Essay On Leading Change In A Disruptive 21st Century

Leading Change in a Disruptive 21st CenturyThe month of April 2017, was rather eventful. During the annual conferences of Secondary School Principals, I traversed various county headquarters making presentations on â€Å"Career Dynamics in the 21 The month of April 2017, was rather eventful. During the annual conferences of Secondary School Principals, I traversed various county headquarters making presentations on â€Å"Career Dynamics in the 21st Century.† Particularly, I travelled to Kisumu, Nyeri, Nakuru, Mombasa, Machakos as well as Embu, eventually reaching out to at least 10 counties. It was indeed amazing addressing principals from far flung counties as Kilifi, Lamu, Nairobi, Trans-Nzoia, Siaya, Migori, Kisii, Bomet, Kiambu and Elgeyo†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"Even if it may be crucial to understand our brain orientations, the environmental influences largely determine our directions in life,† said the participant. After internalizing his assertions, I invited the discussants to compare the environmental influences with what is known as conditioned reflex. Indeed, once we become conditioned one way or the other, we will need to be reconditioned each time change happens. That means continued training and re-training based on the frequency of the changed circumstances. The participant could not agree more with the proposition on brain orientations. But, to understand that better, we may need to re-visit the Pavlov’s dog experiment, learnt during biology lessons in secondary school. In his experiment, Pavlov, a Russian dog owner, used a bell as his neutral stimulus. Before feeding his dogs, Pavlov rang the bell first, followed by food provision immediately thereafter. In the process, the dogs started salivating each time the bell was rang. They knew that food was about to arrive therefore preparing their appetite. 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