...Ethics Case: "A Good Team Player" 1) Describe the factual situation Steven, a staff accountant in the accounts payable section, is confident that he knows the “ins” and “outs” of the bureaucratic organization he works in. Kristin, a new manager of accounts payable, no non-sense type of manager, Kristin was experienced and determined to perform her new assignment with the same vigor that had brought her so much success throughout her career. Steven believes people seem to gain promotions and have the opportunity to work overtime based on who likes them rather than the quality of their work. As a result, Steven who is dissatisfied with what he senses are political machinations that have influenced managerial decision making within his firm, suggests to Kristin that things would be better if the political could be stopped. Kristin uses the power of her new position to get Steven to give her the names of the bad team players or else she will start to think he is part of the problem. Steven, stunned, cannot think of a way to respond. 2) Identify the possible courses of action. There are three possible courses of action that I can take away from this situation. One situation involves Steven and the company, and one that involves Steven only. 1. Steven would be to respond Kristin's demands and give her the names of the bad team players. By doing this, it would benefit himself in the long run and will allow the company to better their work force. 2. Steven...
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...career. During my work life of 9 years in different firms I have how important Team and Teamwork really is. I have worked in different situations with different people and I strongly believe that Teamwork is basis for successful results. Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM) In today’s world TEAM and Team work plays an increasingly important role be it in any given situation. Chuck Page once said “A single leaf working alone provides no shade.” To succeed at the task in hand everyone involved needs to combine their efforts. If everyone does their job well, then team accomplishes more. One should realize the fact that great achievement can be made if individuals master the fundamentals and work together as one unit. Everyone has a unique role, but each person's individual role must be recognised and appreciated. Every team member is important and need to understand how important it is for him/her to work smoothly together for the benefit of both team and team member. Each player must be dedicated to the whole team and be willing to act unselfishly. When challenges arise (as they always do), the team needs to have the resources, accountability and commitment to deal with them in a constructive and positive manner. A sense of teamwork will play an integral part in this. When team members work together for the good of all, everyone achieves more, keeping in mind that the development of an effective team requires a positive attitude and dedication towards the teamwork, along with...
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...Marion BELLAIS A good team player I – Facts : Since his graduation from college, Steven does it right as a staff accountant in the accounts payable section of a major industrial firm for several years. He is confident about his capacities, it is why it was not stressed about the arrival of a new supervisor in his service. The new manager of accounts payable, Kristin, had been transferred to Steven’s division from a similar position in another subsidiary of the company because of her proven talent for organizing and improving the efficiency of operations. Kristin was experienced and determined to perform her new assignment with the same vigor that had brought her so much success throughout her career. At the reception, Kristin circulated through the room, introducing herself to her new subordinates and asking each of them if they had any suggestions that would help make the payables section a better place to work. When she approached Steven, he told her that people seemed to him to gain promotions and be given opportunities to work overtime based on who liked them, and not on the quality of their work. In reply, Kristin politely stated that she would do everything that she could to see that whatever it was he was referring to would have no place in the team she would lead. The next day, Steven received a phone call from Kristin’s secretary asking that he meet with his new boss later that morning. He had barely entered her office for the meeting when she looked him straight...
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...Teams Alexandria Aguirre Dr. Nate CotePrinciples of Supervision 1 (D50)Dona Ana Community College | What are teams? Why are they important? When you think about teamwork, you may recognize effective, productive teams. You may also recognize groups of individuals who have been put together to work on a task who just don't seem to make the same progress. Your answer as to what a team is may be working together with other people to figure out a problem; and you are exactly correct. Teams are better in some situations, but not necessary needed in all. In fact, they may have some disadvantages that are inappropriate for the work place. Teams typically outperform individuals when the tasks being done require multiple skills, judgment, and experience, but when the individual isn’t a team player, teams are just about as good as the individual himself. (Robbins and DeCenzo 275-84) Many times, teams are often confused with groups. Teams and groups are similar, but not completely. What differentiates both is that in a team, the members are committed to a common purpose, have a set of specific performance goals, and hold themselves equally responsible for the team’s results. A group is individuals working interdependent who come together to reach a particular objective. There are four types of teams that carry different level of effectiveness. They are: a working group, a pseudo team, a potential team, and a real team. In a working group, there is no work or opportunity to engage...
