Edris Rada

OU Student
Business Management (Marketing)
All opinions are my own

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#SocialChange is such an important topic in today's business environment and the changes in technology, and the way in which we live and work.

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@B329Leadership #Week17 introduced #SocialChange, and the importance of #leadership in conveying a message for societal change and action. Reframing a discourse allows for new perspectives, and reveals dynamics of #power and #control. #OUB329

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I was interested in the ways #precarious workers practice #leadership, and how #barriers can be used to their advantage; also using new forms or technology to enable a more powerful form of #activist leadership. #OUB329

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@B329Leadership #Week16 Introduced #ActivistLeadership, the #purpose in leadership, #democratic practices/leadership and how #precarious groups practice leadership that is diverse, accessible and flexible. #OUB329

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I found the topic of resistance interesting, as I have seen it affect my own workplace. Fleming and Spicer's (2007) power and resistance framework helped me understand the different types of #power and the #resistance they likely provoke, and how I can manage this at work #OUB329

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@B329Leadership #Week15 introduced #ResistanceLeadership, and the different types of resistance. Resistance can be a part of leadership, and its important to understand the complexity of #leading and #following. Resistance can lead to positive changes #OUB329

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@B329Leadership Week 14 Introduced the leadership challenge, and 'Place-based leadership'. This type of leadership is focused #locally, for challenges affecting a certain place, and tends to be #collaborative and #participative. #OUB329

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This session has made me think about the ways I would #manage a #collaborative situation, ensuring a #win-win outcome for my own #aims, and those of others. It is important to work out our #common aims and goals, and making #compromises.

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@B329Leadership This week explored #leadership as a #PositiveSum game, and how #collaboration and #compromise can lead to win-win outcomes. Leaders should look to achieve the #CommonGood. There are limitations to this, such as creating unreasonable expectations. #OUB329

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This session has been useful in seeing #conflict as a way to improve and innovate, rather than assuming it is always negative. I have learnt how important it is to consider other #perspectives in conflict in order to be a better #leader myself. #OUB329

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@B329Leadership This week explored #conflict and #leadership, the reasons conflict can arise, and how conflict isn't always negative - it can lead to innovation and improvement - through #ConstructiveDissent. We also considered conflict from different perspectives. #OUB329

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This has inspired me to utilise our #networked society, to maximise the sharing of ideas, and not focus solely on the idea of hierarchy in leadership, but creating a networked environment where #followers feel positive and free to express their ideas #OUB329

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@B329Leadership This week explored leading and following in a #networked society. It showed how networking can be more effective than #hierarchical leadership. We explored the #influence of #followers on leadership, as well as #relational leadership. #OUB329

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The activities this week have prompted me to think about how I use #collaboration in my work, and also the ways I can improve, the skills and the ways to lead and support collaborative team work. I have learnt many characteristics of collaborative #leadership. #OUB329

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@B329Leadership This week introduced the importance of #collaboration and #CollaborativeLeadership. We looked at different skills and ways of working and leading collaboratively, and considered our own skills and abilities in collaboration. #OUB329

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I am now more aware of the different leadership styles, and the importance of adapting leadership to be more #inclusive. I understand the importance of #boundaryless leadership in bringing together #diverse teams, and being a flexible, open-minded leader #OUB329

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@B329Leadership This week introduced #inclusion and #diversity, #LeadershipStyles, and #boundaryless leadership. I explored my own leadership style using the #SituationalLeadershipModel (Blanchard et al.,1985) #OUB329

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@B329Leadership This encouraged me to look at my own #identity and #leadershipstyle, and how others perceive me; and think about who I want to become as a leader in the future. This will encourage me to be more aware of my own leadership traits. #OUB329

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@B329Leadership This week we explored #identity, and our own identities as leaders. We also looked at the difference between #leaders #managers and #administrators. #OUB329

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@B329Leadership This week explored how precarity, populism and multiculturalism are #represented in public discourse; and how it is important to consider different perspectives of #leadership. #OUB329