Respond to Peers: Review several of your classmates’ posts, and by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week, respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion. In your reply to your classmates, you must identify usage of applied behavioral science concepts in your classmates’ posts. In addition, ask questions that might help to further your understanding of the discussion or take the discussion to a deeper level. Did you agree with their conclusions based on the examples they presented? Why, or why not? Did they communicate the concepts from the readings in a clear, accurate, and precise manner? Explain. View the Critical Thinking Community (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. website for further assistance.  Candace Lyons FridayJan 26 at 11:50am Manage Discussion Entry      I worked as an executive assistant to the Garrison Commander who was a Colonel in the Army. I had expressed interest in moving to another position and told him my future goals. He really invested time with me and challenged me to do more and do it better. He led by example and he also empowered me to take over projects and lead teams. He would task me to do things that I had never done before and write speeches for him to deliver at observances. I was very frustrated at first. When I messed up, which I did a lot of at first, he called me in his office and asked me to explain my rationale. Then he would walk me through his thought process and introduced me to resources that he used. When he moved on to his next assignment, I was offered and accepted a position working as an advisor to a 3-Star General. He really played a major role in launching my career.      I would describe him as a transformational leader. "Transformational leaders motivate and inspire their followers to exceed expectations and foster personal growth" (Mühlberger and Traut-Mattausch, 2015, p. 201). He really challenged me to think more strategically, provided constructive feedback, and invested time into my professional development. He knew I had a vested interest in mission success and that I would give my all. He gave me the confidence to believe in my abilities and pursue my goals. He also gave me stern reminders to go back to school and get my degree.      I currently work with international allies and across the globe. Globalization has changed the workplace, requiring people to understand the strength in diversity and cultural ethics. Each Presidential administration changes the dynamics of international relationships. Industry and Organizational psychologist can help people discover the world from other vantage points.      According to our text, "self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief in his or her ability to successfully complete the steps required for a given task or to achieve a certain goal" (McCarthy Et. 2016). The Commander c ...

1. Respond to Peers:
Review several of your classmates’ posts, and by 11:59 p.m. on
Day 7 of the week, respond to at least two of your classmates’
posts. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier
in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in
this discussion. In your reply to your classmates, you must
identify usage of applied behavioral science concepts in your
classmates’ posts. In addition, ask questions that might help to
further your understanding of the discussion or take the
discussion to a deeper level. Did you agree with their
conclusions based on the examples they presented? Why, or why
not? Did they communicate the concepts from the readings in a
clear, accurate, and precise manner? Explain. View the
Critical Thinking Community (Links to an external site.)Links
to an external site.
website for further assistance.
Candace Lyons
FridayJan 26 at 11:50am
Manage Discussion Entry
I worked as an executive assistant to the Garrison
Commander who was a Colonel in the Army. I had expressed
interest in moving to another position and told him my future
goals. He really invested time with me and challenged me to do
more and do it better. He led by example and he also
empowered me to take over projects and lead teams. He would
task me to do things that I had never done before and write
speeches for him to deliver at observances. I was very frustrated

2. at first. When I messed up, which I did a lot of at first, he called
me in his office and asked me to explain my rationale. Then he
would walk me through his thought process and introduced me
to resources that he used. When he moved on to his next
assignment, I was offered and accepted a position working as an
advisor to a 3-Star General. He really played a major role in
launching my career.
I would describe him as a transformational leader.
"Transformational leaders motivate and inspire their followers
to exceed expectations and foster personal growth" (Mühlberger
and Traut-Mattausch, 2015, p. 201). He really challenged me to
think more strategically, provided constructive feedback, and
invested time into my professional development. He knew I had
a vested interest in mission success and that I would give my
all. He gave me the confidence to believe in my abilities and
pursue my goals. He also gave me stern reminders to go back to
school and get my degree.
I currently work with international allies and across the
globe. Globalization has changed the workplace, requiring
people to understand the strength in diversity and cultural
ethics. Each Presidential administration changes the dynamics
of international relationships. Industry and Organizational
psychologist can help people discover the world from other
vantage points.
According to our text, "self-efficacy refers to an individual's
belief in his or her ability to successfully complete the steps
required for a given task or to achieve a certain goal"
(McCarthy Et. 2016). The Commander changed my belief in my
abilities and what I could achieve if I applied myself. He was
very confident in his own abilities.
I always try to achieve optimal performance at work. I give
too much of my best sometimes and have nothing left by the

