...trying to address such weaknesses. It is the belief that by fixing a person’s weakness, that person will begin to perform at an above average level, but this is far from being true (Clifton & Nelson, 1992). In the first two chapters of the book Soar With Your Strengths by Donald Clifton and Paula Nelson (1992), we learn that shifting focus to increasing strengths versus trying to fix weakness is more productive and efficient than the alternate. Important Concepts Concepts Applied to Organizational Management and Leadership: A Christian Perspective Strategies for Implementing the Concepts within an Organization In the first two chapters of the book Soar With Your Strengths by Donald Clifton and Paula Nelson, we learn that shifting focus to increasing strengths versus trying to fix weakness is more productive and efficient than the alternate. The strengths theory does not ignore weaknesses however, it explains that little can be profited by studying what went wrong or is being done incorrectly. 3 Important Concepts Strengths can over shadow the weakness. Essentially if an individual were to diligently hone the skills that they possess and essentially master the strength, it will make the weakness less vulnerable. Understanding your own key strengths is important. To manage yourself effectively, you want to maximize your strengths and minimize your weaknesses (Sherman, 2013). Studying weakness is ineffective. Often times when analyzing the before and after of a business...
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...My Strength and Weakness I believe we all have certain personal strengths and weaknesses. For me, it has been very hard to find out what I am strong or weak on it due to the passive education that I had in Korea. I was educated to study in order to go to better college and then better job. Under these circumstances, it took me for a long time to find out my strength and weakness. Thanks to the MBTI and DISC self-test that I had through this course, “Spiritual Formation”, I could have better idea on my strength and weakness. According to the MBTI result, I am an “ESFJ” typed person. ESFJ typed people are usually warmhearted, conscientious, and corporative. They usually like to work with others to complete tasks accurately and on time. Lastly, they are usually loyal and want to be appreciated for who they are and for what they contribute. I was very surprised to see how accurate it is and of course it gave me a great moment to think about and find out who I am. I generally consider myself to be a well-organized, warmhearted, hard-working, and a very responsible person. My greatest personal strength that I think I have is a good people skill. I believe I am a good team player and I respect people that I work with. I enjoy speaking and giving ideas to them so that they can count on me to work thinks out. I am also good at learning and teaching things. I believe education equips us with the abilities to succeed in our lives. I like to learn things that develop my skills and...
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...when working a counseling session. I am looking forward to putting some of these techniques into action in the years to come. The Compass Therapy combines counseling or therapy with Christian beliefs. A counselor must use good counseling techniques with Christ’s healing power. Study cases have shown the there are two polarities that make up a persons personality. These polarities are love/assertion and weakness/strength. These polarities make up what they call the LAWS of personality and relationships. These LAWS can help you choose between healthy and unhealthy personalities. The LAWS break down into four quadrants of a circle. The four quadrants are called love, assertion, weakness and strength. The circle represents boundaries. These boundaries separate people from the world giving each person their own identity. Not one quadrant is better than the other. The key is to develop a person into a well balanced use of every quadrant. Love is the bonding agent that connects people to one another. The love quadrant joins people together by using gentleness, affiliation and common interest. It deals with persons caring. This love quadrant deals with many sensations. Some of these...
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...statement provided, the horizontal analysis is between years six and seven, and years seven and eight; respectively. When analyzing the income statement provided with the task, several strengths and weaknesses are very apparent. They will be broken down individually and analyzed separately. Horizontal analysis is calculated by using the formula below ("Horizontal Analysis," n.d.) Income Statement Revenue: Net sales between years 6 and 7 demonstrate a 33.3% increase or an increase in approximately $1.5 million. This is a strength because there were positive sales during this time frame. Positive sales are always a positive finding in business. However, sales between years 7 and 8 demonstrate a decrease in net sales of -15% or $897,000. This is a weakness due to the overall sales being down. Cost of Goods Sold between years 6 and 7 demonstrates an increase of 31.8% or $1,048,000. The costs associated with manufacturing goods are always going to be a big expense. While the cost associated may appear to be a weakness for the company, it actually demonstrates strength for the company. The reason being is the percent change in sales. It closely represents the increase in sales during the same period. If the sales number did not adequately correlate with the growth, this would be a weakness for the company and would demonstrate a lack of efficiency or an increase in the price for raw goods. Years 7 and 8 also closely correlate with the overall decrease in sales at -14.5%...
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...conflicts: Ego conflicts occur when a dispute centers on status or power. The dispute could have started with a factual discussion but then turns into who knows more about the situation 4. Value conflicts: Value conflicts focus on personal beliefs that you hold near and dear. Not every has the same beliefs and conflict can occur due to this. Value conflicts happen mostly in personal relationships. For example two people in a relationship that have different religious beliefs. In order to have a long term committed relationship they would need to respect the others beliefs. 5. Need conflicts: Needs conflicts normally occur when the needs of one person is at odds with the needs of another person. An example of a need conflict is when you need to have a meeting at 9:00 and the other person cannot...
