Kouzes and Posner identify Enable Others to Act as the fourth practice of exemplary leaders, and Enocourage the Heart as the fifth practice. Review the definition of these practices, watch the assigned video talk by Craig Groeschel, and then view this clipLinks (http://www.regent.edu/admin/media/fms/vod/singlePlayerURL.cfm?address=8000186) to an external site. from the film, Defiance. This is a film based on a true story about resistance to Nazi oppression in Belarus during WW II. Prior to the start of this scene, Tuvia Bielski (Daniel Craig) had first convinced and then helped a large number of Jews escape from a Nazi ghetto. This scene opens as they arrive at the refugee camp. For this forum, outline and discuss the leadership practice and commitments from chapters 5 & 6 of the Kouzes and Posner text and the Groeschel video talk, and describe how Tuvia Bielski and his leaders demonstrate the leadership practices – enable others to act and encourage the heart. Be specific. Provide examples of how you have demonstrated or witnessed these practices in your own life.
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Remember…we’re focusing on the “how.” HOW does Tuvia enable others to act…or encourage the heart. Be specific…show me what Tuvia does…tell me what Kozues and Posner say…link the two.
