Paul Tough the Book, Whatever it Takes,
Whatever It Takes – Paul Tough
Introduction
The book, Whatever It Takes, by Paul Tough became a best seller because it captured the attention of people in both a scholarly way and yet because of its easy-to-read, entertaining format, and because the issues that Tough writes about are very important to the future of America. That important issue involves education and getting families from disadvantaged communities to rise up and seize opportunities to become enriched socially and economically. Tough highlights the ups and the downs of an expensive, 97-block project called the Harlem Children's Zone. This paper reviews and critiques the book.
Thesis: An impoverished community can be awakened to a fresh new approach to education, and with cooperation and hard work, the children in that community can be given a far better future. This book is the perfect illustration of important socioeconomic transitions that must take place for that brighter future.
Leadership vision and organizational strategy
In this paper, we are going to be studying effective leadership. This will be accomplished by focusing on: the importance of vision / sharing, organizations that are facing challenges from these issues and assessing five failures from ineffective leadership. Once this takes place, is when we can show specific tactics are helping leaders to reach out to various stakeholders.
Four discussion questions with APA-cited responses
¶ … leaders and followers form relationships, and the impact of those relationships on followers, leaders, and organizations. These include relational leadership theory (RLT), leader-member exchange theory (LMX), and…