...Leadership Maturity and Candor On Becoming a Leader, is quite an easy read, as it is relevant to my life experiences, and especially my leadership career. After reading the book, I now understand why this book is a classic. This is because it touches on so many aspects of my daily life. I appreciated the author making it such a relevant read, reader friendly to even the most unsophisticated of readers. To help explain and explore what stood out I will review the paragraph that stood out for me. Secondly, my life experiences juxtaposed to my understanding of the book, and finally discuss why this paragraph stood out for me. It was quite a difficult task choosing a paragraph, but eventually found myself recalling Candor and Maturity throughout my reading. The author talks about many leadership qualities, but seems to touch on Condor and the relation to good leadership. Condor is an interesting word that I have associated with leadership, but never on this scale “Candor is the key to self knowledge” (Bennis, 2009, pg. 34). This very simple sentence carried a lot of weight of my understanding of leadership. Dr. Bennis moved on to discuss maturity of leadership, by writing; “Maturity is important to a leader because leading is not simply showing the way or issuing orders. Every leader needs to have experienced and grown through following- learning to be dedicated, observant, capable of working with and learning from others, never servile, always truth-full. Having...
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...cultural diversity and particularly intercultural maturity (Tierney, 2007). The point of discussion zeros into education practices that are being adopted to enhance intercultural maturity and intercultural competence in the current education systems (King & Baxter, 2005). This study also gives an overview of how to make the current education system excellent inclusive. Making education unique, inclusive addresses the adverse impacts on cultural diversity in the education sector (Kuh, 2008). In this research, I have also suggested areas for further research that need critical studies for the fulfillment of those research gaps. This paper is significant as it has identified key areas related to intercultural maturity that require rethink and further analysis. At the very end of my research, I have devised an action plan on how best to tackle and address those problems that are interconnected with intercultural maturity. This paper is of value as it dissects intercultural maturity; it enhances and builds a clear understanding of intercultural competence, excellence inclusive education and cross-cultural maturity. Furthermore, it will lead to the advancement of knowledge or perhaps the discovery of new knowledge as the research gaps are fulfilled (Alvesson & Sandberg, 2013). Making Excellence Inclusive In Education In the modern society, there is a growing need for embracing and incorporating intercultural maturity in all the aspects of our diverse cultures (Tierney...
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...two authors have many differences and similarities; but I think there are three things these author’s hold as there highest value. That is, brains over brawn, maturity over time, and the need to complete a journey. Let’s begin with the idea of brains over brawn. Both of the authors seem to emphasize the intelligence of each main character; and, that intelligence is touted at a higher regard than strength. We see this in Odysseus who repeatedly uses his brain and intellect to outsmart others. Of course, he uses some force, but it is suggested that he was just as much of a warrior with his mind as he was with his sword. We also see this in Oedipus as he used his foresight to become a great leader. However, although Oedipus’s use of his intelligence was touted as noble, the book also uses his is intelligence as a lesson on fate. This leads to my second point which is maturity over time. Both of the main characters in either novel seemed to have gone through change in maturity. We certainly see the maturity level in Oedipus change after he finds out that he has no control over his fate; and even if brains were preferred over brawn, you still must understand your destiny. I use the word destiny because that’s more in line with fate; notice there is a difference between fate and faith; you see the same maturity over time with Odysseus. Time after time, Odysseus prevailed in battle by simply deceiving his foes and manipulating them. However, after he returns home, the...
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...Momcilo Latinovic ENG 318 May 3, 2012 Daniel Martinez Grown Little Man Children in many countries and cultures are put in the situations that seem different to us. They are forced to grow up and mature much faster and make life long decisions. "The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt." This quote is by Max Lerner. The things that kids go through to enter maturity can be complicated. Their task is to come across themselves, and grow into the mature person they will become. There are facing some difficult journeys filled with new things, difficult situations, confusion, and a loss of childhood innocence. The novel Bless Me, Ultima, written by Rudolfo Anaya, is about Antonio Marez, a young boy who has to make his way into maturity and in doing so he deals with some things that are not common for a boy his age. Antonio becomes emotionally mature from crying about deaths to staying tough when he sees the decease, intellectually mature by showing how intelligent he becomes and physically mature by changing in size and strength. For example, Antonio is the reason for many of his parent’s arguments that occur. They fight over what Antonio would be when he is older. This is not something usual for a seven years old kid. Most kids his age are spoiled by their parents and family and all they do is play with the other kids and just have fun. However, Antonio is stuck between...
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...made by virtue of the fact of creation according to a pattern designed by God. God equipped man with an intellectual ability which was and is far superior to that of any animal. Thus man was given a mind capable of hearing and understanding God's communication with him, emotions capable of responding to God in love and devotion, and a will which enabled him to choose whether or not to obey God. Humanistic psychology makes the assumption that a personal God is a myth and that we are simply products of spontaneous generation and billions of years of evolution. If man in his origin is a product of a long evolutionary past, man is then best understood in terms of the animal, the savage, and the child. From the Biblical perspective, man was created as a mature individual and did not evolve over time. Some humanistic psychologists hold that man is simply someone who has evolved from primitivism. Their aim against maturity is what they use to justify their position. If man is constantly led to believe that they evolve from evolution rather that he was created in Adam into maturity and responsibility and that his revolt is against maturity and responsibility, his self-justification is shattered. It has become the norm with humanistic psychologist for persons who come to them seeking counselling not to discuss, their problem, but they choose to discuss their childhood, their parents, and their environment in order to "explain" their present "situation", that is, their failure. The fact...
