spotted a body in Lake Michigan and police confirmed it was Kevin Narko. Although I didn’t know Mr. Narko personally, his story is heartbreaking and truly a tragedy. In addition to providing the family’s financial support, Mr. Narko was the primary caregiver for both his wife, Kathleen, who has multiple sclerosis and is unable to walk and for their older son, who has severe autism. While $10 is not a large amount of money, this loving family already has enough challenges and money should not be another one. As a friend of Brendan’s, it was important to me to help his family during their time of need. Brendan is the most selfless, compassionate and mature human being and it breaks my heart to know that he and his family are going through this tragic loss. While it makes me happy to know that even my small donation helped the Narko family, I wish that there was more I could do for them during this difficult time. A donation to the Narko family contributes to good leadership because it is so important to be there for others, especially when they need it the most. Whether it’s with your time, money or talents, generosity is incredibly important and a defining quality of a good leader. In addition, the endless support for the Narko family from both the Ignatius community and the greater Chicagoland area has shown the impact and power that can come from people joining together. It has been truly amazing to see the love, kindness and generosity that everyone has shown Mrs. Narko and her sons in addition to their happiness and appreciation for the support.
Ali Gold
ReplyDeleteI used my ten dollars to give back to those who have spent all year giving time, energy and support to me whenever I needed it. I stopped at a candy store and assembled four mixed candy bags with as many allergy-friendly choices as possible. Once I was back in my room, I wrote notes for my RAs and WUSAs. As sneakily as possible, I taped a bag and note to each of my RAs’ doors. Because WUSA hours were coming up, I sent the candy bags with my friend and made him promise to keep my identity a secret. I had so much fun trying to guess which candies my RAs and WUSAs would like best, filling up candy bags with my friend who enthusiastically came along, and sneaking around in the hallway without my RAs finding out. Although I will probably never know how the recipients reacted, I had so much fun performing the act and felt like I would at least make their days a little bit better. I think this act contributes to good leadership by reciprocating the care these mentors have given to me. Being an RA or WUSA is a tremendous honor, but it does not come without the sacrifice of sleep, time, and energy. Empowering those who have empowered me is a way to uplift all involved. Because college students have such jam-packed stressful lives, sometimes it can feel difficult to give thanks where it is due.
Marnie Conway
ReplyDeleteI left my $10 taped to the vending machine in the basement of Simon library. It was very difficult for me to come up with a good use of the money, but I knew that I wanted to use it all in one place. I spend a lot of late nights working in Simon library, and one night last week when I went downstairs to get a snack, I found an extra snack sitting in the machine. I was unsure if someone accidentally left it there, or if the person just bought it knowing someone else would find it. I immediately knew that I wanted to surprise someone with a snack, just as I was surprised. I am not sure who used the money that I left, but I assume they felt as surprised and caught off guard as I felt when I found the extra snack. Even though it may not seem like a big deal to some, when you have spent the last few hours working hard in a dull library, a little surprise can go a long way. I believe my act contributes to good leadership because it made me realize the importance of making everyone around you feel happy and comfortable. Leaders come in many different forms, and it is important to recognize that while many believe they are very connected to their followers, sometimes they lead so many people that it is impossible to have a connection with everyone on an individual level. So, this exercise taught me that it is okay to not know exactly who you are helping out/leading all of the time, but if you know you are making some type of impact, that is all that matters.
A few weeks ago, during a walk to Kayak’s Coffee, I watched a man, whom I presumed to be homeless, go from car to car at a red light, asking for money. I felt sad. I felt mad. For one human to be so at the mercy of others because of such an arbitrary trait as material wealth is absurd. But it is the way of the world. When I was young, I would say that it wasn’t my world; that when me and my friends grew up, we would change all of the bad things. Now, as I inch towards adulthood, I am deeply frustrated by how I am gradually understanding how the world got to be so messed up, and how people have been unable/unwilling to change it. Yesterday, while walking to Rudolph Hall, I saw the same man asking for money at the light in front of Brookings. I went over to him and gave him the $10. It was a relief to see him, if only for an instant, have the weight of material want lifted from his shoulders. He expressed deep gratitude. But he went right back to asking drivers for money. Seeing how he could feel OK for a moment when his financial needs were being addressed only exacerbated how sad I felt that his perpetual state was one of desperate grasping and need. Thank for you, Dean Stratton, for the opportunity to provide a moment of relief to the man. I hope I am able to ease that burden for more people on my own.
