...CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Safety Chat is new instant messaging application in the world. It brings to the users private software from hackers so it focuses on the individual privacy. As marketing team members, reporters must evaluate the styles or impacts of leadership. Then analyze the works needed as well as development activities for each team member and showing how to empower the employees as well as setting suitable objectives to produce the best promotional activity plan. MAIN BODY 3a. Evaluate theories and styles of leadership: Leadership is the process of influencing others to work willingly towards goals, to the best of their capabilities, perhaps in a manner different to that which they would otherwise have chosen. (Education, 2004) There are so many styles of leadership, according to Huneryager and Heckman, leadership has four different styles which are dictatorial style, autocratic style, democratic style and laisser-faire style (Education, 2012). In this assignment, the reporter chooses dictatorial style and democratic style for evaluating. Dictatorial style is where the leader forces subordinates to work by threatening punishment and penalties. (Education, 2004) With a leader has dictatorial style, there is no opportunities for the employees to give their opinion or making decision. They need to do what the leader asks immediately. This style is suitable with who can work in high level of stress. The leader must be high level of self-motivation to succeed...
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...Identified. INTRODUCTION This is the Master Test Plan for the Reassigned Sales Re-write project. This plan will address only those items and elements that are related to the Reassigned Sales process, both directly and indirectly affected elements will be addressed. The primary focus of this plan is to ensure that the new Reassigned Sales application provides the same level of information and detail as the current system while allowing for improvements and increases in data acquisition and level of details available (granularity). The project will have three levels of testing, Unit, System/Integration and Acceptance. The details for each level are addressed in the approach section and will be further defined in the level specific plans. The estimated time line for this project is very aggressive (six (6) months), as such, any delays in the development process or in the installation and verification of the third party software could have significant effects on the test plan. The acceptance testing is expected to take one (1) month from the date of application delivery from system test and is to be done in parallel with the current application process. TEST ITEMS The following is a list, by version and release, of the items to be tested: A. EXTOL EDI package, Version 3.0 If a new release is available prior to roll-out it will not be used until after installation. It will be a separate upgrade/update project. B. DNS PC EDI transaction package, Version 2.2 If a new release...
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...Summary of The Emotional Intelligence of Leaders by Daniel Goleman Goleman introduces the term of emotional intelligence in this article. Goleman shows that having all the usual qualities attributed to leaders such as intellect and vision is insufficient. To be an effective leader and to distinguish you from other leaders these leaders will need to be emotionally intelligent. Emotional intelligence can be learnt so it’s never too late to gain these skills to be a success. Goleman states there are five characteristics of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, managing emotions, motivating others, showing empathy and staying connected. Goleman discusses each component of emotional intelligence and explains how to spot them in leaders and how they help in being emotionally stable. Goleman equates emotional intelligence with business success. Every leader possesses some of these characteristics on various levels; however, individuals will need a high level of emotional intelligence to excel as leaders in the workplace. Self Awareness According to Goleman leaders with emotional intelligence are self-aware and have the ability to do self assessments and make decisions based on these assessments which ultimately will take in consideration your emotions. Self awareness and self assessments are important skills which will allow leaders to assess their strengths and weaknesses. Additionally according to Goleman, with self awareness comes self confidence. If you are...
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...pay additional costs due to differences in prices for parts so they can meet the changed specifications. Also, the sales people are not asked to correct their mistakes. John also, found a letter addressed to Fred, the previous boss, indicating one of the CAD designers had quit the company due to “…ongoing management harassment AND complete lack of training for the sales people, who do not know how to write a design specification for a standard hydraulic pump” (Garlington). John has been very successful in leading the team. He had a good relationship with all his employees in the past and doesn’t want that to change in this company. He has realized that in that this team was not in very good hands in the past, and they were under a strict supervision. The employees are used to being told what to do otherwise they don’t know what needs to be done. Their previous leader kept everything under his control. John doesn’t want it to stay like this. He wants his team to be independent and to do what is asked of them without being supervised and told every little detail. He wants the sales to go up and his company to be successful. 1. CONTINGENCY MODEL A. Model Description The path-goal theory was developed by Robert House. Mr. House’s theory is that “a leader’s job to assist followers in...
