...Part A In future, I want to be a chartered accountant in a well- known company or accounting firm. There are a few graduate attributes which will help me in succeeding in my career. The first graduate attribute is effective communication skill. Good communication skills help us to present our points and messages in the most convincing way. Firstly, we have to speak proficiently together with gestures, good posture, movement, and good control of our voice because it would help us to convince people easily. Speaking without moving our body or in a monotonous voice will result in a boring presentation and thus, people will find it hard to focus on what we are saying. Effective communication skills also gives clarity which will prevent misunderstandings that lead to arguments. With this skill, our messages will be simple, direct and easy to be uunderstood. Next, accountants have to present to the company’s owners and shareholders every now and then, regarding the company’s financial performance. With effective communication skills, they will feel confident with my work. If I cannot communicate effectively, I will find it difficult to present about the company’s performance and I will also be unable to answer their questions regarding the company’s financial matters. Besides, information technology skills are indeed important in this modern world. We have to learn how to make full use of information technology such as power point slides, e-mails, internet, mobile applications...
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...Introduction The task of leadership is not one of superiority or dictating by any means; it is rather a form of the humble servitude of those whom the leader is positioned to guide. A quality leader takes his or her position with the utmost responsibility to provide access for the masses to express their concerns, and hopefully respond in a justifiable manner that allows for the most favorable outcome for the largest portion of the ‘followers’. Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral,” Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried,” President Abraham Lincoln, and President John F. Kennedy all had characteristics of great leadership. The University Code of Integrity is also one of the examples showing the importance of integrity for a fair leader to embrace in his or her duties. It is with the use of these examples that I plan to...
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...12.3.2014 12.3.2014 Case Study Organizational Behaviour Lecturer: Hu Hua Min Case Study Organizational Behaviour Lecturer: Hu Hua Min Could Billy do something? Abstract: According to Billy’s Building Supplies Inc. case study, I cannot agree the given topic “There was nothing Billy could have done to improve the workplace attitudes and associated workplace behaviours (performance indicators) of the people he supervises. This is particularly the case with Ted”. In my essay, I was focusing on three types of job attitudes (job satisfaction, job involvement and employee engagement) and the results of job satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) in the workplace to support and explain briefly my point of view. These days more and more people pay attention to improve the workplace attitudes and associated workplace behaviours. I am trying to analyse and understand how a specific attitude affects workplace behaviours using workplace attitudes and behaviours given in this case. The outcomes of job satisfaction, which is related to workplace behaviours or indicators of performance and include the following: job satisfaction, absenteeism, turnover and workplace deviance. I am combining all these concepts with Ted’s and Billy’s performances and behaviours to analyse the whole situation. What is a job satisfaction? It’s a positive feeling that employee has about his or her job resulting from an evaluations of its characteristics. Job involvement is very related to job satisfaction...
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...Prepared by Ted Zorn, University of Waikato This is a handout I often give to students when I expect them to provide a research proposal for a course project. That is, it’s intended for fairly brief proposals, not a prospectus for a masters or doctoral thesis. It gives students an example of the sort of thing I want, plus some commentary (in italics) about what I’m expecting in each section. I sometimes change the particular example given, in order to encourage them to think about particular kinds of projects. For instance, the example provided here was used in a Leadership Communication course. I’ve used the same format, but a different research project example, for a course on Organisational Communication Technology. Feel free to adapt it to your purposes. Research Proposal (Example) (Note: This is single spaced to save paper; yours should be double-spaced) To: Ted Zorn From: Chris Student Date: 1 April 2003 Subject: Research proposal Proposed Research Topic: A situational analysis of shared leadership in a self-managing team [provide a brief description or a descriptive title or a research question] Purposes: Alvesson (1996) claims that a situational approach enables leadership to be viewed and studied as “a practical accomplishment” (p. 476) rather than starting with a conceptualisation of leadership as whatever the appointed leader does. This approach seems particularly well suited to self-managing teams (SMTs), in which leadership is presumably...
