...Unit IV Case Study Professor Janice Spangenburg Current Issues in Leadership (MSL 6040-12C-3) January 20, 2013 Andra Rush, a minority female of Native American descent, was a nurse working on a Master’s degree in Business Administration. She started this journey in an effort to ensure employees were treated fairly in the workplace after hearing her co-workers complain. While caring for a patient and listening to him talk about his career in the transport business, Andra decided this would be a career she wanted to pursue. Andra Rush started a transport business that specialized in emergency shipping. She started with three transport trucks and never turned down a job opportunity. Andra rolled up her sleeves and did every tasks required to make this business successful. She drove the trucks to make deliveries, answered the phones, maintained the accounting books, and repaired the trucks when they needed maintenance. Andra was customer-oriented and strived to exceed the customer’s expectations. Her transport company grew to over 1700 trucks and 390 employees. The workforce was diverse with half from minority backgrounds and a greater number were female workers. Andra Rush attributed her business success to her Native American heritage and family values. She was an active listener and was honest and direct which demonstrated the values of integrity. She valued her employees and was very involved in community programs focused on assisting minorities (Hughes,...
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...competencies found in Figure 7.3 and apply these to Andra Rush, providing examples of how these competencies apply. “Competency models describe the behaviors and skills managers need to exhibit if an organization is to be successful” (Hughes, Ginnett, & Curphy, p. 252). In many organizations, competency models can differ between the different hierarchies of managers. As a person’s leadership role evolves so do the behaviors and skills he or she must possess to be an effective leader. This statement holds firm as with the case of Andra Rush. Throughout the case study, there are a number of competencies Rush displays. The first is personal drive which is the ability to demonstrate urgency in meeting objectives and achieving results; and the ability to pursue aggressive goals and achieve them (p. 253). When Rush worked as a nurse and heard complaints of unfair treatment, she took a proactive approach and enrolled in an MBA program to change and improve conditions. Not only did she have the drive to pursue an MBA, Rush accomplished this while working as nursing school graduate. Rush’s efforts can further more be seen through the formation of her trucking company. The success of Rush’s trucking company can be attributed to driving change which is challenging the status quo and looking for ways to improve team or organizational performance; and champions new initiatives and stimulates others to make changes (p.253). Since Rush is a woman and a minority, she challenged the status...
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...1. ------------------------------------------------- Dear Dean of Admissions, My life experiences have helped me to realize that nursing is my calling. I feel the best about myself when I am given the opportunity to help and care for others, and It would be my dream to complete the Nursing Program at your incredible institution. My first memorable experience working with nurses happened at 17 years old when I became pregnant. This time in my life was incredibly scary and I got through it with the help from my wonderful family and caring visiting nurse staff. I was so empowered by the nurses support, education, willingness to help and their positive influence that they helped me believe that I could be successful. I wanted to be the best mother that I could be and I needed the encouragement and reassurance that I was given. It was extremely challenging having a child when I was so young myself. Luckily the nurses were there to help me weekly with answering all my parenting questions . I would love the opportunity to impact another life as they did mine. When my sister Kimberly was been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia she was faced with a stem cell transplant then later a bone marrow transplant. This had been my first experience with cancer or illness and I spent many hours researching it so I could learn as much as I could so I could understand what my sister was going through. We mentally and physically prepared her for chemotherapy and stem cell transplant .It was...
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...Indivisual Assignment 1: Kristen’s Cookie I. Flow Diagram for fulfilling an order II. How long will it take to fill a rush order? Washing out mixer bowl and mixing ingredient + Spooning cookie on to tray + Putting cookie in oven & setting timer and baking + Leaving for cool + Packing in a box + Accepting payment 6 + 2 + 10 + 5 + 2 + 1 = 26 min III. How many orders can you fill in a night, assuming you are open four hours each night? Since the required resource for different stages are not all in common, Kristen and his roommate could process two orders simultaneously. However, before starting the second tray of cookie, we need to wait until Kristen is done with washing mixer bowl, mix ingredients and spooning cookie on to tray for the first tray, for which the time lag would be 6 + 2 = 8 min. After Kristen are done with washing mixer bowl, mix ingredients and spooning cookie on to tray for the second tray, they would realize the oven is still in use of baking the first tray of cookie; therefore, we need to wait another 2 minutes for the availability of oven. Thus, the total time lag between the first and the second would be 8 + 2 = 10 min. The expression of the number of minutes to produce n one-dozen batches is: 16+10n≤4*60 So we can get n≤22.4. The nearest integer is 22; therefore, we can fill 22 order in a night in...
