...Michael on how to live a life like a millionaire, not teaching him money skills, but by the power of the twelve pillars. Pillar 1: “The only way things are going to change for you is when you change.” Pillar one is about working harder on yourself than you do on your job. The most important message engraved in this pillar is to work hard on you. This means personal development, improving, and pushing yourself to your highest ability. Therefore, work for success beyond the level you are at right now. Some years ago my mother was an elementary school teacher. She enjoyed the kids and being an inspiration for them but she just felt like her full potential was not being expressed by being a teacher. So, she decided to apply for a position as principal for a new elementary school that was being built next year. She was a business major in college but had very little experience actually being in a manager position. The best thing she said she had ever done was read, literally. She has a whole book shelf full of leadership books and books on how to be a principal. She went into the interview room scared because it was not just a one on one interview, but an interview consisting of the Board of Directors and Superintendent. A few days went by and she got news that she had gotten the job. She had used this pillar to improve her skills and move on to something bigger and better. I will use this pillar in my life if I am ever in a position of unhappiness or dissatisfaction with...
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...Organizational Leadership Business Management Professor Howard June 1, 2014 Analyze the leadership style(s) of a senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, etc.) in your current or previous organization who made a positive or negative impact on you. AT global is a development organization with numerous limbs and work places everywhere throughout the world. It bargains in building development and civil designing extending development of streets, extensions to hydro electric force dams. Authority is a social methodology of impact where an individual can utilize the backing and aid of other individuals in attaining the target of a typical issue or current workload. Authority includes the association of a gathering of individuals to accomplish a typical target; numerous hypotheses of initiative have risen including character attributes, situational and particular cooperation, destination, values, force and different capacities. The hunt of individual attributes and characteristics has been proceeding for a really long time. Most awesome authors of history from Plato's book " Republic" and Plutarch "Lives" all have had a go at noting the inquiry "What qualities and characters recognizes an individual as a pioneer". Underlying the system for this hunt was the distinguishment that of its imperativeness to administration and that initiative is profoundly...
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... | | | PDI Power Distance Indicator Power distance This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal – it expresses the attitude of the culture towards these inequalities amongst us. Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. It has to do with the fact that a society’s inequality is endorsed by the followers as much as by the leaders. http://geert-hofstede.com/ Deaf culture I think Deaf culture would score at the low end on this. In the Deaf community we believe strongly in equality. We are not like any other culture because we are made up of so many different backgrounds, races, and religious groups. But we have a common goal and that is to come together as one and function smoothly. Yes, we have our leaders such as I.Jordan King, our first Deaf President at Gallaudet University...
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...Nitin Nohria, dean of Harvard Business School states that “Communication is the real work of leadership” To be a good communicator and an effective manager, a manager must sharpen his listening and presentation skills. By doing so will help the manager reach his goals and the company goals. Manager must realize and accept that clear communication is always a two-way process. It’s not enough to speak clearly; you have to make sure you’re being heard and understood. To facilitate this, use the following two-way communication primer. This document explains the importance of effective listing and presenting for a manager. Also the author sets an action plan to for improving his listening and presenting skills 2. Listening According to Daft (2012), Managers perform a wide variety of activities that fall within four primary management functions. One of the most important tools of manager communication is listening, both to employees and customer. Most managers should now recognize that important information flows from bottom up, not top down. Listening is an activity that most of us take very lightly. Generally as human beings we are more concerned about our outputs than inputs in terms of communication. Hence listening is an activity that most managers in organizational circles take very lightly even though it is as important, maybe even more important, than some of the other skills a manager should sharpen. Without effective listening...
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...The first thing that usually pops into someone’s mind when they hear the word cloning is a human replication such as the army of clones in the movie Star Wars. What most people don't know is that there is so much more to cloning than creating a living being identical to the original. There are multiple ways to utilize the technology of cloning whether they be beneficial or not. Cloning is a good idea as long as it upholds life and is not allowed to limit the diversity of genetic traits. Cloning is “the asexual production of an exact copy of an original” (“What is cloning”). It is from one parent and results in identical cells. Scientifically speaking, one cell could be cloned, as well as organs, plants, even animals and perhaps humans. Just as varied, are the reasons to clone in the first place. The possibilities of cloning range from medical uses, personal uses, agricultural and livestock improvement to saving endangered species and more. The medical advantages cloning provides extend life, treat illnesses, and produce medications. Research into cell growth and genetics adds understanding into diseases such as cancer and how to avoid hereditary defects. In addition, cloning can improve food sources whether crops or livestock. Cloning also takes part in choosing desirable traits for people, animals, and plant, crops. Once they genetically engineer the plants, they can clone those seeds so that they have multiple identical copies of that same plant. Same with animals or livestock...