ReplyDeleteNoah Ford Rennert
It was harder than I thought to choose an act of kindness/generosity because there are so many little ways that you can brighten someone’s day. I was also extremely torn between doing something completely anonymous or personal. I ultimately decided to use the $10 to show my roommate how much I appreciate her and am lucky to have her. I bought her candy from Beary Sweet Shoppe and a cute card from Bear Necessities, I also figured this way the $10 were being used to benefit other people on campus. I wrote a note in the card about how big of a role she has played in making my freshman year as amazing as it has been. I have friends at other schools who switched roommates after first semester because they were so unbearable which put my situation in perspective. I got her all our favorite late night candies since we often indulge together when we’re stressed. I also printed out a picture of us from early first semester, before I knew how awesome she was and how close we would get. It ultimately felt really great to be able to share with her how much she means to me and it also felt like an extension of the gratitude journal that we discussed in class. The fact that it was completely out of the blue made it even more meaningful to my roommate. The card is now hanging above her desk along with the photo and the candy is all gone :).
ReplyDeleteSam Wiebe
I've been thinking all week about how to best use the $10 we were given while avoiding the usual cliche options like paying for the people behind you at a register. But then I noticed my roommate was a little more subdued than usual, a little more quiet. He usually has a lot of energy, but that all seemed to be gone. Then I realized that he had been telling our friends how much work he had this week, and that he had an exam on Thursday that he was studying for. I decided to walk down to Beary Sweet and grab him a bag of his favorite candy: sour strips. I had a whole $10, so I was really trying to pack this thing. The total still only came out to just under $5, so I was left with some change. I walked back and gave him the candy, telling him he looked a little stressed and that I hoped that the sour strips would help. He smiled for the first time pretty much all day, which was pretty meaningful to me. I think this activity helps with demonstrating good leadership because it shows that it matters when you notice if the people around you are having a rough time, and it matters when you do something about it. Granted, I was looking for ways to spend my $10, but I think that if I were to always be on the lookout, it would strengthen my relationships that much more and make me a better leader.
ReplyDeleteIf you're wondering, I donated the other $5 to a campaign to raise money to help a teacher from my high school recover from a car accident.
Jason Tang
I was near the Medical School campus and saw a homeless man sleeping at a street corner. He was missing one shoe and laying on a bed made up of the Saint Louis Post Dispatch. I dropped the $10 bill in his upturned hat, hoping it would make for a nice surprise when he woke up.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was first thinking about what to do with the money, one of my suitemates reminded me, "Ten dollars to you or me isn't the same as ten dollars to a person in need." I'm not sure I still fully understand what it is like to value money to the extent a homeless individual does -- I was fortunate to have been raised in an upper middle class family and have never personally worried about making ends meet. Giving that man $10 may be enough to feed him for a few days to a week, and knowing that makes me happy. Of course, I have no idea what he did/is going to do with the money -- I can only hope he uses it for his betterment. But that's not something I thought about when I dropped the bill in his hat.
I think a huge component of good leadership is helping others in need. This doesn't necessarily mean donating money to the homeless or impoverished -- it means using one's powerful position to aid those in a less powerful position. If I have the opportunity and the means to help, then there is no reason why I shouldn't.
Neil Agarwal
My act of good leadership was donating money to Mx. Wash U. One of my friends is a candidate this week and she has really been putting in max effort to get donations. Initially, I was going to go to the performance and support her through a ticket purchase but something came up. I thought giving the money to her, would be a direct way to show that I support our friendship and her values. She obviously thought so too because I was meet with a hug quite early in the morning. Even though I am usually against early morning hugs, seeing the enthusiasm on her face definitely made it worth it. The feeling of donating without animity was not foreign to me. Growing up and even now, my mama has frequently donated money, clothes, and her time. I grew up thinking that was the norm. I have noticed that since coming to WashU, I still donate time but less of the other two. This reminded me to get back to that.