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...Marie Berwa Address: 76, Wandle Way, London, SW18 4UL Tel: 020 8871 2731 Mob: 07903077681 E-Mail: Marie.Renee@hotmail.co.uk Personal Profile: I am a hardworking and highly motivated individual with the willingness to learn and succeed in a working environment. I am also able to work under pressure and use my own initiative during different types of situations. I have a range of skills including interpersonal, leadership, motivation, good problem solving and communication skills, which enables me to provide excellent customer service. I am a very well organized individual with a good attitude towards work. In addition, I am a good team player who is willing to co-operate and work efficiently with others in order to achieve maximum productivity. I also enjoy working with a variety of different people and personalities. I strive a challenge and believe I will be an asset to any company. Qualifications and Education: Sep 2011 – 2014 Greenwich School of Management BA Hons Accounting & Finance Sep 2007 – 2009 St Francis Xavier College, Clapham, London BTEC National Diploma: Business Sep 2002 - 2007 La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls School GCSE Level: English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Double Science, Health & Social Care, BTEC I.T, Religious Studies. IT Skills I am capable of applying my acquired knowledge in I.T into everyday situations, which allows me to be able to construct letters, flyers, websites, charts...
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.... Avinash Choudhary PGP-12-018 Division-A Personal Learning Paper How do I learn? How does my learning impact my growth? Learning Style: I believe that learning is a process by which we acquire knowled ge, skills and values through s tu dy, experience or practice. Learning is continuous process and it doesn’t happen all at once. It builds up throughout our life as we get more & more aware about the world. All of us go through various phases of learning cycle. One such cycle is proposed by Kolb’s. In accordance with Kolb’s model; I h ave Diverger way of learning , which is a combination of learning through Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation. I l earn mainly through observation and experience. Diverger’s are good at coming up with new & unique ideas and seeing things from various perspectives. Kolb’s Learning Cycle Learning Style Preference: I believe in experiential learning. I like to receive constructive feedback. Being an engineer, it is ingrained in me to question profusely until I am satisfied with the understanding of the matter. . I am a rational thinker. I assess & evaluate situations with divergent thoughts and ask questions to analyze them at depth and form an opinion. Experiential Learning helps me in understanding in a better way. My greatest strength rests on my creative and imaginative mind. Avinash Choudhary Page 2 Personal Learning Paper Enhancing my learning: I would enhance my learning further by improving ...
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...What skills are necessary for teamwork? High performance team cannot live without good team players. These team members have some good common skills. Communication skill is one of the common skills that good team players possess. According to Driskell, “effective communication behaviors include exchanging information in a timely manner, acknowledgment of information, double-checking that the intent of messages was received, clarifying ambiguity, and the appropriate use of verbal and nonverbal cues.” (Driskell, 2006) With good communication skills, team members can exchange thoughts, ideas, and information efficiently. Decision Making skills are also fundamental skills for good team members. Driskell describes decision making skills as the ability to identify and assess problem, exchange information, give and evaluate solutions, and assess consequences. According to Neil Kokemuller, listening skills also very important to the success of the team. Strong listening skills help team members better understand others’ ideas and show their support to other team members. Besides listening skills, cooperation skills also play a important role in a team. Neil Kokemuller defines cooperation as “a general skill that encompasses a helpful nature and willingness to participate actively within the team.” (Kokemuller, n.d.) The team will more likely to succeed when all team members are completely engaged in team tasks and exchanging ideas. References Driskell, J. E., Goodwin, G...
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...I. TEAM AGREEMENT: A. Introduction/Scope/Objective Our team is a network of consultants geared toward analyzing corporate behavior and providing recommendations for improving corporate social responsibility efforts. B. Mission Statement: Universal Responsibility Solutions will be the leader in providing social responsibility solutions to organizations around the world. C. Vision Statement: Universal Responsibility Solutions seeks to be the social responsibility stewards for today and tomorrow and the future. D. Shared Values: Fairness: It is important to be impartial and to treat everyone equally. Reliability: Since this is a group project, we’re relying on one another to perform all tasks and duties assigned. It is important that each member performs to the best of his/her abilities and remains accountable for his/her actions. Diversity: Instill a more racial and gender diverse workplace environment. We believe that diversity helps us embrace a broader approach to issues and solutions. Ethics and integrity: Each member is doing quality work to the best of his/her ability. E. Desirable team behaviors and consequences for non-compliance: Respect: Show others respect in discussions by having an open mind about different positions. Communication between group members should always be courteous. We can respectfully disagree. Activity Documentation: Document progress (decisions and processes) Accountability: Tasks assigned should be completed on time....
