...that I selected are relationships, well-being, fun & recreation, work, spirituality, school, and housework. 1. What is the difference between a. and a. Relationships: Family and friends are very important to me. I live away from all my family members, so I spend a lot more time with friends and stay connected with family members over the phone/social media. Most of my travel time is spent visiting family members. 2. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? Well-being: To support my physical health, I run. I have been doing it for over 10 years, but the amount of time spent running fluctuates depending on what running events I sign up for. For my mental health, I enjoy hiking, reading, and taking...
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...action and had the courage to ask me out. There is a difference between dating and hanging out and both girls and boys value dating. Dating and hanging out are two completely different things. Young Adults need to stop replacing dating with hanging out and bring back the value of dating. The way my brother, Daniel met his fiancé is a perfect example of Dating. Dan is 27 and had just gone through a bad break up with the girl he thought he was supposed to marry. He had met up for conference with his friends where they discussed all their plans and trips for the summer. In the April session of General Conference, they stressed to young single adults of the need to date, find their eternal companion, and get married. After listening to the counsel of the prophet his summer plans changed very quickly. He decided to attend every FHE, Young Single Adult Activity, Dance etc and ask out a couple girls a week. He took out one particular girl named Tiffany to Airborne Trampoline Center in Draper, Utah. He noticed the blonde cashier on his way out and started talking with her (his date wasn’t with him). The rest was history; they are getting married October 14. He was able to meet his future wife because he took action and asked girls out even if he knew the relationship probably wouldn’t go further than a couple of dates. There is a big difference between dating and hanging out. I looked up both words in the Urban Dictionary and this is what came up. First, hanging out: To socialize with your...
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...| Executive Management MBA 5000 | Assignment for Week 5 | | 3/15/2014 | I will discuss the management theories from the readings in week 5 and how they apply to my organization. | Question #1 Highlight the Management Theories of Each Reading In the reading, “Toxic emotions at Work”, the author examines the feelings of employees during organizational changes. “Organizations by their very nature create a regular supply of emotional pain. New bosses, mergers, layoffs. Stifling or confusing policies, salary decisions, and even the way that changes are communicated can all be sources of emotional pain felt by all organizational members” ((Pierce & Newstrom, 2011) It takes a leader that understands how to handle toxic behavior to lead the organization through change. This leader is considered a toxic handler and skills needed are: * Reading emotional cues of others and themselves * Keeping people connected and in communication * Acting to alleviate the suffering of others * Mobilizing people to deal with their pain and get back to a stable status * Building a team environment that rewards for compassionate action(Pierce & Newstrom, 2011) The author examines how the attribute of compassion will allow leaders to connect to with the emotions of employees and keeps the leader from being isolated. In “The One Minute Manager”, the author reveals the secret of management with a system that will provide quality time and produce a self-...
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...UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PEOPLE & ORGANISATIONS AMAZING WORLD OF FUN (Word Count 1124) Student Number: Version 1.1 May 2011 Table of Contents Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Current Problems Facing AWF 3 Analysis of Motivational Differences within the Organisation 4 Discussing Different Motivational Theories & How they affect the groups within AWF 5 Future Motivational Strategies 6 Conclusion 7 Bibliography/esources 8 Appendices 2. Introduction: What Is Motivation? Motivation comes in many different forms and can affect people very differently. I found this to be the clearest definition of motivation: “Motivation is a psychological process and it can be explained as the willingness of individuals to do something for satisfying a need.” (Robbins and Coulter, 2002) * This is simply saying that someone who is motivated works better than one without motivation. * It is also commonly known that people are ready to work harder if they see their work rewarded. * These gains are not always financial and sometimes social needs and wants are more important. Huczynski, A.A. and Buchanan, D.A. (2007) Organisational Behaviour “Huczynski and Buchanan bring their well-known and successful brand of critical thinking, social science underpinning, and visual appraisal to bear in this comprehensive introduction to organizational behaviour. A wide range...
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...One difference I found was that both interviewees had different opinions on the goals of nonprofessional organized sports. The current athlete I interviewed felt the goal was to make someone a mentally tougher and disciplined person. Meaning, they felt it was supposed to teach people to work hard for their achievements and that no one should be handed conciliation prizes. The other person I interviewed believed yes it does aim to teach structure and discipline but it should also be fun and way to bond with other people. Another research study that was conducted on parents found that, “Data from the questionnaires show that social development (45%) is the most important attribute children should be learning through participating in a youth sport program”(Jaekwon, 2015, p. 148). However, in this study the parents also feel that commitment to the sport was equally as important. They wanted children to learn to be dedicated and stick through it no matter what. This research article found that most people expect mixture as the goal of sports. It should be fun and promote socialization as well as dedication which supports the same idea my non athlete...
