...Choosing Your Battles Southern New Hampshire University September 20, 2015 Dr. Fran Transcitti Noelle K. Thelen We all know that working in an organization gives way to various professional and interpersonal relationships as time progresses and with that inevitably comes inter/intra personal conflicts. The key to being successful is knowing when to push, when to concede, and when to collaborate. 1. How would you ensure sufficient discussion of contentious issues in a work group? How can managers bring unspoken conflicts into the open without making them worse? The first step in order to bring unspoken conflicts into the open is to determine what type of conflict the organization is dealing with. According to our text, conflict is defined as “a process that begins when one party perceives that another party has negatively affected, or is about to negatively affect, something that the first party cares about.” (pg. 401). According to our assigned case incident, the text tells us how a manager should “pick a fight?” First, ensure that the stakes are sufficient to actually warrant a disruption. Second, focus on the future, and on how to resolve the conflict rather than on whom to blame. Third, tie the conflict to fundamental values. Rather than concentrating on winning or losing, encourage both parties to see how successfully exploring and resolving the conflict will lead to optimal outcomes for all. If managed successfully, some degree of open disagreement can...
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...Introduction In the workplace there will be times when conflicts arises between employees and sometimes it may involve management or management can be completely clueless to the intension stirring within their department. Not only is it within the job description of management to resolve workplace conflicts but also the employees involved. To help resolve conflict it is important for everyone to acknowledge the issues, use active listening, analyzing the issues and dealing with minor disagreements prior to them becoming major problems. Body To ensure sufficient discussion of contentious issues in the workplace you have to make sure you acknowledge the conflict and not ignore it. By working with other employees daily you also work with their feelings and actions. It is necessary to follow certain steps to ensure problems are taken care of. The employees involved must first agree a problem exists and cooperate to solve the issue. By calmly and openly discussing a problem to determine its root cause people have a chance to state their opinions and articulate their views without causing an argument. (Duggan, 2015) As a manager unfortunately you have a hand in resolving team problems that cannot be worked out solely amongst the employees. Managers will be able to use active listening to help bring unspoken conflicts into the open without making them worse during meetings with the team. During meetings involving conflict the manager should make sure minor conflicts do not go unresolved...
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...How would you ensure sufficient discussion of contentious issues in a work group? How can managers bring unspoken conflicts into the open without making them worse? Discussing contentious or controversial topics tend to make people feel awkward talking about it. However, without confronting the stereotypes and personal bias, these unresolved conflicts tend to worsen the situation. Dealing with controversial issues in a constructive manner enables a manager to create a collaborative team environment. As people get comfortable and develop open interpersonal relationships, they exchange different ideas and opinions that typically lead to better decision-making. Personally, the best way to address conflict is to first gauge the level of contention and to determine whether it should be handled in a group setting or individually. Either way, contentious issues (spoken and unspoken) need to be addressed immediately to allow for a team to function efficiently. The root cause of the problem should be identified through conversation with the appropriate parties in order to explore how best to work towards a resolution. Being a good listener is essential. As a leader, it is important to go in as if you have no idea about the topic (even if you do) so you are able to gain honest feedback without the person or group worrying about possible retaliation. Once the facts are confirmed, a Manager can then contemplate appropriate direction/action. This type of conflict handling intention...
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...Choosing suppliers for your business Print this page In this guide: 1. Finding the right suppliers 2. Choosing suppliers for your business 3. Negotiating supplier contracts 4. Developing relationships with suppliers The right suppliers provide the most suitable goods or services at the most suitable prices and in the right time frames for your specific business needs. Finding suppliers Using the Yellow Pages is good way to locate suppliers, such as manufacturers or wholesalers. Attending industry events and exhibitions is another good way to find suppliers and examine their products and services. You can also use yournetworks to find suppliers. Key factors for choosing suppliers are outlined below. Once you have a list of potential suppliers, ask them for written quotations and, where appropriate, a sample of the items you need. You can then compare their services to see which suppliers are the best fit for your business. Price If you are starting a new business, a key consideration for choosing suppliers is affordability. If you are focused on managing your finances, competitively priced suppliers are an attractive option. However, cheap does not always represent the best value for money. If the quality of your supplier's product or service is poor, you may incur extra costs for returns and replacements, and risk losing business with any delays that result. If you decide to pass poor quality on to your customers, you risk damaging your business reputation...
