Part one.
What did you like about the topic?
The writer stresses on the issues of employers who make use of various defensive mechanisms to evade problems they cause in an organization. The main reason why leaders defend themselves is because they are intelligent and possess the necessary experience thus their efforts become successful. Model I criticizes those people who accuse others of mistakes done without justifying their own behaviours are acceptable. The topic also gives recommendations on how someone should address problems within an organization since they assist a lot in improving a society.
What struck you as interesting?
Why did the (topic) stimulate positive emotion?
The topic gives positive stimulation in that it gives readers morale to understand organizations and share their views on the same. Moreover, defensive mechanisms become unbearable especially when leaders give threats to their followers. In addition, the topic makes an individual focus beyond problems’ symptoms but go deep to the dynamics under which they occur and solve them professionally. Moreover, the topic encourages the reader to make concrete solutions to given problems in an organization. Whereas some leaders are change oriented, others are used to challenging their people and have formed a routine of defending themselves whenever they are confronted. The writer stimulates readers to improve communication between themselves and their leaders by deciding the perfect directions and actions.
Part two.
What did you not like about the (topic)?
The write encourages mean leaders to continue with their behaviour as seen from the model on theory-in-use. Leaders make use of this theory in avoiding embarrassments, and using cunning methods to divert from the issues facing them. Secondly, the topic gets too deep into leaders and fails to address the local people since they also make use of such defensive mechanisms to evade changes in society. Such people blame their leaders, whereas they are the ones inhibiting development.
Why did the (topic) stimulate negative emotion?
The topic stimulates the reader negatively through giving them morale to intimidate their followers. In addition, the use of the challenger disaster in overcoming organizational defence has been exaggerated. Leaders will continue holding their positions since they lack people to challenge them. Finally, the action plan given towards such individual is not sufficient enough.
Part three.
What did you learn?
Studying the book enables the reader to learn a lot about organizations and leadership. To start with, one gains knowledge of dangers posed by inbred management. Through individuals are in a position to deliver to the organization perfect performance on the current goals. Moreover, leaders who evade inbred management bring about effective innovations and are capable of adapting to the current situations. Avoiding inbred management also enables leaders and followers create an excellent organization structure and easily dissolve all issues arising. Through these organizations are able to develop methods of minimizing their defence patterns. Secondly, the topic analyzes the two types of loops, the single loop and double loop. For single loop, a chosen action would rather be substituted with another alternative if it seems hard to implement. On the other hand, double loop learning tries to look for solutions to certain through questioning the governing variables and getting the needed strategies.
The reader also discovers the four steps necessary in overcoming organizational resistance to change. First leaders should highlight how their organizations deal with present problems through holding dialogues with their colleagues. Secondly, there is a need to empower the organization through stressing the need for change in accordance to present situations. Thirdly organizations should educate their leaders and staff on the new changes through making use of relevant theories as discussed. Finally, organizations have the responsibility of utilizing the learned experiences in solving the upcoming problems.
Summarize your major take-away and intellectual sound bites
The following sound bites were discovered from the topics studied. The writer says that significant learning occurs in an open environment with minimum political behaviours. He puts organizations into a political field since their goals, and objectives come from the processes from within through bargaining and negotiations. Another sound bite discovered is the creation of by-pass mechanisms, also referred to as underground practises. Through these leaders carry a lot issues in their big offices that lead to underdevelopment in the society. Thirdly the two models orientate readers into discovering the useful teaching techniques, which gives the importance of organizational life.
Bottom line
A one sentence "wham-bang thank-you-ma'am" synopsis of what you will take away from the lesson regarding what you learned
It is very essential to speak of a certain problem affecting the society since the resulting discussion leads to development and better understanding between individuals.
