Jack Dalton

Open University Account for studies in 2021-22 B329

[Jack Dalton @B329JackD]

#B329LeadershipChallenge - Child Hunger in the UK is getting worse due to factors such as Covid 19; do you think that there is enough publicity to highlight this regularly through either television or social media?

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#oub329 Week 17 - The ability to story tell through various medias such as images can generate more power to followers. Also, reframing a discourse can reconceptualize a problem for better or alternative understanding.

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#OUB329 Week 16 Activist Leadership - Precarious leadership seems to tie in with my Leadership challenge. “Relational infrastructure” applies both in personal and working lives #relatable. Technology is also utilised more than I thought within precarious leadership too.

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#OUB329 week15 discusses Resistance Leadership - Fleming and Spicer that links 4 types of leadership & the accompanying resistance. Differentiating the different types has been useful & the associating links is interesting & relatable. See it most days in the workplace

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#OUB329 Week 14 - looking at both tame and wicked challenges, both carry complexities however have different levels of “solvability” - also looked at place based leadership, relevant for my call to action! just started with my collab team, a little behind…

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@Anthony_B329 Good Luck Tony! I’m just very conscious about picking a good challenge for the collaboration, so many options

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#oub329 wk13 - questionnaire submitted too! I like how this allows the students to give honest feedback for the TMA which hopefully can provide benefit to future students & also for the OU 😄

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#oub329 wk13 - TMA02 hand in day! A different assignment to one I’ve done before, difficult to flow however is packed with information, theories and frameworks. Fingers crossed!

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#OUB329 Wk12 - Positive, Negative and Zero-Sum Approaches. An insight into different situations resulting in the above. Crosby (2017) identifies 3 points for achieving the common good. All of which i have noted for future reference for collaboration #winwin

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#OUB329 Wk11 taught me about Coping with conflict and change. One are which interested me most was Constructive dissent. Often we think of dessent as destructive or negative, where it needs not be. I will look to utilise my new knowledge on this on upcoming relevant debates!

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#OUB329 Wk10 PT2 - This weeks learning allowed me to understand the influence more, and also to how to be mindful of what could happen, such as nepotism. Also, to be mindful of followers, and the impact that they have surrounding poor or toxic leadership

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#OUB329 Wk10 PT1 - Mobilising Followers. This explored networks, leadership and influence. This week showed me how leadership can happen through influence and networks of working rather than through hierarchy, and the importance of relations to make leadership happen.

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#OUB329 Wk9 - Developing positive relationships and collaborations. The reading explained why collaboration is important, and what can leadership activities can support collaboration. Another reflection activity this week, i'm a doubter! more room to improve again for me

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#OUB329 Wk8 included inclusiveness & diversity in relation to leadership, and boundaryless leadership. Delving into the situational leadership model, an activity allowed me to check my own style. This was a shock, but gave me direction to where i need to change. Challenge!

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#OUB329 Wk7 - Looking at the differences between an administrator, a manager and a leader; and also how can you become an inspiring leader? An insightful week including a speech from Karen Kane, which i intend on using when looking at dealing with difficult employees at work!

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#OUB329wk6 - TMA Week! I managed to get the questions prepared early, interview done on Monday, and submitted with a day to go. Fingers crossed the tutorial helped me!

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#OUB329wk5 Blog learning week. Not for me! I have never written nor i don't think read one up until this week. However a tutorial or 2 later, i am as ready as I'm going to be. Hopefully i can master blog writing and interviewing, and add it to the skillset!

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#OUB329wk4 A few buzz words from week 4 - GLOBE (Dimensions & Clusters), Orientation, Knowledge, Behaviour. Schein & Schein's lilypond metaphor really helped me understand culture!

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#OUB329Wk3 explored populism. It's a subject which i didn't know much about prior to this, however it shows how influential charismatic leaders are, regardless of the potentially negative policies which they set to enforce. A true eye opener!

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#OUB329Wk2 Studies this week have made me realise and understand the pressures which are becoming more present. I realise that i am grateful for my secure job with little precarity. This needs to be spoken about more than what it currently is!