...GEOGRAPHY YEAR 7 STUDENT NAME: Kieran Phipson CLASS: 71C Black Saturday Bushfires The Black Saturday Bushfires is the name given to the bushfires that started on the 7th of February 2009 in Victoria. Approximately 400 fires started on the day of the Black Saturday. They were part of the bushfires that started on Wednesday the 28th of January 2009 and ended on Wednesday the 4th of March. The Black Saturday bushfires killed 173 people and millions of animals, injured 414 people, destroyed 2,100 homes and displaced 7,562 people. People died trapped in houses or outside their homes, in their cars, in their sheds, garages, nature reserves and in hospitals after the fires. The fires cost over 1 billion dollars’ worth of damage. In total 1,100,000...
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...Conflict Management Plan Doug Rose MGT311 Organization Development 3 July 2012 Eve Barnett University of Phoenix Material Conflict Management Plan 1. Identify the available conflict management strategies and their strengths and weaknesses. |Strategy |Strengths |Weaknesses | |Competing |High degree of assertiveness |Win at all costs | | |Used in emergency situations |Hurts others feelings | | |Good for unpopular decisions |Viewed as abusive | | | |If used in less than urgent situations could| | | |cause resentment | | |Parties show respect to each other |Takes longer to resolve | |Collaborating |Works well in team setting |Both parties may not be open to | | |Resolving previously unresolved conflicts |collaboration | | ...
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...Case Study Elder Abuse (outside of the nursing home): A 72 year old gentleman who lives with his daughter and needs a significant amount of care. His daughter however has to go out of town for the weekend for work. She arranges for her brother to take care of her father. On Friday morning she gets her dad dressed and assists him into his recliner in the living room. Her brother arrives to take care of their father and she leaves for the weekend. On Sunday evening she arrives back home to find her father in his recliner, still in the same clothes that she placed him in on Friday. He has water and a sandwich sitting next to him. She also notices that there is a strong odor of urine and feces in the room. She asks her father if her brother had been there to take care of him. Her father states that he was there and had fed him. She attempts to get her father up out of the chair and discovers that her father is covered in dried urine and feces. When she asks her father about the use of the bathroom, he states that he has not moved from that chair since she helped him into it (2 days prior). She immediately calls 911. This patient is taken to the hospital where he is discovered to have 2 stage III Pressure ulcers on his buttocks, as well as the skin in his inguinal area has been eaten away by maggots. The patient is severely dehydrated and very...
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...1. Describe the culture at Best Buy Traditionally corporate culture in Best Buy embraced long hours and personal sacrifice. (Hellriegel, D., & Slocum, J. W., Jr., 2011). Employees were often recognized not based on their actual performance, but on how much time they spend at their work. This lead to overstressing among employees, fear of judgement if they did have to leave the work to take care of some personal problems. Employees would often choose to be employed part-time because they knew that this is the only way that can get flexibility necessary to take care of their families and personal life. Employees were left overworked physically, overstressed emotionally because of the constant work vs. personal life conflict that a lot of them had to face, and as well because of the pressure to perform at the level higher than their capacity. Best Buy is not the only company that was witnessing this trend in their corporate culture. Unfortunately as the economic situation in the country worsened, and the competition increased, a lot of companies had to strive to meet the demands of the business. Every company was trying and is trying to produce the goods or services faster than the others and at the lower cost. This enormous stress is falling on the workforce. As the result, “the number of people in the United States who say they are overworked has been rising from 28% in 2001 to 44% in 2009”, according to the Families and Work Institute (Hellriegel, D., & Slocum, J. W., Jr....
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...“Does this Milkshake Taste Funny?” Major Issues and Players The major players in this case study are George Stein and Paul Burnham with regards to their employment at Eastern Dairy. The major issues at play relate to poor business planning, improper management, lack of ethics (decisions made by George and Paul) and social responsibility (the possible health issues of related to the contaminated products). Analysis of the Issues and Players In this case, there are several instances of poor management including but not limited to: lack of proper training, accountability and adherence to manufacturing industry standards, etc. A company as large as Eastern dairy should have a manager on site and more than 4 employees for the night shift, especially given how critical the night shift is in meeting production needs. The so‐called “leader” of the group, Paul is worried about going home early and the cost impact to the company if product needs are not met for one night. Paul’s decision to ignore the issue puts George in an extremely difficult situation. Another problem to note is the management in many corporations today. All too often, employees have self‐serving motives and conflicts of interest that essentially stems from culture of the organization and how it operates. When George initially brings the issue to Paul, we learn quickly from Paul’s demeanor that he had encountered the problem in the past and had seen the maggots several...
