...The Five-Step Model Nicola .S. Hershey HUM/115 February 01, 2016 Patience Johnson The Five-Step Model There are five steps to overcome our problems. The first step is the most imperative and that is to identify the problem in details and what you hope to gain from solving this problem. “We cannot solve a problem unless we define it well” (kirby & goodpaster, , p. 288). Secondly, know your alternatives, your other options and of course your limitations. Thirdly weigh your alternatives in terms of their advantages and disadvantages. Fourth make your choice on what solution you will use to overcome your problem. Last but not least revise how your solution works for you and how well your final goal will help you. Education I yearn for my Bachelor’s Degree like I need my next breath. I have a major problem in attaining one and that is my time management skills. I will master this, and hold my degree in my hand by the end of this course. ”To live is to decide, and to live fully is to decide well.” (kirby & goodpaster,, p.320). I could easily just throw my hands up and forget about achieving my goal, which would not solve my problem because I would still have that deep rooted desire to get my bachelors. I can manage my time better by asking for help when I need to, I can also ask if the deadline for a particular assignment is set or if extensions are available...
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...Together We Stand Letter Outline Damon Charette, Drew McEwen, Angela Morrow, Les Sheridan, Alethea Rogan HUM114 May 27, 2012 Jeanette Jensen Together We Stand Letter Outline I. Introduction II. Strategies applied to help foster critical thinking and lead to root cause of the illnesses A. Hold a town or community meeting addressing the issues at hand 1. Allow open forum style discussion with everyone able to submit their own opinions 2. Control the discussion with topic questions B. Send out surveys through the mail and request family to collaborate together 1. Ask questions such as doctors’ visits and common illnesses with the families 2. What is the current overall health of all of the family members within the home 3. Ask what year the home was built in for possible lead or asbestos exposure. III. Investigation of the problem A. Confirm the information 1. Make absolutely sure there is something specifically similar the neighbors affected a. Interview, if possible, the affected neighbors to ascertain their general daily habits. b. Interview healthy neighbors not affected ascertain their daily habits c. Interview the residents about their symptoms and compare them to see if their symptoms are similar. d. Compare...
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...Personal Perspective Paper Decision making is an important aspect in everybody’s day-to-day lives. “Decision-making models are all about making good judgments. There are judgments that are emotional, spur of the moment, horseback or back of envelope – quick decision. There are also the rational informed kind” (Stellar Force, 2010, para. 1). I have used all types of decision-making models in my life; however, I am going to discuss how I have used the five-step decision-making model and a SWOT analysis to help me make different kinds of decisions. Five-Step Decision-Making Model I have already earned my Master’s in Business Administration and in doing so; I have learned large amounts of information about different types of decision-making models. However, one of the decision-making models that I have used most in my educational career is the five-step decision-making model. This model a simple five-step process that is easy to follow. The five steps of this model include “1. State the Problem, 2. Identify Alternatives, 3. Evaluate the Alternatives, 4. Make a Decision, and 5. Implement your Decision” (Stellar Force, 2010, para. 3). The five-step decision-making model uses logic and a normal thought process that should be used most of the time in making decisions, especially when they are important decisions. SWOT Analysis Another decision-making model that I have used most of my educational career is a SWOT analysis. “The definition of SWOT analysis is to evaluate the...
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... HUM/115 09/20/2015 Solving Personal Problems In the textbook I read about the Five-Step Model (Ridel, 2015) and applied it to a problem in my everyday life. The personal problem that I picked was biting my nails. I get so anxious and stressed and without even realizing it, some of my nails are bleeding. After analyzing the situation and steps I believe I am a problem experiencer. The Five-Step Model As I mentioned Ridel (2015), has a Five-Step Model to solve personal problems in everyday life. The first step was to identify the problem, which was biting my nails. Step 2: Identify the cause of the problem, which was because of nerves, stress, and being anxious. When evaluating Step 3: Creating options to solve the problem (Ridel, 2015) I tried out a few different options. I realized when I was stressed and tried to make sure I didn’t go back into my old habit. I also went to the nail salon and went through several cuticle treatments. I even tried this nasty sour nail polish that is supposed to prevent nail biting. Step four is evaluating the best option to solve the problem. All these options were great, however, none of them seemed to work. They would grow out and look very nice then all of a sudden I end up biting them again. The most inconvenient thing was every time I bit my nails it was a day or two before I was going to the salon. Step five is to act, monitor and modify selected options. Knowing that the problem isn’t the solutions I...