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...myself do. 2. Do you write “shitty first drafts” and then clean them up and turn them in? Or do you try to work out what you’re going to say in your head first so that you write only one draft? Or do you just turn in the “shitty first draft”? In the past, I have always been extremely cautious to let anyone else read my shitty first drafts. It always pained me when a teacher would ask us to bring a rough draft to class so that others could peer-edit my work. Because of this, I developed a tendency to attempt to work out what I was going to say in my head so that I would only have one draft. I would sit at my computer for hours typing, erasing, and re-typing my work, almost as if I was cleaning up my rough draft as I was writing my rough draft. I always tried not to just turn in the shitty first draft, as I knew it was far from my best work, but sometimes I would get stuck and would ultimately be forced into turning in my shitty first draft. 3. Based on your answer to question 2, are you happy with how you go about writing? Why or why not? Overall, no, I am not happy with how I go about my writing. One line that really hit home to me while reading this selection from Lamott was when she talked about “trusting the process.” This is something that seems obvious, but is rarely practiced (at least by me). I often get so caught up in writing my very best work on my first try that I don’t trust the process, and it ultimately takes away from the quality of my...
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...Why Chinese mothers are superior There are numerous opinions about how to raise children ideally. Everyone want to do what is best for their children, but the description about how to do so, is extremely different from parent to parent. There has especially been quite a lot debate about how Chinese mothers raise their children compared to Western mothers. Many Westerns people describe the Chinese mothers methods of upbringing as strict, pushy and some times directly cruel. The article “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” deals with these differences between methods of upbringing, written by the 48-year-old Chinese-American mother Amy Chua and it is thereby seen from her point of view. The author Amy Chua is a professor at Yale Law School and has two daughters herself, whom she is raising very strictly with lots of rules and big demands. Chua claims that the way that Chinese mothers are upbringing their children, is superior compared to the Western mothers methods of upbringing. She underlines than in order to achieve success, the children must focus on certain priority areas, and therefore they are forced to give up other things. This is why her own daughters are not allowed to attend to sleepovers, choose their own extracurricular activities and they are demand to be the very best in every subject except gym and drama. This is only a few of the rules, which Chua’s daughters must live by. Chua underlines that one of the most important parts of upbringing in Chinese manner, is...
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...beer at sports stadiums. However, the production department had not been notified of the marketing campaign and was not prepared for the increased demand. The company was forced to buy empty kegs at a premium price. It also had to brew some of the lower priced keg beer in vats that would have been used for higher priced specialty beer. The result was that Napanee Beer sold more of the lower priced keg beer and less of the higher priced products that summer. Moreover, the company could not initially fill consumer demand for the keg beer, resulting in customer dissatisfaction. Begin with a comprehensive description of open systems theory as it applies to both external and internal environments. Then apply the open systems theory to explain what occurred at Napanee Beer Co. The open systems theory states that organizations are a living part of external environment, which affect and also get affected by external environment. They depend on external environments for resources, such as raw materials, information, job applicants, financial resources and equipment. These resources become input for organizations. Some of which are transformed into outputs such as products, services, profits/losses, waste/pollution; after going through different internal subsystem processes. Others form part of their internal subsystems like production, accounting, human resource and marketing departments....
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...Reading Response: “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” Q1: What is Amy Chua arguing? Chua is arguing the differences between the Chinese “eastern” mentality on raising children and importance on being the best at everything versus American “western” mentality where we stress that everything that we try to accomplish should be fun. Chu quotes a study where 50 “western” and 48 “eastern” mothers were polled. 70% of western women stated that stressing academic success in not good for their children and that learning should be fun. Conversely 0% of the “eastern” mothers felt the same way, and that most Chinese mother’s feel that it is only through hard work, complete dedication, and being perfect is when children realize what fun is. She states that most Chinese parents sacrifice everything for their children, and it is through these sacrifices that they justify the reasoning for pushing their children. She believes, for an unknown reason, that Chinese parents believe that their children owe them everything due to these sacrifices and this is why their children should be the best, uncompromisingly. Q2: How do I feel about this article Being a father I tend to ride the fence on this subject. A part of me thinks that my son is too much of a treasure to force him through life trying to be something that he may not be, and I don’t want him to miss out on the joys and experiences that this life has to offer by stressing him to be absolutely perfect in all that he does. On the other...
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...see all your friends and you get to hangout with them all day, but the work that comes along with it isn't always as enjoyable as your friends. This has come to the point where kids really don't want to go to school at all, so they're always in a bad mood when they're there. Have you ever asked yourself, "What could be done to make school a better place to go?" Well I have, and I have come up with a couple good solutions to this problem. Coming to school with a positive attitude for the day could be...
