“I also believe being able to adapt to new conditions requires the ability to critical thinking and becoming a life-long learner” (Leyla, 2018). Leyla, you have shared a very important point. I can understand adapting to a new environment and setting must have been difficult for you. I have been there myself. Whether moving […]
“I believe self-management would not work in our organization. As it involves prioritizing time in thinking about managing oneself and it doesn’t involve practising such competencies as taking a team in the account and thinking about others while working as a team would be much better for the growth of the organization”(Kunal, 2018). Thank you […]
This is a response to Layla’s original post, who is responding to Palak’s post leader post found here: Response to “Competencies at work” Changes in organization is complex and rarely work out the way it is planned. Just as Layla had eluded to in her post, organizational change is more about people than plans, strategies, …
Hi Pierre, I appreciate your response to my post, as found here. I believe there are two main factors to the growth in my school: the housing boom and the new curriculum. The year before these two things happened, we were working on a bare bones budget and wondering how long we could hold out. …
Stella’s Strategic Competencies || Blog 8.1 Hi Stella, Thank you for your post, and for sharing your ideas for improving your strategic leadership practice. I applaud you and your organization in achieving a 50% growth rate over two years. That is amazing! I see you recognize the challenges in rapid growth, and I believe […]
Blog 8.1 Response to Marcelo Contextualizing Thank you Marcelo for your reflective post on contextualizing. You start off by asking a very good question “How can these leadership strategies relate to me in a third world country, working as a principal in one of the most impoverished states in Paraguay?” (Warkentin, 2018). Marcelo, I found …
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Sadie’s post is here: https://create.twu.ca/ldrs501/2018/11/22/5724/ Hello Sadie, Thank you for your post. I agree with the principles you have chosen for your organization, specifically the ones where you catch someone doing something right and creating a supportive environment (Thompson, 2018). At the end of your post, you discussed cooperation and competition (Thompson, 2018, para. 11). Ungerger, […]
Kunal’s original post can be found here: https://create.twu.ca/ldrs501/2018/11/20/strategic-leadership-competencies/ Hello Kunal, Thank you for your post. I find myself agreeing with you on some points yet wanting to seek clarification on some of your other points. Samson has provided an excellent response to your point of self-management, located here: https://create.twu.ca/chiefanalyzerofthings/2018/11/22/the-importance-of-building-personal-competency-for-success/, so I will not touch on that […]
Thank you so much, Palak for sharing your experience. Your examples with the competencies justify it clearly and appropriately. Being a health worker, I also agree with clarifying assumptions and priorities. It is crucial to prioritize every aspect and the work assignments to help smoothly run the organization. As stated in times of India by […]
Ungerer, Ungerer, and Herholdt (2016, p.34) cite the story of a Zen master teaching a man about the importance of “emptying the cup” to learn something new. LDRS 501 course materials provide us with new ideas and new ways of implementing strategic leadership. Some of the material has been immediately useful, while other material may […]