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...Solving Personal Problems: Applying the Five-Step Model Kyla Hill HUM/115 March 7, 2016 Robin Schultz Solving Personal Problems: Applying the Five-Step Model Problems are an occurrence in everyday life. One of the things that we need to know how to do, as critical thinkers, is define problems and solve them. I am going to explain my problem to you and how I came up with a solution to solve it using the “Five-Step Problem Solving Method” (Chaffee, 2015). When using the five-step model, the first step is defining the problem. It asks, “What is the problem?” (Chaffee, 2015). My problem is being overweight. I have never been a “small” girl, but I was never overweight. After having my first child, I lost the twenty pounds I gained while pregnant with no problems. Then, I became pregnant with my daughter. I gained sixty pounds while pregnant with her. Over the years, instead of losing the weight, I have added more to it. I know that I need to lose weight in order to live a longer healthier life. I feel that if I lose weight and get into better physical shape, I can do more physical activities with my children. I know what my problem is now, and I need to do something about it. The next step in the five-step model asks “What are the alternatives?” (Chaffee, 2015). Knowing what my boundaries of the situation are will help me to form a solution for the problem. I work forty hours a week, have two active children, and I am an active full time student. Finding time in my schedule...
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...Solving Personal Problems: Applying the Five-Step Model Racheal George HUM/115 10/19/2015 Mary Lynn Cluff Solving Personal Problems: Applying the Five-Step Model The Five-Step model is a very helpful tool that allows you to identify a problem and take the proper steps to fix it. The first step, no comma helps us identify a personal problem that we may have. In the second step, we discover what is causing this problem to arise. In the third step, we identify several options that we think will help us resolve the issue. The fourth step, we can weigh out the pros and cons of each option so that we can pick the most reasonable one. The fifth and final step we put our option into action, monitor it and make any necessary changes. Nice summary The personal problem that I will be using as an example will be my daughter and her struggle with grades. The first time that I noticed that she was struggling was when she brought her first progress report home and she was failing all but one class. I wanted to get down to the reason why so I started with the teachers at school. I asked what they thought was going one. I then sat my daughter down and asked her what she felt was going one. She said the she could not see the board during class and therefore could not understand what was being taught. She was failing reading alsocomma and I noticed that she was reading way too fast for her to really comprehend what she was going on in the story. She would just memorize the story and not...
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...Solving Personal Problems: Apply the Five-Steps Model Health Issue-Boop Lisa G. Ross HUM115 June 20, 2016 Wei Xiong Solving Personal Problems: Apply the Five-Step Model Critical thinking is necessary for our daily lives. Applying the five-step model is required for solving problems. One day, Tre’ and I were going to the mall, and all of a sudden I saw my son the floor. At that moment, I thought he was dead. I fell to my knees to see if he was breathing, however, within two minutes the ambulance was there. The distressing part of this was that I had no idea something was severely wrong with my son. That very moment I adopted the five- step model to solve my problem. Defining the problem is the first step to finding out what needs to be resolved. Tre' had a tough time with breathing, coughing, and his fever was very high. It was hard to get his fever down. Factors that could have contributed to the cause is a development of bacteria in the chest. The doctor that was caring for Tre' kept me informed of the details of Tre's case. Dr. Jones came up with possible solutions for this bacteria that caused this infection or virus in his lungs which was prednisone and antibiotics. The doctors thought this solution would help Tre’ get better. This solution was effective to treat the infection. However, it did not treat the disease. There were other steps that Tre had to take to try to help treat the disease. Exercising his lungs with breathing...
