...Introduction This week the class read Chapters 21-26, 41-42, and 50 of the book The Pocket Guide to leading a Small Group. Early and Dempsey captured and explained the details of starting and maintaining a new group. Important points discussed were creating a small group covenant, the importance of asking good questions and leading the small group discussions, finding and training an apprentice, finding a host for the group as well as how to birth a new group. This week we also learned how to deal with potential problems within the group like difficult people and integrating children into the group dynamics. Similarly, in chapters four and five of Jeffrey Arnold’s book, The Big Book on Small Groups, he thoroughly explained how to start a new group and the importance of the building blocks of community within the small group. In addition to reading the texts, Rod Dempsey’s lecture titled, How to Lead a Group, enhanced the reading and discussion as he outlined ten effective ways to lead a small group. In this lecture, the 5 W’s were introduced; Welcome, Worship, Word of God, Works, and Witness. Beginning Steps and Outline Creating a new group should begin with a dream and prayer. “The place to start, when attempting to gather a group, is on your knees.” This follows in the footsteps of what Jesus did prior to selecting his disciples (Luke 6:12-16). Arnold makes a very important statement about the thousands of intangibles that affect how ministry occurs. Only God is in...
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...ASSIGNMENT #1: ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP Introduction This paper analyzes and describes the founding leaders, their leadership styles, and major business principles. It also describes founding leaders with profit orientated and social responsibility orientated approaches. Finally, it gives resources or tools available through Small Business Administration (SBA) and Service Corps of Retired Executive (SCORE) that would be most useful to the type of entrepreneurial approach identified with. Founding Leaders, Leadership Styles and Major Business Principles In the profit oriented leadership style, in which the primary goal is to provide a product or service to consumers and to make a profit, the founding leader is Adam Smith. Adam Smith is identified as the father of capitalism. His leadership style is based on the capitalist model of Laissez Faire. Laissez-Faire leadership style is a non-authoritarian leadership style. Laissez faire leaders try to give the least possible guidance to subordinates, and try to achieve control through less obvious means. Capitalism is an economic system in which the primary motive is to make a profit with little or no regards for the welfare of the population. For example Adam Smith said, “Nobody but a beggar chooses to depend chiefly upon the benevolence of his fellow-citizens. Even a beggar does not depend upon it entirely” (Smith, 2005, p.18). Adam Smith described the concept of capitalism in his book, The Wealth of Nations, published...
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...the ministry, a number to call if you need help or to submit a request, and a Prayer request form on the page you can fill out and submit allowing for many different avenues to submit a request to them. 2. Ministry is…following Jesus’ example by practicing spiritual mentoring and multiplying. a. Does the church have a strategy for evangelism? After reviewing the website, you can tell that the ministries are built (including the training offered) around evangelism. However, there is no specific strategy layed out on the website about evangelism for the church. The closest I could find was a reference to Rick Warren’ s book “The Purpose Driven Life”. b. Does the church have a strategy for discipleship? Again, you can tell the small groups were created with discipleship in mind, however no specific stategy is listed. c. Briefly describe what they look like. Discipleship and evangelism seem to be built into what Saddleback Community Church does. They have a focus on helping others and telling them about Jesus, but as stated above, I could not find...
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...possession/control of land between two or more territorial entities” which has divided into what can be described as a small civil war of ethnicity with the prize being valuable land along the coast of the country (7,. The two ethnic groups who are responsible for the conflicts are the miskitos of the southern region of Nicaragua, and the mestizos of the northern region of nicaragua. There fighting for land hs spread throughout the Caribbean coast, where most of the indigenous miskito citizens live on and or in close proximity to the area.(6) Both sides of the conflict the mestizos and the miskitos have had casualties since the start of the disputes....
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...I believe that it is vitally important to develop and maintain a small group in my current ministry setting. As a youth pastor I feel that students need to have small group times to get to know their peers better and further their own relationship with Christ. Small groups would allow for students to open up to one another and express themselves. Students would be willing to open up and talk about current issues that they are facing. They could do this with other teens and the group leaders. I think that by having a small group it also allows the student to take what they are learning and then learn to apply it to their life. Having a group of individuals to talk with might help them in the application aspect of what they are learning. Putting together a successful small group ministry is tough but the ministry itself would be rewarding. One thing that I believe to be true is that, “the best ministry generally doesn’t occur during a group’s meetings so much as between the meetings.” –Carl George. Think about all the lives that could be reached by the disciples that are being created through a small group ministry. I could see the church growing drastically because of people going out and putting into action what they learned from a small group setting. Communicating with other believers is key to maintaining and nurturing your faith. If you look at Jesus he maintained a small group of 12 that were the disciples. Jesus taught them and strengthened their faith so that they...