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...During the investigation of this new community, there are multiple sources that should be taken into consideration. We will have to question members of the community to see if they have important information to consider for the investigation. We will also need to speak to the developers to answer any questions we have about the land the community was developed on. There should be documentation available through courts regarding the property that we should be able to access as well. During this investigation, we should attempt to acquire as much information as possible regarding the community and its residents, which may have important information about this situation. Types of questions I would ask would include, what was this land used for prior to the community development? Have you experienced any unusual symptoms since moving in to the community? Have you noticed any other community members contracting the same illnesses? What types of environmental hazards have you ran across, such as strange smell or color coming from your water? First, I would speak to community members to see if they have any concerns or issues about the welfare of their health. When did your symptoms begin? What do you think contributed to your illness? Have any other community members voiced their concerns about health issues in the community? Land developers would need to be questioned to find out about the property the community was developed on. What was the property previously used for? Are there...
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...Analysis 5.1 Conflict Resolution The social nature of many workplaces provides the perfect environment to get to know your co-workers. We all spend so much time at work and are often attracted to people who share common interests; it only makes sense that one of these very friendly co-workers is eventually going to become someone of interest. In the situation where a supervisor has to address this issue to two of his/her employees, it becomes difficult to resolve. Knowing that the company policy is against employee dating, the two employees go against the rules and face some consequences. If I were in the supervisor’s position, I would address this issue at a company meeting to all employees in general. The meeting would focus on mixing business with pleasure is prohibited in the workplace. To balance out the company’s policy, I would explain that dating off business grounds is allowed, however, your personal affairs/relationships must be left outside of work. The last thing that any supervisor needs is for the company to be jeopardized by workplace relationships. Therefore, any type of co-worker relationship must be kept away from the business and may continue outside of work. Depending on the type of company you work for, supervisors can implement their own plan of action to resolve these types of conflicts. Promoting teamwork can help resolve conflict. Yes, teamwork may involve working with the individual you have a relationship with but it will prove to the...
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...he long weekend tipsheet... fireworks, splash pads, picnics, a fishing pond! find your camp | read our top picks this week | meet your neighbours TODAY’S THE DAY! we’ll see you WeeFestival Family Day at The Barns for stories, music, performances and fishing! the little paper proudly sponsors WeeFestival – Toronto’s first international arts festival dedicated to early childhood 13_06_weefestival_enhanced my little city our favourite places, people and things to do > back story 13_06_cover_large every cover has a story... my child | my city east these are the families in the neighbourhood... the tipsheet 5.07_juju08_ninaplus our best picks for the weekend... other mothers you have to look at this > om_ks_fall_backtoschool "Why is the world so messy?" asks Willow. “We generate as much trash as we do in part because we move at a speed that requires it. I don’t have time to take care of the stuff that surrounds me every day that is disposable, like coffee cups and diapers and tea bags and things that if I slowed down and paid attention to and shepherded, husbanded, nurtured, would last a lot longer. I wouldn’t have to replace them as often as I do. But who has time for that? We keep it cognitively and physically on the edges as much as we possibly can, and when we look at it head-on, it betrays the illusion that everything is clean and fine and humming along without any kind of hidden cost.” ― Robin Nagle om_ak_fall_corn little paper parents ...
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...Dear evenly, I kept quite most of the meeting because I wanted to cry. The managers denied everything they had said to us some time ago. Endoscopy department is not part of our department and they know it. For over 3 years, the current manager never said anything about outpatient and inpatient. They were encouraging us to go and write the certification so they could use us in both departments. They know that you need the certification in order to work at the GI suite and she even said it. For the past 2 1/2 years; whether it's 5 inches snow or -10 degrees, rain or the sunshine, 100 degrees or 110 degrees, I had to walk from Tisch to 38 street just to process scope every Saturday at times Sunday, all because I have the certification. I didn't...
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...the smell of the bathroom being cleaned yesterday is still slightly in the air. Steam makes it hard to see as people have been awake before me taking their morning showers. Everyone has their own routine and that's what makes life great. I walk past one of my friends as they lumber out of their dark cave of a room. He to struggles with the quick change from pure darkness to the blinding light of the hallway. Getting out of bed in the morning is the biggest struggle for anyone like me when living without your parents. I'm so used to having my mom come walk in and telling me to get up well around here if you don't grow up and get up then you are missing classes and wont do so hot in school. On this weekend though I had to get up. It was Saturday and there was a lot of football on to watch. The hallway was buzzing when someone came out their rooms, door squealing open and slamming shut, students yelling “roll tide” or “war eagle” to support their favorite college teams. Well I'm a good old Florida boy so...