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...Solving Personal Problems: Applying the Five-Step Model J Gonzales April 25, 2016 The objective is to control the problem and not allow the problem to control you. To productively manage a situation you have to practice using the 5-step model. The first step in the 5-step model is pinning the problem. The second step is establish your options. The third step is determine the advantages and disadvantages of each option. The fourth step is electing the solution you feel best suits. The fifth step is evaluating if the solution chosen is effective (John Chaffee, 2014). In week 2, we discussed barriers and learned to identify them to rid ourselves from them. This was a great lesson however, from personal experience I can tell you that it takes more than just identifying the problems to make change. In recent years, I went through a divorce and a change in careers that have forced me to sit and examine my finances. I have set goals, time and time again, to save X amount of money each year for my children's college fund and have created spreadsheets on how I can accomplish this. While it looked great on paper and the system appeared solid, I always came up short on my goals and I realized that other areas of my finances were also being affected. After studying critical thinking and the five-step model the last couple of weeks, I discovered that the first step to fulfill my goal (s) was to identify the problem. The problem is me. I have failed to take full responsibility for my...
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...A Model for change to evidence-based practice that will guide my potential DNP project is Stetler Model. This model was based on the theoretical and research literature related to evidenced-based practice, research utilization a standardized language, and change theory. The model for change EBP model is a five progressive steps model. The steps are; Preparation phase, validation, comparative evaluation and decision making, Translation and application, and lastly, evaluation. The Stetler model for change will guide me throughout my prospective DNP project in the following ways. In Step one, it entails defining problem purpose and outcome; and searching for evidence from the literature that detailed management of hypertension, for example, is...
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...Capability maturity model- this model defines how mature is company in managing and producing software. The model's aim is to improve existing software-development. There are five levels defined along the continuum of the model. CMM is process improvement model applied to improving software development. The model is based on five maturity levels that predict an organization’s capability to successfully develop software based on process discipline. 1.Initial (chaotic, ad hoc, individual heroics) – the most primal level, organisation can make software, but it doesn't have optimise process and the quantaty of the product isn't really good 2.Repeatable - the process of producing the software is at least documented sufficiently such that repeating the same steps may be attempted. 3.Defined - the process is defined/confirmed as a standard business process, and decomposed to levels 0, 1 and 2 (the last being Work Instructions). 4.Managed - the process is quantitatively managed in accordance with agreed-upon metrics. 5.Optimizing – process of management is absolutely optimised. Metatraid software company. CMM Level 3 This company relates to the maturity level. The processes of producing the software are managed. Detailed measures of the software process and product quality are collected. Both the software process and products are controlled and understood. Metatrade identifies metrics to measure the effectiveness of its project management and SDLC methodologies. They are able...
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...Results Lens, Rights/Responsibility Lens, Relationship Lens, and Reputation Lens. The second skill involves the use of the Baird Decision Model which is a five-step process that gives a systematic approach to the resolution of an ethical dilemma. The five steps of the Baird Decision Model include: * Step 1: Be Attentive * Step 2: Be Intelligent * Step 3: Be Reasonable * Step 4: Be Responsible * Step 5: Be Reflective The combination of the ethical lenses with the decision model provides the groundwork to come up with, good value based, solutions to ethical conflict (Rian Brown, 2014). Mysterious Blogger The first ethical conflict that was presented was that of the “Mysterious Blogger.” In this simulation the Director of Information Technology, who is responsible for managing all internal information system functions which include systems programming, application programming, networks, and computer operations, is presented with an employee who is leaking the proprietary company information to the public through a blog sight as an anonymous writer. There is also a second employee has taken it upon himself to trace the information back to the sender, hack into his personal computer to determine the identity of the employee that initially leaked information. In applying the Baird Decision Model, the first step in resolving this issue is to be attentive to the fact that there is an issue. Once attentive to the presence of an issue...