ReplyDeleteMx. Wash U is the sole fundraising party or organization for CityFaces. As a CityFaces tutor, I get to see first hand where some of the funding goes. The money goes towards supporting students in the Clinton Peabody housing area. The students receive tutoring five days a week with community gardening, mentoring, and boys’ club on the weekend. My monetary contribution proves that my investment in CityFaces. I think it shows that I care about all students, the ones I interact with and others. I hope that contribution inspires someone else to donate to Mx. Wash U and CityFaces because they are great causes.
Taylor Smith
For my random act of kindness I gave the $10 to the housekeeping lady who cleans our suite bathroom once a week. Yesterday, I had just happened to buy a handcrafted card. I noticed it lying on my desk and figured that would be a great way to personalize my note to her. I wrote inside how much we appreciated her work and that it didn't go unnoticed. I attached the $10 on the inside and said "treat yo' self!." I left it taped to the bathroom mirror today, (they clean every Tuesday morning) so I knew she'd see it. It felt good to know I would brighten her day with a pleasant surprise. The work they do is so valuable yet it gets taken for granted often.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part was when I came back to my dorm to find her response. She left a note of her own taped on the mirror, it read "Thank you girls so much! I love the card! <3 xoxo :) -Mirzeta"
I love that she signed her name on her note. I think this really speaks to Washu's motto of knowing everyone by "name and story." And I'm excited now that I can address her by name whenever I see her in the hallways/elevators in my building. This also reminds me however that it wasn't until APRIL that I learned her name, which is something I should have tried to do from the get-go.
I think this activity was practicing good leadership because it makes you think about who in your community is often overlooked. I think a large part of being a good leader is making lastinc connections in your community, and I think I took a little step forward in this direction through this activity.
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Ruth Durrell
ReplyDeleteI sent the money home, because that's where it needed to go. I wouldn't have been able to do anything else with it. I wrote my dad a letter and in it told him to take my little sisters to get some custard. My dad thanked me and told me that was exactly what he'd do. My act contributed to good leadership because a good leader has to take care of themselves. If a leader is not in touch with and does not take care of self, they cannot be focused and effective in leading others. By taking care of my family, I am taking care of myself, lessening my worry, allowing me to fake it till I make it, focusing on task at hand. Though I could've put the money into anything, it had to go back into my family and back into myself.
Spending the $10 was a lot harder than I had initially thought, and I think it was hard for me because I wanted to do something different. This past weekend, I went to the Loop with a few friends to get my ear pierced for the second time and to accompany one of my friends who got her first tattoo. Afterwards, after we ate dinner, we were walking back to campus we passed two separate men playing instruments on the street to raise money for their own individual cause. One man was playing his guitar sitting on the street with his guitar case open and in front of him looking down and playing for money. Another man was playing the drums - he set up his drumset next to Fitz’s - and next to him was a sign that explained that he was playing drums to help raise money to help pay for his dog’s vet bill. I dropped $5 into each of their boxes and they both gave me a smile and a ‘thank you’ that was full of gratitude. I left feeling good knowing that I helped both men ever so slightly to conquer their current struggle, and help put them at ease.I think a good leader should be able to put other people’s needs ahead of their own, they should also be willing to help people who have it worse than they do. I think my act contributes to good leadership because although I was given the $10, it was used to help people who were desperately in need and needed the money more than I did.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the Dean of Joy holding a package that said “ATM” on it, my heart skipped a beat. When she pulled a fat stack of crisp ten-dollar bills out of that package, I realized that Dr. Stratton was saving me once more. The day prior to our weekly meeting for Bad Leaders, I got a phone call asking if I had authorized a 400-dollar purchase at a Domino’s in upstate New York. Seeing as I had not authorized such a purchase, my debit card was cancelled and I was left entirely money-less for the one weekend of the year when I absolutely needed money. The coming weekend, my girlfriend was visiting Washington U for the first time, and I wanted to take her out to places like City Museum and Salt n’ Smoke all while using ubers to get from place to place. I had planned to spend over one hundred dollars, and now my only source of money was rendered unusable. Then, Dr. Stratton whipped out that sweet Hamilton, and I saw a way I could better my situation all while completing the assignment I had been tasked by the good doctor Stratton. I swiftly put the ten-dollar bill into my wallet, and fast-forwarding to Friday evening, I used it as any good leader who had an opportunity in a time of need. I picked out a nice set of flowers at Schuck’s for Alyanna, and using the ten dollars given to me, I paid for them. The flowers were for someone else and made her feel welcome and warm in the dorm, but that was not the only use I had for the ten dollars. The flowers cost me only six bucks, so I tipped the remaining four dollars to the woman working at the flower stand and I gave her a flower and a hug for her help in picking the right floors for my lovely girlfriend. This story may seem a tad selfish, but in a time of need, I believe that a good leader must make use of any and all chances he or she gets, and I did so in a manner that benefitted others and completed the assignment.
ReplyDeleteAs I was walking through BD last Wednesday, thinking about what I would do with the $10, the Relay For Life group that was tabling caught my eye. I walked up to the table, and they asked if I would register for the event. The registration fee was $10. I really didn’t know much about what Relay For Life was, so I asked more about it. Relay for life is a national fundraiser for cancer research and patient care, and WashU is hosting an event this weekend. I then realized that it was no coincidence that this was the day I happened to be given $10 to do an act of kindness. A little over three years ago, I lost my grandfather to prostate cancer. He fought with the disease for 12 years, and there was a time during that period when we thought he had beaten it. However, it ultimately came back and took him from us far too early. My grandfather was always a giving man, and he made it his mission to help others. Be it something as small as giving advice to a friend or family member or something as large as running foundations that raise millions to find a cure for MS, my grandfather was always the first to help. In honor of that great spirit, when he passed away, our family created “Think Like Tom” wristbands, and I’ve worn mine every day since he passed away. This is why, when I was given $10 to do just a small act of kindness, I felt I had to in his honor, so I put the money towards fighting the thing that took such a great man from this world way too early.
ReplyDeleteGeordan Neinstein
Before this afternoon, I was dead set on finding the absolute most creative way to spend the ten dollars I was given. Sitting in the car with my friend Brandon, I had already talked through 5 different ways to distribute the money into society for the greater good. I was halfway through detailing what I thought could be some kind of a way to multiply the money-- a college kid's version of Trevor McKinney's pay it forward-- when we rolled up to the stoplight at the intersection of Forsyth and Grand and there was a man in a St. Louis Blue cap begging for money. I pulled the bill out of my pocket, rolled down the window, and handed it to him. I asked his name, told him mine, and shook his hand. From his gruff "thank you," I know how he felt. I knew that the money went where it was needed. Good Leadership is looking right in front of you rather than getting lost in your head.
ReplyDeleteJimmy Reddy
Although I could have done something more personal with the $10 given to me, I decided to donate the $10 to an organization that I knew would make extremely good use of it. I donated the $10 to Missouri's Second Harvest Food Bank. At home in Nashville, I used to volunteer by sorting food, handing out food, and preparing meals in different parts of town for people who don't have the same access to food that I am lucky to have. It was always organized or put together by Second Harvest. It's kind of a big organization but what I love about Second Harvest is that they don't waste a single cent donated to them. A donation of $10 equates to a donation of 30 meals to those who need it. Although I can see time's changing, as it used to be $10=40 meals, I figured that donating the money some place where it could potentially help 30 people by providing them meals was the best way I could be generous. My Step-Father used to be one of the head honchos over at the Middle Tennessee branch of Second Harvest and was the reason I got involved with the place. Now, he might not be the best leader, but he always likes to get his money's worth no matter what he's doing, so I did the same with the $10 I was given. I considered my donation a donation towards good leadership because the organization positively affects so many people throughout every community it is found in.
ReplyDeleteICE CREAM, ICE CREAM WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM
ReplyDeleteLast weekend, my family travelled down from Chicago to see my track meet. They drove for a total of six hours here and six hour back. The crazy thing is, they almost didn’t come because I was worried about being to busy and not being able to spend time with them while they were here. It’s so easy to get caught up in the homework assignments and the track practices of life, so I’m glad that they resisted my complaints and came anyway. We spent pretty much the whole weekend together, as it turned out, and I couldn’t have been happier. I used the $10 given to us by Dean Stratton to take them all out for ice cream on the loop. It felt wonderful to be able to sit them down and thank them for coming and be able to treat them to something I love and cherish. I’m the oldest child of my family so going off to college was hard on my parents, especially my mom. While we were out for ice cream she started to tear up at the kind gesture and the fact that, for two days our family was whole again. $10 doesn’t seem like a lot of money but it helped me reconnect with my family the first day they got here. There was the added bonus of the fact that throughout all my childhood (and still to this day) they payed for almost everything I do (college, food, etc.) and this outing gave me the opportunity to start trying to repay them for all of the love and adventures we went on.