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...The history of Bangladeshi rock music started in 1960 when a handful of self-taught musicians got together to create original music tracks. Their efforts resulted in the birth of the "Bangla Rock Scene". Among the pioneering groups in the late '60s were bands such as Windy Side of Care (Rafique Mazhar Islam Saju and Rafi Omar) (Ex-Iolites), The Lightnings, Rambling Stones, Ugly Phases and Insex Dui. They didn’t have the privilege of expensive instruments or sound systems, which present-day rockers now take for granted.[1] In 1963, "Zinga Goshty" was the first[citation needed]Orchestra Band in Bangladesh, formed in Chittagong by a young group of students of Chittagong College. [2] Azam Khan (Uchharon) a.k.a. "the Legend", a.k.a. "the Imaginative Composer", emerged around early and late 70s. Happy Akhand's "Abar Alo Elo Je Shondha" is a well known song. His premature death was a big blow to all of the musicians who were influenced by Happy's passion for music. His contemporaries include some popular figures such as late Firoze Shahi, Ferdaus Wahid and Fakir Alamgir. Among the old bands there are many bands that are still active, such as is Souls (1970), Feedback (1976), Miles (1978), and others. [3] Progression (1980s) While the early phase of Bangladeshi rock is marked by romantic songs and mellow tunes, the scenario began to change in the '80s. "Warfaze" was a progressive rock band of the country in this period. "Feedback" was another band in the `80s with their album...
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...Tyler Gathercoal Written Assignment 2112 November 11, 2011 This seven movement “suite” as many people would describe it, is almost 21 minutes in duration. The song, 2112 (pronounced, twenty-one twelve), was written by the band, Rush. Rush is composed of three members; Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart. The band originated in Canada in the year 1974. They quickly moved to the United States where they became one of the most popular bands in their era. Alex plays the guitar, Geddy plays the keyboards and bass while singing, and Neil Peart plays his massive drum-set and writes the band’s lyrics. In 1976, Rush came out with their fourth album, 2112—this album is often referred to as “Rush’s break-through album”. This album might possibly feature Rush’s greatest song ever composed, 2112. This song is based in the year 2112, and takes place at “The Temples of Syrinx”, which is where many priests live their lives. These priests do not believe in individualism, they believe they are all equal. All the priests that live at this temple are banded together under the Red Star of the Solar Federation. One day, one of these priests finds a guitar. He learns to how to play this guitar and shows the other priests, even though guitars have been banished from the temple for decades. The high priest thinks the guitar is evil and that it had destroyed the older generations of mankind. The high priest destroys the guitar. The 2112 album cover is seen as a red pentagram with...
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...little girl or boy you sat next to, and they offer to share their crayons, you are in heaven. If you are angry at someone, you could threaten not to be their friend, and they’d immediately say sorry. There was no “start thinking about your future” thing either. You didn't get grounded or have your phone taken away from you, you just got a minute in the bad kid chair and that was it. Back then, life wasn't looming over you like a hawk. As we grow older, the pressure just builds up on us. We are expected to do the best we can to accomplish a lot of things like having high grades in school and being a dean’s lister when we reach college, and when we graduate, we are expected to land a good job immediately. And because of these, we tend to rush things and do them all at the same time. Maybe that’s why old people are so worn down. People always try to make something out of everything. They ask questions such as “Why does the sky have to be blue because of gases in the atmosphere?” and “why can't it simply be blue?” Then there are times that we ask the question “Why can’t be things be easier for just a little while?” It's true that we do need to think about our future and we do need to prioritize. But still if you keep on worrying about those kind of stuff,there's a tendency that your life will be dull and will be filled with stress that comes with rushing things and trying to accomplish all of them in just one strike. With these, we tend to neglect the other aspects of our life...
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...Reasons behind traffic jam in Dhaka city (a) City lay-out (master plan) and over-population: The causes of traffic congestion in Dhaka city are multifarious. Starting from the city itself, it is observed that the skeleton, structure and lay-out of Dhaka City are not well-planned and well-directed. Dhaka is also a highly populated city. More than one crore people live here and the figure is increasing day by day. This huge population acts as an auto-catalyst of traffic congestion in Dhaka City. (b) Inadequate and unplanned roads: Dhaka City has very inadequate road networks. For a standard city, where the minimum road requirement is 25%, Dhaka has only 7.5% road of its total area. 30% of this 7.5% road is also occupied by the hawkers, salesman and shopkeepers. A significant portion is occupied by construction materials and waste-containers of the City Corporation. As a result, vehicles do not get sufficient space to move on. Besides this, in most cases roads are serpentine rather than being straight. This ultimately breeds a number of unnecessary junctions where vehicles automatically slow down. Again, these roads are also not well constructed and regularly repaired. City Corporation, DESA, WASA, BTTB excavate the roads randomly without any integrated and central plan. Lack of proper maintenance causes the vehicle to stop without any prior notice. During the rainy season the situation becomes more critical while the roads go under water due to heavy rain. (c) Heterogeneous...
