Blog #2

Chapter 6:

This chapter is about your personal learning network. We must start this by deciding who to follow, vetting before we follow, and using social bookmarking. To build your network, it is important to start with people you trust and familiar people that are well respected. In the business world, it is extremely crucial to partner and network with people you trust. This networking builds the community you will be in and it is important to keep it healthy. The community must have a clear purpose, meet members' needs, have culture, and share concern and support. 

Each member of the community has a role. The four different roles, according to David Lee are linking, lurking, learning, and leading. Each of these is can be applied to the business field. Linking where people can join the community which is important to keep people connected and updated. Lurking which means there are people that watch from the "sidelines". This could be good for any business so people can really see the business from a different perceptive. Learning in the community creates constant improvement. Lastly, leading is the most important of the four, I believe, because a business truly thrives under good leadership. "Good" leaders are the people who put in time, effort, and understand the best way to deal with the company.

Communities are always evolving. The best quality to any business is their sense of culture. We should design our businesses for this constant evolution and loose governance. The reasoning behind the loose governance is to find the culture in the working community. This will create a smooth and comfortable experience. Lastly, to prosper, you must bring other voices in to share and build trust in any interaction. Face-to-face environments can open many possibilities for the future. No matter who the conversation is with, it may be monumental. 

What do you think makes a great leader in a company?

Citation:

    Nussbaum-Beach, Sheryl, and Lani Ritter. Hall. The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in a Digital Age. Solution Tree Press, 2012.