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...Is the American Government the Best in the World? Taurean Gardner POL201: American National Government Instructor: Shawon Jackson-Ybarra 19 September 2015 I. The Constitution The American constitution has many strengths and weakness that make our political system best in the world. One major strength of the constitution is the believe that all men are created equal. One unique major weakness it can be extremely vague and it is a 100 years out of date. A way to enhance the strength and correct the weakness of the American constitution is to further push the believe, that all men are created equally, especially in the light of everything going on in today’s society. One way to fix the weakness is the update the constitution to modern language and make it easier to understand. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. - That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, - That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments...
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...SWOT ANALYSIS I would have to say that my biggest strength is my wife and daughters, they are the reason that I do everything that I do. They could also be one of my biggest weaknesses I say this because I will do everything and anything for them no matter what. I also believe that I possess some other strengths as well, such as good communication skills, leadership skills, I am very well disciplined as well as very determined. I would have to say that it takes a lot for me to give in. I think that my biggest weakness is time management there are periods when it just seems impossible ti manage my time in order to accomplish all that I have to do in a day. This weakness also contributes to another weakness of mine which is too much stress. I tend to over stress on things at times which interferes with the situation at hand. The other big weakness that I have like I mentioned earlier is also my biggest strength and that is my family. When it come to my family they are my world I will do anything and everything for them even if I know that what I am doing may not be the right thing at the time. This weakness at times can have a negative effect on what I am doing and cause me to struggle a little more that I might need to. However I feel that because my family can both be a strength and a weakness for me overall they coincide well enough for things to work to my desire. For me right now the area that my strength and weaknesses are affecting the most is me going back to school. This...
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...Need, which are secrets to being successful in life. Johnny Bunko is an average guy who is unhappy and unsatisfied with the career he has. Throughout the book, Pink states many good points and talks about being persistent and how people should focus on their strengths, not their weaknesses. Although I agree with Daniel Pink when he makes the point that in order to be successful you need to be persistence; I disagree when he states that people should focus on their strengths not their weaknesses, because in order to be successful you need to first focus on your weaknesses and improve them so you wont keep repeating the same mistake throughout your career. Summary: In The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, Daniel Pink using the character of Diana, argues that in order to have persistence you need to focus on your strengths and not your weaknesses. By all means, throughout the Six Lessons in The Adventures of Johnny Bunko the First Lesson Daniel Pink through the character of Diana mentions that “There is no plan.” Johnny is always tired which makes it hard for him to concentrate, so he struggles to get his work done on time. Johnny goes to lunch with his co workers and explains to them how when he opens the chopsticks “this person” who is Diana appears with magical powers. He then asks Diana if he should sick to the plan his dad set up for him. There are two types of decisions that you will make throughout your career either instrumental or fundamental reasoning. Instrumental reason you...
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...also teach me about their personality, and traits, and have a better understanding of them and how they work to see where they need some help and what their strengths and weaknesses may be. How Satisfied am I with My Job? The first test asked a series of questions relating to how satisfied the employee is with their job. An average score for this test range between74-76. In the case of my employees, Bob scored 69, Mary scored 74 and Sam scored 90. The scores show to me that Jesus is a not very satisfied, Shaila is comfortable and satisfied and Sam is very satisfied. The strengths of a person who is satisfied with their job are that they are committed; they do their best, and are reliable. Also their attendance is good and they are positive people to have working for the company. The weaknesses are that a person who is not satisfied may not care about the job. They may be unhappy with their pay, or the work environment, or even just the job duties. Am I engaged? Here the scores range between 9 and 45. The higher the score the more engaged. On this assessment Bob scored 32, Sam 29, Mary 28. These scores do not seem too bad to me, they are pretty average which shows that the employees are pretty well engaged. This is good because the more engaged the employee is the better they perform which is a strength. Other strengths include, being motivated, focused, and committed. How are you feeling right now? This questions scored range from 10-50. All three employees scored close...
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...and Strategy Paper Retail companies, like other businesses, often use SWOT analysis to evaluate their companies. SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. A SWOT analysis for retail is a detailed look at the retailer’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats vs. there competitors. The internal factors that affect company’s success and failure are the Strengths and Weaknesses of a company. Opportunities and Threats are external factors that show a firms growth. The success or failure all depends on how well the customers see the products being. There are many positives and negatives that retail stores face all the time with product, quality, and customer service. The first step in doing a SWOT analysis for an online retail is indentifying certain strengths that the company has. The strengths a lot of online companies have are unrestricted services/24-7 operation, Labor and time saving, less cost/affordable. On-line shopping can be accomplished without any restrictions. The way technology is with online shopping, gives the consumers the ability to select and purchase whatever at anytime and anywhere. Online gives the ability for the business to offer anytime service which helps for people that can’t make store hours and don’t have an efficient and effective location to go to. Labor and saving time is a big strength for online companies because consumers can save the cost and time. The customers can’t save time and cost if they need to go to...