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...Choosing Your Path in Life Kayla Plencner ENG125: Introduction to Literature Instructor Hannah Martin September 23, 2013 Choosing Your Path in Life In a person’s life, many decisions have to be made, like the decision to get your homework done now or put it off until later, with the possibility of it being late or falling behind. We all face the decision on which path(s) to choose in life. Robert Frost’s 1916 poem “The Road Not Taken” demonstrates how the poet emphasizes ambiguity, which is “the use of language that has more than one meaning, creating uncertainty about how to interpret what has been stated,” (Clugston, 2010) that is associated with life choices. He also uses a metaphor, which is “an image that imaginatively compares one thing with another, showing how each has qualities that resemble the other,” (Clugston, 2010) by comparing the two roads with life choices of right or wrong. This poem captured my interest because it represents the decisions people make every day and the after effect that these choices may have on one’s life. In this essay I will use the formalist approach, which is “most widely used in literary criticism; it focuses on the form and development of the literary work itself,” (Clugston, 2010) to better explain my analysis. The poem is made up of four stanzas that include five lines each and the rhyme scheme of the poem is ABAAB. Although this is a short poem that does not take away from the fact that it has powerful meaning. People may...
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...All parents want the best for their child, and in today’s economy education is more important than ever. Parents have increasingly paid more attention to the schooling process, and many parents struggle to choose the best option. Debates are raging across playgrounds and living rooms about which is better: public schools or private schools, or even home schooling. According to a 2009 Great Schools and Harris Interactive poll, nearly one in four parents are currently considering switching their child's school either from private to public or public to private as a result of the economy. They ask themselves, will their child have a better chance of getting into a better university by attending the prestigious private school? In what environment would my child thrive? Where will my child’s faith be nurtured best? There are many schooling options available out there, but the three main choices that parents are debating about are public schools, private schools, and home schooling. Each system has advantages and disadvantages. Weighing the pros and cons of each system will help the parent make an informed decision about which arrangement is the most advantageous. Many public school schools are impressive; others are passable. Public schools seem to reflect the economic realities of their location. Wealthy suburban schools will have more amenities than inner city schools. Think San Jose, California versus Detroit, Michigan; Windermere versus Bithlo. Most children in the US attend...
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...Vanessa Zsorey Dr. McCort College Comp 11 December 2015 Sonic Highways A band lasting as long as twenty years in the music industry with their original sound not suffering is a rarity. The Foo Fighters, led by the legendary Dave Grohl, are magnificent rockers who throughout two decades, continue to stay relevant in many ways. Throughout these twenty years they have released nine albums, each of which contained some of the biggest alternative rock hits of all time. Though they may not be riding the radio waves constantly or may only appeal to a shrinking audience, their craft has never once suffered. Their newest album, Sonic Highways, is pure proof that the Foo Fighters continuously try to push themselves out of their comfort zones in order to remain interesting to their fans. Sonic Highways was the most recent project the Foo Fighters have put out and the most creative of the past eight albums. The process to create this album was far more in depth and unique compared to the traditional methods. Typically, when a band decides they want to record, they find the closest studio that is in their price range and is the best quality necessary to fit the project. Mixing the recordings has gotten incredibly easy in recent times, where all that is really necessary is the ProTools program. With Protools, any errors can easily be cleaned and corrected, then moved on to the master CD and sent off to be pressed. A decade ago, recording and mixing were not nearly as simple or cheap...
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...The Benefits Of Choosing An Impact Door For Your Home If you're looking for a secure new entry door, then you should consider choosing an impact door. These quality doors are built to meet hurricane building codes so they can withstand strong impacts from flying debris, high winds, and intruders. Even the glass in these doors is impact resistant. Here are some benefits of installing an impact door on your home. Your Home Is Always Ready For A Storm When you have an impact door, there is nothing you have to do to get it ready for a storm. You might need to board up a traditional door if it has glass in it or around it. An impact door doesn't require any type of shutters or boards because it is strong enough to stand up to a storm by itself. If you also have impact windows in your home, then you won't have to worry about boarding them either so your home is always ready for a bad storm even if you're away and can't get back in time to prepare....
