बुधवार, 14 मार्च 2012

Project

PROJECT 6:
Project Goal: To recognize how a contributor consciously widens and deepens his/her “Success Vision” through life’s experiences (using film-based case studies).
STEP 1: Choose any 3 popular films that show us how the leading character (hero / heroine), through the course of the film, finds a wider success vision (a contributor’s success vision) for him/herself.
STEP 2: Discuss each of these 3 films in your project team (watching the films if needed), and identify for each leading character in the films –
How did he/she widen and deepen his/her own success vision through the experiences shown in the film?
In which of the 4 ways did the success vision widen?
– Taking on challenges and experiencing the joy of overcoming challenges and achieving tough goals
– Increasing self-confidence, inner strength, character
– Stretching one’s boundaries as a human being and achieving higher and higher levels of excellence
– Developing new capabilities in oneself and in others
STEP 3: Make a case study presentation that uses the cases in each of the 3 chosen films, to show “How a contributor consciously widens his / her success vision through life’s experiences”.
PROJECT 7:
Project Goal: To recognize how a contributor consciously widens and deepens his/her “Success Vision” through life’s experiences (using case studies of well-known personalities). Also seeing the connection between one’s Success Vision and the career choices one makes.
STEP 1: Choose any 3 well-known personalities you admire (don’t choose the same people you may have studied for earlier projects).
STEP 2: Do some research on each of these 3 personalities (you can use the internet, library books, magazines, newspapers). Identify –
Some quotations or writings by / on the person that show
– his/her work and life philosophy
– some important choices or moves he/she may have made in his/her career and what he/she has given as reasons for these choices
Some incidents / experiences in the person’s life (written about by him/herself or by journalists / writers or by people known to him/her) that show
– How did he/she widen own success vision through his/her experiences, incidents, challenges faced in life?
– In which of the 4 ways did the success vision widen?
- Taking on challenges and experiencing the joy of overcoming challenges and achieving tough goals
- Increasing self-confidence, inner strength, character
- Stretching one’s boundaries as a human being and achieving higher and higher levels of excellence
- Developing new capabilities in oneself and in others
STEP 3: Discuss each of the 3 personalities, to articulate for each –
What was his/her success vision?
How did his/her success vision influence his/her career choices and other important choices in his/her life (that you may have found through your research)?

Chapter-4
PROJECT 8:
Project Goal: To learn about a Contributor’s Vision of his/her career.
STEP 1: From the - Unit 4 - Exploration section, select any one Contributor you want to study deeper.
STEP 2: Explore this person’s story, do further research if necessary, and identify –
How this person developed his/her career over time?
Some of the important career choices this person made and how he/she thought about each of these choices (why did he/she make that choice).
How did this person create opportunities for oneself to grow in his/her career? [HINT: What new challenges did he/she take up? How did he/she open up new career possibilities3?]
What was this person’s “vision” for his/her career i.e. what do you think “career growth” meant for him/her? [HINT: Look for both “external growth” as well as “inner growth”.]
STEP 3: Make a presentation about –
The Career Vision of this Contributor (answers to the above questions).
Also share what you learnt from this person for your own career.
STEP 4: Present to the class.
MEANINGS:
3 Career Possibilities are new career opportunities that may never have been open to you if you had not taken up a certain challenge or choice. Thus new things in your career are made “possible” because of the choice you made.

Project

Project 5:
Project Goal: To recognize “static identities” and “dynamic identities” in well-known personalities.
STEP 1: Choose any 3 well-known personalities you admire.
STEP 2: Do some research on each of these 3 personalities (you can use the internet, library books, magazines, newspapers). Identity –
• Some quotations of the person that show
– his/her work and life philosophy,
– some important choices or moves he/she may have made in his/her career and what he/ she has given as reasons for these choices
• Some incidents narrated about the person (by him/herself or by journalists / writers or by people known to him/her) that show
– how the person relates with his/her work,
– how the person relates with other people with whom he/she works - with juniors, with seniors, with peers, with friends and family, with others in the community
STEP 3: From this information you have found out, can you recognize whether any of the following static identities or dynamic identities are displayed in each person’s behavior
• 1 – Static Identity: “I = my qualifications and awards”
– Dynamic Identity: “I = the difference I can make to the world”
• 2 – Static Identity: “I am defined by my power and position”
– Dynamic Identity: “I am focused on the responsibilities I carry”
• 3 – Static Identity: “I = my past achievements”
– Dynamic Identity: “I = my future potential for contribution”
• 4 – Static Identity: “I = my knowledge and expertise gained”
– Dynamic Identity: “I am willing to learn and grow”
STEP 4: Make a presentation on each of the 3 well-known personalities – explaining –
• Static identities and / or dynamic identities noticed along with the person’s quotations and / or incidents that show these
• What I can learn from this person that will help me develop myself in contributorship