When Dean Stratton told us about this assignment, I knew immediately that I wanted to tie it in with an assignment for another class. In Urban Anthropology, we recently had an assignment of riding a Metro bus for at least two hours and observing the people, the places, and the interactions among those people and places. I knew that this assignment would probably bring the opportunity to do my random act of kindness, which it did. As I finished my assignment and got off the bus, I gave the $10 to the bus driver and asked him to use it in whatever way he deemed necessary; I had in mind it hopefully covering a few people’s bus fares, but wanted to leave it to him to decide. While I didn’t see exactly what happened with the $10, I felt that I made a good decision and hopefully impacted the bus driver in a positive way.
ReplyDeleteNot sure how to sign in so this is Adam Lankford.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't sure how I was going to complete this assignment, but an opportunity presented itself when I got a text from a friend telling me his computer broke and that he apparently needed new RAM. It may not have been the most impactful purchase I've made in my life, and I didn't pay for the whole thing, but it did feel good knowing that my friend (who doesn't have the most disposable income to begin with) would be able to put $10 of his own money towards a better use. My friend was very gracious, and tried to decline the help at first, but I sent him the money anyway and he accepted. He was very grateful, in the sense that he took time out to thank me later, rather than just saying "thanks" when it happened.
I don't know if this really counts as good leadership or followership, since I don't want to view my friendships in that way. Instead, I think of it as a friend helping out another friend. That in and of itself may be a key to leadership, however - viewing people as equals and trying to build good relationships with them rather than looking at it in a tiered kind of way. To clarify, I don't see myself as a leader to my friends or in my social groups, but I think that the way you look at people in your groups is important to understanding how you function in said group.
I definitely felt one person would not do justice. I love telling people who I care about how much they mean to me in any way possible. So I took this assignment to express my gratitude with some money attached. I split the money into five groups. I laid $5 on the common room table for my residential college housekeeper, Draga, anonymously. She left a “made my day” response, which truly made me smile from ear to ear.
ReplyDeleteI then gave two dollars to one of my friends. I told her how much I appreciated our friendship and asked that she use the other dollar and carry out her own act of kindness to someone who she is grateful for. I gave the third dollar to a friend with an inside joke on the front. She then laughed and gave me a big hug. I gave the fourth dollar to a new friend who is currently having a difficult time. I told her how much she is loved as well as how much she means to this world through my note to her. She was very grateful to have received something this kind from someone she just got to know.
I gave my last dollar to my roommate. Whenever I have an exam, show or even a tour, she proceeds to wish me luck through a note on my desk expressing her confidence in my performance. Her small acts of kindness make my day every morning. I needed to return the favor.
Distributing these small acts to my friends is a great way to express gratitude and hopefully influence them to do the same to a friend or someone when they want to show someone they care about them. I truly felt giving the two dollars to my one friend and asking her to spread the love by giving one of the dollars to another friend is an act of leadership. And returning the favor to my roommate is an act of followership. I love to give and feel that when people feel like they are loved and needed in this world, they will do some act of kindness for someone else.
This past week, I gave two tickets to a a friend and his girlfriend to go to a charity acapella concert. The proceeds from the tickets went directly to breast cancer research. The tickets were $10 each and I initially bought one with my own money because I really wanted to show my support for the acapella community and also give to a good cause. I was planning on giving this first ticket to someone randomly, but when I gave it to my friend, he was hesitant because he needed a ticket for his girlfriend too. He was going to buy another ticket later that day, but I used the $10 from class and got another ticket for his girlfriend too.
ReplyDeleteWhen I gave him the first ticket, he was very excited, but unsure if he could go without his girlfriend. However, when I surprised him with the second, he was overjoyed and could not stop thanking me. Every time I have seen him this week, he gives me huge hugs and tells me about what a great time he had at the concert.
I gave the tickets to my friend because I wanted to let him know how important he was in my life. He is someone I can trust to listen to me whenever and be by my side when I need him.
I hope that this small act can get passed onto others and affect an even larger audience.
