...Duffy and Pugh both explore the transition from child to adult and the loss of innocence through knowledge and experience. Duffy’s poems “In Mrs Tickers class” and “Boy” represent both ends of the spectrum, as one describes children naturally progressing and the other shows an adult longing to return to infancy, whereas Pugh’s poem “Sweet 18” describes the “perfection” of unspoilt innocence. Duffy creates a familiar childhood setting in the poem “in Mrs Tilscher’s class” by using language such as “growed” and “chalky” to represent a typical classroom and emphasise the light – heated approach to life that innocent children have. By highlighting the trivial priorities that children have, such as finding “a good gold star” and “carefully” sharpened pencils, Duffy portrays the differences between the pressures and priorities of childhood to those of an adult life. Familiar childhood memories give the reader a feeling of safety, this technique is also used in Duffy’s poem “Boy” with the phase “I put my pyjamas on ….” Which reveals that boy in this poem feels safe and comfortable in his pyjamas as perhaps this brings back treasured childhood memories. The innocence of a childhood, however, is often spoilt, whether through growing knowledge or experience or whether through growing knowledge or experience or whether it is forced upon the child abruptly. Duffy foreshadows the transition with the phase “inky tadpoles changed from commas into exclamation marks” showing a growth...
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...organizational operations. Bad news in organizations is a daily occurrence. It can be through a negative performance review, customer service disasters, denial of proposals, and employee layoffs or employee terminations. When leaders are asked to name their most difficult task, invariably the delivery of bad news is at the top of the list (Bies, 2010). Even though leaders accept the delivery of is a part of organizations life they are often reluctant to do so. The delivery of bad news is often an emotional event for managers because they may become the target of anger, retaliation and even though they may not be directly responsible, they are often the focus of blame. Being blamed for the news can be detrimental to the person tasked with delivering the bad news, as it may seriously erode their organizational legitimacy. Bad News Defined The working definition of bad news for this purpose is information that results in a perceived loss by the receiver, and it creates cognitive, emotional, or behavioral deficits in the receiver after receiving the news. This definition assists in the recognition that bad news is subjectively determined. There is evidence that bad events have more impact than good events, and this carries serious implications for the delivery of bad news in organizations....
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... The goal of the athlete is getting the gold medal and fame. Competition event: (the Olympic game) Periodization We will use Double Periodization to train the athlete for the competition. It can help the athlete to develop quickly and effectively. Part 2 Musculoskeletal Component General Preparatory Phase We will provide a basic training to build up relative strength, dynamic flexibility and do specific fitness for example jumping, push-up, sit up and aerobic running such more to retain the quality of the athlete. Special Preparatory Phase We try to build up relative strength endurance, speed and maintain the flexibility and strength; Doing specific fitness like weighting training on footage in the gym room and some footwork training. Pre-Competitive Phase The athlete needs to develop the power and the power endurance also keeps the flexibility, strength endurance and speed. We will provide some system for Lin to retain his power. Competitive Phase We will push Lin to improve the power and power endurance at the maximum level as well as maintain the fitness and flexibility at the performance level to ensure Lin has well performance. Transition Period We will provide a week for the athlete to recover the body muscle and energy for preparing the game. Physiological Component General Preparatory...
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...Rites of Passage/Separation, initiation, and reintegration Rites of Passage are significant transition points in the lives of people. They occur often and in many ways throughout a lifetime and in all cultures. There is a marking or a celebration of times that are considered to be a special period of growth, a period of separation from the past and a transition or journey forward to a new stage of life often involving a challenge to change and become new, to mature or move into a different period of growth. These times are celebrated with rituals or ceremonies that include whole communities. A mythologist named Joseph Campbell “put forward the idea of a threefold rite of passage called the monomyth”. He used it in hero roles in legends and myths to illustrate how it applies to humanity as well. A rite of passage included three parts, separation, initiation, and reintegration. It had to do with the coming of a time to separate oneself from family, friends, old ways, or an old life. It is a time when one separates themselves from everyday surroundings and society and takes a ‘sacred voyage’ or journey to a special place, a sacred place. This place is often where one endures hardships or tests that cause a person to think about all they have learned and have been and who they really are and intend to be. This stage is often called the initiation and is marked by a challenge or struggle. It is a time of overcoming, a time of accomplishment and at its end one...
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...LEADERSHIP The process of organizational change management Initiating Diagnosis Creating vision Planning Motivating Power management Implementation Management of personal transition Stabilization Monitoring and control UNFREEZING MOVE REFREEZING MGT 597 ETHICS & LEADERSHIP Initiating changes The first step in change management The importance of leader’s mental change In order to initiate changes, a leader has to: 1. 2. 3. 4. Recognizes causes and drivers of change; Develops his own awareness of the necessity of breaking with status quo Develops his wish to make changes and to make decision to start changes; Identifies and appoint a change agent, define his roles and responsibilities and build productive relationship with him MGT 597 ETHICS & LEADERSHIP Model of causes of organizatioonal changes External soruces – changes in environment The inertia of organization Internal sources -. Changes in the company 1 Anticipation of the crisis External and / or internal misbalance 1 2 Deacrease of performances and crisis Initiating of organizational changes MGT 597 ETHICS & LEADERSHIP Anticipation of the crisis Inertia and crisis of organization Sources of inertia Organizational routines Organizaitonal culture, interpretative schemes Power structure Phases in development of the crisis Refusing the crisis Explaning the crisis Deepening the crisis Colapse of...
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...Stress also comes in the form of burnout. The burnout phase can begin at the point of psychological strain in response to chronic work stress. (Greenhaus 263) Burnout is a psychological strain in response to chronic work stress. Although initially it was thought that burnout was primarily associated with jobs with a high degree of human interaction, such as those in the social services and health care sectors, it is now recognized that burnout is more widespread and can appear in many occupations and industries. Burnout has been likened to job depression since emotional exhaustion is a symptom. Burnout has also been considered a problem of motivation because individuals suffering from this condition exhibit low engagement in their job. This essay will look at some of the major components of stress and burnout, as it relates to career management. I researched two articles found in the business source database, and my goal is to discuss some of the industry expert’s thoughts, opinions, as well as ways to cope and handle these emotional defeats of one’s career. This article explains the process up until when an employee reaches the phase of burnout. The authors examined the pattern of burnout change over time depending on career transition type. The authors challenged existing burnout theory by articulating how the 3-burnout dimensions should differ in their pattern of change over time as a result of their career transition types for organizational newcomers, internal job changers...
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...changes as family members adjust to the biological and psychosocial changes through their early stages in their young lives. Adolescence is the intermediary stage of growth between childhood and adulthood. It represents the period of time during which a person is subjected to an array of natural transformations and runs into a number of emotional tribulations. The ages, which are termed to be part of adolescence, vary by ethnicity and extend from the preteens to nineteen years. “Many of these changes are the normal, scheduled, and inevitable life-transition of adolescence, whereas others are unplanned and experienced by a minority of individuals” (Gunner 123). Adolescence is often divided by psychologist into three distinct phases: early, mid, and late adolescence. In the article Inside Your Teen’s Head, Parade.Com state; “Truth is, the teenage brain is like a Ferrari: it is sleek, shiny, sexy, fast, and it corners really well. But it also has really crappy breaks.” The most difficult phase of life is early adolescence. It is a phase when a child is not yet mature but he is no longer a kid. “Early adolescence is a time of many physical, mental, emotional, and social changes.” (401)Although teens insist that they have grown enough to be self independent, parents still do not provide plenty of freedom. This is the time when even studies are getting more complex and physical changes are a constant source of frustration. There is a lot of confusion, hesitation and a search of the real...
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...can be irrational at times. This paper will review a situation that involved change and how a company dealt with changes to the daily workforce. The Change Companies that merge face a daunting task of determining the best course of action for the newly formed company. The definition of merger according to (Sanders, n.d), this is the uniting of two or more organizations. This task is combining all departments that will serve the new entity. This acquisition means that some of the employees that serve in the same capacity can be eliminated so that both parties have the best workforce suited for the position. The process can be lengthy due to the size of the original companies. There should a strategy in place to make the transition. This is change management. There are different dynamics in the process of organizational change (Edmonds, 2001 33-36). These effects can be external and internal. The internal influences are those that are within the company. The external influences are those outside the company. The most important is being prepared for change. There are teams that just manage the changes a company will go through during a merger. Essential changes will not occur if an organization is not open to change (Bisoux, 2015)....
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...Leading Change, Transition & Transformation A Guide for University Staff 1 Contents 1. Purpose of the ‘How To’ Guide………………………………………………….3 2. Who is the Guide For and Why Use it?.........................................................3 3. Understanding Organisational Change…………………………………….….3 • Introduction……………………………………………………………………4 • What is Change Management………………………………………………4 • • • • What are the differences between change and transition? What is transformation? Leading and managing change Why is organisational change difficult to accomplish? 4. Kotter’s Eight-Stage Process for Creating Major Change……………………7 5. Bridge’s Three Phases for Managing Transition ……………………………...9 6. The Project Management Approach to Change Projects…………………...11 7. Managing Performance During Times of Change……………………..….…19 8. Further Reading…………………………………………………………….……20 2 PURPOSE OF THE ‘HOW TO’ GUIDE The purpose of this guide and accompanying online resources is to provide University staff with an overview of ‘best practice’ change management methodologies, research, readings and guiding pro formas. This guide does not attempt to reproduce the many informative texts written on change management, transition and transformation. The follow-up reading is also strongly advised as it informs much of the change management and transition processes undertaken in the University of Adelaide. The guide identifies the differences between managing the process of change and leading people through...
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...Organization (WHO) has defined learning disabilities as a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind. Somebody with a general learning disability is said to have a significant impairment of intellectual, adaptive and social functioning. The way Learning Disability has been defined has been changing over different phases. The term has experienced a shift in dominance from Physicians to Psychologists and most recently to Educationist. The shift has been from an evaluation phase to instruction, education and training. Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV 1800-1930 1930-1960 1960-1980 1980-Present / / / Foundation Phase Transition Phase Integration Phase Contemporary Phase Phase Details Foundation Phase During the Foundation Phase, medical theories of brain function and dysfunction were formulated. Transition Phase Transition Phase emphasised more on the Clinical Study of the Child by Psychologists Integration Phase Integration Phase was characterized by the rapid growth of school programme for learning disabled children Contemporary Phase The current phase is an eclectic approach with a shift to the Educators. It is a coming together of the doctors , psychologists, parents and teacher with ultimate responsibility lying on the teachers The term Learning Disability actually was coined in 1963 here in Chicago by Dr. Samuel Kirk. Earlier to this varying confusing labels...
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...Coordination is also helped to develop when kicking, catching or throwing a ball. 10. 5.1 Explain how times of transition can affect children and young people’s development. Evaluate the effect on children and young people having positive relationships during transition. (5.1) (5.2) Times of transition can affect children and young people in many ways and can be stressful and can also affect children’s emotional wellbeing and academic achievement. For example, when my son was in lower school and going up into year 2, he was extremely anxious about having a new teacher and went through a phase of always wanting to go the toilet. This happened for a short while until he was comfortable with his new teacher and his new routine. To try and combat this I would ensure we would talk about his day at school on a daily basis and I liaised with the school. If issues are not identified or dealt with at times of transition this could lead onto further problems, which could affect their emotional, intellectual, physical and psychological...
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...IPT is a structured, often time limited therapy that focuses on interpersonal functioning and its association to mood states. These altered mood states (depression) are thought of as medical illnesses, and clients are assigned the sick role to relieve some of the self-blame of being “faulty.” Depression is thought of as arising from four central contexts, including: grief, interpersonal disputes, role transitions, or interpersonal deficits. (Weissman, Markowitz, and Klerman, 2007). One of the tasks of therapy is to define the context in which the client is experiencing the most distress and then focus on improving his or her interpersonal interactions, which will then help to improve mood states and emotional regulation. IPT focuses on affects within the interpersonal context, there is no homework, and the therapist is focused on the client’s life outside of therapy, not his or her internal world. The IPT therapist is warm, positive, and hopeful. They are active and supportive, and take an expert role in therapy. They know and understand that the client is “sick” and want the client to feel confident that recovery is possible. (Bateman,...
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...have no idea with it, because nothing familiar. Three weeks ago, most of students came to Swansea university, maybe they will focus on a lot of different culture between UK and their home countries but also they will experience that stages of adjustment experienced during cultural transition, it calls-The W curve theory. The W curve include the people’s emotion during the phase when they come to UK before, in the UK and come back to home country how dose they feeling. Stages of adjustment: first phase is honeymoon, because of insulated from their home countries, therefore they will feel extremely excited with these unfamiliar cultures and surroundings. Follow this phase is turn to disintegration, these things which are different between their lives before make them feel intruded. After that, they become re-integration when time past. in addition, they would like to stop think the upset from second culture. In the end of period, they become more independent and confidence in new lives. For example, make new friends and build their social groups. Effects of transition, stages of honeymoon, disintegration, re-integration, autonomy and independence in terms of three sides such as perceptions, emotional and behaviour also obtain a many...
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...Abstract There are approximately three million people serving in the Armed Forces, and there are about 1.8 million children that are part of military families. With over a decade in war, multiple and prolonged absences of the military parent have taken a toll on the military youth. With deployments and Temporary Duty (TDY) separations have become a way of life for these families. Although it may seem they are accustomed to these separations, recent studies have found increased emotional and behavioral difficulties associated to the military deployment cycle for youth of all ages. Adolescents, who are naturally going through a period of marked changes in their lives, and as they are trying to find their identity and learn to be independent, parental separation due to the military can impact their development. This paper includes research and a literature review on adolescents and the military life, how being part of a military family affects their social, emotional, cognitive and physical development, as well as the findings from an informational interview with a School Counselor. Introduction The United States military force consists of more than 2.2 million voluntary service members (Department of Defense; DoD, 2011). In 2007, approximately 1.88 million US Children had at least one parent serving in the military (Reed, Bell, & Edwards, 2011, p. 1676). The experience of being part of a military family is unique and rewarding, but at the same time is filled with sacrifices...
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............................................................................................................ 3 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 4 Why Change?......................................................................................................................... 5 The Elements of Change ..................................................................................................... 5 The Change Management Life Cycle ............................................................................... 7 Phase 1: Identify the Change ............................................................................................. 8 Phase 2: Engage the People .............................................................................................10 Phase 3: Implement the Change ..................................................................................... 12 Conclusion ...........................................................................................................................14 References ...........................................................................................................................15 The ESI Solution ..................................................................................................................16 The Change Management Life Cycle Abstract Every organization is affected by change. Still...
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