...Creating a Plan for Positive Influence University of Phoenix LDR 531 November 22, 2010 Creating a Plan for Positive Influence The Learning Team has been assigned a large project. A plan will be created that may be applied in a business setting and would increase the team’s motivation, satisfaction, and performance. Specific differences in attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values will be addressed in collaboration. How each difference influences behavior will be discussed. How these differences will be effectively implemented in the plan to positively influence the team will be discussed. All team environments can be challenging. In order for the team to work together, the team must realize one another’s personalities. Every team member must be aware of his or her own personality and how he or she will work into the team. The personality characteristics must be understood as in relation to the other team member’s personalities. Learning one’s own personality will enable the team to not only learn about themselves but better work with other team personalities. Motivation, Satisfaction, and Performance In order to increase the team’s motivation, satisfaction, and performance one must maintain a well-balanced order. A brainstorm activity with the team to discover one another’s characteristic traits from a creative forum would be a starting point. By learning one another’s creative side one can gain the insight into what the individual really has a passion...
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...how to utilize them because without them it would be very difficult to reach goals and find resolutions. When working in teams it is very important to communicate and collaborate to successfully accomplish the common goal. This can be somewhat difficult, but ultimately it will be very gratifying for all. All members of the team should be conscious of the diverse learning styles and personality types to avoid misinterpretations or confusion, and have a smooth work process. The advantage of knowing of the individualities that puts together other learning styles and personality types, it’s that every person of the team will develop great skills to effectively communicate and collaborate with others. The results on the Multiple Pathways to Learning and the Personality Spectrum assessments, I was very surprise to learn that my learning style is a logical-Mathematical and my personality type is an Adventurer. I can certainly, use this knowledge to my advantage, in which it will be beneficial to me and others. I can easily understand others or vice versa simplify issues were is very understandable and always be willing to solve problems as it arises. As an Adventurer I will bring positive energy to the team, being that I’m constantly active, daring, and relax and I’m always willing to reason with others. This information will help me be a successful student. But that’s not all there are more learning styles and personality types, which I need to be aware of in order to work well...
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...Analyze the personality and temperament of Joseph Thomas Determining someone’s personality temperament is a difficult thing to do even with regular contact with an individual. Personality temperaments are tendencies individuals have and are not set standards how one will always act. Given the difficulty in analyzing a person’s temperament with personal knowledge of an individual all comments regarding Joseph Thomas’ personality temperament are purely speculations based on the short commentary we were given in the book. Having said that it is possible to have an idea of who a person is based on what they focus on as my psychology professor use to say. Joseph Thomas has a lot of focus on logistics within the commentary on the GPS to GO project. He is looking and numbers and possibilities. His speaking is very concrete and his use of tools is also consistent with what is normal, or cooperative (Lewis, 33). Knowing that Joseph works in those two areas, we can determine off the temperament quadrants that he is likely a Guardian, with an SJ Temperament. The SJ temperament tends to be strong at logistics, equal with tactics, and diplomacy but weaker on strategy (Lewis, 38). It can appear that Joseph is good with strategy on a basic reading of the commentary, because he does think of the various ways to create the product in the required sell amount brackets. While I can see how this might be one interpretation of Joseph, I believe that the looking for a different path is not...
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...Business Definition for: Presentation • an event at which preplanned material is shown to an audience for a specific purpose. Although a presentation is a verbal form of communication, it is often supported by other media, such as computer software, slides, printed handouts, and so on and to be successful, appropriate body language and good interpersonal communication skills are required. A presentation is normally intended to introduce something new to the audience, to persuade them of a viewpoint, or to inform them of something. Sales representatives use presentations when introducing a product to a potential customer. Presentations are also used in team briefing and other business contexts. Wiktionary Definition for: Presentation • The act of presenting, or something presented • A dramatic performance • An award given to someone on a special occasion • A lecture or speech given in front of an audience • # medicine The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth • # fencing Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent On average, bullet-point slides yield a 15-20% recall of information after just five minutes. Yet most presentations are given in the same, ineffectual, way. It is possible to use PowerPoint to communicate effectively, but only by using the tool in a more considered way. Effective presentations are about clear communication. To present well, we need to understand when and why to use visual aids, what audiences...
