Management makes the world go round
Mangaement makes the world stay sound
Management is all about communication
Management is all about innovation
With teamwork there is conflict
Without management there is chaos
Together they are a team:
Which bring
Chaos to conflict
Conflict to cooperation
Cooperation to solution
and solution to success
In the end the vision is seen
Because
Management makes the world go round
Management makes the world stay sound
Management is all about communication
Management is all about innovation
Monday, May 11, 2009
Communication
This Blog experence has been a pretty interesting one for me. Before this class I had heard of blogs, but didn't really know what they were, how to start one, or how to follow one. Creating my own blog and following my classmates has been a first.
I think the blog assignments were beneficial and usefull to the class. It is an unconventional way to communicate to both the professor and to our calssmates in addition to expressing our own feelings on the subject matter.
The blog experience, I believe, was successful. Learning from other students' experiences and thoughts helps to understand the material discussed in class in a different way from most classes. In addition, it is a good way to learn about what other groups experienced throughout the group activities, and let me communicate to other students that I would otherwise have not communicated with.
The blogs allowed me to reflect on the activities we did in class and relate them to the lesson. It was also helpful getting to hear and read other students persepectives and experiences of the class activities.
Although the blog experience was a good one, at time it was difficult to remember and do some of the assigments. Overall it was a great expereince and I learned a great deal from it, and not just management issues!
I think the blog assignments were beneficial and usefull to the class. It is an unconventional way to communicate to both the professor and to our calssmates in addition to expressing our own feelings on the subject matter.
The blog experience, I believe, was successful. Learning from other students' experiences and thoughts helps to understand the material discussed in class in a different way from most classes. In addition, it is a good way to learn about what other groups experienced throughout the group activities, and let me communicate to other students that I would otherwise have not communicated with.
The blogs allowed me to reflect on the activities we did in class and relate them to the lesson. It was also helpful getting to hear and read other students persepectives and experiences of the class activities.
Although the blog experience was a good one, at time it was difficult to remember and do some of the assigments. Overall it was a great expereince and I learned a great deal from it, and not just management issues!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
DISC
The Personal Profile System Test said that I was a C high D. The means that my management style is mostly conscientious, concentrating on key details, weighing pros and cons, being diplomatic and accurate, as well as using systematic approach to situations. However, there is a little bit of dominance in my management style as well. The dominance side "emphasis is on shaping the environment by overcoming opposition to accomplish results" by causing action, making quick decisions, solving problems, and taking authority.
I believe this test was pretty accurate. Generally, I am conscientious, always concentrating on details and weighing both the pros and cons to every situation. However, when something needs to get done in a short amount of time, or in a situation of high pressure, I become very diplomatic, taking authority, solving problems, and finding a way to get everything done.
I do not think that people can become a new type. I think if you are something like a C high D, in certain situations you can become more D than C or more C than D, but I don't think you could change to an I or S. I believe that you cannot change because these are characteristics of your personality, not something that you learn.
Although this test could be useful to better understand where someone is coming from, in a business situation or in a situation where something has to get done under pressure I don't think your management style matters.
If the "Stranded!" activity in class were to become reality I would want somebody with a D high I management style to be with me. I think this would be a good combination of management styles because the dominance part would hopefully come through and help the group survive, while the influence part would be optimistic that help would find us and generating enthusiasm throughout the stranded group, and keep us motivated.
I believe this test was pretty accurate. Generally, I am conscientious, always concentrating on details and weighing both the pros and cons to every situation. However, when something needs to get done in a short amount of time, or in a situation of high pressure, I become very diplomatic, taking authority, solving problems, and finding a way to get everything done.
I do not think that people can become a new type. I think if you are something like a C high D, in certain situations you can become more D than C or more C than D, but I don't think you could change to an I or S. I believe that you cannot change because these are characteristics of your personality, not something that you learn.
Although this test could be useful to better understand where someone is coming from, in a business situation or in a situation where something has to get done under pressure I don't think your management style matters.
If the "Stranded!" activity in class were to become reality I would want somebody with a D high I management style to be with me. I think this would be a good combination of management styles because the dominance part would hopefully come through and help the group survive, while the influence part would be optimistic that help would find us and generating enthusiasm throughout the stranded group, and keep us motivated.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Vision
I have a number of goals and visions for my future some of which may be easier to accomplish than others, but never the less they are still my vision. One of my visions for my future is to graduate Baruch and go for my Masters in Education. Lately, I have been thinking about what I plan on doing after Baruch and teaching in an elementary school was always something that was in the back of my mind despite me being a marketing major, so becoming a teacher is my second vision. I would like to become a teacher because I have never liked school and if there was any way I could make school better and easier for even just one student it would be worth it for me. I plan on accomplishing this vision by doing the very best I can here at Baruch and after I graduate go for my masters. My real goal in becoming a teacher is to make an impact on these young kid's lives. Although this will be a difficult task I am willing to do as much as possible, such as working weekends, and summers, and go to conferences and seminars to find better ways to teach the material, to make my vision a reality. In addition to teaching, my other main vision for the future is to own my own house. This vision will hopefully become a reality through hard work and dedication as a teacher. I am a believer that the more work you put into something the more you get out of it. Therefore, I believe that if I work hard and put a lot of effort into my job, my reward will be not only making an impact on lives, but being able to own my own home as well. Another one of my goals, a stretch goal to put it mildly, is to own a Mercedes. Although this may seem a bit much, from the time that I was little this was always one of my goals in life. For me, driving a Mercedes would be the sign that I am successful and have accomplished something. At the moment, I'm not really sure how I am going to make this vision, if not a dream, a reality but hopefully one day it will be my reality.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Decision Making
The 'Decision Making' exercise was very interesting. Firstly, the idea that we, as a class, were able to determine how we wanted to handle the past exam and the following exam was pretty cool. In addition, I found it pretty amazing that the class was able to come up with and agree on some really great ideas to make this exam experience a little better. Although in the end we were able to come up with some ideas, there was a lot of chaos to get to the final result.
