Applied Organizational Studies—Nye Exercise


 

For this unit, you are to have read Joseph Nye’s The Powers to Lead (NY:  Oxford University Press, 2008).  You could do this assignment by jumping to the Appendix at the back of the book and using his 12 quick take-aways.  But that would be a b-i-g mistake, because to really understand those twelve points you need to have the context that comes from the chapters that explain them. And you would be cheating yourself—this assignment is designed to help you think about your own leadership style—your strengths, and your weaknesses, but above all your blind spots.

 

So, here’s the assignment: