CHANGE
Change is the only constant in today's world. Session 4 revolved around the idea of change- (i) the drivers of world change (ii) change management and change leadership
Many a times, we desire change. We talk about change. We complain for the lack of change. But on rare occasions, do we act on it. As such, as individuals, we can be the drivers of world change.
This is a video I found online which I find highly fascinating. We can be the boy, driving the change. Or we can be the eagle- with a little bit of push and encouragement, we can fly in the sky. By flying in the sky, we can actually act on our desire to change. Needless to say, many individuals who drove change are non-conformists. They are willing to go out of their way to promote change; to alter the conventional conservative idea of what people deemed 'normal'.
In relation to the second part of the lesson, where change management and change leadership is discussed. I still remember the video prof showed the class. There was a guy dancing in the middle of the field, surrounded by others- looking ridiculous. Standing alone, this guy looked like a joke. However, another person joined him, and now there are two guys dancing on the field. This person termed 'first follower' appeared to be a big influence of change as he called his friends over. After his friends joined, many others joined in. What appeared to be a lunatic dancing alone in the middle of the field has now turned into a party. As such, it is important for the Leader (in this case, the dancing guy) to embrace his followers, especially the first few because the influence of these followers can spark the change in others. Hence, it is important for the leader not to adopt the elitist attitude. In this case, Prof's Organisational behavior model comes into play. Dominant leaders are those who adopt the rising star's attitude to maintain their position at the top.
And lastly, I have to commend the presentations made by my course mates which contributed to the enriching session. I rate this lesson an 8/10.
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