...and is forced to seek out unemployment. His unfortunate circumstance lands him a temp job as a civilian teacher on a military base. The problem is that he does not have any teaching experience and he is given a class of eight students who supposedly lack the basic comprehension skills to be successful in the military and are required to pass his class in order to complete basic training. Bill had to learn how to assert himself with this ragtag bunch in order to complete his assignment. According to Randy Paterson, assertiveness is a communication style in which a person realizes that they are in control of their own behavior and decision making (19). Bill, played by actor Danny DeVito, needed to learn that he dictates and controls his life and not other people or life circumstances. In order for him to transform and regain control of his life, Bill had to begin to assert himself in all areas of his life. One thing that portrayed Bill Rago’s lack of assertiveness, was the fact that he minimal self-control at best. “Self-control is generally considered to be the ability to override thoughts, behaviors, and feelings of a more automatic or habitual nature” (Meier and Wilkowski, 345). Without self-control Bill’s passive aggressive nature often presented itself in difficult situations. His passive-aggressive style was through the use of smart remarks or quick comeback jokes. That was his way of pushing aside...
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... PROPOSED TOPIC: THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTING STYLES ON ASSERTIVENESS NAME: ABDALLAH MUNIRA INDEX NUMBER: 10272035 SUPERVISOR: DR ADOTEY ANUM CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY As we grow up, we learn to adapt our behavior to accommodate the norms of our societies. We model ourselves upon those around us, example parents, teachers, peers and other influences such as television and magazines. In the early years of a child’s life, parents are the most influential people until his teen years where peers replace parents. Children therefore model themselves to conform to the norms of their parents. Example in a typical Ghanaian society, it is a norm for children to obey their elders without challenging their opinions and judgments regardless of the situation. Internalizing these norms reflect in aspects of the child’s personality such as his self-concept and assertive skills, a norm like not expressing your opinions, feelings and beliefs openly and honestly is likely to hinder assertiveness in an individual. This study investigated the effects of parenting styles on assertiveness. Assertiveness is the act of expressing genuine feelings, standing up for your legitimate rights and refusing unreasonable requests. It is the simple act of declaring what you are, what...
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...Assertiveness Jade Rice MBA 525 Professional Development May 9, 2010 Assertiveness To be assertive is to have the ability to express your point of view, your thoughts, feelings, and wants while keeping the rights of others in mind. Being assertive is a balance; in other words, one can achieve the goal without hurting others. An assertive person learns which reaction to choose, whether it be acting non-assertively, assertive, or aggressive on a case by case basis. However, acting assertively is not always the best choice in achieving the best possible outcome. The assertive person has to have that ability to stop and think what is in his or her best interest and the interest of those around them before they act. There is a strong sense of self-confidence with an assertive person. Self-confidence is an important quality to have both personally and professionally. Assertiveness builds leadership because having self-confidence has a positive effect on people. Having a strong leadership foundation can strengthen all aspects of your life. The people around you will see you as an assertive person that can be trusted and well respected. They will go to you with their thoughts because they can trust your opinions. By demonstrating assertiveness they have seen first hand that you have the ability to be fair. This will also help with building personal relationships and achieving more beneficial experiences in social situations. Being assertive is an on going...
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...conversation, Paul Danvers was very disappointed on the 5 percent annual return on the investment, instead he had much higher expectation around 20 percent annual return on investment. Whereas, Chui Wai is pleased with the way the business is running and according to him Shui was generating the right amount of profit at 5 percent annual return on investment. This shows that the American boss, Paul Denver is more a high performance oriented person than Chui Wai. The second dimension is assertiveness. A high value on assertiveness means a society encourages toughness, assertiveness and competitiveness. On the other hand low assertiveness means people value tenderness and concerns for others over being competitive. To add to this, the third dimension compares the individualism and collectivism. Individualism is a preference for a loosely knit social framework in which individual are expected to take care of themselves where as in a collectivism society has a preference for a tightly knit social framework in which individuals look after one another and organizations to protect their members interests. Moreover, Ray Betzell’s...