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...\AMBA 620 TEAM AGREEMENT & WORK PLAN - Weeks 9/10 Project (Global Leaders of Tomorrow) May 13, 2013 I. TEAM AGREEMENT: A. Team Contact Information Member Names (underline preferred) | Telephone Numbers | E-mail Contacts | Guidelines for contact (including preferred days, emergency information, etc.) | Franklin Djisam | 240.701.5673 | franklindjisam@gmail.com | Contact through text message | Leah Fant | 240.380.9658 | leahfant@gmail.com | Can be reached via email/text message | Courtney Hewitt | 240.475.8002 | cdhewitt1@gmail.com | contact me through text or email | Charmaine Sambajon | 240.330.5091 | charmainesambajon@hotmail.com | Can be reached through text message | Kumba Wonday | 240.551.4995 | kumbawonday@gmail.com | anytime but prefer email | Adiatu Yansaneh | 240-486-3878 | Adiatuy@yahoo.com | Text message or Call | B. Mission Statement: As a member of study group 2, our purpose is to proactively collaborate as a team in facilitating one another’s understanding of the content and theories explained in our AMBA 620 course, resulting in successful completion of our assigned group projects and overall coursework. Our team aspires to get a grade of A; it is part of our mission to exert our very best efforts for this endeavor. C. Vision Statement: As a team we are committed to developing a full understanding of the concepts introduced in our Managing People and Groups in the Global Workplace coursework and...
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...Be a Team player in the workplace? MGMT 591 September 24, 2014 Introduction Pathpoint was founded as a “Work Training Program” for adults with disabilities and disadvantages. Pathpoint is a non-profit public benefit corporation and its mission is to provide comprehensive training and support that empowers people with disabilities to become valued members of the community by being able to live and work more independently. The company slogan is “Connecting People, Purpose and Community since 1964”. My role at Pathpoint is that of a Program Coordinator, some of my responsibilities include: the hiring and training of staff, assigning monthly training schedule, approval of community based activities, assist in the management of fiscal operations, setting a staff work schedule and maintaining compliance with licensing regulations, make sure building cleanliness is maintained, communicating important information to staff and clientele. Pathpoint serves a diverse population of persons with disabilities and their families and providing a team of supportive staff to meet their needs is vital to the success of the program and the future of the clients. Factors affecting Teamwork What are the factors involved that prevent an experienced, knowledgeable and valued employee from acting as a “Team Player”? Some of the factors I am looking at in this paper have to do with internal and external factors. Internal factors being derived from ideas of self efficacy. External factors include...
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...前言 OPEN QUESTIONS的目的是让recruiter更好的了解candidate, 所以大家要认真对待。 回答OQs的最重要的原则是be honest， 千万不能为了追求所谓的“丰功伟绩”而编造自己没有的经历。 做OQs, 就是要从做过的事情中发掘自己的潜质。 第一部分 四大OPEN QUESTIONS情况简介 1，KPMG KPMG的网站是四大里面做得最好的，内容丰富，有中文版，网速飞快。 KPMG网申的开放式问题有代表性，建议大家认真写。写完一次之后，再申请后面三家就方便了 1）Please give a brief summary of your current recreational and leisure activities, including sports and hobbies. （热身问题） 2）What clubs and societies are you a member of and in what capacity? （团队合作经历的引子） 3）What factors have influenced your career choice? （重要问题，答案最好跟申请的工作有关） 4）Outline your career ambitions and objectives. （重要问题，“N年内做经理 + 我的CICPA考试计划”） 5）Describe your greatest success or a situation where you exceeded your own expectations. （看性格，四大挺喜欢完美主义者的） PwC 1) Why are you applying for this position? （工作性质，职业生涯目标，公司声望等） 2) Please explain how your personal qualities, skills, knowledge and working experience will help you to be successful in the position for which you are applying. （关键问题，见“准备篇”） 3) What community or students' clubs do you belong to and to what extent are you involved? 4) Any additional information? （把KPMG其余的答案写上去吧：） EY 1）Please describe your career objective and what you have done to date to achieve it. (Maximum 100 English words) 2）Please include any other information which you may consider relevant to your application. (Maximum 100 English words) 有了前两家的经验，会写了吧。 DTT DTT的网申是无OPEN Q的，页数也特别少，只有两页。但DTT的网站速度比较慢，所以如果宿舍的教育网不好用，大家就去办个ADSL吧，在找工的过程中很有用。 ...
