Alright! Monday was one of the happiest day in the 4 weeks of Uni! I'm done with my individual oral presentation for this module. Few more assignments to go! But before i start my personal reflection on my own presentation, I shall blog about discussions during class first.
So, session 4 covered the topics on Drivers of World Change and Change Management VS Change Leadership.
During the first half of the session, Prof brought up the issue of Evolutionary Change VS Revolutionary Change. The former refers to small incremental changes over time while the latter is more disruptive; leading to irreversible change. It calls for a radical way of thinking. One good example would be banning of fossil fuels. If this really happens, it cuts off our sources and we can only crack our heads to find other alternatives to replace fossil fuels - Disruptive. Because it would then change our lives and way of doing things. Another example would be germs or epidemics. I believe this would definitely affect our lives greatly. (Thankfully, SARS outbreak and H1N1 weren't too serious, as compared to other countries.. hmmm.)
How about competitions between individuals, among organizations or countries? Well, that is, too, a driver of world change. It forces them to brainstorm for new ideas/processes/products to keep up or be the first to lead the change, which partly explains the incredible speed that change is taking place.
I love the quotes which Prof put up on the slides, especially the below:
"Man's mind, once stretched to a new idea, never goes back to its original dimensions." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
Basically, it means that, once you have expanded your horizon, you start to think about the world and/or technology differently. And you won't revert back to the old way of thinking or processing things. :) Hope to see nice quotes as such in the coming sessions!
As for Change Management VS Change Leadership, I did not come across the diagram which Prof put on the slide even after much research done on articles. Here it is:
I felt that it has a good concept but not sure if the following example works since Relationship issue was brought up during discussion:
Uninformed opinion: When a couple first met, they don't forsee any disagreements or problems with each other. Therefore, developing good impression/opinion of the other party.
Informed Pessimism: Over time, things may start to change (negatively) when one/both of them know more about each other's habits.
Informed Realism: Couple then tries to resolve any arising disputes.(Assuming it was successful?)
Completion: Live happily ever after. Hahaha.
Interesting, isn't it?
Then, i also read up on Reading 3 for this half of the session - What is the difference between Management and Leadership? - By Alan Murray. A little different from the article I used during my presentation but still, it's good because it differentiates a Leader from a Manager, in terms of characteristics. But just to note, here's the definition from my research:
Management - Planning, budgeting, controlling, organizing, problem-solving; associated with small changes to minimize disruptions.
Leadership - Driving forces, creating a vision for the future, communication, creating an environment to motivate and inspire people to make the vision a reality. Associated with large scale transformation.
After all these discussions, it was time for PRESENTATIONS! Again. Truthfully speaking, even after 3 years of presentations in Poly, i still feel that I'm not good at it. And each time I know I have to stand in front of the whole class/panel of judges, I get very nervous (but still trying my best to overcome it!) Well, I don't remember doing individual presentations in Poly.. (Or maybe i did but forgotten) but i attempted to make many changes this time - Did not memorize my script word for word, having SO FEW WORDS on my slides and elaborating the rest all on my own and using an Apple product to do my presentation. LOL. Kinda shocked when the slides shown on my computer screen was different than using Windows. Overall, I tried my best to slow down in my "speech" as I was known to be a bullet train by peers and lecturers in Poly. I gained a sense of achievement this time round as I think I did well, as compared to the past. HURRAY!
Inspired by Steve Jobs's style of presentation, I hope to present my work the same way as he did, in the future.
I rate this session a 9/10! Great session this week, and always looking forward to the next! :)
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