...Developing Your Coaching Skills Practicing the Skill: Collaborative efforts are more successful when every member of the group or team contributes a specific role or task toward the completion of the goal. To improve your skill at nurturing team effort, choose two of the following activities and break each one into at least six to eight separate tasks or steps. Be sure to indicate which steps are sequential, and which can be done simultaneously with others. What do you think is the ideal team size for each activity you choose? A. Making an omelet When making an omelet there are steps that need to be taken to make sure that the omelet comes out the way that you want it to. Making an omelet is usually a one person activity, but some time you can make it with two people. If you follow these easy steps you can make sure that your omelet comes out the way you want it to taste. First you need to make sure that you have all of the ingredients. The main ingredient is eggs, and to make a good omelet you will need about four eggs that way there is enough to cover the other ingredients. The next ingredients that you will depends on what kind of an omelet you are wanting to make, so I will make a ham and cheese omelet. For a ham and cheese omelet you will need ham and cheese to add to your eggs. Along with the ingredients you need to make sure that you have a skillet and a spatula so that you can cook your omelet on. The second thing that you will need to do when making your omelet...
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...What is the difference in using the Internet for general purposes and using it for academic purposes? What precautions must you take when using the Internet for school? When using the internet for general purposes you have the freedom to do whatever you want for example misspelled words or going to a site that do not have the proper information for what your research. Generally you get to enjoy the freedom of the World Wide Web. When using the internet for academic purposes you have to be careful and make sure you go to credited sites. There are sites that do not give you full information you will have to do a more detail search. The internet is unreliable and at the same time has some reliable sources. When using the internet for academic purposes you must make sure you do the proper research and get the correct and updated information. You have to mindful and pay attention to details making sure it meets the project needs. This is a precaution when using the internet for school. Keep on mind what your researching, pay attention to details and researching and examine the information to make sure it’s accurate. What are at least three practices you should follow when writing to your facilitator versus writing to your friend? What steps can you take to ensure your writing is appropriate for the audience? Your facilitator is the person that reviews your writing in school any business purpose. Making sure you use proper language, tone, grammar and punctuation. This is how...
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...By resources, we mean the financial resources (money) needed to develop and use an innovation (or name of specific innovation). 1. How would you rate the availability of financial resources for implementing (an innovation) in (your organization)? How would you rate the availability of financial resources for implementing (an innovation) in (your organization)? HighAbove AverageAverageBelow AverageLowDon't know / Not Sure | 2. Do you think the financial resources in (your organization) related to (an innovation) are allocated in an appropriate way (i.e., fairly, wisely, in a timely manner)? Do you think the financial resources in (your organization) related to (an innovation) are allocated in an appropriate way (i.e., fairly, wisely, in a timely manner)? Extremely Appropriate - in need of no changesSomewhat Appropriate - in need of only a few minor changesAverage - not bad, but could use some changesNot Appropriate - in need of many changesExtremely Not Appropriate - in need of a complete overhaulDon't know / Not Sure | 3. Do you think the financial resources of (your organization) and the way those resources are allocated act as a barrier or an enabler to the use of (an innovation)? (A barrier makes an innovation harder to implement, an enabler makes an innovation easier to implement) Do you think the financial resources of (your organization) and the way those resources are allocated act as a barrier or an enabler to the use of (an innovation)? (A barrier makes an innovation...
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... I think that when it comes to the cultural differences in communication and different cultures. I think that you have to know what you need to communicate with the individuals that will take part in your business. Sometimes when you do not do research on the culture and the company that you are trying to manage a business in, you might hurt your chances of starting that business. But that is where research and understanding come in. That is what is advised when you are thinking of making this huge move in your business or your career. If you have traveled a lot internationally you would know that in some countries there could be communication barriers. Because, unless it is a tourist place there will probably not be individuals that speak your language, some individuals communicate on different levels when it comes to communication. You have to be able to adjust to the way your colleagues interact with you and other individuals. You have to know when you are trying to communicate do they in use last names or titles what is correct in the culture that you are looking in. When looking at different cultures time is a valuable aspect, you have to make sure that you follow their pattern. You have to be aware of it as well if you show up late would you be able to still make the deal or would it be ruined. How do they view punctuality in their culture? Do they think as time as an asset when it comes to this culture this is important to the things that you need to look at....
