BLOGGING MAY SERIOUSLY HELP YOUR CAREER

A Blog is not just for Christmas …

It’s also for Teaching …

Research..

PersonalAnd professionaldevelopment

Blogging can even make a difference …

• Blogger Guido Fawkes claimed the internet's first ministerial scalp with the resignation of Peter Hain. The Northern Ireland Secretary stood down from the Cabinet last month following revelations on the political blogger's site

Why bloggers blog

• Self-indulgence• Social identity• Entrepreneurial and career goals• Because it’s interesting to do• To find a voice

Investment cost of blogging

• Full-time occupation: 40-80 hours a week

• Part-time occupation: Regular weekly postings 10-20 hours a week

• As part of a blog-group: 2- 5 hours a week

The Case of Leaderswedeserve

Leaders We Deserve

Leaders We Deserve is a blog on the Wordpress platform

Its stated purpose is

‘Exploring leadership stories in business, politics and sport’

How I caught the blogging bug

Paul Transmittedthe infection ..

…showed me a course which encouraged blogs..

Then I found MBA students with a shared blog …

Changes to my teaching

• Updated easily with recent news stories

• High interactivity • Links to content of

other web-sites• Makes developing

materials easy • Each post becomes a

a mini-case for study

Changes to my research habits

New data collection modes Each post is ‘work in progress’

Information is easy toretrieve

The process regularly sparkscreativity

Further thoughts on blogging

• Collaboration research into information networks, innovation, team structures ..

• Ways of ‘learning through doing’

• Cultural archiving• Personal

development skills