...Failure is defined by Merriam-Webster as a failing to perform a duty or expected action. No definition could more accurately describe a volunteer experience I had two years ago. An elementary school had rented the auditorium of my high school to put on Willie Wonka Jr. The Musical. Since my theatre troupe happened to be putting on Little Shop of Horrors that same year I felt that it could only help me to gain experience working on musicals and to get any mistakes out of the way on a much smaller production rather than make simple mistakes on a nearly two-hundred man production. This project was my first working sound alone. I had eighteen weeks and three plays of experience under my belt working on a crew with someone over me to ensured...
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...This is one of the two books that I utilized to create my book reviews. I was unable to put the book down. It has a wealth of material that I was able to incorporate into my writing, and already have incorporated into my weekly course discussions. The author’s intent is to provide a framework for the student of the crusades to build upon. The logistic of war are daunting, and while Housley elaborates on individuals and events within each of the seven crusades. However, it his depiction of the logistical nightmare endured by the crusaders, the monetary and personal costs, the final preparations that met with success and failure over the 200 years that truly grabs the...
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...A Great Civil War explores military and dimensions of a conflict that caught the attention of laymen alike for a couple of decades. The defining thing in this study is the way in which it analyses of slavery, war, and the politics of the North and South. The result is that Weigley, an author who has been a major player in the study of American history, opens new windows to the relationship during the Civil War between the battlefield and politics. An attempt to achieve such thing is daunting, as the thread of argument can easily be lost. Weigley, though, had succeeded in making his lengthy study implausible, even if the thing is dense in places. On several topics “A Great Civil War” lacks a full discussion on issues, as might be expected in...
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...HCS/483 July 5, 2016 Ruthann Vaughn Integrating a system in a corporation can be daunting task, it can take quite a bit of time to have all systems up and running. This first step is to see what system is most effective for your organization. This will require a few brainstorming sessions. This starts with frequent communication. From the thought of this integrating process communication should be open and often, this process includes not just speaking but listening. We have to speak to each department to ensure we are meeting the goals for the department’s needs. As an organization we must have a detailed plan in place for this project. As we integrate the system we must have detailed plan of attack to combat the issues that may arise. We must attempt every avenue to correct the failures and either enhance them or eliminate the issues. We must also look at how soon we can implement the system to all departments. To effectively integrate or implement a system we must visit each point and be successful. It is imperative to the success of implementing and integrating our system. Stakeholders are very important in shaping the outcome of the project, because they are directly affected and affect the complete outcome of the overall project. There are two major types of stakeholders, internal stakeholders and external stakeholders, and they both have different roles. The internal stakeholders are accountable for specific project planning and need to participate in certain...
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...Open. Compassionate. Vocal. Cooperative. These are just a few of the many traits that leaders have. The truth is that there are a variety of leaders, about 8 to 12, depending on whose research you choose to buy into. The development of a leader does not happen overnight but instead is a process that comes with patience, experience, failures and eventual successes. Personally, I have allows viewed myself as someone who leads by example but since working for the Vice President's Office for Student Life I have had to adjust my style of leadership. I have learned to become a vocal leader, someone who is willing to speak up and use my voice to put my team in the best situation to succeed. We’re all aware of the phrase that “actions speak louder...
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...it thoroughly and I would recommend it to any of my peers. I enjoyed reading about Mortenson’s accomplishments when it comes to the Balti People. I love that Relin portrayed Mortenson with all his flaws. He is a human and makes mistakes but it was the way he overcame his mistakes and challenges that impressed me. Relin’s writing in Three Cups of Tea is beautiful, elegant and sophisticated. This book had such an influence on the way I view the world and all the people in it especially those in impoverished countries. I particularly enjoyed how the Balti people influenced Mortenson’s life in such extreme ways. The two prompts that I decided to write on are “Have you ever known anyone like Mortenson” and “Discuss his repeated brushes with failure and how they influence your opinion of Mortensen”. Let me begin by saying Mortenson is an amazing individual. He did something that not many people have the gusto to go through with. He truly loved the Balti people and wanted the make their lives better through education. When I first read this prompt I immediately thought of one of my youth leaders, Cherissa Newton. She hasn’t accomplished anything as substantial as building a school for people in some foreign land. But, she is a social worker who works with underprivileged children each and every day. What Mortenson was on a large scale, helping lots of people all at once, but what Cherissa does is on a small scale, helping individuals over time. She has helped me become a better...
