A course like this has certainly been an experience for me. Throughout my academic career I have never really had the opportunity to directly engage with my colleagues and their work, as more often than not, at this level of academia, we only read people’s work if it was deemed publishable. This of course is due to the fact that for my undergrad I did a History BA, so it was a breath of fresh air when I was able to read someone else’s work, mainly as it provided me with new insights as well as a way for me to develop my critical skills.
As aforementioned, when reading other people’s blogs, I was able to experience a perspective I would never have thought of on my own. Briefly looking at this, some of the most interesting reads to me were those concerning digital business models that I personally use. A key example of this would be Emily’s piece on Netflix (Holding, 2019). As a streaming service that I use regularly, it was interesting to see the how Emily’s examination of its business model made me question the social perceptions of the brand and where it stands today. In this sense, her work made me think about my own views of the brand, which were prompted by her perceptions.
Tied to this, not only did I gain new insights from my colleagues, but I also refined and developed the way in which I provided feedback. Whilst my first initial comments were limited and perhaps basic, during the course I developed the way in which I provided feedback. In this case I began to lengthen my responses, as I was able to not only tell my colleagues about the positives of their work, but also questions and perspectives that I had. This then could then develop into further conversation which I believe is of incredible value to the working world. Following this, in the future I would like to take this further and begin more to use Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle (Mindtools, 2019).
Conclusively, I believe that this course has taught me some incredibly valuable skills that will remain with me throughout my career. As I am now starting my role as a sales and marketing executive at Primal Europe, I feel that these skills will be of inconceivable value, and something that I must use in my every day.
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References:
Holding, E. Netflix’s Digital Business Model. Retrieved 31st March, 2019, from https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/157239434/posts/46.
Mindtools. Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle. Retrieved 31st March, 2019, from https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/reflective-cycle.htm. t 1;\lsdprior
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