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...to determine your own social style: (5 Marks) a. see Exhibit 5-6, Page 271 b. see Exhibit 5-4 , Page 268 c. Are you an Analytical, Driver, Amiable or an Expressive? Do you agree with this identification? Reply Y/N with 4-5 sentences as to how you feel. 2. Review the BMO Financial Group’s Role Information sheet for skills and attributes by specific roles and complete the schedule (see below) showing the key skills and attributes for each position. Then summarize the top three skills and attributes and discuss why they are important. (10 Marks) 3. After doing 1 and 2; now detail how you currently feel about a future in “selling” in the financial services industry. What are your career aspirations? What do your fear/like most about selling? (5 Marks) 3. I feel: There are some aspects that I feel could help me in selling as I believe in facts, principle and logics, so I think I can take right decisions without any sort of influence. Although I am slow while deciding something, but I can make the right choice. I am quite confident while speaking to others so, I feel I can influence costumers in my talk. Having good knowledge on how to manage finances, I think I can make my carrier in the field of managing finances. The only fear I have in selling is that I am less talkative and selling requires more talking. Although I have this drawback I can balance it by my convincing skills even by speaking less. | 1. Social Style Rating Exercise,...
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...achieved through negotiation with others” (Coover, G. & Murphy, S. (2000) The Communicated self: exploring the interaction between self and social context). On ITV’s “The Agenda”, Ed Miliband came under attack from Hearsay’s Myleene Klass over the controversial topic of mansion tax. It is fascinating to see how the two members of the conversation express their contrasting views throughout the duration of the discussion: Labour’s party leader, Miliband, expectedly is passionate about mansion tax and as is Klass. Yet, it must be taken into consideration the fact that the conversation between Miliband and Klass has external participants: the live audience, ITV viewers and other members of the panel; this therefore may affect one’s performance. Although their performances seem “sincere” they could potentially be “cynical” (Goffman, E. (1959) The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. Garden City, NY: Doubleday). For example, as Miliband’s purpose of being on “The Agenda” is to promote the Labour party’s policies and therefore may portray a cynical performance in order to get votes in 2015’s general election. In this essay, I will be analysing the non-verbal communication: such as gestures and eye contact, as well as verbal language including such things as jargon in order to examine the interpersonal communication within this discussion. “Assertiveness is pertinent to interactions between different groups of professionals, especially where the...
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...Enjoy! Hedonic Consumption and Compliance with Assertive Messages ANN KRONROD AMIR GRINSTEIN LUC WATHIEU This paper examines the persuasiveness of assertive language (as in Nike’s slogan “Just do it”) as compared to nonassertive language (as in Microsoft’s slogan “Where do you want to go today?”). Previous research implies that assertive language should reduce consumer compliance. Two experiments show that assertiveness is more effective in communications involving hedonic products, as well as hedonically advertised utilitarian products. This prediction builds on sociolinguistic research addressing relationships between mood, communication expectations, and compliance to requests. A third experiment reaffirms the role of linguistic expectations by showing that an unknown product advertised using assertive language is more likely to be perceived as hedonic. C onsumers are often exposed to forceful messages and imperative slogans such as Nike’s “Just do it,” Sprite’s “Obey your thirst,” or U.S. Airways’ “Fly with US.” The frequent use of assertively phrased messages is puzzling, given the mounting research in consumer behavior (e.g., Dillard and Shen 2005; Fitzsimons and Lehman 2004; Lord 1994), communications (e.g., Kellerman and Shea 1996; Quick and Considine 2008; Quick and Stephenson 2007; Wilson and Kunkel 2000), and sociolinguistics (e.g., Levine and Boster 2001; Sanders and Fitch 2001), which suggests that these messages should lower consumer readiness to comply. To...