I don't like chaos and I really had the urge to just get up and leave because I could not deal with the noise and the feeling that nothing was going to get accomplished and we would waste this opportunity. Although I handled the conflict with the use of avoidance, after the 'leader', Teddy got up to the front of the room and calmed the class down and organized us, I did add to the discussion with a few suggestions. At the end of the class, when we had to vote on the ideas, the entire class, including myself, collaborated and were able to agree on a large number of ideas and requests.
Initally I chose the avoidace method because I am shy and I dont like speaking out in class in front of so many people. In addition, I was so frustrated that I felt like no matter what I said nothing was going to get accomplished and it was going to be a waste of effort.
I think the class was able to accomplish so much in large part due to Teddy. Without him it would have taken us much longer to accomplish and decided on much less. With that said, the way the class handled the situation was really good and I don't think there could have been a better way that would have given us a more desirable outcome. The way the class intereacted and the fact that nobody had a problem with Teddy becoming the class spokesperson or leader was the reason we were able to get such a desirable outcome.
I don't like chaos and I really had the urge to just get up and leave because I could not deal with the noise and the feeling that nothing was going to get accomplished and we would waste this opportunity. Although I handled the conflict with the use of avoidance, after the 'leader', Teddy got up to the front of the room and calmed the class down and organized us, I did add to the discussion with a few suggestions. At the end of the class, when we had to vote on the ideas, the entire class, including myself, collaborated and were able to agree on a large number of ideas and requests.
Initally I chose the avoidace method because I am shy and I dont like speaking out in class in front of so many people. In addition, I was so frustrated that I felt like no matter what I said nothing was going to get accomplished and it was going to be a waste of effort.
I think the class was able to accomplish so much in large part due to Teddy. Without him it would have taken us much longer to accomplish and decided on much less. With that said, the way the class handled the situation was really good and I don't think there could have been a better way that would have given us a more desirable outcome. The way the class intereacted and the fact that nobody had a problem with Teddy becoming the class spokesperson or leader was the reason we were able to get such a desirable outcome.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
The egg drop activity that was just completed, I thought, was a great way to to through the stages of the planning process and learn propper planning. Our group, which was unsuccessful at the task, went through a number of the planning process steps, including: defining the goal and objective, determining our resources, developing several strategies, making a tactical plan, and implementation. Even though our group went through all the steps, we were ultimatly unsuccessful. As a group, we knew what the goal was and the resources we had to accomplish that goal. We then developed a number of different strategies to accomplish our goal. Everyone in the group discussed different ways to accomplish the goal and the pros and cons of each. We were then able to develop a plan combining the best ideas from each strategy to form one plan that we thought would accomplish the task and reach our goal. Because the task was so specific and we had a limited number of supplies, when it came time to build our contraption, group members each took on their own role. A few of the members were working specifically on the design of the contraption, one member was drawing the diagram and making sure all of the written components were complete, another group member was cutting straws while another was ripping tape. In addition to all these jobs, my role was the time keeper. After our plan was put into action, and our egg broke, we did not meet up and discuss where the flaws were and how we could improve it. This was probably becuase this was a one time only activity and it didnt matter if we found a way to make improvements.
Our teams performance was really good, despite the final outcome. Everyone got to have a say in the final plan, we finished on time, and there we no real conflicts. Even though we made a contraption that failed, we put into action the plan we had discussed.
The group could have been more effective in the planning of our task if we were a little more familiar with the task. although one person in the group had completed a task similar to this previously, he did not have such a limited number of supplies, which made it more difficult.
Our teams performance was really good, despite the final outcome. Everyone got to have a say in the final plan, we finished on time, and there we no real conflicts. Even though we made a contraption that failed, we put into action the plan we had discussed.
The group could have been more effective in the planning of our task if we were a little more familiar with the task. although one person in the group had completed a task similar to this previously, he did not have such a limited number of supplies, which made it more difficult.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Current Management Problems
Currently, I have very few management problems, however I have yet to have any exams or major assignments due that would require better time management. When it comes to time, there is never enough of it! Currently I am balancing attending school full-time, working part-time, making time for my family, which has become increasingly important because of the divorce between my parents, making time for my boyfriend, and time for me to just relax. One thing that most people don't understand about me is that I do not function very well unless I am stressed. In addition to enjoying being stressed, I am a highly organized person, to the point of OCD. Both of this things have forced me to manage my time and be as efficient as possible. However, nothing or no one is perfect. Everyday there is something new that comes up which forces me to reevaluate the way I manage my life. Sometimes it all works out and I am able to accomplish everything in a timely manner and manage my time efficiently, and sometimes not. I guess this is a problem I'm still working on fixing.
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