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...(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY It's definitely counterintuitive and maybe a bit ironic, but when you meet an experienced, successful executive who seems to have all the confidence in the world, chances are he's experienced the most humiliating defeat you can ever imagine. That's because failure is the gateway to success. Here's how it works. When you're young and new to the workforce, you revel in the gifts God gave you or the DNA you were fortunate enough to acquire that sets you apart. Maybe you're a genius, a talented designer, a natural with software, or have the gift of gab. But an interesting thing happens as you progress through your career. You learn that everything isn't about you and your talents. That there's a huge business world with rules you don't understand. That there are lots of gifted people out there, most of whom see things very differently than you. That there's an incredible amount of competition for jobs, for customers, for business, for everything....
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...Operation can be hindered or difficult due to the geographical distance, time zone difference, and lack of face-to-face communication. Outsourcing lends to a lack of onsite expertise, this can be problematic as the organization grows. (Williams, 2008). While the issues abound, the largest issue is the risk and exposure an organization has when dealing with a third party, outsourcing risks poses a risk in breaching of confidentiality and other malicious use of system access. Overcoming these drawbacks will rely on identifying the right business processes for outsourcing, finding the best outsourcing provider. Where Outsourcing and Ethics Meet Implementing new technologies, upgrading infrastructure or any other myriad of projects can be a daunting task. To be effective, the process of developing and executing a new project will probably be a team...
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...TO: CEO and Board FROM: Andres L. Garcia DATE: June 2nd, 2015 SUBJECT: Enterprise Systems As a business grows, so does the complexity in keeping all departments running smoothly. Things such as logistics, manufacturing, inventory management and Human Resources are all vital to keep businesses competitive and growing. As this became painfully obvious, technology presented a solution to these issues with the creation of enterprise systems. Businesses soon found that using these systems, they could streamline the management of many of these functions. Further, because these systems collected and managed a plethora of data, tools were also developed to aid in other things like forecasting orders. While these systems had the potential to save money, they also become notoriously known for being incredibly difficult to implement. Through research an analysis, I have determined that implementation of an enterprise system will benefit Wint. Transaction Processing Systems Transaction processing systems process data related to functions such as order processing, purchasing and accounting business functions. It also can be used to query data to display a variety of information such as the status of inventory and account balances. This system is especially important when dealing with large and complex orders. Because this data influences the direction of a business, reports that are error-free and quickly accessible are essential. (123Helpme.com, 2015) Implementation The...
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...| 5/4/2015 | | | | | | | | | | | | Impact of Leadership On Merger & AcquisitionsImportance of Leadership to M&A success or its failure | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | By Shreyash Kumar Sharma | Assignment Details 1. Scope Highlight the impact of Leadership on Mergers and Acquisition. Focus on one success and one failure story 2. Assignment Flow 3.1 Executive Summary 3.2 Failure – BMW and The Rover Company * Summary * Acquisition Details * Analysis * What Went Wrong? 3.3 Success – AkzoNobel N.V – Imperial Chemicals Industries plc. * Summary * Acquisition Details * Analysis * Success Story 3 Closure 2.1 - Executive Summary In the current knowledge based economies, in order to gain access to one of the most important intangible asset of one business – the brand –, the companies merge or acquire the targeted brand (Kumar & Blomqvist, 2004) Today’s business world deals with an increasing phenomenon of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A‟s), a process through which companies gain access to some tangible and intangible resources. The benefits of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) include, among others: * a diversification of product and service offerings * an increase in plant capacity * larger...
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...I knew this was gonna be a new and frightening experience, the thought of having to engage and interact with people five to ten years older than me and the prospect of taking college classes that would challenge my academic abilities was not only daunting but also exciting. Even though it was challenging, navigating a college campus, learning how to interact with instructors, and balancing college classes with high school classes I knew it would be beneficial in providing me a chance to get a head start that would put me in an higher academic position than some of my other peers. However, I think it's important to face our fears, instead of shying away from something that makes you uncomfortable you should face...