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...University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Open Access Theses and Dissertations from the College of Education and Human Sciences 4-9-2013 Education and Human Sciences, College of (CEHS) Predictors of Preschool Children's Peer Interactions: Temperament and Prosocial Behavior Ibrahim H. Acar University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ihacar@gmail.com Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cehsdiss Part of the Child Psychology Commons Acar, Ibrahim H., "Predictors of Preschool Children's Peer Interactions: Temperament and Prosocial Behavior" (2013). Open Access Theses and Dissertations from the College of Education and Human Sciences. Paper 170. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cehsdiss/170 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Education and Human Sciences, College of (CEHS) at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Open Access Theses and Dissertations from the College of Education and Human Sciences by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. PREDICTORS OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S PEER INTERACTIONS: TEMPERAMENT AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR by Ibrahim H. Acar A THESIS Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Master of Science Major: Child, Youth, & Family Studies Under the Supervision of Professor Julia...
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...Effective Communication in Health Industry Janette Mollineau HCA 230 Instructor Louise Murray MSOM Sunday November 10, 2013 Effective Communication in Health Industry Effective communication is an important tool used by health care providers to enhance population health quality of health care and therapeutic outcome. This is because health outcome and client behavior are highly influenced and shaped by communication that is used to facilitate the interaction between health care provider and the patient. Effective communication is paramount importance to both the client and care provider. It can be defined as the exchange of information that is understood by all communicating parties (Shanmugan, 2013). In the presence of a good communication, health care professionals source reliable information that assists them to understand the client situation and use the information to make therapeutic decisions. Clients, on the other hand, rely on an effective communication to establish a relationship with health care providers, which enhances health care outcomes. An effective communication is the basic foundation of the relationship between client and health care provider, which in turn determines the quality of health care services and treatment outcome. Health care providers are required to maintain a professional relationship with their clients. From the theory of interpersonal relations...
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...around as long as the field of intercultural research (i.e., since the early 1960s). They provide concepts and terminology that enable all of us to become aware of, to measure, and to talk knowledgeably about the values and practices found in a human culture – and about the similarities and differences among human cultures. What exactly is a cultural dimension? It’s a concept that is depicted graphically as a continuum. In most cases, only the two ends of the continuum are named. Here, graphically, is one of the cultural dimensions actually used by the GLOBE research team.Of course, the meaning of “assertive” must be precisely defined. Also to be developed and pilot-tested are ways of carefully measuring the degree to which assertiveness is present or absent in an individual or group. If we plan to compare the degrees of...
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...system of therapy originally developed by Marsha M. Linehan, a psychology researcher at the University of Washington, to treat people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). DBT combines standard cognitive-behavioral techniques for emotion regulation and reality testing with concepts of distress tolerance, acceptance, and mindful awareness largely derived from Buddhist meditative practice. DBT may be the first therapy that has been experimentally demonstrated to be generally effective in treating BPD. A meta-analysis found that DBT reached moderate effects. Research indicates that DBT is also effective in treating patients who present varied symptoms and behaviors associated with spectrum mood disorders, including self-injury. Recent work suggests its effectiveness with sexual abuse survivors and chemical dependency. Linehan observed "burn-out" in therapists after coping with non-motivated patients who against cooperation in successful treatment. Her first core insight was to recognize that the chronically suicidal patients she studied had been raised in profoundly invalidating environments, and, therefore, required a climate of unconditional acceptance, in which to develop a successful therapeutic alliance. Her second insight involved the need for a commensurate commitment from patients, who needed to be willing to accept their dire level of emotional dysfunction. Treatment Strategies and/or Techniques DBT strives to have the patient view the therapist as an ally...