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...work or catch it from others in the workplace. The emotional virus can spread quickly in a matter of days or weeks, and once transmitted, it is difficult to cure. We all have difficult and negative people in our lives and we have to work, manage, or live with negativists, whiners, and complainers. The most difficult personalities in the workplace today are Negativists and managing them is a skill in itself. Researchers have shown that negativists, also known as whiners and complainers, have a strong need to be liked (Kettenhofen p.1). They tend to think that by complaining about how much work they have to do or that they do not have enough work to do, they will gain empathy from fellow coworkers. The fellow coworkers in the office begin to notice how these people often spend more time complaining than working. Employees tend to spend more time focused on the individual and less time working. Negativists tend to be capable people but this capacity gets turned in the wrong direction. Individuals with this type of personality tend to feel very strongly that unless a project is in their hands, it will fail. We are likely to hear negativists say things like “We tried this at my prior employer and it did not work there; why would it work now?” Often negativists have the ability to dampen everyone else’s attitude towards tasks or projects. They tend to spread feelings of disappointment and helplessness, and the more we try to solve a problem or improve a situation, the more negative...
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...University of Phoenix Material Team Strategy Plan 1. Complete the following table to address the creation of teams at Riordan Manufacturing. Strategy Strengths Weaknesses Abilities Of Members Learning their Skills, Knowledge and abilities help staff better teams These abilities can set limits on what members can do and their effectiveness Personalities of Members With the right meshing personalities a team will thrive. Significantly influences behavior, one bad apple can spoil the bunch. Allocation of Roles Placing the Right people in the correct position for work will ensure productivity. Placing a great employee in the wrong position will lower production and moral. Diversity of Members Diversity creates imagination and thought throughout the team. Too much diversity will drive wedges between employees and can promote turnover. Size of the Team Small teams promote group effectiveness. Cohesiveness and mutual accountability decline, social loafing increases, and more people communicate less. Member Preferences If it is an employee’s choice they will work harder. Individualization will play a role when an employee decides they do not belong in a group. 2. Identify the team formation strategy that is most suitable for Riordan Manufacturing, and provide the rationale for the decision. Your response should be at least 100 words. For Riordan Manufacturing all of the variables that relate to how teams should be staffed will be taken...
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...Introduction Purpose: The purpose of this paper is the understanding of the own Myers-Briggs Personality Type. The paper stimulates you to think about the key traits of your type and in this way you learn more about yourself. Furthermore you have the chance to make a plan about character traits you might want to change. Approach: At first I completed the Myers-Briggs Personality Type. The result was that I am an extraverted, sensing, feeling and perceiving person. Next I researched my type and its key traits. At least I answered the given questions . Self-analysis Response The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator shows that I am a very outgoing person. One of my passions is travelling because I can meet new people and make a lot of new experiences. I have a wide circle of friends and feel comfortable in groups. The Sensing side of me shows that experience speaks to me louder than words. I am a very practical person. That means I have to do something on my own to understand what I’m learning. In addition I am a friendly and compassionate person. I always try to help people and establish harmony. Injustice is something I always try to avoid. The most decisions in life I make with my heart and not with my head. That means I often don’t do what seems right but what feels right. The biggest success for my team might by my feeling side. I am a very good listener and try to maintain harmony in the group. If necessary I mediate between people and resolve the...
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...I. Employer & Employee Conflicts Conflict between employer and employee occurs due to varying and differences. Types of employees & employers: Personality Conflicts: - Reasons: + Work style differences – people work in different ways. + Background differences – gender, ethnicity, political views, religious backgrounds, and an imbalance of power between employees & employers can cause people to view situations with different perspectives. + Attitude differences – negative attitude & positive attitude. - Example: conflicts arise when your management want you work quickly, complete tasks as soon as you are assigned and do it methodically from step to step; whereas, you refer to wait till the deadline is looming and you like to work on what appeals to them first. a. Difference in Approach to Projects: This type of conflict may actually provide a positive outcome because both parties express a strong and committed desire to achieve the project. - Ex: the employer is more detail-oriented and sees each step minutely while the employee may wish to approach the project with more flair and to work more collaboratively with fellow employees. b. Discrimination: conflicts occur due to differences of based person's race, religion, gender, ethnicity, education, or even region... Discrimination lead to and prejudice against others and cause uncomfortable feeling. - Ex: Some Southern companies...
