...The IMP-2000 software team is a disaster because of the free-riding nature of its team members, the failure to engage within their team and with other IMP participants, failure to diagnose task objectives, and failure to establish functional team norms. The IMP-2000 software team fails to establish a successful team environment resulting in free-riding by team members. Caldwell contributes the most visible effort to the collective output of the team. He is the only software team member that presents during each of the Modules to the other IMP participants and facilitation team. It is unclear if Meier and Winkel present during any Modules. Most notable, during Module 4, while recommendations and implementation strategies are the primary module component, Caldwell discusses his interviews with managers at Texas Instruments and Teves. While the presentation in Module 4 fails to show any preliminary conclusions, it illustrates Meier’s and Winkel’s lack of team participation and failure to exert little/no effort in the collective success of their team deliverable. As a collective, the IMP-2000 software team also fails to engage in formal and informal interaction within their team and with other IMP participants. Though Meier and Winkel were of German decent, as members of a global organization and the selected IMP members, it was imperative that their business acumen and cross-cultural communication skills were tested with their colleagues. Meier and Winkel fail to engage in sports...
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...Decision Making Analysis Discussion Summary Marcus Alexander Team B discussed the decision making that the CEO of Xerox had to perform in the beginning of her tenure in order to get the company to where it is today, stable and competitive. I think that we all agreed that when she first took the position that she had to make some tough decisions by cutting departments which in turn meant cutting jobs which is always going to be a hard thing for any manager to do within any company. In the state that the company was in when the CEO took it over hard decisions had to be made in order to keep the company out of bankruptcy. She closed down the desktop printers division and focused on the commercial printers to give the company a boost in sales and it worked. Fast speed color printers are something needed in almost every company, Xerox just has to stay competitive with HP and Brother in order to keep the company running in the right direction. We also found it very interesting and noble that the CEO keeps the company to have a family fell to it. At sometimes one of the team members felt that this could be a downfall due to keeping a family orientated environment would cause a manager or anyone with an authoritative position not want to make the tough calls when needed closures, layoffs etc. The team also found it interesting that a former CEO that had left the company had been asked to come back and basically handpicked Anne Mulcaly to be his successor. It turned out to be...
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...Bithja Laurent MGMT6213 Desperate Air 2/14/16 The hypothetical given in Desperate Air mimics the scenario displayed in the “How to Make Tough Ethical Calls” article written by Jeffrey L. Seglin. In hindsight, the easiest possible answer is to avoid disclosing matters that are non-material. The Florida law does not require disclosure of hazardous substances on commercial property so long as there hasn’t been a fraudulent misstatement about the condition of the property. In retrospect, good ethical practice does considers that if there is the faintest question about whether or not to disclose an issue to potential buyers, avoid the potential for liability and tell all. (NOLO) Generally, a seller is responsible for disclosing only information within his/her personal knowledge. (NOLO) So what is a person to do in this case, where Nash was informed about the toxic waste on the property but was instructed by a DAC lawyer that it is not required to disclose? Let’s first consider the facts before a decision is rendered. As mentioned, the Florida law does not require a disclosure. However, I believe there are different factors at hand that may overrule that law. One factor to consider is conducting negotiations under good faith. This rule requires parties to act honestly. During negotiations, Nash provided Fledgling with a copy of the full environment audit report that was conducted 6 months ago. By providing that document, it demonstrated that Nash began the negations under good...
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...that will change the direction of our lives every day. Critical thinking needs to be made before making these decisions. Depending on the situation, we can have either an external or internal locus of control. They both can be beneficial to the current situation at hand. Locus of control also determines whether they believe they have control over certain life events, or if they are determined based on the external forces which surround them. Any outcome when using external and internal locus of control, the outcome can be different. With internal locus of control, when someone feels that they have made the right decision it can have a confident effect in their life. If the decision is based off the influence of others then, this is what you would call external locus. Or they believe that luck, fate, or other external forces are responsible for the quality of their life. Internal locus control seems best because, the way people are today they like making their own decisions in life. The reason for this is because people find it more gratifying in the decisions that they make. When it comes to decisions that will be more life changing or something that is going to be permanent (like plastic surgery) it can be less effective locus of control. It can be tough in situations like this but, if it wasn’t then there wouldn’t be qualified professionals to help through those tough situations. But when it comes down to it, you are the one that still makes the decision. If you...
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...Nancy Mairs is a woman that has encountered the disease of multiple sclerosis. Mairs has built a tough exterior, refusing to sugar coat words, instead stating how it is. Mairs describes herself “cripple.” It is a word she uses to describe herself to let people know how blunt she can be. Mairs calls herself “cripple” to make people wince. She wants people to be uncomfortable. Mairs wants people to see that her creator has not been so kind to her. Mairs builds a tough, jagged exterior using this word to describe herself. She wants to make people know that she will overcome all and not accept any obstacles. It is a word that makes her blunt and hard. Sugar coating is not something Mairs does with her words. She does not want to use words...
