Rachel Harrison - B329

Executive Assistant and Open University student studying towards a BA Hons in Business Management. 📚

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

It’s time we made it a legal requirement for employers to pay the REAL living wage. People cannot go on like this.. please sign the petition within my blog and help say #NoMoreWorkingPoor

https://t.co/1epCVTvRzA

#B329LeadershipChallenge

[Jancis @JancisB329]

Have you experienced food poverty in the UK? Are you worried that you might? Would you share your story in the comments? #StarvingForChange

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

Activist leadership is very relevant to my leadership challenge to tackle the gap between income and expenditure as it will require collective action. An individual alone cannot raise the minimum wage, it will take a group movement to be noticed. #OUB329Wk16

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

Resistance leadership was very interesting to read about. I agree with Collinson and Ackroyd that resistance in the workplace is not always deviant behaviour, but is part of organisational life and can be used as a driver for positive change. #OUB329Wk15

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

@emmb3291 Good luck 🤞🏻 and try not to let the TMA result get you down too much - I received my own disappointing marks last year but it actually really guided my assignment writing and helped my future marks 🤗 x

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

I'd be interested in others thoughts.. do you think that poverty is still a problem within the UK in 2022? #OUB329Wk14 #Poverty #Poll

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

Starting to think about #B329LeadershipChallenge ideas.. I believe the child poverty crisis is particularly relevant to today's society, and shocking that we are still having to tackle this in 2022. #OUB329Wk14

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

@sophiebrock6 I’m going solo on this one with similar previous bad experiences!!

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

@RachelB_B329 I know I was very surprised!!

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

Just received the best TMA mark I’ve had so far throughout this degree - over the moon! You can tell I am invested and interested in this module 😊👏🏻

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

@RachelB_B329 Congrats to you too! 🥰 I’m terrified but hoping I can juggle! 😅

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

Because a full time job and part time degree wasn’t keeping me busy enough! 💖🤭 advice on juggling newborn + final year of degree much appreciated! 😅

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

When undertaking our leadership challenge project, our group should initially come together and discuss what a successful outcome will look like - developing a vision of success will hopefully lead to a positive-sum outcome. #B329Wk12

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

In an ideal world we would have a lot more positive-sum outcomes, but unfortunately in the world of business - I think this very rarely happens. I believe in the majority of cases, someone either loses or compromises, especially when money is involved. #B329Wk12

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

I have learned that being able to express your disagreement through constructive dissent is a great skill to have as a leader and one that I will look to explore within my own career, even if that means stepping out of my comfort zone. #OUB329Wk11

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

As I work within the NHS, week 11 was particularly interesting. I have witnessed first hand that every leadership decision will cause conflict, but agree that these decisions often lead to innovation and the halting of poor practice. Conflict is therefore necessary. #OUB329Wk11

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

Week 10 has encouraged me to take a more active role in contributing towards leadership in my organisation. Just because you aren't in a position of traditional 'power' doesn't mean that you have no influence. #OUB329Wk10

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

It was interesting to read about the power followers have not only in influencing leadership, but also voting to prevent toxic leadership. It highlights the importance of building positive relationships, and listening to the opinions of those followers. #OUB329Wk10

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

The role of leader to promote collaboration within teams is so important - Rome was not built in a day, and not singlehandedly! I think a shared vision that all members agree on and contribute to is the best way to begin working collaboratively. #OUB329Wk9

[Rachel Harrison - B329 @B329Rachel]

My weakest collaborative leadership capability is not seeing a problem from all angles before acting. I often jump, fuelled by emotion and little factual accuracy which has landed me in hot water before! I must try harder to slow down! #OUB329Wk9