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...groups although sometimes difficult can be a challenging and enjoyable task and if done correctly can be very effective in learning and in collaborating on a project. Depending on a persons’ learning style a plan must be developed to effectively communicate to where the individual can understand another’s ideas and can reach a certain goal. The learning styles that one possesses can vary and range from being verbal linguistic to intrapersonal to even being visual spatial. Being verbal linguistic means one that spells easily, and tends to internalize new information through a lecture format or discussion format to learn material. These people tend to do well in situations where the teacher is feeding them information, or where the group converses on a topic. The best way to communicate with this type of leaner is to have group discussions about the topic in which you are working on and read the material directly in order for this learner to gather the needed information to find the conclusion. On the other side of the spectrum lies the intrapersonal learner who is very philosophical, and self-aware, and even at times independent. These types of learners also like to learn about themselves and journals in order to learn things. The best strategy for this type of learner is to give them a portion of the project to do and allow them to work independently and then convene as a group and put all the pieces that were done independently into one finished project. Lastly there are the...
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...on the description given the hardest style that i would find hard to work with would be the d style (Dominance style), with my personality style i prefer working with others and in groups so team achievement is of a greater importance to me rather than self fulfillment. I tend to value others opinions, thoughts, feelings and try my hardest to not offend or hurt other individuals. In order to work with the d style personality i think i would have to practice patience amongst other things in understanding where they are coming from and attempting to understand their thought process, whilst being assertive and not allowing them to walk all over me. I would also have to face conflict head on as there would be situations where our personalities would clash and disagreements would follow. I would probably have to live with not being recognized or acknowledged which would built character hopefully when dealing or working with the d style personality. Communication would be key in overcoming hurdles due to conflict which would mean i would have to be very clear in making my expectations known as well as being open to coming to a common ground in terms of the expectations from the d style personality. Time management would be key in the achievement of goals and tasks when considering the mixing of both personalities in trying not to annoy the d style personality type. The Interactive Style (I Style): The Interactive Styles are friendly, enthusiastic "party-animals" who like to...
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...Running head: Myers-Briggs and SVIB Tests Myers-Briggs and SVIB Tests Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date Abstract Myers-Briggs and SVIB Tests are personality test carried on people. These tests are important because they help to gauge the people personality. This paper will analyze this tests and whether they are applicable to a college student taking a business course. Myers-Briggs personality test This is a type of test that help people to know their personality or the reason they behave in a particular way. This test will help people to know why they behave in a certain way and can also improve the relationship with others. MBIT uses four indicators namely Introversion /Extraversion, Thinking/Feeling, Intuition/Sensing, and Judging/Perceiving. Introversion or Extraversion I posses introversion characteristics which include: thinking before acting, always internally motivated by something and loves direct communication others. Thinking before acting helps me to avoid regretting the result achieved. This helps me to avoid collision with others or doing something that might have high regrets in future. This helps me make informed decisions which are based on facts not mere assumptions. In future while working: it will help me in achieving the best result in all my duties. I also prefer one on one communication...