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...Financial Reporting Problem Part 2 A balance sheet and income statement is important for creditors, investors and employees to analyze assets versus liabilities. This will allow them the ability to operate efficiently and determine how quickly the company can pay off its debts. To provide a clear picture on how fast a company will be able to come up with cash, a person needs to understand the value of each asset, how the asset is classified, and the order in which they are listed. On the other hand, understanding the impact of each liability and previous to current trending of total liabilities will show if the company is able to control their liabilities or if they are accumulating additional obligations to repay overtime. Below you will see an analysis of the Coca-Cola Company’s assets versus liabilities and it will answer the questions of if and when they have the ability to repay debts. In a balance sheet, a company lists its assets and specifies which assets it is expecting to covert to cash within the next operating cycle. These assets are named “current assets” and should be listed in the order in which they typically can expect to receive cash for them. Coca-Cola’s current assets are listed in the following order in their balance sheet: cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, marketable securities, trade accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid expenses, and assets held for sale. The cash and cash equivalents asset is on top of Coca-Cola’s current assets...
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...Elder’s argument critical thinkers use intellectual tools to improve their thinking through numerous skills. The numerous skills used such as intellectual empathy and rationale allow for critical thinkers to reason at a high level of quality. With Linda Elder’s definition in mind the following texts offer evidence to support her definition. In John Berger’s Ways of Seeing he offers the problem of people being subjective. In David Foster Wallace’s essay “Deciderization 2007-A Special Report” he shows a solution or choice to the problem. In Leon Weiseltier’s “The Democratic thinker” he shows the obligation that people have. “The Blind Men and the Elephant” shows conflict between knowledge and understanding. “The Three Questions” by Leo Tolstoy also shows conflict between knowledge and understanding but in a...
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...INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE MANUAL CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Why Project Management? To Accompany PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Achieving Competitive Advantage By Jeffrey K. Pinto CHAPTER ONE PROJECT PROFILE – Disney’s Expedition Everest INTRODUCTION 1. WHAT IS A PROJECT? General Project Characteristics 2. WHY ARE PROJECTS IMPORTANT? PROJECT PROFILE – Dubai – Land of Mega-Projects 3. PROJECT LIFE CYCLES PROJECT MANAGERS IN PRACTICE – Christy Rutkowski, Regency Construction Services 4. DETERMINANTS OF PROJECT SUCCESS PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH IN BRIEF – Assessing Information Technology (IT) Project Success 5. DEVELOPING PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY 6. PROJECT ELEMENTS AND TEXT ORGANIZATION Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Case Study 1.1 – MegaTech, Inc. Case Study 1.2 – The IT Department at Hamelin Hospital Internet Exercises PMP Certification Sample Questions Bibliography TRANSPARENCIES 1.1 GENERAL PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS 1) Projects are ad hoc endeavors with a clear life cycle. 2) Projects are building blocks in the design and execution of organizational strategies. 3) Projects are responsible for the newest and most improved products, services, and organizational processes. 4) Projects provide a philosophy and strategy for the management of change. 5) Project management entails crossing functional and organizational boundaries. ...
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...Restructuring Debt Data ACC 545 July 18, 2011 Restructuring Debt Data Understanding the reporting and disclosure requirements for the different types of debt regarding debt restructuring is imperative. The manager of this company has requested an explanation of the above regarding bonds payable, notes payable, and capital leases. This paper should satisfy any questions about these topics. Long-Term Liabilities Included are several types of long-term liabilities; bonds payable, notes payable, and capital leases. Each of these types of debts have some similarities and some differences regarding the reporting and disclosure requirements, so to better understand those requirements and ensure proper application of requirements, an explanation is given. Loan covenants or restrictions usually come with long-term debt to protect both lenders and borrowers (Kieso, Weygandt, and Warfield, 2007). The information included in the loan covenant is the amount authorized to be issued, interest rate, due dates, call provisions, property pledged as security, sinking fund requirements, working capital, or any other restrictions. All of this information should be included in the body of the financial statements or the notes for a complete understanding of the financial position of the company (Kieso, et al., 2007). Bonds Payable Companies should report long-term bond liabilities at their amortized value. If a bond issues at a premium, the total bond liability reported at the end of...