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...organization or any field in that matter. It is important to practice these types of things because you want your organization to succeed you should do things the right way and make sure you, and your employees follow the guidelines and rules and live by them. As a leader when you follow rules, and do things that follow the rules and guidelines of your company your fellow employees will want to do the same. It is very important to lead by example. The word leader means a person who led or leads the group or organization. Which means the person who is in charge. Employees look up to this person, so it is very important to treat them right. When you treat your employees and clients right they do right by you. As a leader in social work I would make sure I improve human welfare. There are a lot of families, and individuals that do not get the benefits they are entitled to and I would make sure they get those benefits. I would also make sure Individuals such as clients are spoken to in a respectful, and professional manner. As a leader I want to do a whole lot, but I will also make sure my employees get the benefits they deserve, and get the evaluations and one on one time they deserve as well. I am about my community and helping my community. I also want to make sure my employees are getting the respect they deserve, when you treat your employees with respect they will work hard for you and do their best. They will also work hard and have the upmost respect if they feel the encouragement...
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...expectations. Listen for extraordinary effort in responding to customer needs and wants to insure satisfaction. Be sure to probe for as many details and specifics as possible such as names, dates and other verifiable information. Skilled interviewers will also ask candidates for their thoughts or feelings about a situation to gain further insight. * * * * * * * * * * * * 2. Give me an example of when you went out of your way for a customer. What was the outcome? Describe the most difficult customer you've ever had to deal with and how you handled them. Describe a situation when you were given outstanding customer service. What made it stand out? Describe a situation when you felt a particularly demanding customer may have been trying to take advantage of you or the organization. What was the outcome? Give me an example of a situation where you improved the level of customer service in your organization. What did you do to improve it? What was the outcome? Give me an example of when you were given special recognition or acknowledgement for going the extra mile to satisfy a customer. Question: Describe a situation when you took a stand for a customer. CONTINUOUS LEARNING: Taking initiative in learning and implementing new concepts, technologies and/or methods. Listen for positive attitude towards self-improvement, learning and the application of knowledge. Be sure to probe for as many details and specifics as possible such as names, dates and other verifiable information. Skilled...
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...Assignment (Your name) (Date of submission) Instructor’s Name 1. Define the term “collective bargaining” and list and describe four issues that are mandatory components of a collective bargaining agreement. Tips for success: • Have a clear Introduction, Body, and Conclusion for each question. • If I ask you to define something, please do not give me something from a dictionary. Be more creative than that. • Make sure you follow the MLA formatting style. You should be familiar with this by now. Note: I prefer, so I required, the use of parenthetical citations (I hate to have to scroll to see your references) • Make sure your source is credible. For example, do not give me anything you saw at Wikipedia.org – Wikipedia is a free-for-all site. Anyone can publish there, but these sources are not credible. • Make sure you discuss the relevance and/or applicability (to the question) of the source material you are using (and citing) in support of your offering. Paraphrasing or summarizing is always a nice touch. Here's an example from a previous student's paper: "The May 2010 issue of EPSU (http://www.something.something) discusses the plight of French firefighters who took action to try to get the government to declare their jobs as dangerous and to agree to special retirement agreements. At the time of the writing of this article, the firefighters and the government were preparing for what would be sure to be upcoming...
