GENERAL
How many sub-competences does the model by Laasch and Moosmayer include and what are they called?
6 in total
Knowledge, Analysis, Action, Interaction, Character, and Self-Adaptation
What would be the first step of learning the competence 'effecting change' and applying it to a farm business?
The first step would be to gather knowledge on the farm.
Imagine you have to analyze a farm business. To what extent would this task be different from gathering knowledge on a farm? (Hint: Think about the conceptual differences between the two competence domains.)
Analyzing an organization means to interact with a particular problem. Based on the knowledge you have gathered, you are now able to think about the organization.
What competences do you need to learn before you can engage in the action competence?
Knowledge and Analysis
What areas does responsible management focus on?
Sustainability, Responsibility, and Ethics (SRE)
Please name three different sources that you could use for gathering knowledge on a farm.
E.g., farm's website, mission statement, customer feedback, employee evaluation, etc.
If you were to analyze a farm from the sustainability perspective, what aspects would you focus on?
Long-term focus
Environmental, social, economic aspects of business
Once you've gathered knowledge on and analyzed the farm, what would be a good way of collecting your ideas for potential change and making sure that things will actually change? What tool could you use? (Hint: Think of how you would approach changing a marketing strategy.)
E.g., write an implementation plan:
Key Activity/ Responsible Person/ Timing/ Costs
If you look at an organization, e.g. a farm business - What would be one possible way for coming up with concrete areas for change/improvement?
Compare it with another farm business.
Imagine you have to compare a Canadian farm with a German farm. Is it important if you are in Germany or in Canada right now? Why?
Generally, your location doesn't matter. Knowledge is an independent competence because a person's stock of knowledge is independent from their environment.
Imagine you would want to take your analysis one step further. How could you analyze a farm in order to eventually come up with ideas for change?
Compare one farm with another farm.
Do you think that all ideas that you've come up with throughout your learning process will be suitable for change? How to deal with this situation?
It is important to recognize that not all of your ideas are suitable for change because some of them may not be realistic. Focus on the ones that you think are realistic and communicate those with the person in charge.