Project

Project:4:
Project Goal: To recognize “static identities” and “dynamic identities” in people around me (people I know and meet day in and day out).
STEP 1: You come across many people on a daily basis. Observe some of these people you come across in your daily routine. Choose any 3 people you can study closer. Keep them anonymous (only calling them X, Y and Z).
STEP 2: For each of these 3 people X, Y, and Z –
• Observe and make note of their actions and behaviors
– What he/she says
– How he/she relates to others
– How he/she relates to his/her work
• In these, recognize whether any of the following static identities or dynamic identities are displayed in this person’s behavior
– 1 - Static Identity: “I = my qualifications and awards”
– Dynamic Identity: “I = the difference I can make to the world”
– 2 – Static Identity: “I am defined by my power and position”
– Dynamic Identity: “I am focused on the responsibilities I carry”
– 3 – Static Identity: “I = my past achievements”
– Dynamic Identity: “I = my future potential for contribution”
– 4 – Static Identity: “I = my knowledge and expertise gained”
– Dynamic Identity: “I am willing to learn and grow”
STEP 3: Make a presentation on each of the 3 persons X, Y, and Z – explaining –
• Static identities and / or dynamic identities noticed
• The actions and behaviors observed that tell you this
• If you observe a static identity
– In what way does it become a limitation and how are they able to break free?
– Is there a way of helping them move to a dynamic identity?
• If you observe a dynamic identity
– What can I learn out of it?
• My personal learnings / discoveries from this entire project

Project

Project 3:
Project Goal: To recognize “contributor qualities” in action, and understand why contributors are wanted / sought after by all who work with them.
STEP 1: Talk with your friends who have been involved in some team projects / organizing some events / initiatives (eg: college festival).
STEP 2: Discuss –
• What qualities would they look for in the different team members, so as to make the event / project / initiative a success. Ask for concrete examples that demonstrate these qualities.
• Why are these qualities important? What is the value of these in the success of the team?
STEP 3: Present the results of your discussion to explain “The qualities of a contributor team member and the value they bring to their team”.

Project

Project 3:
Project Goal: To recognize “contributor qualities” in action, and understand why contributors are wanted / sought after by all who work with them.
STEP 1: Talk with your friends who have been involved in some team projects / organizing some events / initiatives (eg: college festival).
STEP 2: Discuss –
• What qualities would they look for in the different team members, so as to make the event / project / initiative a success. Ask for concrete examples that demonstrate these qualities.
• Why are these qualities important? What is the value of these in the success of the team?
STEP 3: Present the results of your discussion to explain “The qualities of a contributor team member and the value they bring to their team”.

Project

Project 2:
Project Goal: To recognize “contributor qualities” in action, and understand why contributors are wanted / sought after by all who work with them.
STEP 1: Interview someone you know in some leadership position (such as a Head of Department in your college, or Principal, or some business leader or person in a senior position who is known to you or your parents).
STEP 2: You can use the following questions as a guideline for conducting your interview–
• For any important project / assignment, what are the qualities you look for in the people you want on your team? Can you give concrete examples that demonstrate these qualities?
• If you had an important assignment to get done, is there any one person you would definitely want on the team?
• Why do you want this person on the team? What is the unique value you think this person would bring in?
STEP 3: Present the results of your interview to explain “What an employer / leader looks for in his/her people”.

Project 1

Project 1:
Project Goal: To recognize “contributor qualities” in action, and understand why contributors are valued so much in the work place.
STEP 1: Talk to 2-3 working professionals you know. Ask them for stories of people working in their office, who they feel are really valued by the people in the organization. (Identify at least 3 good stories).
STEP 2: For each story, find out why the person is valued so much. Ask them for concrete examples talking about these people “in action”.
STEP 3: Identify the key contributor qualities that are coming out of each of these stories.
STEP 4: Present each of these stories in the class. Also highlight what appealed most to you in these stories and what you learnt from them.