BU350 Learning Journal 2

Create a Learning Journal, a place where you collect your thoughts and provide your reflections on topics related to Organizational Behavior. The Learning Journal should contain:

• Answers to at least three (3) of the Learning Journal questions or topics found at the end of each of Modules 5-7.
• You will have a minimum of 9 entries (three (3) per module).
• Each entry should be 100-250 words.
• Clearly identify which questions you are answering by module and topic. (TIP: Copy and paste the questions you are answering into your online journal.)
• If you use outside sources beyond the ones mentioned in the journal prompts, or if you use direct quotations from the prompts, you will need to cite the sources using APA format.
• Just as in the Final Project for this course, if you mention a current or previous employer or co-worker/manager in your journal, please change the name(s).
• Additional notes or reflections (optional)

Unlike other assignments you may have had in other college courses, this journal can be informally written. It is perfectly acceptable, even encouraged, to say "I" or "we" in this assignment. Parts of the journal may even be hand-written or drawn (flow charts, mind maps, etc.); if you choose to do this for parts of your journal, you can use photographs of handwritten material.

 

Module 5

If you have participated in leadership development programs, how effective did you find them in (a) teaching you techniques and (b) giving you practical strategies you could use? What could they do better?

 

According to the Leadership Self-Assessment Questionnaire, what kind of leader are you. Do you agree or disagree with your assessment? Why

 

 

Watch Stanley McChrystal's video where he discusses his thoughts on the relationship of listening and leading. How important do you believe listening is to being an effective leader?. Why?

 

 

Module 6

Thinking about Joanne Smith's TED Talk, how can corporate culture be considered a competitive advantage?

 

Discuss boundary spanning in organizations and between organizations.

 

If you've worked for a virtual organization and a "traditional" organization, how would you compare the two?

Module 7

Thinking about If the World Were 100 People what surprised you the most?

 

In "How diversity makes teams more innovative", Rocío Lorenzo discusses why she thinks that diversity can help drive innovation. What are some of these ways? Would they work if implemented in your workplace? Why or why not?

 

After watching "TV 2 | All That We Share", what were your immediate reactions?