3. time I have to finish homework. I need to set SMART goals for
myself and work to prioritize them so that I am not overloaded
and unable to accomplish the things that are most important.
McCarthy, C. J., DeLisi, M., Getzfeld, A. R., McCarthy, C. J.,
Moss-King, D. A., Mossler, R., Privitera, G. J., Spence, C.,
Walker, J. D., Weinberg, R. S., & Youssef-Morgan, C. M.
(2016). Introduction to applied behavioral science [Electronic
version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/
Mühlberger, M. D., & Traut-Mattausch, E. (2015). Leading to
Effectiveness Comparing Dyadic Coaching and Group
Coaching. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 51(2),
198-230. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.
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Jauron James
FridayJan 26 at 12:20pm
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Identify the leader.
Although I did not care for this individual during my time at
Marine Corps boot camp, the leader that I chose for this
discussion is Drill Instructor Morgan (United States Marine
Corps.
Provide specific examples of what this person did and/or said to
impact your career/work attitudes and behaviors.

4. So as we all know depending on the individual, no matter the
branch of service one chooses, military boot camp will have its
share of difficulties. Growing up I was very cocky and athletic.
I was the type of person that I would not give a person the
satisfaction of thinking they got the best of me or would not
allow them to tell me I couldn’t accomplish something. He did
just that. He told me that I wasn’t good enough and wouldn’t
make it to graduation. Through physical fitness, Drill Instructor
Morgan challenged me each and each day to push far beyond
what I had believed my personal limitations to be. Long story
short, within my career and life he showed how not to allow
personal expectations to limit me in my growth. He taught me
how to push past the pain and adversity which has translated
into who I am today as a child of God, husband, father, and
Marine.
Review the Instructor Guidance and describe the leadership
behaviors of the person you selected in terms of transactional
and transformational leadership styles.
Transactional – First and foremost, as for contingent rewards,
that’s funny. We were lucky receiving 5 minutes to eat. I will
say that he was very active and passive in the management of
the recruits. In the beginning he was constantly down our
throats until we began to learn what was expected of us, then he
took a passive role by giving us a little more freedom. Until we
messed up then the consequences would be worse than before.
As for transformational, I wouldn’t say it was the individual but
the process, the challenges that we endured. They were just a
part of the systematic approach of tearing and recruit down and
building them back up into a United States Marines.
Consider the information in the textbook about our rapidly
changing environment and the impact of globalization on
business environments. Specify what types of education,

5. training, and/or relevant experiences you will need to be
prepared to thrive in a rapidly changing, global workplace.
When it comes to myself and this question, I would use my
experience within the Marine Corps to successfully manage in a
rapidly changing field. In the military, we a constantly evolving
in our system and updating our policy. For us we must continue
to evolve and be well rounded, so change is nothing new. We
should all seek to find better practices to improve the
workplace.
Examine the uses and applications of self-efficacy research in
relation to both the leader you selected and your own approach
to learning and work. Specifically, explore the role of self-
efficacy in the leader’s and your own learning motivation and
workplace behavior.
Like I said before, Drill Instructor Morgan was in place to
facilitate the learning process. While they took great pride in
tearing us down, they also helped build confidence in ourselves
by accomplishing task that we didn’t think we could be where it
was to jumping off the repel tower, and completing the
Crucible. By going through that 13 week period it changed my
belief about what I could accomplish. Individuals develop a
sense of self-efficacy from personal performance, learning by
example, social interactions, and how they feel in a situation
(McCarthy, DeLisi, Getzfeld, McCarthy, Moss-King, Mossler,
Privitera, Spence, Walker, Weinberg & Youssef-Morgan, 2016,
sect 8.3)
Select at least two basic science topics from Chapter 10: Sport
Psychology, and describe how these topics are also relevant to
your learning and career/work settings (e.g., optimal
performance, optimal development, optimal experience,
competition, self-determination theory, social loafing, goal-
setting, etc.).

6. Although the Marine Corps is a brotherhood, we are also in
competition when it comes to promotion. That very thing drives
to seek self-improvement in hopes that our body of work
outweighs the next Marine. Goal-setting also proves to be very
important as well constantly have requirements that must be met
in order to complete the mission. Unlike other careers, mission
accomplishment for service members can prove to be life or
death for someone.
References:
McCarthy, C. J., DeLisi, M., Getzfeld, A. R., McCarthy, C. J.,
Moss-King, D. A., Mossler, R., Privitera, G. J., Spence, C.,
Walker, J. D., Weinberg, R. S., & Youssef-Morgan, C. M.
(2016). Introduction to applied behavioral science [Electronic
version].Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/
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