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...doctor, lawyer, or whatever, everyone goes through tough times. Ever since, we can remember, health care has been the main focus for an individual having anything that is wrong with them, such as an illness or a disease, that isn’t preventable. People like this go through a rough time. They face a lot things, especially expensive medical bills, for any treatment. The worse thing about this is that the government is making it really hard for people, like this, to obtain any kind of medical insurance, which is very tough, because people, that can’t get any kind of insurance, doesn’t have a chance for any treatment, which everyone needs. In the following case study, I will explain the different situations that people face, every day and in this case, I will determine what a doctor, any medical personnel, or even a patient should do in any kind of health care situation. The following case is about a man named Jerry McCall, which is a doctor’s assistant. He has training as an LPN and a medical assistant. He has an issue and a decision to make. He is the only one in the office at the time and a man calls and wants a refill on some Valium, because he is leaving really quickly to go somewhere and he needs it. Well, since Jerry isn’t a doctor, he, still, has the training. This means, that with his training, he can work under the orders of the doctor and, sometimes, he does clerical work and this would allow him to be able to call in prescriptions for the doctor or, even write...
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...A Senate voting no on gun controls is it the people voting in wrong senator or is it lobby’s making the voting decision. Gabrielle Giffords former senator is calling to action the people because of voting senators voted no for background checks on gun buyers due to fear of lobbies such as the NRA. Gifford's defends her stance by providing her credibility with personal events and national tragedies that call us to action while also presenting personal emotion takes away credibility. Following the article Giffords presents the issue that “Senators say they fear the N.R.A. and the gun lobby” (Giffords, 2013), then brings up how the way the Sandy Hook victims feared for their life during the shooting and how the senate needs to vote yes on these...
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...Build a powerful community. Someday, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service for me. ~Vito Corleone Uttered in the iconic rasp of Marlon Brando, the words of Vito Corleone illustrate how he creates a loyal community among those he has helped. Moore says, "By granting these favors and helping people with their problems, Vito Corleone is building a network of influence—relationships that may or may not deliver a specific or quantifiable return, but all which serve to strengthen his power base and which have the potential to be reciprocal in the long run." Moore says building strategic partnerships enables companies to work through challenging markets and fast-track overall success. "As a CEO, I see it as part of my job to be a super connector, networking with the technology and investment community without an expectation of reciprocation. Partnerships forged through time, trust, and mutual benefit—such as those Axcient has built with HP, Ingram-Micro, and a vast network of service providers and resellers—are the types of community relationships that bring about the greatest returns." 2. Hold people accountable. What's the matter with you? I think your brain is going soft. ~Vito Corleone The Godfather reminds us of the importance of being tough when necessary. "As soon as Vito Corleone allowed a few moments of weakness to be seen by his enemy, they attempted to assassinate him. And it was largely because of failures of his team," Moore observes. "In...
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...HARLEY DAVIDSON A myth is a story that is told and re-told. And every time that it is told, it’s told just a little bit different. It was 1900 and the automobile was not yet introduced. Two boys, William S. Harley, a twenty year old draftsman apprentice and his lifelong pal Arthur Davidson, nineteen and a pattern maker, got caught up in the idea of a motorcycle. And so hung up on the idea of a motorcycle they were, in 1901 they began making their own (Leffingwell.1995). And so begins the man, the myth, and the machine and a leader by any standards. Over 100 year’s worth of Harley Davidson leaders, F- Head, Flathead, Knucklehead, Panhead and Shovelhead. America could not help but watch as the leaders of the organization captured the attention of the buying public with the name, the quality and the loyalty of a product that more than any other, people owned and rode – for the BRAND. A loyalty unmatched and envied by most. The buying public of America and all Harley Davidson owners felt that every Harley counts and emotionally, spiritually, there are no days off. That same gut instinct by management employees and CEO’s alike is the passion and determination, the belief in the product, is what has kept the legacy continuing on and staying in the spotlight! Harley Davidson’s current CEO Keith Wandell, has only been with the organization a little over a year and as all the CEO’s before him, a natural leader, he has already put into play the “most ambitious effort in HD’s history...
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...Seglin’s article, “How to Make Tough Ethical Calls”. They both want to tell the truth and they want to protect their companies, their investors, their employees, and their own livelihood. Neither Mr. Nash nor the CEO conducted a through examination of the problem they faced. I believe the decision to remain silent made by both Nash and the CEO to be short sighted, based solely on short term profit, and would not have been the route I would have taken. Given the same set of circumstances Nash faced, I would have applied the RDCAR framework discussed in our lecture- acknowledged the problem, assembled information, performed a thorough evaluation of the information and situation, supported an ethical resolution internally and reflected on the results of the outcome before making a recommendation to management. Nash correctly recognized the ethical predicament he was faced. He learned that toxic waste was seeping into the ground of the property that his company needs to sell in order to delay becoming bankrupt. He is conflicted between remaining silent and closing the sale immediately. Remaining silent will help his company stay solvent which in turns results in people (including himself) remaining employed. While speaking up and informing Fledgling about the toxic waste could delay or destroy the sale his company desperately needs to return to positive cash flow. Nash failed to discover any further facts that could have assisted his decision making process. I would have created...