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...Question: Consider this story that appeared in the August 11, 1998 Wall Street Journal: Work Hard, Play Hard: Employers use fun to boost morale All 25 partners at Certilman, Balin, Adler & Hyman, an East Meadow, N.Y., law firm, are invited to a free conference-room lunch every day. Managing partner Bernard Hyman says the lunches began as a chance to talk business but soon became anticipated social gatherings. “We tell stories, talk about the weekend,” he says, “talk about the football game, talk about our husbands, talk about our wives, talk about our children.” During lunchtime at JW Genesis Financial Corp., Boca Raton, Fla., Vice Chairman Joel Marks lets workers view his TV-sitcom tapes, including “Seinfeld,” “Mary Tyler Moore” and “Taxi.” Terry Deal, business professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., says companies that bring play and celebration into the workplace often have higher profits. A book he co-wrote cites as an example Southwest Airlines, which encourages crews to joke with passengers. But he says few companies incorporate play: “One thing we are finding over and over is that work just isn’t any fun anymore.” Some observers would argue the fun work place is just another fad? What do you think? Does having fun at work lead to higher productivity? Use course concepts to formulate your response. Your Answer: I believe that there needs to be balance between fun and work. If people do not enjoy their job it will lead to lower productivity. My last job...
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...these activities provide the structure that helps people learn to better communicate with their dogs. The dogs have a better opportunity to learn good manners. That makes them easier to live with and less likely to be given up. The activities help people get in touch with one another to share information. That also helps people to learn about dogs, to avoid problems, and to solve them in a healthy way. The activities provide exercise in a fun way that boosts the relationship. The exercise, in turn, reduces boredom. A dog that exercises with its human is less likely to have behavior problems. A wonderful side benefit is that these activities can be a mental boost for humans and dogs alike. Do we need lessons on having fun with our dogs? All the evidence is, yes, we need to learn how to have fun with our dogs. Too many people just don't know how much fun their dog can be. Their relationship is one way; they haven't learned to communicate. They need help learning how to have fun with their dog. When they enjoy their dog they are motivated to work through problems, to solve them instead of giving up on the dog. And yes, your mutt...
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...quality and quantity of work performance from the employees. The motivational techniques should be ones that will improve the quality of work from the employees and at the same time allow the company to thrive. The following paper will discuss some of these types of motivation methods that as a manager, I will employ and how they will benefit the company. Motivational Method # 1 The first motivational method I would like to employ would be one of employee recognition for contributions to the company. I would like to have an idea box where employees can contribute ideas and every month two will be drawn from the box and voted on by the employees as to which one they would like to work on implementing. Once the vote was in, the person who contributed the idea would receive their name posted on the idea board as recognition for their idea and would receive a gift certificate to a local restaurant as a reward for their idea (Sykes, 2003-2012). They will also be allowed to help motivate the rest of the team by getting the idea started and assisting the manager in implementing the idea. By allowing the staff to come up with ideas that will benefit the company and allowing them to take part in putting the project together, it also makes them feel like more of a valuable asset to the company. Staff members want to feel important to a company and not just there to do a job. The need for employee recognition makes the employee strive to give their best while at work and helps their self-esteem...
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... Does workplace fun matter? Developing a useable typology of workplace fun in a qualitative study Simon C.H. Chan ∗ Department of Management and Marketing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong a r t i c l e Keywords: Workplace fun Useable typology Qualitative study Hospitality industry i n f o a b s t r a c t A fun work environment is a positive atmosphere for organizations to attract and retain employees. This study identifies the significant factors of workplace fun and develops a useable typology of workplace fun activities in the hospitality industry. A qualitative case study with grounded theory approach was used by conducting interviews with ten hotel human resource (HR) practitioners in the People’s Republic of China. The results identified four “S”s of workplace fun factors, namely: (1) Staff-oriented workplace fun, (2) Supervisor-oriented workplace fun, (3) Social-oriented workplace fun, and (4) Strategy-oriented workplace fun. This study provides a roadmap to guide future hospitality management research in workplace fun domain. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction As the jargon goes, “Happy Employees Produce Happy Customers.” (Wong and Ko, 2009, p. 196) There is a great challenge for organizations to attract and retain employees, to encourage employee well-being, and for employees to have fun on their job in the hospitality industry (Yu, 1999). Given the long working hours, shift work schedule, and handling...
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...FUN IN THE WORKPLACE: TOWARD AN ENVIRONMENT-BEHAVIOR FRAMEWORK RELATING OFFICE DESIGN, EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY, AND JOB SATISFACTION By ALEXANDRA M. MILLER A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF INTERIOR DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2005 Copyright 2005 by Alexandra M. Miller ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First, I would like to thank my committee chair, Dr. Margaret Portillo, for her direction and guidance throughout the entire research process. I would also like to thank Dr. M. Joyce Hasell for her support and valuable expertise. Additional thanks go to Dr. Larry Winner for his indispensable assistance as a statistical consultant. I would also like to thank PUSH for providing an excellent example of a fun workplace. In particular, I would like to thank partners John Ludwig, Chris Robb, and Rich Wahl for allowing me to conduct a case study of their business. Additional thanks go to Ron Boucher, Jourdan Crumpler, and Gordon Weller for taking the time to participate in interviews. I would also like to express my gratitude to Kathryn Voorhees for her help, humor, and friendship as she accompanied me throughout the research process. Finally, I would like to thank all of my friends and family for their support. In particular, I would like to thank to my parents for their constant support and for helping me to achieve my dreams. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..........
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