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...team should feel comfortable with the processes that are going to be used to do the work. 2. Answer: B Joe is doing root-cause analysis on process problems: that’s Perform Quality Assurance. Remember, Perform Quality Control is when you are trying to find problems in your work products through inspection. Perform Quality Assurance is when you are looking at the way your process affects the quality of the work you are doing. 3. Answer: C Every change request needs to be evaluated to determine whether or not it should be made. That’s what we do in the Perform Integrated Change Control process—every change is analyzed to determine its impact. It’s then documented as a change request and put into the change control system. That’s where the stakeholders on the CCB determine if the change should be made. 4. Answer: A When a change has been approved you always need to update the baseline and then implement the change. That way, you will be sure to track your performance versus new scope and schedule expectations and not the old ones. 5. Answer: B By the time the Close Project or Phase process happens, you should have already gotten formal written acceptance for the deliverables. That’s what the Verify Scope process is for, and you verify that formal acceptance in the Close Project or Phase process. 6. Answer: A The project scope management plan is a really important tool in your project. It tells you exactly how you’ll create the project scope, define the WBS, verify that the...
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...Outline for my Essay Why should we buy a home vs. rent an apartment? There are a lot of factors to consider for both. There are a lot of steps to finding out what you would want if you buy a home and if you rent an apartment. The factors can be overwhelming and yet very important. So the first thing you need to do is get all of the information that you are looking for and put it down on paper. Then you need to weigh the pros and cons of them. Just to make sure you understand what it is you have gain and give up for each type of dwelling and how you want to own it. You also want to look at the financial part of it as well. Make sure you can afford what you are looking for or look for what you can afford. In the end you will be able to logically decide on what to do with your dilemma. So there are many factors however there are also the benefits and what you want to be responsible for and not be responsible for. So the choice is up to you and only you can make it happen. I am just giving you the information to make an educated decision. I rented for years before my husband and I decided to buy a home. It came years after and when our daughters were elementary age. I enjoy being a homeowner however I also enjoyed renting cause of not having to worry about doing all the stuff the apartment complex had to do because I paid rent. This is just a scratch on the surface of the renting vs. buying dilemma. I sequenced my paragraph with the most catching ideas and information...
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...offered in your first semester and many of you will be unfamiliar with the UK and with expectations of students here. You need to make sure that you take advantage of all the support that is available here such as extra English classes, support from the library and support in study skills. See your unit tutor in her office hours if you are finding it difficult to understand the ideas and concepts presented in the class. After each session you should go over the lecture slides and make sure you understand what they mean. If you are confused, then make a note to ask about it the following week. Then have a look at a textbook for a more detailed overview of the issues raised. Then be sure to read the journal article that will be posted on BREO each week, which will help you to develop your understanding in more depth. We would expect you to spend a minimum of 9 hours in independent study per unit each week. In the UK we are most interested in whether students can apply what they have learned. That means that you need to do much more than just memorise the slides and descriptions of the theories given in the textbook. You will need to show that you understand them, that you can see how they could be useful in the workplace, but also their limitations. This is what you will be assessed on in the exam and the coursework. You will get the most out of this unit if you reflect on your own people management capabilities. There will be some areas of this process where you experience...
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...wonder what it is like to move to a new country? Well wonder no more I will tell you. Moving to a new country can be fun and exciting adventure but it takes a lot of work and planning. Before you go and experience the new culture make sure you do research on the country. Another is to make sure you have the right paper work and documentation. The last step is to make sure you pack up essentials. It sounds like a lot and hard work but in the end it is all worth it. Doing research about the country you will live in is very important because you will be informed about the cultures and customs of the country. Also researching what cities are safe to live in and what cities are dangerous is good way of keeping yourself safe and out of trouble. Make sure to research living situations is it mostly apartment/condo living or is it houses? Knowing that information is good for when you are packing because you will know how much space you will have. A good way of research is finding a group on a social media website and asking them questions about the country and living situations. This step will be the most important step out of all three. Having the right paperwork and documentation is very important or you can get in serious trouble and or road blocks along the way. Making sure you know what you need is important. For example if you do not already have a passport make sure you apply for one right away because it can take a while to receive it. Next if you plan on working you must apply...
