Hope being
an elliptical is a means of which to create the hope from within. The basic definition
of hope is that there is a “feeling of expectation and desire for a particular
thing to happen.” (Oxford University Press, 2015) Using
concepts and principles from Snyder’s Hope Theory, there are three basic
building blocks that make up hope: goals, pathways, and the agency. (Snyder's Hope Theory, 2015) I will take a
moment to reflect how these buildings blocks can be tied into Boyatzis
Intentional Change Theory. (Boyatzis & McKee, 2005)
Goals are
the first ingredient for hope; these are what we want in our future. If you
were to tie this into Intentional Change Theory, goals come into place when we
imagine our ideal self. Our ideal self is a future that we want, a future that
we see ourselves in. When we compare this to our real self, much like in
mathematics we get the difference. This difference is what creates those goals
that we need for hope.
Creating
pathways from point A to point B is the next ingredient for hope. Intentional
change theory begins by asking the person to begin coming up with a learning
agenda, to experiment with new behavior, and finally to build those supportive
relationships. If it doesn’t seem likely that one pathway will work, begin
working on another.
Finally the
idea of agency comes into play, which is the idea of how well a person can
believe that the pathways will lead them to their goals. The more believable
these pathways are the stronger the agency. Sometimes as supervisors we need to
be able to help build these pathways, to give them that hope that something is
possible. The moment they have hope, the more likely they will outperform.
When
looking over hope theory, every aspect is important. Without goals there cannot
be hope. Without pathways there cannot be hope. Without the ability to imagine
the reality of the future as a possible future, there cannot be hope. The
biggest of these I believe is the ability to create the pathways from real self
to ideal self. This is how I can keep moving forward. It’s not just imaging my
ideal self but to build a strong pathway that could get me there, one that is
specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. This is how I would
build that elliptical for myself and is how I will need to build that
elliptical for others.
There are
three basic building blocks to Snyder’s Hope Theory: goals, pathways, and
agency. These building blocks are all required to have hope, but the most
important one is being able to build that pathway. This can be strongly tied to
Boyatzis Intentional Change Theory with creating that pathway to get from the
real self to the ideal self. This is what is required to build that hope not
for myself, but for others as well.
References
Boyatzis, R.,
& McKee, A. (2005). Resonant Leadership. Boston: Harvard Business
School Publishing.
Oxford University Press. (2015). hope. Retrieved
2015, from Oxford Dictionaries:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/hope
Snyder's Hope Theory. (2015). Retrieved 2015, from Mind Tools:
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/snyder-hope-theory.htm
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