Category: Field Lab: Learning Journals

These posts connect course material in organizational behaviour, communication, conflict, psychology, sociology, and systems thinking to the real-world work of collapse recovery, agency, pressure, accountability, and rebuilding.

Some entries are more reflective than polished. That is intentional. This is the development bench where raw notes become field observations, tools, protocols, case studies, and future book material.

The journals are not separate from the work. They are part of how the work is built.

MGT2382 Module 8 Learning Journal: Power, Influence, and How Work Really Gets Moved

Five professionals having a business meeting around a table with laptops, documents, and a sign saying 'VALUES IN ACTION'

Course: MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour Module: Module 8 – Power and Influence Calendar week: June 30–July 6, 2026 Category suggestion: MGT2382 Learning Journal / Field Lab: Learning Journals Phase lens: Phase 0 warning lights, Phase 1 impact, and Phase 3 rebuilding systems. Power becomes most visible when responsibility, authority, information, and consequences are distributed unevenly. Source … Continue reading MGT2382 Module 8 Learning Journal: Power, Influence, and How Work Really Gets Moved →

Learning Journal – Module 7

Team following structured leadership decision-making steps from identifying issues to implementation

Decision-Making and Creativity Student: Kevin McLaughlin Course: MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour Date: July 10, 2026 Central reflection: A decision process can be rational without pretending that the people making the decision are perfectly rational. Introduction Module 7 changed the way I think about decision-making because it does not present decisions as a simple contest between logic … Continue reading Learning Journal – Module 7 →

Module 6 Learning Journal: Rewards, Job Design, and Leadership

Diverse group of colleagues engaged in a team meeting focused on inspiration and purpose

Module 6 made me think about the difference between simply paying people and actually motivating people. At first glance, compensation sounds straightforward: someone works, the employer pays them, and the arrangement is complete. But this module pushes past that simple transaction. It looks at salary, pay, rewards, performance practices, and the way leadership shapes whether … Continue reading Module 6 Learning Journal: Rewards, Job Design, and Leadership →

MGT2382 Week 9 Learning Journal: Conflict, Boundaries, and the Cost of False Peace

Five people in a meeting room discussing a project timeline on a whiteboard

Date: Calendar week: July 7-July 13, 2026 Category: Field Lab Learning Journals > MGT2382 Learning Journal Course link: MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour – Week 9: Conflict; McShane Chapter 11. Lens: Critical lens: conflict is not automatically failure; sometimes it is the first honest signal that something in the system needs attention. Opening reflection This week’s material … Continue reading MGT2382 Week 9 Learning Journal: Conflict, Boundaries, and the Cost of False Peace →

MGT2382 Week 4 Learning Journal: Emotions, Attitudes, Stress, and the Cost of Pretending Workers Are Machines

Six coworkers sitting around a round table discussing a poster on recognizing stress signals.

Date: Calendar week: June 2-8, 2026 Category: Field Lab Learning Journals > MGT2382 Learning Journal Course link: MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour - Week 4: Workplace emotions, attitudes and stress; McShane Chapter 4. Lens: Critical lens: emotions are information, not automatic instructions; stress is often the receipt for unmanaged load. Opening reflection This week’s material on workplace … Continue reading MGT2382 Week 4 Learning Journal: Emotions, Attitudes, Stress, and the Cost of Pretending Workers Are Machines →

MGT2382 Week 3 Learning Journal: Personality, Values, and the Conditions Around Behaviour

Team analyzing employee motivation and performance factors with charts and notes

Date: Calendar week: May 26-June 1, 2026 Category: Field Lab Learning Journals > MGT2382 Learning Journal Course link: MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour - Week 3: Individual behaviour, personality and values; McShane Chapter 2. Lens: Critical lens: before judging behaviour, examine motivation, ability, role clarity, values, and the conditions surrounding the worker. Opening reflection This week’s material … Continue reading MGT2382 Week 3 Learning Journal: Personality, Values, and the Conditions Around Behaviour →

MGT2382 Week 8 Learning Journal: Power, Influence, and the Ethics of How Work Really Gets Moved

Professionals in small groups discussing leadership and team goals in a glass-walled office

Date: Calendar week: June 30-July 6, 2026 Category: Field Lab Learning Journals > MGT2382 Learning Journal Course link: MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour - Week 8: Power and influencing; McShane Chapter 10. Lens: Critical lens: power is not automatically abusive, but hidden or unaccountable power becomes dangerous quickly. Opening reflection This week’s material on power and influence … Continue reading MGT2382 Week 8 Learning Journal: Power, Influence, and the Ethics of How Work Really Gets Moved →

MGT2382 Week 7 Learning Journal

Group of diverse colleagues discussing project plans over charts and sticky notes

Chapter 8 — Team Dynamics Initial Reflection: What Makes a Team Real? Chapter 8 describes teams as groups of two or more people who interact, influence one another, share accountability for organizational goals, and recognize themselves as a social entity. It examines team effectiveness, task interdependence, team composition, norms, roles, cohesion, trust, mental models, self-directed … Continue reading MGT2382 Week 7 Learning Journal →

Week 6 Learning Journal

Woman thinking with decision-making concepts like logic, emotion, creativity, and ethics

This learning journal examines the full scope of Chapter 7 by treating decision-making as both a logical process and a human process. It begins with rational choice, then questions the assumptions underneath that model: whether the problem has been defined honestly, whether information is accurate and supplied above board, whether goals conflict, whether important alternatives … Continue reading Week 6 Learning Journal →