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...own in the future. I would like to ask the young people reading this: Do you ever wonder what you will do to earn a living, what your career will consist of? Do you ever wonder how successful you are going to be, or what things you will be able to accomplish? Do you ever wonder if you will be able to enjoy the “good life” and afford the nicer than average things? Do you wonder if you will wind up having a job that you enjoy, or one that you must do out of necessity? Will you be able to support yourself and a family and own a nice home and automobile—all of those things we think of as the “American Dream”? Probably most young people have these thoughts and questions from time to time. You may not worry about such things at this time in your life, but you do think about them. We are all aware of the economic downturn in the United States, as our nation faces many problems at this time. Unemployment problems are continually in the news with many major corporations laying off employees as part of necessary cutbacks. Some of these may already be affecting your family. Many of you harbor legitimate concerns and are uncertain about your future. Even with conditions that now occur in our economy, a way exists for you to be successful and to land a good job in this country. This key concept or way for you to be successful starts right now no matter your age or grade in school. It can be described in a word: diligence. Diligence means “steady, earnest, energetic application and effort...
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...Joe Polce English 015 Mrs. Wickman How To Roll Your Own Cigarette Is anyone in your life a cigarette smoker? Do you often notice that they are always complaining about their ever-rising price? According to the U.S Census Bureau, out of the 6.7 billion people in the world, 2 billion are smokers of cigarettes or some other form of tobacco. Almost 75% of these 2 billion spend between $1000 - $1500 yearly on their favorite packs and cartons that they just cannot resist. We know its a habit, right? Its also an expensive habit. I am going to show you a quick and easy way to not only cut the cost of cigarettes in half, but also save you hundred of dollars. A select few smokers of the modern world have been fortunate enough to find the solution to the climbing prices of cigarettes. This solution is actually very simple. Why don’t we, instead of spending the $6 plus on an already produced pack of Marlboro Lights, make and produce our own pack of very similar cigarettes? Herein lies the solution; roll your own cigarettes. Most people shy away from such an idea claiming that they would never know where to start, or have no idea where they would buy the equipment, but on contrary the first steps to this new lifestyle are very easy, and the tools needed are readily available. The benefits of rolling your own cigarettes are numerous. First off, its inexpensive. GS Hammack, a man who writes for a website called AssociatedContact.com, said that “smokers that are looking for...
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...Registered Housing Finance Companies Dear Sir, GUIDELINES ON ‘ KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER’ & ‘ANTI MONEY LAUNDEERNG MEASURES’ FOR HFCs Please refer to our Circular NHB(ND)/DRS/POL. No. 13/2006 dated April 10, 2006 and circulars issued subsequent thereto from time to time on the above subject advising Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) to ensure that a proper policy framework on ‘Know Your Customer‘ and ‘Anti money Laundering Measures’ is put in place with the approval of their Board. In this connection we wish to inform that the said Guidelines have since been reviewed in the light of subsequent developments including amendments in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and Rules framed there under.The revised Guidelines on ‘Know Your Customer‘ and ‘Anti money Laundering Measures’ that are to be followed are enclosed. HFCs are advised to amend their existing policy framework keeping the above Guidelines in view with the approval of their Board within one month from the date of issue of this circular and ensure their strict compliance. A copy of the modified policy should be sent to the National Housing Bank. Please acknowledge receipt. Yours faithfully, (R.S.Garg) General Manager Department of Regulation and Supervision Annexure : Guidelines on ‘Know Your Customer’ and ‘Anti Money Lending Measures’. GUIDELINES ON ‘KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER’ AND ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MEASURES 'Know Your Customer' Guidelines The objective of ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Guidelines’ is to prevent housing finance companies...