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...Annie´s mother has a very peculiar personality she has a wicked sense of humor as we can see in page one at bottom of page two where she asks the doctor if she would be able to play piano after her surgery also on page three whenever she received a wrong number phone call she gives the phone to Amy or Dillard to prank the one on the phone. Dillard´s mom liked to bother people as we can notice in page three line 21, when they where on Family trip in The Highland Park Zoo Dillard´s mom approached to a young couple and started talking to the boy and telling him that she remembers him and can come to her whenever he wants, making the girl pissed causing them to separate. Dillard´s mom is not just a funny mom she also tough Annie different lessons she wants to demonstrated to her daughter how she doesn’t know everything and how she is to young to know it, as we can see on page two line 25, when Annie’s mother said to her that there was a deer in the front hall expecting Annie to react and ask about in steed of relying as always I know and that how she reminds her about she doesn’t know all. In the story Annie narrates the intellectual of her mother in page 4 telling about her mother inventions. Annie´s mom tough her how to take on anybody no matter who or what we can deduct this by phrase on page 6 line 16, and another teach from Annie’s Dillard mom was to investigate and don’t believe in something because everyone says so, like when Annie came back and announce that “Eisenhower...
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...Case study on ‘Two tough calls’ Summary of the case background The reporter of this case is a twenty seven year old woman (let’s call her ‘Susan’) who is the program manager for the soft goods at an online business firm(let's call it ‘ABC Groups’)that sold large varieties of consumer products. The ABC Groups was started by ex-Microsoft employees and right now they are facing a budget freeze. Susan's gives a better picture of the company’s existing culture and policies from her point of view throughout this case. Susan explains how she was disliked by other senior managers when she got promoted to managerial position from technical lead in just six months. She clearly states her distastes towards the egotistic attitude among the management and how she faced many push backs from other managers. The company has a performance rating policy according to which if an employee scores below three out of a highest scale of four, then he should attend a performance improvement plan (PIP) which is certainly the first step towards firing that person. Susan clearly states she wasn’t a fan of PIPs because she felt it was condescending. The bottom line of this case is the ethical and practical issues that Susan has to face in making a decision to terminate two poorly performing managers, Terry and Phil working in her group. Terry had worked previously in a company as an engineer on turbine design and was not hired to the company through the normal hiring process. Even though...
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...unworthy of the skills they present to the organization. In today’s economy it’s not easy to pick up and move to the next company this is also why there’s a lot of unhappy staff working in organizations just for a paycheck every two weeks. Adopting the human resource theory can definitely help hiring managers to hire the best candidates for the position. Personally I can identify with the Human Resource Management School style by being an employee. I work many people who have different views about their job. You have the theory x people who are lazy and irresponsible and need direction, you have the theory y people who are responsible and work well if rewarded, and you have theory z which are people who feel important especially when making decisions on the job. In today’s economy many people are taking whatever job they can get their hands on just to have a paycheck but are not happy with their duties. This causes decrease efficiency and lack of motivation which can lead to high turnover for organizations and bad reputations for hiring the wrong people. This is why organizations need to plan “the Storey model, for example, stresses extra-contractual relations as the basis of planning. Hiring new workers and business plans all revolve around the building of trust, and this trust is built around general managers and floor managers as key HR players. Planning cannot function without those management inputs”. Many organizations need to adopt this model in order to shape and form...
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...Street, Suite 265 Brookline, MA 02446 E-mail: help@careerleader.com Tel: 617.232.8666 Fax: 617.738.9783 www.careerleader.com CareerLeader, LLP December, 2008 Bringing Discipline to the Dream There is no doubt that we are facing very difficult times in the economy, and that this will bring a serious challenge to the job search. At CareerLeader we feel strongly that the current situation demands that students take a hard look at their attitudes and expectations, but not in a way that is driven by reaction, fear, or a spurious (and elusive) “flight to safety.” We believe this economy calls for students’ and other job seekers’ taking the time to renew their efforts to develop their career vision. We have something to learn in this regard from the recent past. We faced tough times in the economy in 2002 and 2003. The recession of that period hit the job market hard, and the going was very tough. During those years many students voiced some version of the complaint, “I’m going to have to abandon my dreams, my career vision, for the sake of pragmatism and a job.” No doubt there are already people who can relate to this sentiment as the current situation develops. That was the wrong attitude in 2002 and it is the wrong attitude in 2008. Now, as then, we need our dream, our sense of our personal career vision, even more, but we need to bring discipline to the dream. We need to work harder, think deeper and make the vision both more detailed and actionable. What would that mean? We...
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