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...Application Paper Completed by XXXXX In Partial Requirement for the Completion of HCX XXX California State University XXXX XXXX Dr. XXXXX 1. The Situation/Challenge: Organizational leadership challenges occur at various levels within health care settings. The model and behavior of a leader is detrimental to the overall team effort and that of one’s ability as a manager to effectively motivate, inspire, and empower staff. Employee motivation and empowerment is a critical asset to one’s dedication and commitment to an organization and it is necessary that leaders act upon critical factors of contemporary leadership theories and approaches to enhance the working experience in conjunction to management of health care personnel. a. Who, What, Where, When Why: Within UCLA health system’s ambulatory specialties, there are various leaders and appointed managers who work with different teams of diverse personnel who are under a lot of stress as a result of high work load and departmental demand. Working in health care is a stressor in its own. There are various responsibilities and duties placed upon staff and the possibility of job dissatisfaction and burnout are very high. Unfortunately, not always is the best leadership approach enforced when addressing departmental concerns or issues with staff. It is important that health care managers consider and enforce the most effective leadership approach based on situational occurrences and factors such as one’s...
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...ASSIGNMENT-6 1. What are “rich Internet applications” and why are they important today? There has been a tremendous amount of attention on getting "back to the desktop" with technologies like Apollo and Windows Presentation Foundation that enable some very rich, design-friendly experiences outside the browser. But there is still a very large contingent out there that thinks the browser will be the best way to deliver applications. But if that is the case, then we have to have a model that enables the browser to actually do that. Trying to build real applications using JavaScript that requires a tedious development cycle and a lot of per-browser workarounds just isn't going to cut it. From Ted's point of view, that is what makes the idea of open source Flash so compelling (and important). We get all the richness and robustness of Flash, but in a platform that anyone can contribute to and help grow. 2. How can Appcelerator speed up the application development process? The birth of brilliant modern technology that can handle numerous applications on devices like Iphones, net books or Blackberries has created a sea of endless opportunities. Countless of application can and are being built right now all over the world. This is a long and hefty process and developers need a helping hand. That is where Appcelerator comes in. This a successful start-up from California which helps developers to efficientize their activity by cutting development time in half, driving down development...
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...solve the problems on hand. The concerns and further analysis: The concerns that Smith found that were glaringly evident and those which cause serious inconsistencies in the IT governance and also the operations are as follows, firstly the IT staff in the organization which included the IT developers, Business analyst, IT governance and Business Intelligence all worked as a single group and this led to an environment that was a mixture of all the skill sets and also when the Business units were looking at specific areas of reporting, it was tough for the Management to keep track of the projects and also there wasn’t a specific IT delivery for each of the business ass it was a group of IT staff and not individualized and focused set of teams for each of the business units. Then comes the issue that concerns IT Planning/Budget, the 16 VPs of the business units required to meet up...
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...American Healthcare Corporation’s (AHC) IT&S Southern Division as well as critique their primary leader. AHC’s IT&S Southern Division AHC is a large for-profit national healthcare provider network owning and managing over 150 hospitals, 40 surgery centers and hundreds of physician practices across the continental United States. AHC’s primary goal is to provide industry-leading healthcare in the most efficient and cost effective manner with the highest level of patient outcomes and satisfaction. AHC’s history spans over 40 years and was founded by doctors who wanted a better care path for their patients. AHC is comprised of several divisions broken down regionally across the nation and has also broken down key “shared services” departments to service and support the divisions. My analysis will focus on the IT&S Southern Division of AHC. IT&S Southern Division is responsible for the technical support and services of 24 hospitals, 10 surgery centers and 110 physician practices across Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. The services provided span the information technology gamut including infrastructure, clinical applications support, physician support, project management and a 24 hour help desk. To enable the IT&S team to support such a vast array of applications they have utilized a centralized support model for many applications allowing the local facility IT&S team the ability to quickly adapt to the hands on needs of the facility. To AHC at large, IT&S is pivotal...