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...Prepared by Ted Zorn, University of Waikato This is a handout I often give to students when I expect them to provide a research proposal for a course project. That is, it’s intended for fairly brief proposals, not a prospectus for a masters or doctoral thesis. It gives students an example of the sort of thing I want, plus some commentary (in italics) about what I’m expecting in each section. I sometimes change the particular example given, in order to encourage them to think about particular kinds of projects. For instance, the example provided here was used in a Leadership Communication course. I’ve used the same format, but a different research project example, for a course on Organisational Communication Technology. Feel free to adapt it to your purposes. Research Proposal (Example) (Note: This is single spaced to save paper; yours should be double-spaced) To: Ted Zorn From: Chris Student Date: 1 April 2003 Subject: Research proposal Proposed Research Topic: A situational analysis of shared leadership in a self-managing team [provide a brief description or a descriptive title or a research question] Purposes: Alvesson (1996) claims that a situational approach enables leadership to be viewed and studied as “a practical accomplishment” (p. 476) rather than starting with a conceptualisation of leadership as whatever the appointed leader does. This approach seems particularly well suited to self-managing teams (SMTs), in which leadership is presumably...
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...Columbia: Coffee is King The Social, Cultural, and Political Implications of the Coffee Economy Aurelia Moore Columbia College September 26, 2015 Introduction The cultivation and exportation of what is regarded as the finest coffee in the world, transformed the beautiful country of Colombia. At present, coffee cultivation is one of rural Columbia’s largest sources of employment (Coffee in Columbia, 2013). From a social standpoint, the coffee industry helps to foster positive social change through the creation of healthy economies, communities, and resources for those working in the industry, including health care and education. Culturally speaking, the art of coffee cultivation has a lengthy history in Columbia and is a way of life in much of the rural, mountainous country. Despite the earthquakes and other natural disasters which have impacted the region, the coffee growing community is typically inclined to band to together to rebuild if and when needed, in order to return as quickly as possible to their known way of life. Politically speaking, coffee is a huge economic driver for the country. Social Implications Beyond the natural emphasis on coffee generated profits, Columbia’s coffee export industry has long endeavored to create positive social change and impact. In existence since 1927, the Columbian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) is charged with representing and defending the coffee grower’s interests and to promote social agendas desired by the farmer...
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...English 1113 October 29, 2015 Ted Talk What we want in life is something that goes through my head almost every day. The wonder of what happens after someone dies or the wonder of what we are actually doing here in life. BJ Miller made his speech very well on these subjects. He lost his two legs and an arm in an accident that occurred his sophomore year of college. BJ works at Zen Hospice Project and thinks deeply about how to make a dignified, or graceful end of life for his patients. He says that many people want comfort, respect, and love. He talks about his accident and how it made him, in a way, face death and really think about what he wants in life. It’s very interesting to think about, especially in a personal sense. What I would want are probably the simple things that he mentioned, and maybe help people along the way. The way he presented his speech was very laid back and calm, kind of like a casual talk with a friend. He made a few funny comments which got the crowd laughing a little bit and kept them engaged. The way he put talking about death into context made the speech not as depressing as it should be. Also he was very calm throughout the speech which made it pleasurable to watch him. Watching his speech was very informative and made people think. His speech gave very good points and made sense. He also talked about making the most out of being dealt a bad hand and is in a way an example of that. He shows great leadership with this speech and how he presents...
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...Strategic Leadership Change Initiative James Rothaar February 23, 2013 I am a content producer and a senior staff writer for a digital luxury-lifestyle magazine called JustLuxe.com. As a content producer, I curate content and produce a daily-news section within the website that is called the DailyLuxe. I also write feature articles for the publication. There are 40 categories of topics that the publication covers. The online magazine-styled website is geared toward an upscale audience. The company, which began in 2004, is privately owned and receives nearly 2 million visitors on a monthly basis. The number of monthly visitors to the website has grown tenfold from 2004 to 2012. I have worked with JustLuxe since 2005 and have written more content than any writer for it. My goal is to upgrade the quality of the content and to improve the working conditions for the editorial team of JustLuxe. The objectives would be achieved by providing more support for the group via a realignment of the department, more documentation on the expectations of employees, and a proactive leadership. The publication, JustLuxe, was built with a mixture of advertising and the appropriate content for the readership of the magazine. Over the past year, it has become apparent that the content needs to be upgraded to maximize the promotional budget. Previously, there was a direct relationship between advertising dollars spent per month and the total number of people that visited...
