Political Undercurrents Political undercurrents are always part of education. We are governed by the Ministry of Education and the British Columbia Teachers’ Union (BCTF). The political nature of education filters in to site specific decisions for daily functioning so we are always made aware of the impact of local decisions. Administrators have their own career…
Learning Activity 4.4 Our values are shaped by how we see ourselves and the world around us – our worldview. We all have a worldview, as inarticulate as we might express it (Wolters, 2005, loc. 63). Our worldview has to do with our convictions (Wolters, 2005, loc. 51). As a result, each person values are […]
People are surprised when they see an actual strategy. They don’t expect to see a strategy, we expect to see our leaders espouse fluffy goals and try to do everything. Strategy is about focus. Strategy is about how you are going to get there. You understand the problem, and devise an approach to deal with …
Hi Kunal, I was quite intrigued that you had never heard of the human resource department until coming to Canada. I found that fascinating. Did you have another governing body that did HR type tasks? I agree with you that […]
I have outlined the best steps in organizations past and current that I believe will help develop best practices. Human resources: In the previous organization, I worked for the HR department was not regarded very highly. They did not have […]
Collective Decision-making from Different Perspectives Differing Thinkers in a Familiar Organization AA – Deductive Thinker Adamant about strategies that are relevant Is not easily swayed to other points of view Will pursue own goals relentlessly Disengages when needing to involve others or compromise Talks a lot about own ideas AB – Deductive Thinker Logical thinker…
Evaluate How would you evaluate your organizational strategic plans? I believe that the organizational plans of our organization are backed by information and they are based on strategies that will increase the probability of results within our organization. Each year, our division conducts surveys from the students, parents and community and uses the information to […]
What political undercurrents exist? Why do you say that? What evidence do you have? Just like most workplaces, there are a variety of political undercurrents that exist in my workplace. There are political undercurrents between workers. For example, some teachers believe they should have different amounts of outdoor supervision based on how long they have […]
I believe the organization culture is an essential, how we communicate within the organization, how we relate to one another is important. In order to maintain a caring, positive culture, it is important to focus on what is going right with the employees. “Find the thing your marginal employee currently does well, no matter how…
Layla’s response can be found here: https://create.twu.ca/layla11/2018/10/26/response-to-sallys-the-three-questions/ Thank you for your generous words in responding to my post, Layla. The information for strategic leadership is so applicable in many situations! I believe developing a mindset for strategic thinking is done through daily decision choices when practicing the competencies described by Hughes, Beatty, and Dinwoodie (2014) as…