John Delaney Speech Analysis

For this discussion I chose to watch the President of the University of North Florida John Delaney. President Delaney talked very highly of UNF and gave information that I did not even know about the school. His speech was insightful because I got to learn things about UNF that I had not known before. Things like a little over 30 years ago UNF was only home to Junior’s and Seniors, but now UNF has expanded exponentially. He also spoke about how UNF classes are much smaller than other university’s and that is very true. It gives the students a better education according to President Delaney. He also spoke about leadership and how the professors here are amazing leaders and it takes a special person to be one of the great leaders. Foti
(pg. 8 in textbook) President Delaney brought up his Utopia exercise, this exercise has 3 rules. The first is that you have to give all the money you need, the second is nobody is going to oppose it, and the last is you can change any law, rule, or regulation. With this exercise he is trying to explain how to get people do think outside the box and get this problem fixed and how to get ahead. By the middle of his speech he then lets the students and faculty that are watching him ask questions. A question that a student asked what makes him a great leader. He responded with he is not sure if he is a great leader, but in his opinion the three steeps to a great leader are to listen, decide (what is the best idea), and implement. According to our book people believe that leadership is a way to improve their personal, social, and professional. (Pg. 1 of textbook) Present Delaney also mentions that when you are in management that when you should surround yourself with people that can help you with that problem and give you advice. These people should though have the same background as you. According to our book President Delaney has Position power because he is the president of UNF and has a higher rank then most people at the