Developing
a Case (Post event analysis)
Every now and then, I get
a mental block of sorts over an assignment.
This was one of those assignments.
And the block lingered. I finally
did figure out what I was supposed to do and I got I done, albeit a bit late.
I tried to understand the
reasoning behind the assignment and how it tied in to the weekly lesson, but
could not. In fact, I wrote the entire module
off as a mistake. Some understanding
came after more information was added to the module. In the end, I learned about the contingency and
path-goal theories of leadership. And, I
wrote a case study.
I felt like I was good at
analyzing case studies before I wrote one.
I do not believe writing one made me better at analyzing them, but it
did help me to see the mechanics involved and some of the traps that are easy
to fall in to. Writing my own case study
probably made me a little more critical when reading other case studies. However, I did learn some things pertinent to
case studies.
My tendency was to lead
the reader where I wanted them to be. This
defeats the purpose. I have to remain
objective and present facts. The reader
will take them where they will. It is
all part of the learning.
I believed when I
enrolled in this course that case studies would be an effective and interesting
way to learn about leadership. Nothing
can compete with studying the actual cases and analyzing what could have been
done better, differently, or not at all in order to get a better understanding
of leadership in action. This module did
nothing to change my beliefs on this matter.
If anything, it confirmed that analyzing case studies is important to
understanding leadership. I am happy to
be moving on to another module.
~Pete
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