Miriam Cullen

Mother | OU student | Baking lower | Good food addict | Yoga lower | Slovakian |

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

@CarlOUstudy @Barry_Verdin @_NicolaMcDowell Thank you very much for your comment, Carl! It is a very interesting topic indeed and I see great opportunities for organizations that will adapt. Best of luck with your EMA!

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

I had an amazing experience working in the team on #B329LeadershipChallenge
I am delighted to share the fruit of our labor :)
#thegreatresignation #greenteam
Comments are very welcome. Thank you!
@_NicolaMcDowell
https://t.co/0Ltk322b3q

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

@_NicolaMcDowell Thank you @_NicolaMcDowell! I was truly fortunate to have a brilliant experience working with my fellow students. We have made a great team. Couldn't have asked for more in the final year :)

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

@FurnellLina @_NicolaMcDowell Thank you Lina for your kind words ;)

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

@MelHamerOU @_NicolaMcDowell Thank you very much for your comment and for sharing your personal input! Best of luck with your EMA too :)

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

@chaz7924 Caroline, I absolutely agree! We have experienced the same recently. Working on #B329LeadershipChallenge would have been easier in person rather than remotely. Yet this is the time we are living now and it will only increase in the coming years. It's the way forward. #lesstravel

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

@JadeB329 @KerrylNicoll @WM3284 @DervalHealy Congratulations Jade and to your team :)

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

@WhyDidntYouJust Pleasure to work with you :)

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

These phrases resonated with me in Wk17 of #OUB329
'A key leadership goal is to find ways to draw unity from diversity.'
'An effective leader is a multiplier of leaders.'
@_NicolaMcDowell

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

With power comes resistance. Yet the resistance doesn't need to be negative. It can pose as a catalyst and bring positive changes. #OUB329 Wk 15 @_NicolaMcDowell

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

In Wk14 of #OUB329, I have realized that you need to really listen to the local stakeholders and involve creativity to deal with wicked problems such as Family for every child faces in Mumbai.

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

Is a positive-sum leadership even possible? Theoretically, yes, but achieving a win-win situation for internal and external stakeholders is very challenging and rather rare; resulting in difficult decisions for leaders to be made.
#OUB329 Wk12 @_NicolaMcDowell

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

Sometimes a conflict is unnecessary but it doesn't need to be destructive. If all stakeholders are considered and heard then constructive dissent practice can bring better results compared to leadership running away from conflicts. #OUB329 Wk11
@_NicolaMcDowell

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

Wk10 of #OUB329 I was surprised to find out that a professional law firm can act as a relational organization recognising the connection between business and personal life rather than promoting the traditional separation between the two.
@_NicolaMcDowell

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

In Wk9 of #OUB329, I have learned that Abraham Lincoln demonstrated characteristics of collaborative leadership to achieve something he believed in to serve the greater good for future generations.
@_NicolaMcDowell

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

@andreaopenuni @_NicolaMcDowell Best of luck with your new position :)

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

In Wk8 of #OUB329, I have learned that I mostly use coaching and supporting leadership styles.
I will have to consider handing over tasks and giving explicit task information more often to increase my leadership abilities. @_NicolaMcDowell

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

In Wk7 of #OUB329, I have learned 3 step approach of looking inward rather than outward when facing difficult situations or people. I will also try to upright my posture and breath more in those situations to get a better perspective at that moment. @_NicolaMcDowell

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

@_NicolaMcDowell - sorry Nicola I forgot to add you in my Tweet. Hope its ok this way for this post. Thanks

[Miriam Cullen @MiriamCullen2]

In Wk5 #OUB329 I have learnt that an educational setting achievements start with a happy culture. Also, reverting toxic culture requires a strong leader with personal ethos aligned with the happy culture who can mobilize all stakeholders and bring them on board.