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...associate homework with punishment. This may interest you. Harris Cooper (1998) analyzed more than 100 research studies on homework in American schools. He found that homework had a very small connection with test scores at the elementary level. If anything, the more homework an elementary school student had, the more negative their attitude was toward school. Plus it takes away from their social time, which is an important part of growing up. Kids need to learn social skills. Too much homework causes stress, as you probably know very well by now. Kids need to have down time too! Why does homework have such a small effect at the elementary level? One reason is that young children have limited attention spans and are very distractible. It is difficult to do homework in a house that has many distractions. Teachers need to work with parents and help students find a quiet space to do homework. Most professional organization in education agrees that homework should never exceed 10 - 20 minutes per day in grades K - 2. In grades 3 - 6 homework should never exceed 30 - 60 minutes per day. Another reason elementary school children do not benefit much from homework is because these children tend not to have good study skills. They memorize information without understanding it. They put the same effort into studying difficult and easy material. They believe if something sounds familiar, they must know it. They do not know how to do self-tests. Teachers should show these students how to...
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...Is This Your Contract BUS 311: Business Law I Instructor: What is something that we all go thru at one point in our lives, something that makes our word our bond. We agree to something and we decide to put it on paper for how long no matter what comes up we stick to it. Now contract can be so testy we don’t know if we are breaching it or right on task. There are contract almost everywhere that we go, when we get a car, buy a house, even when you sign up for a credit card you are putting yourself in a contact. Now every time that you think about something that you want to get into a contract with, it's always smart to think research and make sure that what you are doing is great for you. For example people everyday get into a new car contract because they really need it. Now I have done this in the past but before we got into the contract I made sure that we were able to afford it. Now something that my wife does is takes all the information that we gathered from the car lot and made sure that it would fit in our budget. Now after a long talk we were able to come to the decision that we would take the car. But we wanted to make sure that this is something that really wanted to, I know that if we were not going to be able to afford it then we would be in more trouble for not having that ability to pay for it. Now we are really going to get into this car contract a little deeper and by that I mean we are going to see what is good and what is bad about all decision that...
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...Questions: (choose one) ….3-4 page paper, 900 – 1200 words. 1. One of the over-arching themes in Franklin’s Autobiography is that of self-improvement. Franklin intends for his own experience to serve as a model for others. Discuss key ways that Franklin presents his story as an illustration of self-improvement. Is he successful in the attempt? What motivates him toward this attempt? Does he strike you as a self-promoter or a genuinely benevolent man desirous of helping others? In your answer, use specific examples from the book to illustrate your points. A: Opening Franklin Autobiography intention of self improvement B Key ways Franklin presented his story as illustration of self-improvement 1) Stressed education a) Read numerous books b) Improved his writing through self inflicted exercise c) Taught himself about subjects that peaked his interest d) Taught himself French, Italian, Spanish, and Latin 2) Stressed health a) Implemented a vegetarian diet b) Practiced temperance in food and drink c) Discouraged heavy drinking 3) Good work ethic a) Always kept a job even when young b) Always excelled to be best at whatever trade he undertook 4) Never acted hastily always had plan a) Made plans and kept to them b) 5) Mindful of company he kept (friendships, acquaintances) a) Stayed out of bars, and questionable establishments b) Interacted with people that kept the same interest to education, reading, etc...
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...to fail. Hopefully, you will find a good support network that can help you learn what it takes to be a good graduate student. However, not everyone is able to find such a network, and it’s important to learn these lessons early. This guide was written based on our experiences as graduate students and our experiences advising graduate students, specifically, PhD students in NLP and machine learning; however, we hope many of the points are applicable to a wider audience. Where possible, we have indicated when advice is field-specific. Beyond that, the advice is listed in no particular order. No doubt there will be points with which you disagree. That’s totally fine -- there are certainly points about which even we had differing views; however, before you decide to ignore these points, it’s well worth taking the time to understand why we included them. Becoming a PhD Student Why Get a PhD? This question is dealt with extensively in other documents, so we will not discuss it in detail here; however, we want to emphasize the importance of asking this question. Getting a PhD will change your career path dramatically. Not only does getting a PhD mean you will spend years in school (with both personal and financial implications), it will also change the type of career you pursue. While we are both happy we got PhDs, it isn’t the right decision for everyone. Before applying to graduate school, you should think hard about whether this is the right path for you. Some specific points...
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