OU Amber

OU student studying B329: leadership in a changing world

[OU Amber @OUAmber2]

#OUB329 #Week16 It was very interesting to learn about how relational infrastructures help activist groups to challenge barriers to leadership this week

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#OUB329 #Week16 This week I'd like to try some of the proposed methods of introducing productive conflict to the organisation in my own workplace. Feeling skeptical about how it will go, hoping study of constructive dissent in the last block will help me!

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#OUB329 #Week16 After completing study this week, I'm starting to notice all the empty signifiers around me.

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#OUB329 #Week15 I'm really interested by the insight Fleming and Spicer's resistance framework offers into the kind of resistance power can generate.

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#OUB329 #Week15 Learning about Fleming and Spicer's resistance framework has helped me recognise real life examples of resistance leadership. The framework makes it easy to understand how resistance occurs from the perspective of both follower and leader.

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#OUB329 #Week14 I really like the idea of categorising challenges as either tame, wicked or critical. I know I often get stuck when deciding how to tackle a challenge so categorising it provides a great way to get started

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#OUB329 #Week14 After learning about the three steps to determining and addressing issues this week, I think it's a framework I could definitely utilise in my own workplace and practice.

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#OUB329 #Week11 This week I learnt about 'constructive dissent'. As someone who viewed dissent as more damaging than potentially beneficial, Prof. Grint's suggestion that the ability to express disagreement in a constructive way is an important leadership practice surprised me.

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#OUB329 #Week10 This week I enjoyed learning about some relational leadership strategies. As a result of my study, over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to ask more questions.

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#OUB329 #Week10 This week I learnt that influence can occur through relationships alternate or in addition to hierarchy. I wonder if there's a pattern to whether relationships or hierarchy have most influence in different contexts/situations.

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Surely it's a leader's responsibility to motivate and engage those who do not want to collaborate? (3/3)

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#OUB329 #Week9 This week, I learnt about facilitative activities that support collaboration. For example, embracing the right members. (1/3)

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Reflecting on this, I'm wondering, if leaders always select people that want to collaborate over a capable team, do they lack the ability to influence & inspire others effectively? (2/3)

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As leaders, it's important that we consider the different attitudes of people and recognise that collaboration is a change in attitudes and behaviours of people (3)

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#OUB329 #Week9 This week I learnt about ways leaders can support collaboration. My personal favourite is 'putting people at the centre of your collaboration'. I think this builds nicely on last weeks work about diversity and inclusion. (1)

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I think, when it comes to collaborative work, some people can be apprehensive and approach situations that require collaboration with biases and pre-judgements at the forefront of their minds. (2)

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#OUB329 #Week8 This week I learned about the eight organisational practices effective for harnessing diversity. My personal favourite is 'supporting flexible work arrangements'. I think this is really important, particularly for inclusion purposes!

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#OUB329 #week8 It was really interesting to take the situational leadership quiz this week. I scored highest in the coaching section which reflects the style of training I've received. I'm intrigued to learn more about the other three styles

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#OUB329 #Week8 I'm finding choosing an option for Susan really challenging this week. I think trying to decide which style of leadership best suits her situation might be a reflection of my own uncertainties about how to adapt leadership practice to different circumstances

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#OUB329 #Week7 Watching Marshall Goldsmith's video about identity inspired a lot of reflection for me this week. I learnt about the four dimensions of identity. It was interesting to reflect on what my own remembered, reflected, programmed and created identities are.