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...Mental Model/Mindsets Rea Frazier OI 361 March 31, 2015 Mr. Gary Connelly Mental Model/Mindsets Mental models/mindsets are the way in which a person’s thought processes work and how something works in reality. It is an internal representation of the external realities of an individual’s surrounding and life experiences. The representations are what gives us a meaning to cause and affect and is what gives us an idea of what to expect. Mental models and mindset affect a person’s behavior and course of actions. AAA Transport is a wholesale produce transportation company, that is looking to expand from produce only Transportation to nonperishable product transportation as well. Two of their employees, Vernon and Bud, both resistant to change have opposing opinions about the change. I will be discussing Vernon and Bud’s metal model and mindsets and analyzing how they affect their decision making in the workplace. Vernon is the supervisor of AAA Transportation’s drivers and Bud works in AAA Transportation’s corporate offices. Vernon does not feel that it is in the company’s best interest to expand outside of their core business, whereas Bud feel that the AAA Transportation is not stable enough at this time to compete with establish nonperishable transportation companies. The problem is that both Vernon and Bud have been employed at AAA Transportation for over 20 years, and both have grown to be comfortable with the way the company has been for their time spent their. Vernon...
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...B1. Team Performance Team performance models are used improve team performances within a company by utilizing strategies and assessment tools. Two examples of team performance models are Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team and Drexler/Sibbet Team Performance System. Both models are utilization by companies to evaluate and improve team performance. Patrick Lencioni is a writer regarding management with a focus on team management. He is also the founder and President of the Table Group. Since 2002 Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team has become a significant source in building teams. This universal model has been embraced by many different organizations. According CPP, “Lencioni’s program is based on his fable of a team in crisis that needs to overcome dysfunctional team dynamics in order to have an opportunity to be successful. Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team Model are absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results. Stage 1 consist of building trust. Absence of trust can be due to people being pushed into groups to build trust. Instead trust is built overtime and is based on follow-through and creditability of the individual. Stage 2 is mastering conflict. Individual’s need to discover how comfortable they are with conflict. This is where it is important to realize that conflict is an opportunity for productivity. Trust must be established in order to challenge and push one another...
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...Change Model for XYZ, Inc. expansion MGT435: Organizational Change (BFL1407A) March 3, 2014 Change Model for XYZ, Inc. expansion As the executive for XYZ, Inc. in looking at the company’s decision to begin its first international expansion by opening a store in Shanghai, China; I propose that take a look at which change model would fit best with what we want to achieve. Choosing the best change model to is key to the success of the change whether it be short term such as this one or long term such as the one that XYZ, Inc. plans on taking on in about one years’ time. According to J.W. Weiss, “While change models, per se, do not provide the "one best way" or "the truth" of diagnosing organizations, they offer both theoretical and practical ways to understand complex situations. Burke (2008) offered five uses of organizational models: * First, models help reduce the complexity of thousands of things "going on" into manageable categories. * Second, models help point out aspects of organizational activities and dimensions that demand attention. * Third, models highlight the interconnectedness of organizational properties like culture, structure, and strategy. * Fourth, models provide a common language and vocabulary. * Fifth, models offer a sequence of actions that users can follow in particular change situations. Change models offer theoretical and practical ways to better understand complex situations. For the short term small scale change...
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...The I/O or Industrial Company model adopts an external perspective. It starts with an assumption that forces external to the company represent the dominant influences on a company's strategic actions. In other words, this model presumes that the characteristics of and conditions present in the external environment determine the appropriateness of strategies that are formulated and implemented in order for a company to earn above-average returns. In short, the I/O model specifies that the choice of industries in which to compete has more influence on company performance than the decisions made by managers inside their firm. The I/O model is based on the following assumptions: The external environment-the general, industry and competitive environments imposes pressures and constraints on companies and determines strategies that will result in superior returns. In other words, the external environment pressures the company to adopt strategies to meet that pressure while simultaneously constraining or limiting the scope of strategies that might be appropriate and eventually successful. Most companies competing in an industry or in an industry segment control similar sets of strategically relevant resources and thus pursue similar strategies. This assumption presumes that, given a similar availability of resources, the majority of companies competing in a specific industry-or in a segment of the industry-have similar capabilities and thus follow strategies that...
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