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Individual

Dynamics &

Leadership

Statement of Objectives of the Study

To understand and analyze the varied pattern of human behavior

To develop the ability to draw inferences with respect to work behavior

To relate the inferences to the concepts being studied in the course ‘Individual Dynamics and Leadership’

Method of Study

Every member of the team has thoroughly read all chapters of the book

We have analysed the book with respect to various theories related to:

Personality Perception Emotion Learning Motivation Leadership

We have also watched The Last Lecture video uploaded on the book’s website to:

gain better understanding of the writer and, Imbibe his perspective towards different aspects of life

Introduction of Randy Pausch

A professor of Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction and Design at Carnegie Mellon University

Worked with Adobe, Google, Electronic Arts (EA), and Walt Disney Imagineering, and pioneered the non-profit Alice project

Co-founded The Entertainment Technology Centre at Carnegie Mellon with Don Marinelli

Loving husband to Jai and adoring father to three kids named Dylan, Logan and Chloe

Randy lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on July 25th, 2008 

The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture

An Injured Lion Still Wants To Roar

My Life In A Laptop

The Elephant In The Room

Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

The Parent Lottery

The Elevator In The Ranch House

Getting To Zero G

I Never Made It To The NFL

You’ll Find Me Under “V”

A Skill Set Called Leadership

Winning Big

The Happiest Place On Earth

Adventures…and Lessons Learned

Adventures…and Lessons Learned

The Park Is Open Until 8 p.m.

The Man In The Convertible

The Dutch Uncle

Pouring Soda In The Backseat

Romancing The Brick Wall

Not All Fairy Tales End Smoothly

Lucy, I’m Home

A New Year’s Story

Adventures…and Lessons Learned

“In Fifty Years, It Never Came Up”

Jai

The Truth Can Set You Free

Enabling The Dreams of Others

Enabling The Dreams of Others

I’m On My Honeymoon, But If You Need Me …

A Recovering Jerk

Training A Jedi

They Just Blew Me Away

The Promised Land

It’s About How to Live Your Life

It’s About How to Live Your Life

Dream Big

Earnest Is Better Than Hip

Raising The White Flag

Let’s Make A Deal

Don’t Complain, Just Work Harder

Treat The Disease, Not The Symptom

Don’t Obsess Over What People Think

Start By Sitting Together

Look For The Best In Everybody

Watch What They Do, Not What They Say

It’s About How to Live Your Life

If At First You Don’t Succeed…

Be The First Penguin

Get People’s Attention

The Lost Art Of Thank-You Notes

Loyalty Is A Two-Way Street

The Friday Night Solution

Show Gratitude

Send Out Thin Mints

All You Have Is What You Bring With You

A Bad Apology Is Worse Than No Apology

It’s About How to Live Your Life

Tell The Truth

Get In Touch With Your Crayon Box

The $100,000 Salt and Pepper Shaker

No Job Is Beneath You

Know Where You Are

Never Give Up

Be A Communitarian

All You Have To Do Is Ask

Make A Decision: Tigger or Eeyore

A Way to Understand Optimism

The Input Of Others

Final Remarks

Final Remarks

Dreams For My Children

Jai And Me

The Dreams Will Come To You

Theoretical Framework(s)

Motivation:

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Goal Setting Theory Self Determination Theory McClelland’s Theory of Needs Theory “Y”

Learning:

Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning Social Learning

Theoretical Framework(s)

Emotions:

Emotional Dissonance Cognitive Dissonance

Personality:

Core Self Evaluation Self Monitoring Risk Taking Proactive Personality

Learnings and Conclusions

See the glass as “half-full”

If you can dream it, you can do it

Always bring something to the table

Don’t complain, just work harder

Brick walls are there for a reason

Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted

Time must be explicitly managed, like money

Start by sitting together

Learnings and Conclusions

You can always change your plan, only if you have one

Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress you

The Head Fake

Just because you are in the driver seat doesn’t mean you have to run people over

Don’t be Hip, be Earnest

HAVE FUN!!!

Bibliography

The Last Lecture Lessons in Living by Randy Pausch, Professor, Carnegie Mellon With Jeffrey Zaslow

Website: www.thelastlecture.com

Video of The Last Lecture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

Thank You

Team Members :

• Niraj Agrawal

• Sourabh Bhaumik

• Saurabh Jain

• Abhishek Panda

• Hemangi Rastogi

• Jaideep Dasgupta