MGT2382 Week 13 Learning Journal: Organizational Change and the Difference Between Movement and Repair

Team meeting on organizational change and accountability with presenter and laptops

Date: Calendar week: August 4-August 10, 2026 Category: Field Lab Learning Journals > MGT2382 Learning Journal Course link: MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour – Week 13: Organizational Change; McShane Chapter 15. Lens: Critical lens: change is not automatically progress; it becomes progress only when it is honest, supported, and connected to real repair. Opening reflection This week’s … Continue reading MGT2382 Week 13 Learning Journal: Organizational Change and the Difference Between Movement and Repair →

MGT2382 Week 12 Learning Journal: Organizational Structure and the Shape of Responsibility

Comparison chart showing mechanistic structure with hierarchy and centralized control versus organic structure with decentralized decision-making and teamwork

Date: Calendar week: July 28-August 4, 2026 Category: Field Lab Learning Journals > MGT2382 Learning Journal Course link: MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour – Week 12: Organizational Structure; McShane Chapter 13. Lens: Critical lens: structure is not just a chart; it decides how authority, information, responsibility, and pain move through the organization. Opening reflection This week’s material … Continue reading MGT2382 Week 12 Learning Journal: Organizational Structure and the Shape of Responsibility →

MGT2382 Week 11 Learning Journal: Organizational Culture and the Stories a Workplace Actually Lives By

Healthy organizational culture with teamwork and open communication versus toxic organizational culture with micromanagement and burnout.

Date: Calendar week: July 21-July 27, 2026 Category: Field Lab Learning Journals > MGT2382 Learning Journal Course link: MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour – Week 11: Organizational Culture; McShane Chapter 14. Lens: Critical lens: culture is not what an organization claims to value; culture is what people learn will be rewarded, punished, tolerated, and protected. Opening reflection … Continue reading MGT2382 Week 11 Learning Journal: Organizational Culture and the Stories a Workplace Actually Lives By →

MGT2382 Week 10 Learning Journal: Leadership, Accountability, and the Weight of Example

A group of people in rain gear receiving instructions outside a tent in muddy terrain

Date: Calendar week: July 14-July 20, 2026 Category: Field Lab Learning Journals > MGT2382 Learning Journal Course link: MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour – Week 10: Leadership; McShane Chapter 12. Lens: Critical lens: leadership is not proven by title, confidence, or image; it is proven by behaviour under pressure. Opening reflection This week’s material on leadership is … Continue reading MGT2382 Week 10 Learning Journal: Leadership, Accountability, and the Weight of Example →

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 →

Nothing to Land On

You hear the speech. You read the post. You feel that lift for a few minutes, maybe a day or two. You feel sharper. Stronger. More certain. Then life shows back up. The bills are still there. The stress is still there. The same habits, the same mess, the same weight on your chest. And … Continue reading Nothing to Land On →

When Everyone Else Got a Map

Today, Standing on the Ledge, I’m borrowing a line from a meme page — Minions World — and yeah, I know. The internet is full of “motivation” that’s really just dopamine dressed up as wisdom. I’ve been getting hammered with reels lately from the usual suspects, and I scroll past most of them fast because … Continue reading When Everyone Else Got a Map →

When the Old Label Comes Back

Hi again, Standing on the Ledge. How are we now? Yesterday’s post — The Kid With the Kleenex — I wrestled with it. I’m still wrestling with it. Part of me wants to take it down. I don’t want to be reminded of who that kid was. I don’t want the label, the stigma, the … Continue reading When the Old Label Comes Back →

The Kid With the Kleenex

Hello there, Standing on the Ledge. How are you now? I’m in a reflective mood today. And I keep circling the same question: who is this “Lugh / Kevin” guy supposed to be? What’s he actually about? If I’m going to give any context at all, I have to start where my story feels like … Continue reading The Kid With the Kleenex →

Stop Bleeding: The Moment You Move

Hello there. Funny thing — I’m still learning from you, my friend, even when you’ve been “gone” a while. Yesterday’s post, When they hurt you, then blame you for bleeding, pulled an older line out of my memory like it had teeth. It’s from Tombstone: “You gonna do something? Or are you just gonna stand … Continue reading Stop Bleeding: The Moment You Move →