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 […]
Post 8 Strategic Leadership Competencies Detail how you will incorporate these competencies into your organizational practices and why. Galbraith’s discussion on synergy was enlightening (2014, p255-259). I have heard the word synergy mentioned in jest as a word managers throw around that has little true meaning. Understanding Galbraith’s example of United Technologies revealed that synergy […]
Original post found here: https://create.twu.ca/seabreeze/2018/11/21/blog-8-1-strategic-competencies-at-work/ Thank you, Seabreeze, for once again posting a detailed description of strategic leadership in an educational setting with all the tangents that are required in a public school. You have revealed many of the everyday realities we teachers face as we try to deliver and education that prepares students for their…
To Implement or not to Implement, that is the Question…. This week’s readings focus on competencies a strategic leader can implement to improve their practice. The following blog articulates some ways to inspire strategic leadership praxis in my organization. Integrate leader and manager roles! Lepsinger (2010) purports “It appears that organizations that are better at …
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Through the journey of this course, I have gained many valuable tools that I can implement and utilize in my organization. The competencies that have been the most impactful in my learning have come from (Lepsinger, 2010). In reading this text, I found there were many times in which I felt that Lepsinger had perfectly […]
This is a response to Palak’s post: https://create.twu.ca/psonvane/2018/11/20/competencies-at-work/ Adapting to new conditions (Hughes, Beatty and Dinwoodie, 2014) mentioned in the part of the three most effective competencies in Palak’s post is the valuable one for me as well. Although we live in different countries and engage in different professional work, the adaptation matters the same. Adapting …
Contextualizing Human Development and Poverty These last few weeks we have had the chance to read, discuss, analyze, interpret, and implement new concepts and skills related to strategic leadership. We were challenged to think in new ways and integrate…
This is a response to Kunal’s original post found here: Strategic Leadership Competencies Thank you, Kunal, for your post and sharing your insights into Strategic Leadership Competencies. Kunal has highlighted some very important leadership principles that I would also employ at my own personal workplace such as Active Leadership and Clarifying Assumptions and Priorities. However, …
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This is a response to Sea Breeze’s original post found here: Blog 8.1 Strategic Competencies at Work Thank you, Sea Breeze, for a great post to conclude our Strategic Leadership course. It has been very insightful to be able to participate with everyone’s journey in Leadership. Sea Breeze mentioned three strategic competencies to be implemented …
Part 1 Three types of competencies and application 1. The Five Leadership Competencies (Lepsinger, 2010) Enhance and maintain employee self-esteem Set challenging goals Create a supportive environment Catch people doing something right Provide constructive feedback 2. Strategic thinking competencies (Hughes, Colarelli-Beatty, & Dinwoodie, 2014) Scanning Visioning Reframing Making common sense System thinking 3. Competencies for …