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...dealing with medical issues that effect them emotionally and physically. But have they ever thought about the consequences these decisions can have on the adolescent life? On the contrary, others argue that adolescents lack full capacity to make complex decisions, giving parents the responsibility to make these decisions for them. Adolescence are not able to think with ethical reasoning until they are consider adults. According to previous research, I believe adolescence do are not mature enough to make their own medical decisions. It all relies on the variety of aspects they encounter as they grow older such as cognitive development and decision-making. The way adolescence brain works effects the decision they make. In the article “Maturity of Judgment in Adolescence: Psychosocial Factors in Adolescent Decision Making” both authors Laurence Steinberg and Elizabeth Cauffman states that impulse control takes an important role in decisions. “An individual facing a particular decision may have the cognitive skills to evaluate the costs and benefits of various courses of action, but if the individual is impulsive, he or she may not make a wise decision” ( Cauffman pg 1). Concluding that even if an adolescent is known as the most responsible individual they will not make effective decisions if he or she lacks the necessary...
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...partners. Management can solve this issue with working capital policies that reduce future difficulties. Alternative Working Capital Policies As the newly appointed finance manager, one must be fully aware of the companies operating expenses, principal source of finance, suppliers and current financial stance and process with the lending bank. Understanding how all of these relationships can cohesively work together is key to being a success in this new role. By being properly prepared and developing successful working capital policy, the company will always have balanced receivables and payables due to working and negotiating with Lawrence Sport’s customers and suppliers. This type of communication and action plan will result in optimizing revenue, decreasing cash borrowed turn-around time, positive business relations and maintaining positive cash balance thus reducing risk for unforeseen emergencies. Three alternative working capitals to evaluate are the maturity matching approach, the conservative approach, and the aggressive approach. Maturity Approach “With maturity matching, the firm hedges its risk by matching the maturities of its assets and liabilities.” (Emery, Finnerty & Stowe, 2007) This approach allows Lawrence Sports to develop a...
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...him up and carried him through with Sovereignty. Summary of Theory Dr. Larry Crabb is a very spiritual writer whom has integrated the psychological aspects of secular counseling with that of the Christian counselor in such a way that multitasking can be implemented by way of running everything past the Biblical principles presented in God’s Word. There are three types of counseling that are thought to be important with the third being the focus of this book. Although many believe that trained professional counselors are helpers who lead their clients to happiness; Crabb (1977, p. 29) maintains that the goal should be growth toward Christlikeness and happiness will be the result. The focus should be on the whole of the individual who comes in for guidance and the intricate workings of the person...
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...person and faith. Pi undergoes a marked transformation in maturity, discernment and faith, all of which procure his survival. As time and situations continue to present themselves, it is in the becoming of Pi’s highest self which inevitability secures his existence. Pi undergoes a tremendous development and maturity of his character. Pi learns to fully accept and overcome his situation. The death of Pi’s family has a huge impact on how his character develops acceptance. “…It was not only the day that died and the poor zebra, but my family as well. With that second sunset, disbelief gave way to pain and grief. They were dead; I could no longer deny it”(Martel 160). Pi’s overwhelming grief leads him to a place of being striped of all external support. He must first accept how he will respond and grow through it. Without this situation thrust upon him, he would not have been forced or “gifted” with the opportunity to develop into full maturity as an individual separate from his family. Pi is placed in a horrific situation, which actually “gifts” him with the opportunity to grow in the midst of challenge, choose for himself who he will become and how he will respond, and subsequently experience transformation. Pi moves beyond his grief so that he may focus upon his own life and bring all of his being to the task of survival. Near the end of the story, Pi is in a horrendous thunderstorm, which reveals his growing maturity within. “There was an explosion of hot air and hot water…...
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...common developments are physical, psychological, cognitive and social-cultural. There are several theories by different theorist which define the human development and its stages, when human being comes up with different characteristics. To discuss on the essay whether or not ‘early life experiences and social development impact on adults and to explain ‘to what extent culture impacts on development OR a particular aspect of development’ three different theories by Erik Erikson (1902-1994), Robert Havighurst (1900-1991) and Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) are going to be highlighted. Question 1 As concerned to the first question, early life experiences and social development certainly impact on adults. Erikson’s psychosocial theory describes the development throughout the human life. He has categorized his theory in eight stages and they are infancy, early childhood, late childhood, school age, adolescence, young adulthood, adulthood and maturity. Each stage deals with different central tasks which are related to both positive and negative aspects of life. On the other side, Havighurst says development occurs through the learning. He has divided his theory into six stages and they are infancy and early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle age and later maturity. Each stage relates to six to ten learning tasks (Baldwin & Bentley, 2012). Speaking of myself, I am twenty two years old and running in my early adulthood. I believe my lifespan matches with...
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...needs and will be of high quality. The quality of software in today software industry has been given much attention due to increased demand for high quality software. The reason of increased demand is because high quality software plays an important role in modern business environment. As indicated earlier that software alone cannot guarantee high quality software, software process need to be assessed and improved in order to achieve high quality software. Software process improvement is defined as a set of activities which leads to a better process which suite business goals hence it results with high quality software delivered on time. Höggerl and Sehorz (2006) describe software process improvement as a process where organizations use maturity to assess their process and to raise software quality by improving their process performance. Current software process in the organization need to be assessed before software process improvement is initiated. Software process improvement requires process assessment to be done and this is done using different software...
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