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...capabilities. The companies must have great managers that are skilled and talented and are capable of leading their employees at the various tasks to the best of their abilities. Hence, leaders should understand the needs required and to use different leadership styles effectively and appropriately at the most suitable and required time with the changing and challenging periods. There are numerous leadership styles /practices however; four types are going to be described in this article as well as their best applications and implications. The leadership styles are measured according to two major criteria’s: one being imagination i.e. ability to produce new ideas and be creative to meet new challenges. Second is execution that is translating good ideas into deeds and results. The four styles are the following 1) leading by doing, 2) leading by team working, 3) leading by inspiring, 4) leading by empowering. Each style is dependent on the leader’s application of imagination and execution. For leading by doing the leader has to be fully in charge and authoritative i.e. ‘leading from the front’. For leading by team working the leader is a team player who makes full use of the team’s input and accordingly implements the team’s action plan i.e.’ leading from within’. For leading by inspiring the leader inspires and...
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...the success of each loan application we process. McBride Financial Services will strive continually to improve the loan process to ensure the success of each company involved. Strategies are put in place to produce the most effective work ethics and customer satisfaction. By providing guidance and leadership throughout the organization and determining those structures of leadership and management ensures the continued success of each working partnership. The creation of our virtual environment has afforded a fast processing and close networking partnership that strives to provide the best loan processing network to our clients. Strategies to Create Alliances As a virtual organization attempts to grow their alliances with other organizations that provide the required services will often change because of performance-related issues, work ethics, customer service, and other related concerns of privacy. A virtual organization providing financial support and services to those individuals interested in purchasing a primary, secondary, or recreational property, the level of dedication to make the transaction seamless demands effort and strategy. As mortgage companies struggle to remain competitive in a declining market it is important they follow guidance to reduce the costs and processing time of each transaction in which they service. The costs involved at the beginning of the loan application...
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...to just computers. If a new invention that came out tomorrow called the Teschescope would astronomy be called Teschescopy? No it wouldn’t. Computers is more of a tool used by computer science. Computer science is really a way to process information, and if one day a better idea rises to perform that task and replace computers I believe the name of the field would not change. Q3: #1: Job Details If you are a Director of Engineering or Senior Manager with PHP application development experience, please read on. Top Reasons to Work with Us This is an exciting opportunity with a growing SaaS company in San Francisco who helps solve innovation challenges that have never been solved before. We use PHP, Node, MySQL, Linux, cloud, and big data to support millions of users. What You Will Be Doing - Lead the Engineering and QA teams through technical application design, technical direction, sprint planning, and resource allocation - Work closely with product management, architecture, and IT Operations teams - Act as point of contact throughout the release cycle up to and including deployments - Enhance and enforce use of coding standards and frameworks - Oversee feature development in PHP/SQL/JavaScript and maintain an intimate knowledge of the code...
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...CORE FOCUS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME What makes a leader? Managing self, influencing others Behaving as a leader Negotiation and influence Leading change WHO SHOULD ATTEND? High-impact leaders and senior managers who need to successfully develop their leadership abilities to manage teams and drive performance while moving into a broader, more strategic role in their organisations. MASTER YOURSELF, INSPIRE PERFORMANCE DURATION 5 days DATES 23 – 27 Mar 2015 25 – 29 May 2015 27 – 31 Jul 2015 28 Sep – 02 Oct 2015 30 Nov – 04 Dec 2015 29 Feb – 04 Mar 2016 FEES Excl. GST S$7,990 Incl. GST S$8,549.30 GST applies to individuals and Singapore registered companies. Savings available for NUS alumni, early payments and team enrolments. Visit website for details. The Leadership Development Programme is an immersive programme designed to help leaders and senior managers advance their leadership skills and build their capacity to lead successful change in their organisations. Over five days, participants will be exposed to a variety of robust leadership frameworks, interactive case discussions and exercises that will enable them to understand the mindset of high performance leaders, and to tap into their own strengths to influence and lead with impact. They will explore different facets of leadership, such as inspiring and motivating teams, building commitment and managing resistance to change. Before the start of the programme, participants will be required to complete a comprehensive...