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...After losing Peter, Stephan has to make a tough decision, out of five people who to hire. Each candidate has something different to offer and this hire has to be good. He needs to find someone that will blend into the team and has all the positive attributes that Peter had. I think Sonia is the best for this position, she is driven and money is not her driving force. She cares about the industry and puts team work first. She is a strong powerful woman and would work really well on grooming Rina into her position eventually. I do not think Rina is ready for the job yet, but I think Sonia is the person Rina needs to be learning from. She is all the positive things Peter was, smart, driven, analytical, without being too competitive. Sonia did the best in the interview process and she seemed like the one that was willing to learn and also fit into the team role. I think if Sonia, if hired, will become more than an analyst but she will also become a servant leader to the organization. Sonia, is ready for the opportunity in a bigger firm and I do not think this opportunity is too big for her. I think she will need to reevaluate how much she travels but besides that she is a great fit. The highest profile people have been moving around lately, hard to find a great fit for the job. If Craig Roberts calls too many people word on the street will get out that RHS lost one of the top Semiconductor analyst, this could put the company in a hard position. Hard to find a star of Peters caliber...
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...Awareness Inventory After taking the Ethics Awareness Inventory the results highlighted what I had already suspected about my way of thinking. Although I have my own way of thinking my main concern is for the good of others. Because I am a doer and not a talker I expect those who around me to be doers also. If the people around me are not team players I will achieve the goal on my own. I am a true believer that “talk is cheap”, I need results. What can I say? I am an achiever and I am concerned with the greater good for everyone. The test states my Ethical Style is the privilege of having choices in life. I am a firm believer that everyone should be aware of their choices in life. “Ethics relies on exemplary character to make the difficult choices. You value such qualities as honesty, wisdom and integrity, and you place greater emphasis on demonstrating these qualities than on the following rules. Your ethical style compels you to strive to be a person of wisdom and integrity” (The William Institute 2012, pg. 1). I am a good team player and I find there are times when I have to be on the only player, but that don’t stop my progress. I will push myself until I achieve measurable results. This information provides me with the right tools to use in making good ethical decisions at work. I have come to realize that all I can do is to continue to perform my duties in an ethical way. Learning the proper way to address Ethical Dilemmas without letting frustration over power...
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...nervous and forgot everything I prepared. I could manage a little and spoke something which wasn’t much relevant and systematic according to the flow I thought to present. I felt embarrassed in front of the whole class and was dejected. Then I felt a need to work on my public speaking because I felt that a successful person needs to be a good orator. Then I consistently use to participate in such activities because it was a problem that can be fixed by facing it again and again. Then in college I use to proactively nominate myself for presentations on various topics. I also engaged myself in Marketing and Relation cell of Incord(Annual Tech Fest Of HBTI Kanpur) which involved interaction with a lot of people and convincing them to invest their money in our event which is definitely a hard nut to crack. My participation in Relation cell also helped me a lot which involved interacting with alumni of our college and ask them to participate in the college event. With history of 90+ years the alumni base of our college is huge and it was a daunting task to find and contact them. This also helped me develop leadership skill and made me a good team player. During my job also I was appreciated for my written and verbal communication skills and...
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...Business Ethics Case Study #1 - A Good Team Player Having done well as a staff accountant in the accounts payable section of a major industrial firm for several years since his graduation from college, Steven felt that he had learned much about the “ins” and “outs” of survival in an intensely bureaucratic organization. It is thus not surprising that he was relaxed and unconcerned about his circumstances at the company as he entered the employee lounge to attend the late-afternoon welcoming reception for his new supervisor. The new manager of accounts payable, Kristin, had been transferred to Steven’s division from a similar position in another subsidiary of the company because of her proven talent for organizing and improving the efficiency of operations there. A no-nonsense type of manager, Kristin was experienced and determined to perform her new assignment with the same vigor that had brought her so much success throughout her career. At the reception, Kristin circulated through the room, introducing herself to her new subordinates and asking each of them if they had any suggestions that would help make the payables section a better place to work. When she approached Steven, he told her about something that had been on his mind lately: that people seemed to him to gain promotions and be given opportunities to work overtime based on who liked them, and not on the quality of their work. In reply, Kristin politely stated that she would do everything that she could to...
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