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...2000, was founded in 1985 in an Iowa farmhouse by Ted Waitt, the son of a fourth-generation Iowa cattleman. Armed with a rented computer, a three page business plan, and a $10,000 loan guaranteed by his grandmother, Waitt dropped out of the University of Iowa to pursue his dream. Gateway’s early value proposition was similar to what it is today: offer products directly to the customer, build them to their specifications, provide them with the best value for the money, and offer unparalleled service and support. Waitt’s start-up company had $100,000 in sales in its first year and by 1993 it became a Fortune 500 company with sales of nearly $3 billion. The company’s rapid growth continued throughout the ‘90s, reaching a peak of more than $9.6 billion in 2000. Over the past 18 years Gateway has been a technology and direct-marketing pioneer. It was the first company in the industry to sell computers online, the first to bundle its own branded internet service with a PC, and among the first direct retailers to sell its own branded consumer electronic products. In 1996 the company became one of the first “brick and click” retailers when it introduced a nationwide network of Gateway Country stores. Today, the company has nearly 200 stores where customers can try out Gateway products, get advice from technical experts, and learn more about technology in classes offered in high-tech classrooms. Underlying Gateway's growth has been Ted Waitt’s vision that technology should be fun, easy...
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...APPENDIX: REPORT Dear Professor Miller, What follows is the report you requested on a possible speaker for the event that EU Business School will be hosting. After viewing various speakers’ presentations I have decided to analyze Noreena Hertz’s talk, “How to use Experts” in more depth. The purpose of this report is to demonstrate why Noreena Hertz is the right candidate to talk at the event. In my opinion Noreena Hertz is a very good speaker. This can be shown by analyzing her Ted Talk in light of the different parameters. Noreena is clear, complete and cordial. She makes use of good language and is articulate. Her message comes across very clearly. Even though she uses complex words she explains everything very well and keeps the audience interested. In fact, even without visual aids the message is conveyed in an interesting way. She makes good use of pauses which allows for the information to sink in. Throughout the talk she also uses tripling when giving examples, which explains the context well. Her use of repetition works well to enforce the idea of the problem that she is addressing. Although she only smiles occasionally her attitude is warm and inviting. Noreena has a slight natural crouch, however her stance is open and she leans forward to engage with the audience. Her tone of voice varies in different parts and she uses this well to stir emotion within the audience in order to get her points across. She makes good eye contact with the audience. In terms...
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...order to allow his Rhetoric to be used in any persuasive situation, as long as the orator knows the foundation of Rhetoric. Aristotle (1954) claims that “Rhetoric is the counterpart of Dialectic” (p. 19) and that both “belong to no definite science” (p. 19). Dialectic can be described as a precursor to logos that uses concise declarations with no unrelated components (Barilli, 1989). In other words, it is an absolute truth which is presented through appropriate style and delivery (Barilli, 1989). However, Aristotle didn’t rely on logos alone (Barilli, 1989). He crafted the proofs of persuasion calling them ethos, logos, and pathos. Ethos appeals to the speaker’s credibility, in which the audience portrays the orator based on the speaker’s presentation of him/herself. Logos is the appeal to logic to seek the truth or “an ¬apparent truth” (Aristotle, 1954, p. 25). Pathos is the appeal to emotions which allows the speaker to bring out the feelings in an audience through proper word choice (Barilli, 1989). Aristotle believed that all three proofs are necessary in order to have the most effective persuasive message successfully engrained in the audience (Aristotle, 1954). In order to appeal to the three proofs appropriately, the speaker must find the “available means of persuasion” (Aristotle, 1954, p. 24) and apply it to the style and delivery of the speech, which Aristotle noted is very important (Aristotle, 1954). Another important understanding an orator must have is the audience...
