Executive Summary

I have prepared this particular piece of work by using my two days experience of workshop. This assignment includes all the tools, which are now a day considered and are used extensively in the business unit for looking in the future. I have mentioned all the four activities of learning workshop and the research I have done for their further understanding. I have also mentioned what I have learned after doing all the activities.

INTRODUCTION

The Strategic Learning Workshop which was held on the 2nd and 3rd of July helps me to construct my own meaning and also in the process aware of my own thinking. The workshop helps me to think in a conceptual framework, practical tools, strategic alignment and mental models for solving a particular issue.

 According to Grundy (1994) Strategic learning can be defined as:

An open process of exploring complex and ambiguous issues that affecting organisations, teams and individuals. This process involves reflecting and debating on the linkages, tensions and conflicts between issues and seeing these in a wider context.

STRATEGIC POSITIONING MAP

Strategic positioning map relates and identify the position of all the individuals and group who are directly or indirectly, internally or externally associated or link with the issue.

As a student of MBA I found out that getting work placement at the right time for the student is the key issue connecting to Leeds Business School. In this issue I have put all the individuals players and groups, which I thought, are directly or indirectly linked with this group.

I set my position in my mind and very much clear about my tasks. But I was not much clear about the positions of other players such as Companies, Directors, students and the placement units. I found that their positions are also equally important for the solutions of the issue.

While putting myself in the centre of positioning map, I allow myself to think from different angles. Positioning map gives me a chance to think from different positions and I thought from the angles of different players. Strategic mapping helps me to know about the identification of other individuals and groups and it helps in reducing doubts, confusion and any conflicts and makes me aware of the limitations and difficulties that the different individuals or groups can face by taking a small decisions relating to the issue.

Assumptions, Personal meanings and arguments involved:

This activity involves more of assumption. The main assumption is the thoughts that I am expressing from the desk of other positions are relevant and are same from their desk in the practical situation.

I found out the limitations and difficulties faced from different positions for taking simple decisions. For example I personal assume that it was ‘Placement Unit failure for attracting Companies’ but when I take the position of placement units I found out that this occurs because of funding problem. So, This activity gives an idea to think from all aspects before taking a decision in any organisation. Various arguments such as funding, staff inefficiency, students’ knowledge, revolves around every time in the activity.

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Further Research:

After the activity in the workshop, I became enthusiastic in finding out the problems and the suitable solution of my issue. For this I individually met the different individuals and groups such as Placement Units, LBS Dean, Students, and take their views regarding to this issue. Then I consider that what extent the thoughts are similar from that I have taken from their positions.

Learning Outcome:

I believe that this activity will help in reduction of conflicts and problems in an organisation. This activity will help the workers by fitting themselves in ...

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