I found the term “opinion leaders” to be very interesting.
The author of our book writes “If opinion leaders can be persuaded that a
proposed change is good, they can influence others in their networks.” To me
this would be group think and in my opinion a bad way to get change to happen.
Yes, I understand it’s a fact of life that there are leaders and followers, but
I don’t have to like the fact that companies and organizations use this to
their advantage, and not always for the best wellbeing of the employees or
members. I would consider myself an opinion leader, and I always have been. My
mom calls me “the rescuer” because I tend to be the person my friends go to for
help, and I am usually willing to give my opinion lol. I am a leader, and
although I can be flexible, I am going to make sure my opinion is offered
before I concede. I feel that is part of
what makes me a good leader.
I also thought the “opinion leaders” section was interesting. I usually have an opinion about everything and have to most of the time bite my tongue to refrain from saying too much. But I don’t I would mind to follow the hierchy. I can give my opinion to the opinion leader and do my best to convince. At my work place, we don’t have any opinion leaders. If any of us have any ideas or suggestions for change, we go directly to our boss and present him with our ideas. But in order for him consider our opinions we do have to organize our suggestions and provide him with statistics and reports.
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