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...knowledge find themselves stuck when it comes to harnessing good time management. Many of these young adults are questioned at some point on how well they know about time management as they often encounter stress related problems which lead to failure in exams. 2.1 Causes 2.1.1 Stress Based on a survey conducted on the reasons of stress among first year students of Management and Science University (MSU), Shah Alam, Malaysia (2009) it was concluded that the major causes of stress were lack of sleep, academic work loads and social problems. This indirectly shows the lack of time management among students as these problems will be less likely to occur if their time were managed well. However it is not just the time management method the students fail to notice. The groups of students most prone to these problems are first year college students who are new to the environment, therefore more vulnerable to the changes from their high school. In college, students are bound to the illusion whereby there is an abundant source of time due to flexible time-tables, lengthy dead line for assignments and less daunting teachers (Katie Hern,2010). 2.1.2 Procrastination This causes procrastination which is the main catalyst for their failure in managing time. An analysis was done by York University (2010) which states that 40% of students from any university or college find procrastination a problem where they let important task get in the away with least important ones. Students...
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...SIMPLY GREEN BIOFUELS What similarities do you think a sustainable business start--‐up shares with a “normal business” start--‐up? What differences do you think there are? Give an example of a business challenge that both Simply Green and a conventional fuel dealer share. Give an example of a business challenge that was unique to Simply Green and would not have affected a conventional fuel dealer from the chapter. Business Start-up Issues Starting a business is both an invigorating yet daunting challenge. Hundreds of new businesses are started every other day across a range of industries. However, the fact is that start-up businesses have a very high rate of failure. Some common consequences that are common to any kind of business – Sustainable or Normal are: Inadequate funding: Securing finance is one of the toughest challenges faced by new business owners. Banks and credit agencies are generally wary of lending to new companies as they are less likely to have any credit history. In this particular case Andrew Keller was fortunate enough to have an existing profitable business which could provide funding as the initial capital for his new venture. Poor marketing: The costs associated with marketing and advertising can be expensive. As a startup the principles need to be very clear with its target market and business environment. Andrew Keller was able to use social media and his existing contacts with greater success. Poor Planning: Proper planning gives...
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...Critical thinking is the ability to analyze the way you think and present evidence for your idea by analyzing and evaluating an issue in order to form judgment. Critical thinking is essential to success of human activity. The quality of what we do in our daily lives depends on the effectiveness of our thoughts, morally or immorally. The way you think generates the emotion you experience. You define a situation as a “failure” you feel depressed or you could define it as “lesson learnt” you feel empowered to learn more. To have strong critical thinking skills you must have strong cognitive and problem solving skills base. The critical thinking process can be very daunting. There are steps in which one takes to get to a conclusion. In the critical thinking process, the steps are as follows remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluations and creating. The process of using these six steps can be applied by processes using attitude checking, logic checking and checking the evidence. Checking your attitude helps to keep an open mind and the ability to see others point of view. In checking logic, it can help you with making assumptions about the situation. Finally checking the evidence will help to find proof while asking in-depth questions to find evidence. We find ourselves making decisions on a daily basis. We learn to evaluate things everyday. Most of our skills are learnt at a young age and can even be mirrors of what our parent’s skills and ethics are...
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...Memorandum To: Marylee Luther, Clapton Commercial Construction From: Juan Provencio CC: Traci Goldeman Date: July 7, 2014 Re: Employment Law Compliance Plan ------------------------------------------------- Hi Marylee, Congratulations on your decision to expand to Arizona, and thank you for choosing Atwood and Allen Consulting to assist you in the expansion process. I am Juan Provencio and I will be personally helping you navigate the human resources waters of setting up your new facility, establishing an employment law compliance plan, compensation, training plans, and anything else you may need. I’d first like to focus on establishing an employment law compliance plan. Since you’re offices are already headquartered in the United States, many of the same employment laws will apply, but some wont; specifically those having to do with operating a business in Arizona. First let’s focus in on the federal employment law that are most pertinent to the establishment and operation of your new facility. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 The "Wages And Hours Worked: Minimum Wage And Overtime Pay" (2009) website indicates that the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) is administered by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) establishes minimum wages, overtime pay, recordkeeping and child labor standards for employees who are paid at least $1,700 in a calendar year or work more than eight hours a week. FLSA requires that employees be paid a minimum of $7.25 an...
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