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...CHANGE MANAGEMENT Abstract: Change is an important characteristic of most organisations. Nothing is permanent except change. It is the duty of management to change properly. An organisation must develop adaptability to change otherwise it will either be left behind or be swept away by the forces of change. There are many forces which are acting on the organisation which make change not only desirable but also inevitable. These forces include technology, market forces and general socio- economic environments. These are the external forces which necessitate change in internal organisational variables like machinery, equipments and processes, policies and procedures, structural relationship. Change may be proactive or reaction. A change initiated by the management is called proactive change. On the other hand, a change brought by the management due to pressure by external forces is known as reactive change. For example, when management introduces a new labour welfare scheme to improve employee motivation, it is a proactive change. If such a scheme is introduced due to pressure by the trade union, it is a reactive change. INTRODUTION: An organisation is a open system which implies that it is in a constant interact ional relationship with its external environment. Any change in its external environment, such as changes in consumer tastes and preferences, competition, economic policies of the government, etc., make it imperative for the organisation to make changes in...
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...Business Ethics versus Military Ethics January 19, 20115 Business Ethics versus Military Ethics "The ultimate basis for ethics is clear: Human behavior has consequences for the welfare of others. We are capable of acting toward others in such a way as to increase or decrease the quality of their lives. We are capable of helping or harming. What is more, we are theoretically capable of understanding when we are doing the one and when the other. This is so because we have the capacity to put ourselves imaginatively in the place of others and recognize how we would be affected if someone were to act toward us as we are acting toward others" (Elder & Paul, 2003). There are many types of ethics and many ways to incorporate practices to enforce ethics as well as punish violators of ethics requirements. Two categories of ethics that are similar yet different are ethics in Corporate America and ethics in the United States Air Force (U.S.A.F.). First, we need to understand what ethics are. Ethics contributes to the learning what is right or wrong. "Doing the right thing is not as straight forward as conveyed in a great deal of business ethics literature"(McNamara, C. 2003, 6). The definition between corporations and the military provides us with a general description of ethics. Are military and corporate ethics different? Business Ethics in Corporate America The Business ethics concept means many things to many different people. It is coming to know what is "right or wrong in...
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...The perils and pitfalls of handling complex compensation tasks in spreadsheets are well known:2 spreadsheets are prone to human error, require a high-level of skill and expertise to move beyond simple analysis, and are not a scalable solution across decentralized groups. For this reason, most discussions on the use of spreadsheets in compensation and HR focus on productivity loss and risk of error. However, beyond these important but tactical gains, the compensation function and the organization at large have far more to gain by reducing reliance on spreadsheets than reduced risk and greater efficiency. This paper will explore the five areas in which organizations can improve via the adoption of compensation technology solutions: efficiency, consistency, visibility, transparency and trust. the highest salaries in the market, but it does require a deep understanding of the pay landscape in which the company operates so organizations that choose to place a lower emphasis on base salary understand the need to balance this approach with non-salary rewards. Keep People Engaged and Motivated While we know that compensation alone does not drive engagement scores up, we do know that it is an important part of maintaining an engaged workforce. Employees who believe they are paid fairly are nearly twice as engaged as those who don’t.4 And how employees perceive the fairness of their pay is even more important than their actual pay level.5...
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...Cairo Museum and there is divided into three words: Seshemu (leader),Seshemet (leadership) and Shemsu (follower). Unlike management, leadership is an ancient concept and one that is used in everyday language. In addition, the language we use is not just a means of communication; it involves thinking and reasoning. In ancient Chinese writings we learn that if a leader is good it is more likely that those who follow will also be good. If the leader is selfish, so will the followers be selfish. Confucius regarded education as a transformational process that takes place within an individual but does so through conversation with others. Learning through others has been a common theme in the chapters written here from different parts of the world. In other words, learning leadership is not so much an isolated journey as one that exists in a set of relations with others. Finding what leadership potential you have is not something you do in isolation or on a training course. While the 20th century provided a huge richness of writings on leadership, leadership development in organizations focused on the individual as leader and this has created a gap between theory and practice. As John Gardner wrote: 'We have barely scratched the surface in our effort towards leadership development. In the mid 21st century, people will look back on our present practices as primitive' (Gardner, 1995). Yet, within the mass of writings there were some jewels. One of the most profound writings of the 20th century...
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...body who wanted a document. The new way is about effectiveness. If you focus on effectiveness, the likely by product is that you will be efficient. If you focus on efficiency, the likeliness of being effective is 50/50. Involvement and participation by a lot of people equals successful implementation... The lack of the same equals resistance. You want to create ownership of the plan by the troops. ************************************************************************ Course Objectives 1. Recognize, understand and interpret emerging trends. Example: All drug trends start on the west coast. 2. Describe leadership traits of future leaders. Visionary, competent, lead by example, integrity, 3. Develop a positive organizational culture. Example: Foster learning, don't micromanage, don't manage for the slugs (10%) manage for the good workers (90%), treat people differently on how they perform not treating everyone the same, PASSION/POSITIVE ATTITUDE people who come to work and want to be there, 4. Initiate and manage successful change. You lead change...you don't manage it. You lead people you manage bullets. There needs to be a sense of urgency. - 2 - 5. Conduct a situational audit. 6. Create buy-in for...
