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Identify Leaders and Prepare Wiki
The Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu gives a definition of the "best" leader by saying "A leader is best
when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it
ourselves."
Martin Luther King goes on by saying that "Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be
great, because greatness is determined by service".
Who are the servant leaders in your field? Are there people who have done great things and
perhaps they may not be celebrities but they have made a difference through their work, through
their service.
Research and Write about A Leader that Inspires You
OLET1403 Homepage (https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/47143/pages/olet1403-student-
leadership-community-engagement)
Leadership in Australia (https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/47143/pages/leadership-in-
australia-part-i)
Identify a Leader (https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/47143/pages/option-a-identify-leaders-
interview-a-leader-and-draw-parallel)
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You may wish to study your leader through reading their biography. For instance if you choose
Steve Jobs you may choose to read or listen to Walter Isaacson's "Jobs". Or you may decide to
watch a movie about your chosen leader. For example you may decide to watch the 1981 Oscar
winning movie "Gandhi".
Gandhi (1982): Protest speech (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hS1YWtalPY)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hS1YWtalPY)
You may already know leaders in your field through your degree as their names may pop up in the
class or through your studies/texts/articles you've come across. You can also find more about your
leaders by simply googling them up. If you're lucky you can discover them on Social Media
platforms like LinkedIn or Twitter.
It may even be possible for you to identify now a leader in your own field that you can reach and
interview. It would be good to have at least two in mind so that if one does not respond you can
reach out to the other and make sure you give yourself a lot of time . Of course, your leader may
have died in which case you will need to simply analyse their contribution. Check for primary
sources where they have been interviewed by others? Look at the way they have responded to
questions, as this may tell you a lot about them as a leader.
Assessment Overview
Your assessments consist of the following parts (as detailed below)
Part 1) Identification of a leader that has made a contribution
Part 2) Review their contributions and leadership qualities
Part 3) Analyse their qualities or reflect on their impact on your world view
Part 4) Complete a Wiki page (e.g. Wix (https://www.wix.com/account/sites) ) . You are welcome
to use whatever media form you like (noting that wikipedia is not suitable as others can edit or
delete your work).
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Assessment Details
Identify a leader that inspires you, past or present. It is important to find leaders you respect and
role models that you aspire to. They can be within your field or outside your field.
Discuss a leader you respect
1. what contributions have they made to their field and the world at large
2. what traits and leadership qualities do they possess that you find inspiring
AND
Review why/how do you think they got these qualities?
1. Are they born with it or is it something they have cultivated over time?
2. How do you think their traits and characteristics have supported their efforts and
contributions?
Or, reflect on how they have affected your worldview on leadership
Task length: 300 word Wiki (+/-10%, excluding tables and figures, title, and
subheadings).
Please cite references, images, and multimedia (APA or Harvard Style) you use in your
submission (in text citations contribute to the word count, the reference section does not).
Making a Wiki report
Please create a Wiki page that will be displayed to other members of this community (students
who enrol in the Student OLE) based on above items.
A Wiki is more of an interactive piece of writing. A wiki has text, but is more informal. It has more
subheadings, also may contain, images, videos, sound files, and can have interactive elements
such as links to other wikis and web pages.
There are a number of online tools to help you create a wiki, that you can read about here
(https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-sites-create-wikipedialike-website/) .
You only need to submit the link to your Wiki Page when you submit this assignment. Please
make sure it is NOT password protected, or we won't be able to view and mark it.
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Sample Wiki - FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY
https://490015025.wixsite.com/website (https://490015025.wixsite.com/website)