The resources of Hunt Library can immediately be compared
with the system of thinking versus the body of knowledge. As a recap, systems
of thinking is defined as a method of critical thinking where one analyzes the
relationships between the system’s parts in order to understand a situation (Grimsley, n.d.) . A body of knowledge
on the other hand is nothing more than a collection of information. The key
difference between the two are how thinking is processed. For systems of
thinking, you come up with a big picture, break it apart and analyze each
pieces to enhance your knowledge of the big picture. A body of knowledge on the
other hand requires you to work the other way around. You have a bunch of information,
but you need to put them together to understand the main idea.
When examining the contents on the Hunt Library, ones can
easily recognize that most resources consists of books, articles, databases or
reports. Though the types of sources are significantly different, the key
characteristic that separates resources from the Hunt Library from a simple
search are how the information is analyzed. To clarify, I searched on what makes a good leader in both the
Hunt Library and search. I first started out with what I am more familiar with:
a simple search on Google. The first result was a short article from the
University of Notre Dame. The article consisted a list of characteristics and
skills leaders should have with a short description of its significance. Since
communication in my opinion is one of the most fundamental and powerful concept
in leadership, I compared how communication is analyzed. For the Notre Dame article,
communication was described as a required skill at every level of business. As
you read on, they also provided a list of different tasks such as motivating
teams and having a vision to enhance a leader’s communication (Alliance, n.d.) . All components were
explained briefly and only provided the basics.
When I searched what
makes a good leader at the Hunt Library, I came across a scholarly report.
Similar to the Notre Dame article, the report briefly explained the
significance of communication in leadership. The major difference was that the
importance of communication was broken down to several categories: each of them
containing a very detailed analysis. As an example, one part of the report
talked about the ties of motivation and communication. The report stated that
the ability to motivate people is a highly desired quality in a leader and to
obtain this skill, the leader must understand their people to obtain their cooperation
(Sprinks, 1993) . Other parts of the report also consisted of
statistical data that supported the author’s reasoning.
In conclusion, resources from the Hunt Library can aide our systems
of thinking by analyzing another. This is significant for my studies since we
can only gain so much from just a body of information. With another person’s analysis,
we can gain not just the basics, but understand the importance of a reasoning
better with their opinions and supportive details. We probably already
understand the basics of a topic but comparing another way of thinking can
assist us on asking questions on top of their questions- hence enhancing our
current knowledge.
Works Cited
Alliance, U. (n.d.). What Makes an Effective
Leader. Retrieved from University of Notre Dame:
http://www.notredameonline.com/resources/leadership-and-management/what-makes-an-effective-leader/#.VwgqsvkrKUk
Grimsley, S. (n.d.). Systems Thinking in
Management: Definition, Theory & Model. Retrieved from Study.com:
http://study.com/academy/lesson/systems-thinking-in-management-definition-theory-model.html
Sprinks, N. &. (1993). What Makes a Good
Leader? The Role of Communication. Retrieved from ProQuest:
http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/docview/205864643?pq-origsite=summon
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