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...a second person narrator technique, he highlights uncomfortable situations, loss of identity and the feeling of being stuck in life, showing that one most do what one likes, otherwise, you’ll lose in life In the short story, “Stolpestad”, is it clear that Stolpestad is stuck in his life. “The coffee shops, the liqoue stores, laundromats, police, fire, gas stations to pass – this is your life, Stolpestad”. Furthermore, Stolpestad seems to be genuine depressed as he says to himself “this is your life, Stolpestad” which shows that Stolpestad’s not where he wants to be in life as he has to end the sentence white “Stolpestad” as if he was not listening to himself. “As if you have seen or imagined or been through all of this before, or will be through it all again” The fact that Stolpestad feels like he has experienced things that he haven’t even tried yet, shows how much he has given up on life. Stolpestad’s sad view on life probably is a mix of his life going in circles, and the fact that he is constantly experiencing unpleasant things that just repeats and repeats itself throughout his life: “Your whole life spent along the same sad streets (..) as you pull around the house, as if you’ve seen or imagined or been through all of this before, or will be through it all again, over and over”. Moreover, instead of going home to his family after his attempt to kill the dog, he ends up on a bar, telling about the episode, which brings out laughter: “this little dog they heard about, ha...
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...music learned how to play several instruments by the inspiration of others. Mayer loved music, especially blues as can be heard from all his songs in which they all share a melancholic tune. As a young man in high school one of his first gigs was at a local blues bar with a band he had been currently been a part of. Although he only played guitar at the time Mayer was still songwriting. He learned how to write after being hospitalized at the age of 17 with a mental issue even though his illness was destroying his body his creativity kept flowing allowing him to find his newfound passion, songwriting. All these action leading to his first debut of his album in 2001 “Room for Squares” in which he would receive Grammy nominations for the song “Your body is a wonderland” and the public eye would be drawn towards Mayer. After this Mayer would release many albums and singles that would lead to the fame he has today. In my opinion, John Mayer’s music is one of a kind and truly beautiful all holding a deep message leaving for the listener to interpret in however which way they feel. Furthermore, out of all of Mayer’s accomplishments “Waiting on the world to change” from the album “Continuum” is one of his best works. This song has a slow tempo like most of his songs on the “Continuum” album. Also, in this song the beats are...
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...difficulties for the banking sector. Consequently several big institutions such as HSBC and Citigroup have already been fined for failing to comply with AML laws. Regulations have changed the financial sector. This essay will analyse the impact of the 9/11 attacks on the regulatory framework as well as the effects of AML on the financial industry. Page 3 of 16 2. MEASURES TAKEN AML has been on the agenda of regulators well before 9/11. However, the actions of prosecutors were more focused on fighting organised crime, drug and weapon dealing as well as tax evasion. 9/11 shifted the attention towards fighting terrorism and initiated Counter Terrorist Financing (“CTF”) laws. It was not until 9/11, that strict reporting rules known as “Know Your Customer” were introduced in the US. Before, the banking lobby could prevent further regulations, however, the US PATRIOT Act 2001, in response to 9/11, took AML and CTF measures to a new level. Since 2001 a comprehensive due diligence for high-risk products and especially for so-called “Politically Exposed Persons” is mandatory in the US....
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...Antonio Raimundo Montana (“Tony”) was once the office manager of Captain Kirk, P.A. (“Firm”). A few of Tony’s duties involved client billing and managing the Firm’s accounts, both the operating and trust accounts. Tony had been at the Firm for over 20 years and was a trusted employee, so much so that the managing partner, Spock, rarely supervised Tony’s actions. When Tony first started at the Firm he would provide Spock a monthly report that detailed the activity of the trust account. Spock required this report as means to comply with the Florida Bar Rule 5-1.1, which mentions that a lawyer must maintain and supervise the trust account. However, as the Firm rapidly expanded and the workload increased, Tony asked Spock to eliminate such “busy” work like that of the monthly report of the trust account. Spock agreed to cease the monthly reports since he had developed a strong sense of trust and loyalty to Tony over the years. Also, Tony had never done anything in the past to make Spock suspicious of Tony’s actions. Spock had to go out of state for a month’s time for a trial. Before leaving, he asked that Tony be on the lookout for a $1 million dollar wire transfer that was expected to be coming in the next couple of days and is to be held within the Firm’s trust account. Tony obliged and said that everything would be taken care of and that the accounting records would be updated once received. While Spock was out of town, he emailed Tony on several occasions inquiring...
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