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Essay Instructions: Mahatma Gandhi, one of the world's greatest spiritual and political leaders of the 20th century, was a business leader as well. Below he articulates his understanding of the customer in terms of hospitality:

?A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption to our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to do so.?

Gandhi went well beyond ?the customer is always right? mentality to create a model for business management and leadership based on customer service. Expressed in vocabulary of the Jesuit tradition, Gandhi seems to imply an intimate connection between cura personalis and profitability. To put it another way, he seems to have advocated a ?preferential option for the customer.?

How do you see the relationship between personal values and commercial success? In your essay, aim for fresh insights, not for clich?s. Include at least one, real-world example to illustrate your thinking.

Essay Instructions: 1. Leader -Mahatma Gandhi- What qualities do you admire and why?
2. Identify leadership style and theory:
Theory: Transactional and Transformational Leadership Theory - (Burns, 2003) Leadership- follower interaction first to suggest both leaders and followers have the ability to raise each other to higher levels of motivation and mortality (this is transformational leadership)- this leader has a vision, and is able to empower people with that vision; vision is the essence of transformational leadership
Another theory you may want to add is:
Emotional Intelligence (Mayer and Salovey 1997)- understanding and recognition of oneself and others abilities, perception and attitudes
Style: Authentic leadership- suggests in order lead, leaders must be true to themselves and their values and act accordingly; it is the leader's principles and their conviction to act accordingly that inspire followers
(these are exact definitions form my course text, you can research and expand on it if needed but i will cite it as needed as well)
3. Identify how this style benefited ability of this leader to reach desired goals.
4. Identify how this style hindered the ability of this leader to reach desired goals.
5. What factors motivated or attributed to the strengths of this individual?

(Some historical information events, critical moments- should be included as necessary per content)

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Essay Instructions: Discuss why Mahatma Ghandi is a Leader supported by quotes from a book source. As well discuss lessons that we learned from his life and how we can apply them to our lives as students of Highschool.

Essay Instructions: This assignment is about critically interacting with the article "Untouchability," by Mahatma Gandhi. This assignment is not just a critique of the authors/articles. Feel free to bring in other opinions/authors (in other words, besides the actual article itself, use two other sources that are relevant to Gandhi's article). Leave no stone unturned. Be sure to situate yourself in the review and give acknowledgment to the social and political realities of a multicultural society. This assignment requires careful, higher-order thinking beyond the typical "yes" and "no" responses. Also, use the following: 1) A summary of his main argument 2) An analysis of the strength and/or weakness of the main argument. Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the philosophical assumptions of the author. Speculate on how others might respond to Gandhi's position, especially based on Indian history and culture. Be thorough and candid. 3) A discussion of the implications for American stratified society- in other words, what difference does Gandhi's argument make in the pursuit of equality in a multicultural and capitalist America. You are expected to comment directly on the religious, cultural, and economic aspects of American society.