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...Q no. 1. What are the major issues in this case? Answer: The major issues that I have found out in this case include: * Lack of customer satisfaction due to improper practice of hygiene by Moore, hence creating an unpleasant workplace for customers as well as Gulford. * Diminished morale of Gulford and Moore due to lack of recognizing social responsibility in workplace. * Absence of initiative to improve communication between work colleagues. * Lack of anticipation and influence in identifying and solving the low turnout of productivity in the clinic. * Not facilitating and supporting team member to improve performance, since Gulford being in a senior position and more experienced than Moore could’ve contributed to improve the situation. * Promotion of conflict by Gulford by repetitively emphasizing and giving in negative feedback about Moore which also suggests that there may be other political agendas against Moore too that bothers Gulford. * Inefficient organizational management that could’ve prevented the declining business. Q no.2. What would you do? Answer: In this particular situation I would have taken the following initiatives: * Body odor being a sensitive personal issue can be very embarrassing to talk about, but I will tactfully and respectfully address this issue to Moore and help her understand how it is affecting the performance of the clinic and influence her to give importance to personal grooming and enhance her...
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...Carlton Davis A miscommunication that I had was one day a work when my office supervisor gave me some charts to process. By process I mean I had to put the charts in the system and fill out the insurance information for billing then schedule them to get them to come in and pick up their medical equipment. So when he asks me to do them I figured that what he meant. He wasn’t clear and I assumed we were both wrong in the situation. So I completely did full processing and I created double work for both of us. Simple clarification on my part would resolve all these issues. Another miscommunication that at I had recently at work I where my schedule is basically a set schedule, is has been for a very long time. So it was really no need for me to for me to check the schedule. So one day in particular a Wednesday I was on the schedule and I never work on Wednesdays. So it was if I was a no showing no call but that’s never me or my motive. As I come to work the next day I was ask what happen and I explained myself, the manager was very understanding. Reason being is because she failed to communicate to the person who was now doing the schedules the way she use to do them. Also that I was not the only one who had this issue and a lot of my coworker’s schedules were messed up. So the best way to solve the issue what I do every week now is take it down and make a copy of...
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...Assignment 2.2 - What Color Is Your Day? Clients will not have the same values, beliefs, and goals that you do regarding health and wellness. To illustrate these differences, assign a color to each day of the week. Take time to consider what color you think best represents each day and be able to justify your thought process. We will share our colors with the class and see where there are similarities and differences. Example: “I think Monday is best represented by the color gray. I assigned this color because Monday is the beginning of the school week and so it is rather gloomy because I still have the whole week ahead of me.” |Day |What color represents the day? |Why did you select that color? | |Monday | |I think my Monday is best represented by the color orange. Most people do not like | | | |Mondays because it’s just the beginning of the week and their fun weekend has ended, | | |Orange |however, I use this as an opportunity to motivate my clients with my enthusiasm and | | | |spunk. | |Tuesday | |I think my Tuesday is best represented by pink because pink stands for...
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...FROM: Systems Administrator TO: Manager RE: Support Prioritization I understand that you have received complaints from several department supervisors, with concerns that their support issues have not been dealt with in a timely manner. I believe your ticket escalation idea would be perfect for this situation. It will help ensure that both business and end-user situations are met and handled accordingly. I have taken the liberty to draw up a policy regarding how to prioritize support requests, and have included it here for you to review. Each department will get in contact with me, either by email or phone call, and provide the following information. * Their respective department * The technical issue they are having * The workstation that is experiencing the issue. Each technical issue will receive their own ticket number, with each ticket containing the information from above along with the date, time, and level of the technical issue. The department supervisors, as well as myself will also have a copy of the ticket on file for future reference. The issues will have levels assigned, 1-3, depending on severity. Level 1 would be simple and normal concerns that don’t require urgent and immediate attention. Level 3 would be high-priority issues that need immediate attention. Level 3 issues will be dealt with ASAP, with lower levels prioritized by department in this order: * Customer Service * Sales * Accounting * Marketing Once you’ve reviewed...
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...Growing up not interested in alcohol If you do not drink or get drunk, it is as if you are not a part of everyone else because most people do not think you can have a fun Friday night or weekend at a party without alcohol. When I grew up, it was not as if alcohol was a bad thing in my home, but it was never the big thing to talk about, when it was things you were not allowed, if you were underage. My parents are not big drinkers, not even at parties, but when they got something to drink I was allowed to taste and that was when I found out, that I did not like the taste of alcohol. And after that I could not understand why people drank it if it tasted horrible. When I got confirmed everyone would always ask me if I would want a beer. I would say no because I did not like it and I got weird looks form it. When I turned 16 and started grade 9, everyone began to drink. It was late to begin when I hear from others; I have met the last two years. I went to some parties and people would ask if I should have something to drink and I would decline and they would try to convince me to drink it even if I kept saying no. After most of the parties, I noticed how people behaved and how they describes it Monday after the weekend and could not see, how it can be appalling to get drunk. People say you get loose and forget your boundaries. Yes it can be true. But true to be told I don’t have any boundaries, so when I am around drunken people I feel normal because they think I am as...
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