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• 05/03/2020 12:04

  Upcoming Week, and After

  You have probably heard that in many parts of our ailing ecosystem, improvements have been observed.  In the face of disaster, new life and new potential springs forward, just not always on our preferred timeline. I am asking that you spend this week on your final deliverable for the project....

• 04/24/2020 15:01

  Getting Your Assets in Gear For a Better, Safer, Healthier World

  Homework DUE Friday, Midnight, May 1   (To your right) Please note: total available points for the exercise is 20, not 40.  Answers to last week's assessment  1. A  2.B  3.C  4. D  5. B  6. D  7. E  8. B  9. E 10.B   I gave you...

• 04/18/2020 18:49

  Sustainable Community Problem Solving - Reply With Answers Due 4-24

  Hi all, in light of the challenges you are experiencing as a result of the major shift to online, I am offering the following, simple approach. I don't plan to have a traditional final, but do please finish the assignment on the home page.  Below is a 10-question open-notes assessment on last...

• 04/11/2020 13:48

  Week 13 - The Flint Water Crisis

  In light of our study on local leadership, it's a good time to pick up on a real-world lesson in managing for sustainability locally. This week I am asking you to simply review the following. I'll ask you to do a followup assignment to turn in next week. Please be sure to review all of the...

• 04/02/2020 08:25

  Week 12 - Communal Problems and Sustainable Solutions

  First, I want to open with a few sentences of one of your reflective essays. Many of you struggled with identifying a leader in public life - but I read wonderful stories about coaches, parents, and others who are heroes in their own quiet way. I was struck by this essay, involving an incident at a...

• 03/28/2020 22:35

  Week 11 - Leading Through Uncertain and Anxious Times - PART 2

  Selected Commentary on the Reading  - What You Say Based on Your Reading Assignment: I feel as if I am always moving fast and I don’t take the time to reflect on myself to make changes for the better. As it stated in the article, it is hard to progress when you feel stuck with a certain...

• 03/19/2020 11:00

  Week 10: Leading Through Uncertain & Anxious Times - PART ONE

  Hi all, This shortened and (let's face it) stressful week, I am assigning you to carefully read a Fast Company article I came across while on a business trip in the year 2000. PLEASE READ REFLECTIVELY. Here it is: www.fastcompany.com/38853/do-you-have-will-lead (scroll down past ad) Here it is...

• 03/11/2020 10:26

  No in person classes March 13-24

  Be well, and stay informed via email for updates.

• 03/04/2020 10:16

  Week 8 - The Week before Break

  In writing or discussion, be careful in considering the basis of your argument. Here, the lower 4 points are, sadly, most commonly used today. Aim to level up as much as you can. Your education pays off. Monday AM Class - We'll discuss pandemic management as part of the Managing for...

• 02/28/2020 13:44

  Week 7, con't: Managing Stakeholder Relationships for Sustainability

  Applying Stakeholder Theory in Sustainability Management: Links, Similarities, Dissimilarities, and a Conceptual Framework : Jacob Hörisch, R. Edward Freeman, and Stefan Schaltegger "We identify three challenges of managing stakeholder relationships for sustainability:...