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...JFT2 Organizational Management Task 2 Developing an action plan for Anne Ewers The Utah Symphony has proven its ability to generate substantial sums of Revenue with both performance revenues and by securing large sums of income from governmental grants along with generous contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations. The Symphony’s ability to draw large crowds along with their demanding schedule length allows them to offer the community ample opportunities to participate. The Symphony provides sustainability for 83 full time musicians, and this allows them to concentrate on the goals of the Symphony without the worries of looking for other income opportunities. Mr. Lockhart is a very talented and experienced music director that has a personal commitment to his symphony. Mr. Lockhart’s role as the music director comes with many challenges, it is through these challenges that he has elevated the Utah Symphony to the status they enjoy today. The musicians and Mr. Lockhart have developed a relationship of trust and respect, Mr. Lockhart has publicly acknowledged how important they are to the overall success of the symphony and his success as a director. The Utah Symphony has a very demanding schedule and with it comes great expense; the symphony needs to look for cost cutting options to maintain operations. They are relying on generous governmental funding and other contributions that are simply not what the previously had been. The symphony will need to...
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...THE LEADERSHIP TRAINING ACTIVITY BOOK 50 Exercises for Building Effective Leaders LOIS B. HART, Ed.D. CHARLOTTE S. WAISMAN, Ph.D. AMACOM AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION New York | Atlanta | Brussels Chicago | Mexico City | San Francisco Shanghai | Tokyo | Toronto | Washington, D. C. Special discounts on bulk quantities of AMACOM books are available to corporations, professional associations, and other organizations. For details, contact Special Sales Department, AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Tel.: 212-903-8316. Fax: 212-903-8083. Web site: www.amacombooks.org This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hart, Lois Borland. The leadership training activity book / Lois B. Hart, Charlotte S. Waisman ; foreword by James M. Kouzes. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-8144-7262-1 1. Leadership—Study and teaching—Activity programs. I. Waisman, Charlotte S. II. Title. HD57.7.H383 2005 658.4′092—dc22 2004019036 © 2005 by Lois B. Hart and Charlotte S. Waisman All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America...
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...United States, the hawks say. But scrutiny of his past dealings with the world shows that Saddam, though cruel and calculating, is eminently deferrable. Should the United States invade Iraq and depose Saddam Hussein? If the United States is already at war with Iraq when this article is published, the immediate cause is likely to be Saddam's failure to comply with the new U.N. inspections regime to the Bush administration's satisfaction. But this failure is not the real reason Saddam and the united States have been on a collision course over the past year. The deeper root of the conflict is the U.S. position that Saddam must be toppled because he cannot be deterred from using weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Advocates of preventive war use numerous arguments to make their case, but their trump card is the charge that Saddam's past behavior proves he is too reckless, relentless, and aggressive to be allowed to possess WMD, especially nuclear weapons. They sometimes admit that war against Iraq might be costly, might lead to a lengthy U.S. occupation, and might complicate U.S. relations with other countries. But these concerns are eclipsed by the belief that the combination of Saddam plus nuclear weapons is too dangerous to accept. For that reason alone, he has to go. Even many opponents of preventive war seem to agree deterrence will not work in Iraq. Instead of invading Iraq and overthrowing the regime, however, these moderates favor using the threat of war to compel Saddam...
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...CHAPTER 1 THE MAN WHO “THOUGHT” HIS WAY INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH THOMAS A. EDISO Mr. Edwin Barnes a man who only wanted to have a partnership with Mr. Thomas Edison instead of working for himself. At first, he failed to be a partner of Mr. Edison, but he started as a worker for him. Mr. Edison make a new device named “EDIPHONE”, many salesman said that to sell those devices every need to exert much effort. But Mr. Edwin Barnes decided to have a partnership with Mr. Barnes Their business become successful and earned a lot of money but before achieving that, they think something new and done a lot of things. 3 Feet from the Gold There was a man who really gold fever, he was the uncle of Darby. Until the time come he was rewarded by the discovery of the shining awe, but he need money to buy a machine and equipment. One time the vein of gold disappeared. Darby and his uncle decide to stop it and sold all the machineries they bought to a junk man. And that junk man decided to continue what the first man began, he consult to an expert on mining and took a lot of money. Whenever we experience failure, and quit on it, we will never achieve anything. Move on and ignore does failure because that failure is an opportunity an opportunity to learn something from our failure this is a lesson after Darby and his uncle lost the opportunity. 50 Cent Lesson in Persistence After losing a huge fortune on mining business, Darby and his uncle continued finding another fortune. One day there...
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...New technology has shrunk the size of the world. The world has become a small state with a few big cities, few towns and villages. The cities are markets for the products form towns and villages, and vice versa. This shrinking in size has brought people from different cultures and backgrounds to work together under the same umbrella. Wherever you go, even the smallest of the company has people from different cultural backgrounds. This mixing of so many cultures at workplace has come up to be challenge for the modern organizations. The modern managers or leaders find it difficult to make a decision for their team, which comprises of people from different cultural and educational backgrounds. There is always a problem of synchronization within the team, which is faced by a modern leader. Since different statements are perceived differently in different cultures, the problem of miscommunication always persists. For a modern leader it is necessary to have the knowledge of different cultures. This knowledge will not only help him in making better decisions, but will also help him understand his team better and be more productive and efficient at work. Geert Hofstede, while working with IBM, saw this problem of intercultural differences and mismanagement arising due to these...
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