DeismReason and Science are the

Primary Guides to Life

Carmen MontoyaAnnette ProvencioEDU 501July 28, 2015

What is Deism?Deism is the belief that God created the world, but never

interrupts it with supernatural events. God does not interfere

with his creations.

Basic beliefs

Belief in a single creator based on reason.

God is an absolute unity not a trinity.The world is finite and operates by

natural laws.God does not intervene.

The Four Typologies of

Deism

Type 1

French originGod is not concerned with the

ongoing operations or the world.God has no regard for what has

happened or will happen to it since the creation.

Type 2

God is concerned with the natural happenings of the world but not with the moral actions of human beings.

Man can act rightly or wrongly, righteously or wickedly, morally or immorally. It is no concern to god.

Type 3

God governs the world and does not care about the moral activities of man.

God insist that man be obedient to the moral law grounded in nature.

Man has no future after death.

Type 4Common view of English and

American Deist of Earlier CenturiesGod regulates the world and expects

man to obey the moral law grounded in nature.

Life after death for man exist. Rewards for the good and punishments for the wicked.

Thomas Jefferson

Author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd

President

Jefferson believed that there is one god and that he is the sustainer and manager of the universe.

God is infinitely wise, good, righteous, and powerful.

The world is under the rule of natural law.

Thomas Painepolitical writer

• God is all powerful, all-knowing, all-good, infinite, merciful, and incomprehensible.

• God exists by the exercise of reason.

• No supernatural revelation because believing them is unknowable.

Criticisms

• It seems self-defeating to admit a miracle like creation and then ding the possibility of other miracles.

• If god created the universe for the good of his creatures, then it seems reasonable to assume that he would miraculously intervene. An all good creator would not abandon his creations if he could help them.

Team Leadership

Team Leadership:

A group composed of members who are interdependent, who share common goals, and who must coordinate their activities to accomplish their goals.

A Leader… Determine where there is team problems and the need for intervention. Make decisions that they think are best for the group.

An effective team leader… determine what type of intervention will be effective if it is needed. will make better decisions for the group. Will use innovative ideas

TEAM LEADERSHIP MODEL

Hill’s Leadership Model:

Decision #1 When Should I intervene?

Predictors of Team Effectiveness

Decision #2Should I intervene in task or relational needs?

Task

Getting job done Making decisions Solving problems Adapting to change

Making plans

Achieving goals

Relational

Developing a positive climate

solving interpersonal problems

Satisfying members’ needs

Developing cohesion

Decision #3Should I intervene internally or externally?

Internal Conflict between group

members Goals are unclear,

group leader roles.

External Organization isn’t

supporting needs of team members

Goals keep changing People feel unvalued

Internal Task Leadership Action

Set of skills or actions leader might perform to improve task performance: Goal focusing (clarifying, gaining agreement)

Structuring for results (planning, visioning, organizing, clarifying roles, delegating)

Facilitating decision making (informing, controlling, coordinating, mediating, synthesizing, issue focusing)

Training team members in task skills (educating, developing)

Maintaining standards of excellence (assessing team and individual performance, confronting inadequate performance)

Internal Relational Leadership Action

Set of leadership actions leader needs to implement to improve team relationships:

Coaching team members in interpersonal skills

Collaborating (including, involving)

Managing conflict and power issues (avoiding confrontation, questioning ideas)

Building commitment and esprit de corps (being optimistic, innovating, envisioning, socializing, rewarding, recognizing)

Satisfying individual member needs (trusting, supporting, advocating)

Modeling ethical and principled practices (fair, consistent, normative)

External Leadership Action

Set of skills or behaviors leader needs to implement to improve environmental interface with team:

Networking and forming alliances in environment (gather information, increase influence)

Advocating and representing team to environment

Negotiating upward to secure necessary resources, support, and recognition

Buffering team members from environmental distractions

Assessing environmental indicators of team’s effectiveness (surveys, evaluations, performance indicators)

Sharing relevant environmental information with team

How does this model work?

1st-Leader engages leader mediation process

2nd – Determining exact intervention needed

3rd-Determine action needed or which level to intervene

4th- Decide to intervene at any or all 3 levels

Strengths!

Provides answers to what constitutes excellent teams

Provides a cognitive guide that assists leaders in designing and maintaining effective teams

Recognizes the changing role of leaders and followers in organizations

Can be used as a tool in group leader selection

Criticism

Has not been supported or tested

Does not provide easy answers for decisions leaders have to make

Fails to provide much guidance

More focus required on how to teach and provide skill development

Application

Useful in leader decision making

Can be used as a team diagnostic tool

References

Geisler, N., & Watkins, W. (1989). Worlds apart: A handbook on world views (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book House.

Northouse, P. (2004). Leadership: Theory and practice (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage.