...Business Plan Part 1: Preparation Describe an original idea for a product or service you think you can develop and sell. A service that I think I can sell would be motivational speaking. I can also develop and sell books. The most inspiring and successful motivation speakers are those with a personal story of success that can be passed on to audiences (Marsden, ehow.com). I know this because I am currently doing speeches now and will eventually author books. I choose this path because I have always been a talker. Every since a child, I have loved to speak in front of crowds. I would love to read the Sunday school minutes. I was then introduced to Toastmasters International Speaking Club and was advised of how well of a speaker I am. I did not believe it at first. I then begin to see it because people demanded me to speak so they could hear me. I decided I could make this a career, so I started speaking. Now I am four speeches away from having my Advanced Communicator Silver with Toastmasters. Once it is obtained, I will only have one more level to reach out of five, which is the Advanced Communicator Gold. I am also working on becoming an accredited speaker through Toastmaster. Once I become an accredited speaker, I will be able to charge for my speeches versus accepting whatever donations are provided. Once my speaking career takes off, I will venture off into authoring books. I think I can sell books because I am an excellent speaker and people will...
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...each point of motivational interviewing, why it was used, and whether or not it was successful. What was done well in this interview, and why? What would you have done differently, and why? Of the theories we have learned in this unit, which theory stands out in this interview? Where and how? “A client-centered and empathetic counseling style is one fundamental and defining characteristic of motivational interviewing. We regard the therapeutic skill of reflective listening or accurate empathy ... to be the foundation on which skillfulness in motivational interviewing is built ... Through skillful reflective listening, the counselor seeks to understand the client’s feelings and perspectives without judging, criticizing, or blaming ... The crucial attitude is a respectful listening to the person with a desire to understand his or her perspective” (Miller & Rollnick, 2002, p. 37) In this case, the Motivational interviewing refers to an interpersonal counseling or communication style rather than a specific therapy or set of techniques (Rollnick & Miller, 1995). This style is evident in the process of MET (Motivational Enhancement Therapy). The focus of this particular interview was on helping the client to overcome reluctance or ambivalence on his own, while allowing him to make positive changes in his approach to anger management. The therapy did not assume that the client wanted to change, but lead the client to own their need for change. The motivational interviewing assumed...
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...Sarah Rose Management Skills Development: MGT 585-02W Fall 2013 Case Analysis Does this milkshake taste funny? George Steins’ Ethical Dilemma * Discuss all of the reasons why you believe George might act unethically and remove the filters, allowing the maggots to remain in the mix. The first reason George might act unethically is due to Social Learning Theory. “Analysis revealed that perceived learning opportunities were shaped, enabled, and constrained by a variety of social, cultural, structural, and process-related imperatives. This was manifested through two learning systems: (1) a formal learning system directly managed by the organization and (2) an informal system that was fostered through strong social networks and driven by the organizational culture. From this investigation, we posit a social theory of learning, which encompasses sharing knowledge and experience through social interaction” (O’Toole, 2011). This is an article for developing learned systems by the Australian Army in their ‘fighting for knowledge’ campaign to understand learned systems in a military setting. Using a focus group of over 150 armed personnel to understand some of the cultural and social systems enforced. Social theory is a theory that states that we learn through observation and our direct experiences with others (Robbins. 2013). The social learning theory is enacted by both formal learning systems, decreed through management, and informal social networks. In the case George is...
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...also plays a role in the expectancy theory. She did believe that if she worked hard her business would succeed more than she would have expected. Ms. Sheets opened a Stick Men University that was used to train franchisees and movers how to properly move items and customer service. Case Two: Siemen’s New Boss The theory this case study shows is expectancy theory. I feel that Mr. Kleinfield displayed the characteristics of this theory. He came to the business young and with new ideas that would save the company money and the employees their jobs. It appears that the plant was costing the business more money than they expected or wanted to continue paying. Mr. Kleinfield came to the location and had to convince the employees to change their normal hours days and hours. He eventually convinced the employees to do as he asked which in time reduce production time and costs, which saved their jobs. He was open to questions by anyone in the plant, even the employee reps. He was there to show them that he was there for them. He started to build the trust of all people involved until he got to a point where people trusted him and what he wanted of...
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...TOPIC: Attrition in organizations Group 7: Rahul Kumar Gupta: 12P157 Rajesh Choudhary: 12P158 Rajiv Gupta: 12P159 Rakshit Sharma: 12P160 Ravi Goel: 12P161 Ravi Kant Singla: 12P162 Attrition The reduction in staff and employees in a company through normal means, such as retirement and resignation is called attrition. Attrition leads to loss of key employees who have thorough knowledge of the company and its practices. Appointing new employees in place of old involves cost of recruiting and training them. Experience in a field is very important for better performance. New employees lack this and this might lead to some pitfalls during their work. If there is high attrition, it also results in a negative impact on new employees about the work...
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...Whenever the term motivational speaker is introduced to a conversation, I instantaneously imagine an overly enthusiastic man, preparing to deliver the same watered-down, cookie cutter speech that has roamed the halls of every high school. Therefore, it was only natural for me to shrink back in fatigued anguish at the thought of having to endure the same torturous event in which I would be expected to appreciate with mock enticement. Mr. Christopher Taylor is a man of too many words and very little tolerance for ignorance. Walking into the room, the weight of his presence was awakening. Something about the way my older peers glanced at him with the up most respect sent a trigger alerting me to the significance of him. Although he sat patiently through his detailed introduction, his eyes focused around the room, seemingly categorizing each student into a database, well organized through years of practice. Light applause trailed him as he took a firm stance in the front of the ballroom. Deceptively, he began with generalized questions about how people perceive each other, trivial knowledge that determined little, other than the common sense of his audience. After a series of varyingly mediocre topics, Mr. Taylor quieted down and pondered to himself for a second, gaining his thoughts and deciding how best to approach the next topic, “How many of you are pre-med students?” he asked inquisitively. I was one of many of the proud students who raised their hands. Nodding in acceptance...
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...OL 125: Personal Development Plan – SWOT Analysis (Milestone Two) Student Name: Sheril Cunamay Date: May 20, 2014 Strengths (What do I do well?) | Weaknesses (Where can I make improvements?) | List at least 4 strengths here. Use complete sentences. * 1. I play piano real well. * 2. I am a great motivational speaker. * 3. I’m always very passionate about what I do. * 4. I am very self-motivated. | List at least 4 weaknesses here. Use complete sentences. * 1. I’m very shy. * 2. I’m sometimes over confident about things. * 3. I’m too emotional at times * 4. I am a workaholic. If I could work and not take a break, I would. Sometimes I lose sight of the more important things in life. | Opportunities (What kinds of things could I be doing based on my strengths?) | Threats (Where could I be using my strengths and talents more productively?) | List at least 4 opportunities here. Use complete sentences. * 1. I could be playing for my churches ministry when they go to sing at other churches. * 2. I could speak to those around me to be led to God through my motivational speaking. * 3. I could use my passion for others and music and teach those around me to turn to God through music. * 4. I could pursue to open up a new ministry that would show those people in the town that I’m in about God’s love. | List at least 4 threats here. Use complete sentences. * 1. I could be using my talents in churches. * 2. I could be using them at the children’s hospital...
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... Motivational Interviewing Part 1 Kristeen Pearson kristeenpearson@y7mail.com Introduction. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change, It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person’s own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion.’ Miller & Rollnick (2013 p. 29) The main idea of motivational interviewing is to purposefully create a conversation around change, without attempting to convince the person of the need to change or instructing them about how to change. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a therapeutic approach that was originally developed in the alcohol and other drug field by William Miller and Stephen Rollnick (Miller 1983 Miller & Rollnick, 1991). This approach was influenced by the principles and practices of a client-centred counselling to encourage the client to move through the stages of change and to make personal choices along the...
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...weren’t under her job description. She delegated other duties to us and ultimately we felt very demeaning. As employees, we didn’t care to come to work and produce quality work. We had no motivation to get anything done and we were constantly upset with the decisions made by the manager. This didn’t help the dynamic in our department. Communication is key when trying to turn the dynamic around. Managers should consider the thoughts and feelings of all their employees. Surveys and questionnaires and other forms of feedback can sometimes be very useful in trying to decide the main focus of change. If surveys and questionnaires are being used to gain feedback, they should also be used in the movement of change. The manager mentioned earlier conducted a survey to review what changes should occur in our department. We then had a meeting to discuss this as a group and determine how to proceed with the changes...
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...in which you believe in or you have benefited from personally, you will be a very successful person. I’ll always prefer to promote the products/services that I had used, reviewed, joined or read before. We live in abundance of wealth today. There is no limit to our earnings; we have the capacity to earn extraordinary income if we are determined to achieve it. What is most important is how we deliver our own self to others. If we give our best capability, the successful result we want will come to us ultimately. This is the law of Universal Abundance that I have learned throughout the years. You can distribute this ebook for FREE. You probably had received this ebook from a friend or by subscribing to my e-zine, eSuccessMastery Success Motivational Resources E-zines....
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...body’s response to situations that pose demands, constraints or opportunities, and stressor is defined as the stimulus that evokes a stress response. It is universally accepted that optimum levels of stress can act as a creative, motivational force that can drive people to achieve incredible feats (eustress). Chronic or traumatic stress (distress) on the other hand, is potentially very destructive and can deprive people of physical and mental health, and at times even of life itself. Stressors can be divided into various categories: (a) Physical or environmental stressors: • Inadequate ventilation • Pollution • Overcrowding • Famine • Excessive or continuous noise • Peer pressure • Work pressure • Family pressure • Information overload • Social isolation (b) Natural disasters or disasters caused by human activity: • Multiple injury or fatality accidents • Fires • Hurricanes • Floods • Volcanic eruptions • Earthquakes • Tornadoes • Explosions • Airplane crashes • War (c) Major life changes: • Marriage • Marital separation • Divorce • Exposure to assault or abuse • Birth of a child • Death of a loved one • Change of job • Imprisonment • Retirement • Illness of a family member (d) Hassles, i.e., minor changes or day-to-day aggravations: • Dissatisfaction with one’s physical appearance or sex appeal • Concerns about the well-being of persons dear to us • Job dissatisfaction • Feelings of estrangement • Relationship problems with spouse/partner ...
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...Elisha Jane D. Serrano A55 TREDONE Reaction Paper on FREEDOM WRITERS We all have our own story to tell, the only question is…is it worth telling? The students in Woodrow Wilson Highschool under the class of Mrs. Gruwell were delinquents. They were part of gangs of every kind black, Latin and Cambodians. They were racist. They beat up people who aren’t in their gangs and they protect their own even if it isn’t worth protecting. My first conception of delinquents were that they will never change, they were born to be like that and nothing and no one can change them, but after watching the movie my whole idea of these people changed. The thing is, this people aren’t as useless and worthless as I thought, they can give and be so much more than what they were before. They are actually willing to learn but they didn’t know that at first. They only need a person that can show them they aren’t trash and they deserve what other people are receiving. They deserve to be treated equally. The line that caught my attention the most is “ Everyday I worry when will I be free.” We are all in prisoned in one way or another. Trap in our own world full of cruelty and despair, wondering when will we be set free. But what we don’t see is that we aren’t alone, all of the people in the world are experiencing what we are experiencing. All people no matter what race have something in common. The teens didn’t get that at first, they thought their world and the life they’re trying so...
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...Marketing: consumer behavior Chapter 11 attitudes and influencing attitudes Attitude is an enduring organization of motivational, emotional, perceptual, and cognitive process with respect to some aspect of our environment. By changing the attitude component, marketers often attempt to influence the consumer behavior in a different significant way. Though it may seem positive, in most cases the marketers are changing the behavior in order to sell their products only. They do so by first changing the consumers’ beliefs. After that they try to shift the importance, as well as add additional beliefs and change the ideal. Olay, a skin care product company, portrays a new facial cleanser in an advertisement. The advertisement portrays the famous singer Carrie Underwood with a reinforcing statement that states, “ it takes a team to make me glam, but just one cleanser to keep my skin clean and fresh.” This may change a consumer’s belief by some sort of expected evidence Underwood’s clear and clean skin. This is also an easier task, since the marketers are targeting young adults reading fashion magazines, and desperate to contain or maintain a certain look. The attitude of the consumers is emerged by the portrayal of the Olay cleanser as the solution to everything, almost as if it works like magic, which may be also adding specific beliefs. The worst part about these advertisements is that these new beliefs that are added or changed may not always be true. In this case, the...
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...seemed to be attempting to convey an often missed message. The lens through which we look at a set of circumstances changes our understanding of those circumstances. If we fail to look through different lenses and learn from what we see, important details will be unaccounted for. The four lens model exercise revealed differences, similarities and the tendencies of lens that I view the world through. The differences in the concepts changed depending on the lens. Leadership was described as missing through the cultural lens. The management and motivation lenses appeared to be compensating for what the cultural lens showed to be lacking. The same trend shows itself in the management and motivational categories with one exception. The cultural lens in these categories has a positive tone verses a nonexistent one. Diversity and change categories show an adoption of current status view without being connected to greater understanding. The differences still had a common thread. The exercise has showed that I feel as though I am playing catch up. The similar theme in the four lens model is staggering even to myself. The lens changed but the theme of what I saw through the lens stayed very much the same. There is a progression through the lenses like stages. The cultural lens no matter the category seems under informed or a feeling of a lack of advantage. The lens changes to experience or academic the tone of the comments become more full and balanced. Diversity begins to show the desire...
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...communicate well with each other. Hem and Haw did not work together. 2. Listening * Sniff and Scurry demonstrated how important it is to listen to each other. By listening to each other they were able to navigate the maze and find cheese. Hem demonstrated how not to listen. Hem would not listen to Haw when Haw was trying to get him to move forward. 3. Motivate * Haw used motivational quotes to communicate with not only others but himself. His quotes kept him focused on changing with change. His quotes were also left for Hem, in case he decided to join the journey. 4. Imagination and Creativity * Spencer Johnson, the author used his imagination in creating these characters, the maze, and the cheese. His ability to use his imagination and creativity was an effective communication tool. If the book had been about four ordinary people, the book would not have the same effect. 5. Accept Change * A person should realize if they are not changing and looking to get better they will get comfortable and be left behind the times. Don’t be afraid to change. Change is a good thing. Make the most of it. A person should move from their comfort zones. 6. Have a faith * You will find a new cheese if you start to search on it. There is a lot opportunity out there waiting for you. If you have trouble finding new cheese, there is some training you can take. However, you will need to do this on your own time. Do you...
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