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...LIA 1- Nursing Home For our first LIA project we went to Delvin Manor Health Care Center on Monday the 22nd from 2-4pm. The activity supervisor, Heather said that would be the best time to come because that is when they have to most people come and participate. We decided to make Kathryn the leader since she was really the one that took charge in the first place to line up a place for us to go to complete the volunteer work. She called around and was able to get one of the nursing homes to agree to let us come there. Management functions The four primary leadership functions are: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Planning involves deciding where to take a group and selecting steps to get there (Norman, 2016). Kathryn displayed planning when she took charge of what organization we were going to volunteer for. Leaders organize by bringing together physical, human and financial resources to achieve objectives (Norman, 2016). Kathryn displayed organization when she called Devlin Manor to set up a reasonable time slot that the group could attend by relaying this message to the rest of the group members. Leading requires managers to motivate employees to achieve business objectives and goals (Norman, 2016). Kathryn displayed the leading portion of the leadership function when we got to Devlin Manor. When we arrived, Kathryn got us checked in and positioned us to where she thought would be the best spot in the room to achieve the goal. Controlling is a function of management...
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...in crisis, and has the ability to act and think in difficult crisis. Leadership cannot be taught like management can, it may be learned and improved through mentoring and instruction. Whereas, with management one act as a boss and a implementer. In management a person produces order, stability, and expectedness. As oppose to leadership this person produces change and adaptability to new products, new markets, new customers, and new work processes. (DuBrin, The Nature and Importance of Leadership, 2010) According to Ernie DiMattia in the Library Journal, leadership and management are two related terms related to the operation of any successful organization. He states that leadership refers to someone who guides or influences others while management is the process of directing or administering. Motivating different level of staff members encouraging them and organizing them, maintaining stability, and balancing external change with internal culture, are some of the ways leadership and management are internally linked. Not all leaders manage and not all managers are leaders. (DiMattia, 2013) There is several personality traits associated with leadership. Self confidence is a trait that researchers first identified. Self confidence is not only a personality trait it refers to a behavior and interpersonal skill that a person displays in various situations. If a person has self confidence they maintain composure when dealing with a...
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...MALAYSIA (FIMM) SEMINARS 2013 Promenade Hotel, Kota Kinabalu 29th August 2013 DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE Prof Emeritus Dato’ Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman SOAR Consultings Sdn Bhd www.soarconsultings.com drsoar@soarconsultings.com drsoar@gmail.com 019 2010757 SOAR TO THE TOP from base camp to summit Professionalism Professionalism Success Professionalism Success Professionalism Success Professionalism Success Professionalism Success DREAMS AND GOALS LEADERSHIP FORUM, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THINKING 2009 (ICOT), KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 23 APRIL, 2009 SCOPE • • • • • • • Achieving win-win Understanding difficult behavior The four styles of communication Four kinds of difficult employees Handling difficult behavior Handling conflict & confrontations Eight tips for dealing with difficult people at work ACHIEVING WIN-WIN Theodore Roosevelt US President The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is the knack of getting along with people. UNDERSTANDING DIFFICULT BEHAVIOR DIFFICULT PEOPLE • are only happy when they’re unhappy and bringing down everyone else around them too. A Difficult Person Someone who, whether consciously or unconsciously hinders or disrupts the advancement of productivity at the work place What’s your definition?? How does it affect you? When someone is behaving difficult, how does it affects you? Does it affect your performance and/ or reputation? ...
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...that effective communication to stakeholders is the most critical success factor in project management. One of the most critical and tense moments for a project manager is to communicate to a stakeholder that his or her request may not work as planned. The question of “how to say no” produced a record of close to 100 responses in a discussion on the PMI Career Central LinkedIn Group. The most popular philosophy is to carefully position the “no” as a “yes,” and work with the stakeholder to fulfill his or her needs. At the same time, the project manager must make the stakeholder understand the consequences of his or her request. A number of respondents also advocated walking the stakeholder through the change management process, negotiating with the stakeholder and bringing in other stakeholders who agree with your position. Listen Carefully; Show Respect and Empathy Of course, communication includes listening as well as speaking, and listening is especially important when having to communicate “no.” Viviane De Paula of São Paulo, Brazil, who has eight years of project management experience in telecommunications, says it is important to “listen carefully to what the stakeholder is asking and show respect and empathy.” “I personally tend to imagine if I am on the receiving end how I would take the news and refine my message so the issue can really be addressed,” notes Jason Ng, an 11-year IT project management veteran based in Hong Kong, China. A book on “the art of arguing,” written...
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