Emily M

An OU student in my final undergraduate year completing B329 & B327

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

Wk17 #OUB329 Activity 1, concepts on storytelling & reframing a discourse helped me to think of new positive ways highlighting some demographics in our anti-knife crime #CalltoAction. #OurEastEnd #TheHappyBroadcast @B329Leadership @clementOU1

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

Wk17 #OUB329 Leicht (2018) defined social change through social structure (#networks/relationships) & culture (verbal/non-verbal). Impacts of technology, demographics & governance can create positive/negative social transformations @B329Leadership @clementOU1

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

@IanB329 @B329Leadership I support them because in my current workplace they are beneficial to the employees that are working elsewhere or dealing with childcare and get to choose wether to work when called in or not

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

@B329Leadership A6 #B329Chat evoking emotions from a particular group of people to do your selected something & get behind the chosen cause through an action. I am still learning about an effective #CalltoAction

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

@MadbearUni @B329Leadership 🤣

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

@B329Leadership A5 #B329Chat our group is not yet there but I can see how activist leadership through the use of technology & a democratic practice might be effective to reach a wider audience & gain diverse viewpoints. I am looking forward to finding out more about the social change aspect

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

@B329Leadership A4 #B329Chat our knife crime #CalltoAction has no immediate solution. The cause is not clear. If we try solving one aspect e.g. more community police officers in the streets, where will the wage funding come from? Diverse viewpoints are required

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

@B329Leadership A3 #B329Chat currently working with a group. Our first virtual meeting was fun, informative & left with actions. Only 4 out of 9 people attended but we are trying to be inclusive. We have agreed to continue with or without others which is challenging

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

@B329Leadership A2 #B329Chat working with a group to tackle knife crime. We know it’s a wicked problem that is hard to solve & needs a collective approach to generate ideas towards some solutions

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

@B329Leadership @Barry_Verdin A1 #B329Chat currently in my 3rd year competing B329 & B327. So far, B329 was the first to teach me interviewing skills and to sign up to Twitter. Enjoying the use of technology in somewhat traditional OU studies

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

Wk16 #OUB329 collaborating with an OU group to create a #CalltoAction will require the use of technology in different methods to create a form of activist leadership that is flexible, inclusive & accessible @B329Leadership @clementOU1

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

Wk16 #OUB329 explores aspects of activist leadership. Democratic leadership practice is effective when diverse viewpoints seek a #collective form of leadership. Connolly (1995; 2002) says #pluralising approach is ongoing to enhance views & knowledge @B329Leadership @clementOU1

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

Wk15 #OUB329 #Resistanceleadership is complex & not just for leaders. As a #leader, I need to anticipate resistance, know why it occurs & learn from it. As a #follower, I need to consider ways of bringing positive change through resistance effectively. @B329Leadership @clementOU1

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

Wk15 #OUB329 explored a framework linking 4 faces of power to its likely resistance outcome (Fleming & Spicer, 2007). #PowerInLeadership isn't always negative & some can have individual/organisational influences. #Resistance can bring positive changes @B329Leadership @clementOU1

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

Wk14 #OUB329 Activity 3 helped me to decide on working with a group of OU students to create a #CalltoAction. This collaborative approach will develop my problem-solving skills that I will need to become a better leader in the workplace @B329Leadership @clementOU1

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

Wk14 #OUB329 shares a framework identifying challenges after recognising issues & prioritising the most important with mission & values in mind. #wickedproblems are interrelated, cannot be solved & are important to address as a collective (Grint, 2008) @B329Leadership @clementOU1

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

Wk12 #OUB329 When working with other teams at work, in Activity 4 I can see the importance of identifying the 3 multiple levels to identify the aims that may create collaborative advantage or not (#management tension) @B329Leadership @clementOU1

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

Wk12 #OUB329 The preferred leadership approach is a #winwinoutcome. Individual, organisational & shared aims may become a tangled web of objectives worth considering (Huxham and Vangen, 2005) @B329Leadership @clementOU1

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

Wk11 #OUB329 in Activity 8 my workplace might be somewhat hierarchical but has leaders who seek feedback & different viewpoints from all staff to encourage debates. Positive operational change has resulted from discussions @B329Leadership @clementOU1

[Emily M @EmilyMB329]

Wk11 #OUB329 Change & different stakeholders can create conflict which can be an important way to connect & find a common positive solution. #Leaders can encourage debate & discussion (Grint, 2005) @B329Leadership @clementOU1