Question.5430 - Individual Traits and DiversityDiscussionA Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products (Mountain Standard or Mountain Daylight Time), post one substantial, well-constructed contribution. The post should clearly state your position, include supporting evidence from the case study, and appropriately apply concepts from the reading assignments.This initial post should be between 250 and 300 words in length. (Mountain Standard or Mountain Daylight Time), make at least three meaningful replies (not to exceed 150 words each) to other students’ initial posts and/or responses to your initial post. Replies should be thoughtful and push the conversation forward, not simply agree, disagree or restate the post. Add your own thoughts and build upon what your classmates have posted. (This often is more difficult than it initially appears and requires some meaningful thought and effort. One way you can add to the conversation is by offering a different perspective or by contrasting your classmate's post with the application of a different principle. Another way to push the conversation forward is by adding a new and different example of how to apply the principle your classmate mentions. A third way of building upon your classmates' posts is by asking a related, rhetorical question and then providing your thoughts to answer the question. Each of these examples keep the conversation going and help to provide greater insight into how to apply the principles from the module.)Continue to monitor the discussion board throughout the week and engage with students who comment on your posts.Indicate the posts that you feel best address the question by liking them.Contribute to the learning community by positively engaging and challenging each other.Please include the word count as part of your submission on all assignments, including posts and replies.Use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation. Always be professional.Grading of AssessmentGrading will be based upon the attached rubric. (Click on the link with the three dots at the top right of the page to show the rubric.)Your initial post will be worth a maximum of 20 points, your responses and engagement with other students' posts will be worth a maximum of 18 points, and 2 points will be awarded for grammar and including the word count, for a total maximum of 40 points for this assignment.Since active participation is critical to this online discussion, no credit will be given for late submissions.Background"We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: If you’ve got ambition and smarts, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession, regardless of where you started out. But with opportunity comes responsibility. Companies today aren’t managing their employees’ careers; knowledge workers must, effectively, be their own chief executive officers. It’s up to you to carve out your place, to know when to change course, and to keep yourself engaged and productive during a work life that may span some 50 years. To do those things well, you’ll need to cultivate a deep understanding of yourself—not only what your strengths and weaknesses are but also how you learn, how you work with others, what your values are, and where you can make the greatest contribution. Because only when you operate from strengths can you achieve true excellence." (Peter F. Drucker in "Managing Oneself") It's clear that Alex has experienced a certain level of success up to this point, being "younger than every other product manager at Landon." There are certain traits that Alex has exhibited that probably have contributed to this success (e.g. conscientiousness), but there might be other traits that are missing (e.g. agreeableness). Assignment Very briefly share if you would like to work for Alex Sander? Would you like Alex Sander to work for you? (No more than one or two sentences.) Which one to two (1-2) principles or traits from this module will Alex Sander need to develop to be successful at Landon in the future? Provide examples of how Sander might develop these principles or traits.

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