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..."Movies were intended to talk from their inception, so that in some sense the silent cinema represents a thirty-year aberration from the medium's natural tendency toward a total representation of reality." This quote by David Cook deals with what is referred to as the “silent era” in film history. This era was between 1894 to the early 1920s and dealt with films with no synchronized sound. These films that were produced in this era were known as silent films and include motion pictures with subtitles instead of sound. Some of the motion pictures known as silent films include: The Gold Rush, Girl Shy, For Heaven’s sake, The Dark Angel, and Dangerous Money. The film reviews of these motion picture films will be looked into for a better understanding of how the audience felt about these films. These American films were born in the age of reform and addressed themes that focused on major social and moral issues that the audience could relate to. A common theme that was prevalent in the aforementioned movies is the openness of romance in the American society. Romance films mainly involve a connection or bond shared between the two protagonists. There were many ways the theme love was displayed in these silent films. Some examples of the themes displayed in these romance films include: young love, love at first sight, unrequited love, spiritual love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, tragic love, and forbidden love. The film, The Dark Angel, could be looked...
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...Joaquin Kray Period 8th ‘Bad Morning’ Langston Hughes Play Act I (It is early in the morning in a small, beat-down apartment. Benny is getting ready for work, sitting at the kitchen table and waiting for his wife, Loraine, to serve his breakfast. As always, his morning is starting off bad.) Benny: Woman, are them eggs and bacon ready yet? I already be runnin’ late for work! Loraine: You can’t rush perfection, my dear. Benny: I’ll tell you what, you really been pushin’ my buttons lately! Forgetting to do the laundry, leaving your damn clothes all over the floor. Ever hear of a hangar before? (Glances at wristwatch.) Good lawdy, this clock must be broken! Loraine: Well just in time. Breakfast is done. Benny: (sarcastically) Praise the Lord! Loraine: Oh, and don’t forget, my parents are coming over for dinner tonight. I’m going to need help cooking these greens and mashed potatoes. Benny: O’ good Lord, didn’t they just come over a few weeks ago?! Loraine: That was Christmas… Which was three weeks ago… Benny: I’m slowly losing ma’ mind. (Double-checks the time and frantically starts rushing through the apartment) Woman, I can’t find my shoes! Where did you put my shoes?? You know I hate when you be moving my things! Loraine: Oh, you mean those old beaten-up pieces of cloth I found on the floor? I reckon their on their way the city dump now! Benny: You stupid she-witch! (Rushes to the closet to grab an old pair...
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...Evan (August Rush) throughout the entire movie, as he was on his journey in search of his parents, inspired so much people through his talent in music. People such as Arthur, Wizard, Hope, and many others whom he encountered during his journey. Not only he is an expert in hearing any kind of sound and music, but he can pick up whatever any kind of instrument so quickly, such as when Evan played Wizard's guitar, which he named "Roxanne" or "Roxy", is not the way it is usually played. Instead, Evan played the guitar like a piano, which surprised Wizard, Arthur, and all the other orphaned children. When he played Wizard's guitar his own way, it produced new kinds of sounds that are considered revolutionary, but in real life, it is considered impossible, unless a real-life prodigy like Evan could do such a thing. Not only that, when Evan saw Hope playing the piano, at first, Evan doesn't know how to play it, but when he saw the musical notebook in front of the piano, with just the sounds he heard from outside plus his fantastic imagination, he was able to produce musical notes, and to Hope's surprise, Evan's scattered works filled with musical notes amazed Hope and convinced the parish pastor that Evan is a genius. I was even more impressed with Evan when I found out that Reverend J, the parish pastor, enrolled Evan to the Julliard School, where most people studying there are college students. While at Julliard, he composed his own rhapsody that, later in the movie, became part...
