Covers: Chapter 8

In this assignment, you will complete a questionnaire to provide some insight on your Engagement Level. It is not intended to capture fully accurate results. The assignment responses are not posted or shared with other class members; they appear only in the instructors system. Please do not report or share your actual numeric score with the instructor

Leaders Self Insight 8.3. Score your responses according to the instructions.

In the submission box, write one paragraph describing any insights you discovered about yourself and how you might use this information in future leader-follower relationships.

Leader's Self-Insight 8.3

Are You Engaged?

Instructions: Think about one of your favorite college courses that you enjoyed and in which you performed well. Answer the following questions for that favorite course. Then respond to the items in Part B for a course you did not enjoy and for which you probably performed poorly. Respond to the items in both Part A and Part B by indicating whether each item is Mostly True or Mostly False for you.

				Mostly False		Mostly True
Part A (for a favorite course)
1.		I made sure to study on a regular basis.
2.		I put forth a lot of effort.
3.		I found ways to make the course material relevant to my life.
4.		I found ways to make the course interesting to me.
5.		I raised my hand in class.
6.		I had fun in class.
7.		I participated actively in small group discussions.
8.		I helped fellow students.
Part B (for a least-favorite course)
1.		I made sure to study on a regular basis.
2.		I put forth a lot of effort.
3.		I found ways to make the course material relevant to my life.
4.		I found ways to make the course interesting to me.
5.		I raised my hand in class.
6.		I had fun in class.
7.		I participated actively in small group discussions.
8.		I helped fellow students.

Scoring and Interpretation

For Part A give yourself 1 point for each Mostly True answer and zero points for each Mostly False. For Part B give yourself 1 point for each Mostly True and zero points for each Mostly False. Write your scores below:

• Part A score:
• Part B score:

The term employee engagement is very popular in the corporate world. Engagement means that people are highly involved in and express themselves through their work, going well beyond the minimum effort required to do their jobs. Engagement typically has a positive relationship with both personal satisfaction and performance. If this relationship was true for your classes, your score for your favorite course should be substantially higher than the score for your least favorite course. The challenge for you as a leader is to learn to engage subordinates in the same way your instructor in your favorite class was able to engage you. Teaching is similar to leading. What techniques did your instructors use to engage students? Which techniques can you use to engage people when you become a leader?