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...Marketing Comilla University S.W.O.T. ANALYSIS Identifying my Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats A SWOT analysis is a term used to describe a tool that is effective in identifying my Strengths and Weaknesses, and for examining the Opportunities and Threats you face. While it is a basic, Straight forward model, it has been a popular business practice for many years because it helps provide direction and serves as a basis for the development of business plans. It accomplishes this by examining the strengths (what an operation does well) and weaknesses (what an operation does not do well) in addition to opportunities (potential favorable conditions for an operation) and threats (potential unfavorable conditions for an operation). Once completed, the SWOT analysis can help determine if the information indicates something that will assist the operation in achieving its objectives (a strength or opportunity), or if it indicates an obstacle that must be overcome or minimized to achieve desired results (weakness or threat). What are the elements of a SWOT Analysis The SWOT analysis stands for the analysis of internal strengths and weaknesses of an operation and external opportunities and threats to the operation. Below is a description of each of these elements that should be considered when performing a SWOT analysis? Strengths The first element of a SWOT analysis describes the strengths of an operation. These strengths include what an operation does well, and should be...
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...University of Phoenix Material Employee Portfolio Complete one matrix for each employee. Employee name: Jessica |Self Assessment |Results Summary |Strengths |Weaknesses | |How Satisfied Am I |Jessica scored 68 which is below |Jessica works well with others and |Jessica feels that she is not | |with My Job? |the average which ranges from 74 to|independently, she is confident in |compensated well for her position, | | |76 |knowing her job |she doesn’t feel like she is | | | | |allowed to do things freely and is | | | | |unhappy with the amount of hours | | | | |she receives. | |Am I Engaged? |Jessica scored 19 with the range |Jessica’s strength is her |Jessica does not give her all we | | |between 9 and 45. It does not |perseverance in all that she does. |disengaged from her job and she is | | |appear that she is fully engaged in| |easily distracted from outside | | |her new position...
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...Facing the Mountains The purpose of this essay is to identify and discuss my personals strengths and weakness, I have discovered in myself and how they revealed themselves on the trip and how I can transfer the use of this personal strength in an outdoor survival setting, into a strength, which will help me in an academic setting. Also, to discuss what I can learn from my weakness in an outdoor survival setting, and identify ways to prevent this weakness from interfering with my academic success the use of this personal strength in an outdoor survival setting, into a strength, which will help me in an academic setting. To add more, to describe my vision of the meaning of success, at the college level. During this trip at Mont-Tremblant on the 18-20th of September , I have developed 1 main strength and weakness about myself and I experienced it even more on this trip. During this SOS challenge the strength that I discovered about myself is my ability to help others and my weakness is that I have a difficult time adapting myself to change. First, the strength that I developed in this course and trip was my ability to help others that are in trouble. This strength revealed itself effectively during the course and trip, my ability to help those in trouble brought a sense to myself to push myself even harder. Also by discovering that I am able to help others creates a positive and friendlier environment for me. The more I was helping my classmates when they were in trouble...
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...subordinate commands, subordinate Marine Air Ground Task Forces (MAGTF), and other commands as directed II. Organizational Strengths and Weaknesses (40 points) A. First Organizational Strength – Protect a nation’s interest 1. Reason it is considered strength Nations pride, goals, freedoms 2. Explain why this strength is a distinctive competence Training is the hardest longest entry in our arm forces. Every Marine is a rifleman. B. Second Organizational Strength 1. Reason it is considered strength 2. . Explain why this strength is a distinctive competence Educate on Marine Corps Values that translate to civilian life and provide money to receive an education from the civilian sector. C. First Organizational Weakness. Suicide rate 1. Reason it is considered a weakness. Lose Marines and become less ready to defend nation and each other. 2. Discuss how the organization can minimize this weakness. Brief’s, coronary, and websites with information and phone lines that allows individuals that are thinking of harming themselves talk to a “person.” D. Second Organizational Weakness Size 1. Reason it is considered a weakness Less then 200,000 members, smallest of the 4 armed forces, Army, Navy, Air Force. 2. Discuss how the organization can minimize this weakness. Doesn’t but it does more with what it has. If is wanted to be could allow more people in and receive more funding for equipment...
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...My SWOT analysis Nomin Amarsaikhan /Mina/ 101183046 Marketing Management Dr. Wan-Tran, Huang 01 October, 2012 Business Administration department, Asia University A SWOT analysis is used to identify the positives and negatives inside the organization (S-W) and outside of it, in the external environment (O-T). The name says it: Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat. Developing a full awareness of the situation may help us with both strategic planning and decision-making on our organizations. Strengths and weakness, the internal factors, are represented strengths with respect to one objective may be weaknesses for another objective. External factors are the opportunities and threats raised by the external environment to the organization and person itself. However, the criticism on SWOT is over evaluating, but its usage is not confined to profit-seeking organizations and useful for every kind of objectives. Strength I am very confident and assertive in whatever I do. I am very creative. I often impress myself with new creative ideas that improve my knowledge. I have been involved in university and company presentations and workshops, and have been imparting trainings. My communication skills help me stand up and put forward my views in front of a group of people. Having worked in accounting related jobs for 2 years, I have good accounting standard skill and taxation knowledge. Opportunity While working with international mining company, I may have the...
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