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...1) Ted Devine, CEO Insureon Inside the LaSalle Atrium Building in downtown Chicago, a short walk from Lake Michigan, Insureon CEO Ted Devine has his desk arranged in one corner of the company's open-plan office space. The CFO is adjacent. The head of marketing sits just 15 feet away, and the head of sales is nearby. There are no offices--not even cubicle dividers. In fact, from where Devine sits, he can look out on all 20 of his employees at company headquarters. Devine came to Insureon in 2011 from Aon Risk Services, where, as president, he worked in a more traditional setting, one befitting the guy in charge of an operation with 28,000 employees and $5 billion in annual revenue. But it drove him crazy, Devine says, to sit in his resplendent office and see people lining up in the hallway outside, as if waiting to be granted an audience with the pope. So for Devine, the open floor plan he instituted at Insureon conveys a message that extends far beyond any interior design aesthetic. It goes to the heart of the company's management style and workplace culture. It symbolizes an openness of spirit and Devine's availability to everyone in the company, no matter their station--and no waiting required. "For me it says a couple things about leadership," he says. "One is: No walls, no barriers, no hierarchy. Everybody can talk to everybody. Everybody can participate in a decision. We work together, and that's very important in leadership." In his eagerness to tear down the...
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...Developing Research Proposals Handout Prepared by Ted Zorn, University of Waikato This is a handout I often give to students when I expect them to provide a research proposal for a course project. That is, it’s intended for fairly brief proposals, not a prospectus for a masters or doctoral thesis. It gives students an example of the sort of thing I want, plus some commentary (in italics) about what I’m expecting in each section. I sometimes change the particular example given, in order to encourage them to think about particular kinds of projects. For instance, the example provided here was used in a Leadership Communication course. I’ve used the same format, but a different research project example, for a course on Organisational Communication Technology. Feel free to adapt it to your purposes. Research Proposal Proposed Research Topic: Purposes: Alvesson (1996) claims that a situational approach enables leadership to be viewed and studied as “a practical accomplishment” (p. 476) rather than starting with a conceptualisation of leadership as whatever the appointed leader does. This approach seems particularly well suited to self-managing teams (SMTs), in which leadership is presumably shared. In this project, I will explore how members of a self-managing team enact leadership in their regular team meetings. In particular, I will focus on how SMT members influence the direction of the team as well as the relationships and identities of individual members and the identity...
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...6 Leadership Tips From Ford CEO Alan Mulally By Ted Reed April 3, 2012 6:58 AM DETROIT (TheStreet) -- Let's just call it "Alan being Alan." Ford's F ebullient CEO, Alan Mulally, is a master of the warm-hearted gesture, of taking a little extra time to make people feel important, enthusiastic and ready to follow him anywhere. At Ford, which he joined in 2006, that course has involved a journey from an economically distressed company, habitually losing money, with debt rated seven levels below investment grade and every asset mortgaged, to emergence in 2011 as a profitable, glowing symbol of the revival of American manufacturing. | Ford CEO, Alan Mulally | In the case of Oakland A's baseball player and potential Hall of Famer Manny Ramirez, the widely used phrase "Manny being Manny" refers to a legion of incidents manifesting relentless obliviousness to his surroundings. In the case of Oakland, Calif., native and celebrity CEO Mulally, the phrase "Alan being Alan" connotes a string of anecdotes in which he engages with people, not only those who are members of the world's wealthy leadership class, but also with everybody else he encounters as he glides through life, answering questions with a smile and a "you betcha." Many of those he encounters come away with stories. Rebecca Lindland, director of research at HIS Global Insight, said that several years ago in a conversation with Mulally, she mentioned that her mother was pleased that Ford was bringing cars...
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...agencies. I have written two books-- one on intercultural awareness titled You, Me and Them in addition to a book of poetry titled Crisis in Meaning, and with a colleague, directed/produced a documentary on mental illness titled Beyond the Shadow of Mental Illness and a documentary on my Veterans Legacy Project group. If you anticipate being absent from class, please make arrangements to contact me to submit assignments. CLASS SCHEDULE: March 5, 12, 19, 26 April 2, 9, 16, 23 Tuesdays 6:00 – 10:00 Catalog Description MGMT 631 (4 Units): Study of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Theory and basic Human Resources management. Topics include managing individual performance, team and intergroup dynamics, leadership, human resource management, organizational design, decision making and management of change. Course OVERVIEW This course is an...
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