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...Traffic congestion on the freeway can turn it into a carpark at peak times. The increased number of traffic within Mitchell and Kwinana Freeways during specific times can adversely affect road safety, fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The term the third rush hour has been used to refer to a period of the midday in which roads in urban and suburban areas become congested due to a large number of people taking lunch breaks using their vehicles. These motorists often frequent restaurants and fast food locations, where vehicles crowding the entrances cause traffic congestion. Active senior citizens, who travel by automobile to engage in many midday activities, also contribute to the midday rush hour. At other times (such as evenings and weekends), additional periods of congestion can be the result of various special events, such as sports games, festivals, or religious services. Out-of-the-ordinary congestion can be the result of an accident, construction, long holiday weekends, or inclement weather. To ease traffic congestion Causes Population growth Working hours Jobs involve movement Solutions Building more train stations, purchasing more trains and buses, trains don’t have traffic jams Widening Mitchell freeway – was 2, now 3 lanes Mitchell freeway Extending- 6km 2014-15 The Traffic through The North -South Freeway at 10 a.m. was quite low seeing as this is the time most people are at work. At 12 a.m. however, the amount of vehicles passing the...
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...think is right. Let is begin by looking at the upsides of using public transport. An increment of the number of passengers choosing buses, trolley cars and bullet trains means there will be a reduction of emissions and gases. Therefore, the air will be fresher and the global’s environment is protected. Another advantage is you have more time to relax. Instead of driving yourself to a company, a driver will do that for you. While sitting on a chair, you can entertain by listen to music, read a book or even sleep in case of you have busy works the previous day. Turning to the other side of the argument, crimes are a major problem. Many people think it is difficult to avoid pickpockets and robbers when board buses or trams. In the rush hour, a large number of passengers try to get in public transport as fast as possible is a big chance for those criminals. Although you know those are around, there is no way to keep your belongings safety while everybody is hurrying and trying to push, pull, break the queue. As a result, neither you board the bus nor keep the belongings. To sum up, using public transport is either good or bad choice depends on you. Using vehicles that environmentally friendly is a benefit, in contrast, the drawback is lost money. Personally, I strongly believe using public transport is still the best choice. Traffic problem has become more and more serious nowadays, especially in the large cities. One of the solutions to this case is application of...
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...Journalist E-mail University of Phoenix HUM/176 Rodney Brown Hey Tara, Thanks for checking in with me to see how the new job at the paper is going. I got to say I thought it would be easier but I am finding out that to be a real journalist is a very hard thing to do. We both know that being the “fourth estate” is not without its challenges. I struggle at times to balance my stories so that they do not reflect my own personal political slants. I know we are to be fair and honest but it is difficult when the other papers race to print whatever they want without fact checking then print a small retraction the next day. The story I posted recently has drew a lot of criticism, you remember the one on the Republican Party hijacked by the religious right. We are both atheists so you know how I feel about religion in politics, there is separation of church, and state for a reason, and the religious right is making the GOP look nuttier every day. It was hard for me not to pull the story apart with my own non-secular beliefs. I tried to use different sites to illustrate the point but take a site like Matt Drudge’s “Drudge Report” and you might as well be validating the story without double-checking as they are of that bent. I tried to use Colbert Nation but it leaned too far to the other side and was satire at points. I really had to struggle and find balanced sites like BBC News and the like. We reports hold a lot of power in the system. People outright assume that...
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...The rain lashed down onto the car park floor with the force of nails, struck by a hammer. The clouds dominated the afternoon sky engulfing the sunlight into its grey abyss. Row, upon row, upon row, of cars filled the car park all leading me towards the supermarket entrance. Above the entrance stood the five letters of TESCO, glowing with blue defiance against the gloomy weather. Outside was a dwindling supply of shopping trolleys, soon to be used by the next wave of rush hour customers. The huge automatic entrance door parted as I walked towards it, eager to be inside. Walking across the smooth marble floor I noticed the barely audible, relaxing tune that flowed through the speakers, wrapping everybody in its blanket of calm. The big green and yellow ‘frozen food’ sign was now overhead as I weaved through the legs of a crowd of people. My red T-shirt wasn’t enough to keep me warm from the chilling bite of the giant freezers. Their scent is always near impossible to describe, but the first thing to assault the nose when you are by them is the sheer cold. Then I reached a screaming child. A single mother juggled between a sleeping baby in a pram, scribbling onto her shopping list and shushing a screaming toddler, clinging to the side of the trolley like his life depended on it. The bags under the mother’s eyes showed she’d had many sleepless nights. I continued on. The screaming stopped. Taking a glance back I saw the toddler now grinning in silence, sucking on the dummy his...
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