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...having recently celebrated his 70th birthday. Dr Brownlow has very much „led from the front‟ in terms of developing the product range for Faboil and has had the final say in the appointment of all Senior Managers. Christopher McPhillips – L000168582 Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2 2.0 FINDINGS 3 2.1 MANAGERIAL ROLE 3 2.2 ASSERTIVENESS 4 2.3 CONFLICT 5 2.4 TIME MANAGEMENT 6 2.5 STRESS 6 3.0 RECOMMENDATIONS APPENDIX'S REFERENCE'S 8 4.0 10 5.0 16 Christopher McPhillips – L000168582 Page 1 1.0 Introduction Using the Faboil case study, identify specific problems which can be related to business and management theories and theorists, and offer practical ideas and solutions. Yours answers should be reflective and clearly written and the report should address the following: • Richard Cranberry has failed to understand his role as a manager when delegating work to his team. Using at least one theorist‟s work, analyse Ritchie‟s managerial role. • Carole Devlin has failed to make use of good assertiveness skills. Using the assertiveness skills theory, apply these to Karen‟s situation. From a practical point of view, what should have she done? Identify the problems that resulted from Karen‟s unassertiveness or submissive behaviour in this case, and describe what she should have done. • What factors cause conflict? What are the effects of conflict and how should conflict be resolved...
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...every manager must be technically equip to deal with. One of the most critical components of course is knowledge and technical skills in planning, organizing and controlling. Managers will be dealing with external factors like market trends, market competition, maintaining and expanding market niche, and even after sales and service issues. Simultaneously, managers will also deal with product designs and quality, cost efficiencies and other financial aspects, productivity, among other things, all requiring great deal of knowledge to make informed decisions. These complex decision areas are consequential to an organization’s success, becoming imperative on managers to possess profound understanding and knowledge of how the whole process works in order to effectively discharge their functions and manage the expectations of customers and achieve the organization’s objectives. Another component and equally critical in managerial success is the ability of the manager to deal with his own self-esteem and put a self-check mechanism that will level off his satisfaction from the things he is suppose to be doing. This could mean self-motivation and courage. The ability to remain motivated drives a manager to keep those creativity and productivity juices flowing. Courage, on the other...
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...at every level. Leaders can be found and nurtured if you look for the following character traits. A leader with vision has a clear, vivid picture of where to go, as well as a firm grasp on what success looks like and how to achieve it. But it’s not enough to have a vision; leaders must also share it and act upon it. Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of General Electric Co., said, "Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision and relentlessly drive it to completion." A leader must be able to communicate his or her vision in terms that cause followers to buy into it. He or she must communicate clearly and passionately, as passion is contagious. A good leader must have the discipline to work toward his or her vision single-mindedly, as well as to direct his or her actions and those of the team toward the goal. Action is the mark of a leader. A leader does not suffer “analysis paralysis” but is always doing something in pursuit of the vision, inspiring others to do the same. Analysis Integrity is the integration of outward actions and inner values. A person of integrity is the same on the outside and on the inside. Such an individual can be trusted because he or she never veers from inner values, even when it might be expeditious to do so. A leader must have the trust of followers and therefore must display integrity. Honest dealings, predictable reactions, well-controlled emotions, and an absence of tantrums and harsh...
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...Mañana is a Spanish word meaning “Tomorrow” or “At an specified future time”. In short, it is exactly described as “Procrastination”. In Filipino terms, Mañana Habit means “Mamayana” or “Do it Later”. Which results in a very unorganized way of doing things, specifically for office tasks because it affects the overall performance of an employee. Skipping deadlines, stress and anxiety are just some effects of that habit. Why am I sharing this? Simply because I couldn’t get rid of that problem. I’ve realized that this malpractice is hard to remove. Based from my experience, this really affects my overall performance in work. Many of my colleagues says “magalingkakwing, tamadkalang”, meaning I’ve got a talent but it’s just I’m too lazy to do things. Why? Simply because I am easily distracted by my surroundings, events, ideas that pops out of my mind. Leaving the work pending and my mind is wandering all over. The sad part is, you can prolong the task, but you cannot hold your deadline. Which is very disastrous. I’ve been to a lot of non-beneficial feelings because of procrastination. What I can do now is to “change” the way I am right now and to have “discipline”. It may be too late for projects that didn’t meet the deadline but definitely it isn’t too late for a change. I know I can get better than this. Ningas Cogon We...
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