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...Chapter 9 1. Teams move through a line of levels, beginning when they are established and ending whey they are destroyed. Bruce Tuckman identifies four different parts of team development: forming, storming, norming, and performing. 2. In order to be able to perform successfully as an outstanding team, you need to build a reliable team communication. There are so many benefits of having great team commutation that can help a business become very well organized and productive. When we have this team work through great communications skills, it can always bring good business and revenue to the company’s future. Efficient Action, Encourages Input, Encourages Dynamic Change, Creates well understanding, this also helps creating an outstanding team. 3. Project team: Teams created for short periods of time to accomplish a specific task Multicultural team: Teams made up of members from a diverse national, racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. High performance teams: Teams that operate an optimal levels, and self-sufficient, leverage, team diversity, and deliberately, utilize the pluralistic wealth of knowledge and experience of team members to accomplish goals. 4. One of the biggest barriers to effective teamwork are conflict , poor communication, and dysfunctional interpersonal relationships, this three barriers go hand in hand , because it often lack of communication skills and dysfunctional interpersonal relationships that create conflict on teams. 5. I was...
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... | Table of Contents Information Technology Statement of Intent 5 Policy Statement 5 Objectives 5 Key Personnel Contact Info 6 Notification Calling Tree 7 External Contacts 8 External Contacts Calling Tree 10 1 Plan Overview 11 1.1 Plan Updating 11 1.2 Plan Documentation Storage 11 1.3 Backup Strategy 11 1.4 Risk Management 11 2 Emergency Response 12 2.1 Alert, escalation and plan invocation 12 2.1.1 Plan Triggering Events 12 2.1.2 Assembly Points 12 2.1.3 Activation of Emergency Response Team 12 2.2 Disaster Recovery Team 13 2.3 Emergency Alert, Escalation and DRP Activation 13 2.3.1 Emergency Alert 13 2.3.2 DR Procedures for Management 14 2.3.3 Contact with Employees 14 2.3.4 Backup Staff 14 2.3.5 Recorded Messages / Updates 14 2.3.7 Alternate Recovery Facilities / Hot Site 14 2.3.8 Personnel and Family Notification 14 3 Media 15 3.1 Media Contact 15 3.2 Media Strategies 15 3.3 Media Team 15 3.4 Rules for Dealing with Media 15 4 Insurance 15 5 Financial and Legal Issues 16 5.1 Financial Assessment 16 5.2 Financial Requirements 16 5.3 Legal Actions 16 6 DRP Exercising 16 Appendix A – Technology Disaster Recovery Plan Templates 17...
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...Organizational Behavior and Teamwork Introduction Organizational Behavior (OB) is the study and application of knowledge about how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations by taking a system approach. That is, it interprets people-organization relationships in terms of the whole person, whole group, whole organization, and whole social system. Workplace diversity can be defined as difference between people within an organization. It might sound simple but it encompasses: gender, race, ethnic group, age, cognitive style personality, tenure, organizational function, education, background among other. Diversity not only involves how individual perceive themselves but the manner in which they perceive others. The perception is likely to affect the interactions. For wide assortment of employees to function effectively within a given organization, human resource management professionals must deal with issues of diversity appropriately. Such issues include adaptability, change, and communication. This is due to the fact that diversity is likely to increase significantly in the coming years. Successful organizations recognize the need for immediate action and are ready and willing to spend resources on managing diversity at workplace. Challenges of diversity in the workplace Taking full advantage of the benefits of diversity in an organization or workplace is not without its challenges, some of these challenges include: Communication – Perpetual, cultural, and...
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