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...+ FACULTY: ACCOUNTING, BANKING AND FINANCE PROGRAM: BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTANCY SUBJECT: MANAGEMENT TUTORIAL ASSIGNMENT STREAM 1D: GROUP 3-SUB-GROUP 1 GROUPMEMBERS: REG.NO: NDEMEKA, RENATUS. BAC/12/71432 MAKOLO, ALEX E. BAC/12/71337 CHARLES, PAMELA. BAC/12/61122 MORI, FADHILA J. BAC/12/61545 CHISUNGA, PAZI. BAC/12/71202 SEIF, SAADA AB. BAC/12/61153 MATTA, MICHAEL W. BAC/12/71131 QUESTION: Management can be thought of as multi-dimensional in nature. It can be defined as a process, as discipline, people and career. Clearly distinguish between managerial functions and managerial roles. How are they related? Introduction: The word’’ manage’’ comes from the Italian maneggiare {to handle especially tools}, which derives from Latin word manus{hand}.The French word mesnagement[later management]. It is very difficult to define the term management but different scholars tried to define management as follows; According to Harold koontz; Management is the art of getting things done through others and with formally organized groups. According to Bovee; Management is the process of achieving organizational goals through planning, organizing, leading and controlling the human physical financial and information resources of an organization in an effective and efficient manner. According to Mary Partner; Management is the art of getting things done through people. ...
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...two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale. De Beers Diamond Company is an industry that currently produces $13 billion worth of rough diamonds each year, leading to the employment of 10 million people globally from mining to retailing. 70% of rough diamonds are sold for industrial purposes with the remaining 30% “gem quality” being distributed to experts for cutting, polishing and jewelry manufacturing (Stein, 2001). The global jewelry market has increased three-fold in the last 25 years and is currently worth $72 billion each year. Jewelry diamonds are unjustifiably expensive given that they are not actually scarce. Upon the discovery of other diamond reserves globally, De Beers set up a subsidiary called the Central Selling Organization (CSO), responsible for buying the production for all mines worldwide then selling the produce to dealers in return for a percentage fee (10 – 20 %) from producers (Stein, 2001). The CSO was able to maintain illusion of scarcity by deciding the quantity of diamonds to be supplied to the world market and in turn, allowing individual producers to produce a certain percentage of that amount (De Beers Group, 2012). The CSO then sold batches of rough diamonds to selected dealers at their exclusive sightings. The CSO were able to dictate inflated prices to dealers, as if dealers tried to negotiate on price, they were not invited the subsequent sightings....
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...scale and scope of operations which were similar to each other. For instance, the Pepsi Co. and Coca Cola companies have developed the strategy and infrastructure, which are hard for the local sellers to complete with them. However, there were still many producers including new entrants that try to access the market and compete seriously with low price and differentiation- strategies among rivals. Scope of competitive rivalry The Local sellers have a little amount of scale and scope comparing to huge bottled water production companies (Pepsi, Coca Cola, Nestle Waters, and Group Danone). Those kind brand producers benefits of strong economies of scale and scope. For instance, Pepsi Co has its own spring water company and utilizes the facilities that produce soft drinks. These producers can purchase a large quantity of raw materials at a time which means they can reduce price per units. However, the small producers were having a hard time completed with those big...
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...Barclays Plc, Lloyds Banking Group Plc With British law makers wanting to slacken the grip of Britain’s four biggest lenders: HSBC, Barclays Plc, Lloyds Banking Group Plc and the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, U.K antitrust regulators said that there is a great chance they will open an investigation into the checking accounts and banking services for small firms as customers seem to lack real options. The fact that these banks control more than 90 percent of the market for small business loaning and have been hit by scandals such as illegitimate sales of interest-rates exchanges and payment protection insurance, explains this pending investigation. With the current developments that aim to shock competition between the banks, Europe’s leading bank, HSBC and Allied Irish Banks Plc First Trust Bank were attacked by regulators as they violated competition rules by pressuring smaller companies to open accounts with them before allowing them borrow money. As a result of this scandal, several new banks have started up in an attempt to challenge the country’s leading lenders. It is obvious that existing regulatory and supervisory have failed to regulate the finance industry. The solution therefore relies on having improved regulation, not necessarily more regulation, based on actual supervisory institutions as well as transparency in financial market agreements. The concern of transparency within the financial sector will persuade managements of financial corporations to conduct...
