B204 Making it Happen! Leadership, Influence and Change

Phillippa SeawardDay school 1 of 2Cardiff, Birmingham 2016

• Introductions• Calendar• Course materials• Themes • Assessment • Harvard referencing• Evidence based initiative

Introductions

Please introduce the person next to you• Name• Where they live or what they do• Why they may be interested in B204• What they may be unsure about• Take 5 minutes to gather the information

Study calendarB204

Leadership and change

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Context Themes (early next year)

• small firms & entrepreneurship• military context • informal social networks • collaborative contexts • public sector• retail sector• Football management

In a group, answer the questions

Group: what’s the purpose of the assessment process?

Activity: What are the similarities and differences

between TMA 01 and TMA 02?

Discuss in your group

Be prepared to discuss as a class

Evidence Based InitiativeWhat’s it for?

The Evidence Based Initiative

• Should be a change which you lead which involves other people doing something they probably otherwise wouldn’t do

• Should follow a scholarly process• Use the materials for this module• Be planned, documented in a reflective way,

evidenced in a scholarly way to show what you have realised about leadership & change

Size of initiative

Within current work?Within current work?

Large

Small

Well within Well outside

Group Activity – What options do you have in your work?

Scaling up Intrapreneurial

Routine Broadening

Harvard referencing

• In a small group, discuss if, or why you think referencing may be important.

• Which bits of the technique are difficult?• What can we do about this?

Harvard referencing

• In a group, write the references for the main resources in the module.

• Make a group poster to show how to reference accurately.

• Remember to show how to do secondary referencing.

• Be prepared to share with the class.

Discuss: The Learning Contract

What’s it for?

Scouting, Scoping and Action.

What’s that all about?

From: Do I understand

this?

To: Can I use this?

Implications: a changed emphasis?

Any questions? Important Dates

• TMA01: October• TMA02: December

• Next Day school: January