Please read the attached story, “The Emperor’s Seed”, which is said to be a Chinese Folktale. After reading the story, please reflect on what you read and respond to the following questions.

Please read the attached story, “The Emperor’s Seed”, which is said to be a Chinese Folktale.  After reading the story, please reflect on what you read and respond to the following questions. 

By completing this assignment, you may earn points towards Exam 2, to make up lost points assigned as a penalty due to the violation discussed with you for using unauthorized notes/ other assistance besides the allowed page accessed on your exam computer.  Please see my personal correspondence with you regarding specific penalty details and potential make up points received by successfully completing this assignment

Please submit your response to the respective assignment on Canvas no later than the date assigned in my correspondence with you.  If you have questions, please reach out to me for assistance.

Note: This is to be your own work and not to be researched online.  If you use any sources to support your response, i.e. question 4, possibly, these must be cited.  

1.   A.  After reading the “tale”, why do you feel the Emperor selected Ling as his successor? 

        B.   As part of your answer, what traits did the Emperor feel were most important in selecting his successor? 

        C.  Do you agree with his decision? Why or why not?

  2.   A.  In thinking about the Emperor, as well as Ling, how do you feel this story relates to your role as a future leader or manager? 

        B.  How might you use this story in working with your employees?

1. In reflecting on your performance and actions in completing the recent exam, what character in the story do you most relate to/ describes you, and why? 

  4.  A.  In thinking about the story, how does this relate to any of Deming’s 14 points? Give specific examples, listing the specific point and explaining how it relates to the point.  Provide at least 2 points that are best illustrated in the tale.   

       B.  How does the story relate to Deming’s Red Bead experiment? Give specific examples that illustrate the similarity between the experiment and elements of the folktale.

5. What is the main lesson you, personally, will take from this story?

6. Finally, I’m curious to hear from you as to whether you feel this is something your classmates would appreciate reading. Again, I’m interested in your own personal thoughts and reasons. 

7.If you have any other comments relating to your recent exam, this story, or anything else, please feel free to provide additional comments.