This is Sam Martorana. I'm not too sure why my name didn't come up when I posted this.
DeleteKelsey Lamph
ReplyDeleteRandom Act of kindness
For my random act of kindness, I am writing a letter to each of my teammates on club running. I think getting a hand-written note is one of the most wonderful gifts. Even as a kid getting a letter in the mail was one of my favorite things. It makes me sad that people no longer take the time to write letters to one another. I fear that in a few years the post office will become completely obsolete. In addition, I feel that we all get so caught up in complaining about our lives that we don't talk about and tell people how much we appreciate them. I think our assignment about not using the word “busy” for a week was so relevant. Wash U students get so caught up in their own lives and schedules that it seems they often don’t stop to really connect with people around them. Rarely do my fellow students stop and tell someone else how great they are or how much they appreciate them. At the end of the day I think we could all use some validation that we are doing well and that we are important. I hope that I can bring some of my friends both some happiness and peace in knowing that someone sees all the work that they are putting into life and that they are appreciated for being themselves. Although I would like to have the letters put in their mailboxes, I will probably hand deliver as most students don’t check their boxes with the assumption that they would not get mail. At the end of each letter I will ask for each person to write a note to someone else as well.
“Use the $10 to do an act of kindness/generosity between today and our class next week,” the professor said as she placed a $10 bill on my desk. In last week’s “Bad Leadership” class, Dr. Stratton (a very good leader), challenged the class to act more generously in the coming week. My first thought was to give the money to a homeless person in St. Louis, where I go to school, or donate to one of the non-profits on campus. But I wanted to dig deeper. I felt determined to turn those ten dollars into a more substantial gift for a worthy cause, and in the process, show people how much of an impact just $10 can have.
ReplyDeleteI decided to run a social media experiment:
I posted on Facebook that I am raffling $10 to whatever cause people prefer ($1 for one raffle ticket). On Friday I will pick a random ticket out of a hat, and that person will receive the $10 to give to their non-profit cause. I realized I could take this a step further. All of the proceeds from the raffle will go to whichever cause individually donates the most money.
The goal in conducting the raffle was twofold: to make a more significant contribution than the original $10 and to inspire others by making visible the effects of small acts of generosity. So far the raffle has generated over $30 (three times the original amount) from at least 6 people, and counting.
I’m extremely grateful to have been given the opportunity to conduct this project. I sincerely hope that people see the results and realize that they don’t have to be rich to make an impact. The raffle helped me realize that we all have the means – the necessary tools at our disposal – to have an impact on the world around us. The question is whether we are using the tools in the most effective way.
Jake Nathanson:
ReplyDeleteI decided to donate the $10 to the Barnes Jewish Hospital as they had taken great care of me when I went there last week when I had the flu. I was very sick and when I arrived they were nothing but helpful and kind. They were able to give me tests and some IV fluids to get me back to feeling myself. It was clear that the hospital has a high demand and are able to thrive on the sole basis of donations. They are required to give out services to people, many of which cant afford them. When I asked "Who pays for this if someone cant afford it?. The nurse responded "the hospital does, it is a cost of doing business." I decided that this was a perfect place to donate the money to help the hospital invest in better research centers and even the $10 helps fund something even if it is a small white board in a new room which improves patient life. The act contributes to good leadership because good leaders take care of people and organizations who take care of them. Even though it was only $10, the act of taking care of a group that has taken care of you displays reciprocity and good leadership.
Lindsay Hauptman (03/30/17)-sorry I posted it on the blog from last years!
ReplyDeleteI had actually been given the same task with $50 in high school, so when I received the $10 I started brainstorming ideas. When I did this assignment previously, I had bought food for homeless people and handed it out in New York City, however, I didn't have the same kind of time or money for this. I decided instead, to buy small gifts for my closest friends at WashU. I bought one friend her favorite candy, one a makeup brush she has been wanting, and one a headband like the one she wears everyday but lost. I gave the items to my friends and thanked them for being amazing friends to which they were extremely grateful. I love giving gifts so I loved being able to surprise them with small things, which I knew would bring them happiness. They were touched that I had thought of them for this activity and by the individuality of each gift. This act contributes to good leadership because it recognizes qualities and achievements in followers or peers, which encourages them to keep doing them and do the same to others.
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