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...Crisis Leadership Discussion Board 11 Group 4 Liberty University Crisis Leadership The primary objective for an organizational leader is to build a team that is able to achieve goals at the highest performance level possible over a sustained period of time. Although this objective outlines a commendable organizational goal, leaders must embrace the fact that trials and tribulations will occur during the life of an organization. Rather than striving for an unattainable crisis-free organization, leaders should leverage these difficult times to harvest growth and learning within the group. Christians are reminded in Proverbs 3:5-6 that during difficult times “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight” (New International Version). Group Consensus The true test of a leader does not occur when things are going well, but rather depends on how the leader responds when a crisis occurs within the group. Based on this week’s reading the three most important concepts related to crisis are as follow: team, leading by example, and vision. Each of these leadership actions are pivotal components to an organization’s ability to not only recover from a crisis, but also improve as a result. If one component is omitted, a leader’s character can become flawed, and their ability to lead may fail. King David is a good example of one who used team, leading by example and vision to lead God’s...
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...community. b. Does the church have a strategy for discipleship? Yes, Discipleship is obviously important to this church. c. Briefly describe what they look like. Evangelism opportunities are available, through open invitations to current planned evangelical trips, as well as classes teaching about their trips to come and what their purpose is. Discipleship opportunities are available through extending classes to the Hispanic community, Seniors, providing special events throughout the week. 3. Ministry is…leading small groups. a. Does the church have a small group ministry? What can learn about their small group ministry from their website? Yes, they have group ministries and not only provide a way to search a way to find one for which days, time, city, if child care is provided---it lists them all, showing the divirsity in these groups from 20's-30's or 50's only to a tennis group or a dating couples only group. There is something for everyone. 4. Ministry is…biblically balanced preaching...
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...The Volkswagen Group Background The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers with the world’s biggest car plant. The group is made up of nine brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, Skoda, Scania and Volkswagen commercial vehicles. Separately these brands have its own personality and functions as an independent entity on the market. The product ranges from low-consumption small cars to luxury class vehicles. In the commercial vehicle division, the product offering spans heavy trucks, busses and pickups. The Volkswagen Group has operations in approximately 153 countries. Unlike other automobile companies, they do not use the word “Vision”, but somewhat they express it like this: Our strategy pursues a clear objective: By 2018, the Volkswagen Group is to be the world’s most successful and fascinating automobile manufacturer and the leading light when it comes to sustainability. The internal mission statement of the Volkswagen group is not available to the public, but on November 25, 2010, the Volkswagen Group joined 21 German companies in agreeing to a "mission statement for responsible actions in business", which serves as a national mission for the Volkswagen group and focuses the Volkswagen leaders on the benefits of responsible business to consumers. The six principles of this shared mission statement are: * Business must serve the good...
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...there are many new players entering in the ring with customized insurance products. LIC has gained the consumer trust and credibility over the time that is essential to sustain in the insurance business. 2. Tata AIG Life Insurance Company Limited Selling Point: Insurance provider with the most reliable brand names Tata AIG offers a variety of insurance plans. The company has plans for everyone from children to students to corporate executives to senior citizens and it is the first private sector insurer in India to introduce a 24*7 dedicated, toll free customer helpline. Tata AIG Life Insurance is a joint venture between the Tata Group and American International Group (AIG). 3. HDFC Standard life Insurance Co. Ltd Selling Point: The master of Group-solution insurance plans HDFC Standard Life specializes in offering a wide range of solutions for groups and individuals. For e.g. their corporate...
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...Mr. Dimakh Sahastrabuddhe, CEO, Dimakh Consultants Dimakh is the CEO of Dimakh Consultants Pvt Ltd, a leading IT consulting firm in Pune India. He is a first generation entrepreneur and started the enterprise at a young age of 23. The company provides varied IT offerings in software development, website designing & hosting and networking solutions. Dimakh holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Pune. He is on the visiting faculty at Symbiosis University,Tasmac-Wales University and IIPM for last 15 years. With his real life experience in IT fields he simplifies the learning process and makes it an interesting session for techies as well as non-techies. Dimakh is a sought-after speaker and has delivered lectures at several corporations including Wipro, Reliance, Mphasis, Convergent, Msource, Infosys. Dimakh has written a number of articles in IT magazines and TOP B school journals and is the author of "E-Business" a book on current e-commerce trends. He was invited by the ministry of communication Afghanistan, to design the rules- regulations and cyber laws for Afghanistan after the Taliban war and he has successfully deployed a complete telecom billing system for Kabul, which was the first revenue generation project for Afghanistan. Dimakh is the winner of the "Budding Entrepreneur Award" and "Outstanding achievements in the field of Information Technology" given by Rotary International's Rotary club. He is the winner of young marathi achiever...
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...this opportunity to thank all our lecturers who have directly or indirectly helped our internship. We pay our respects and love to our parents and all other family members and friends for their love and encouragement throughout our career. Last but not the least we express our thanks to our friends for their cooperation and support. Poonam puri T21 batch OVERVIEW VISION, MISSION & CORE VALUES GROUP VISION Big bazaar (Future Group) shall deliver Everything, Everywhere, Every time for every Indian consumer in the most profitable manner. GROUP MISSION Big bazaar...
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