...themselves from further developing them. Now managers understand the importance of people skills and universities are incorporating social entrepreneurship education which fosters social responsibility awareness leading to workplace satisfaction (Judge & Robbins, 2016, p. 2). As an employee of Wego Chemical in 2000, I performed my personal best when I accomplished the largest sales transaction between our organization and Merck Germany. The sale of $750,000 of products to Merck over a 3-month span has been marked the largest sales transaction. This transaction only occurred with diligence, competency and interpersonal skills consisting of verbal communication, problem solving and decision-making. The vice president and owner of the organization acclaimed this transaction. It was noted that success was driven by the above strengths. After such an accomplishment, identifying my reflected best self was directly correlated to my interpersonal skills which I value as my strengths. Reflected best self is a strength-based conception of the qualities and characteristics that a person believes he or she exudes when they are at their best (Roberts, Dutton, Spreitze, Heaphy,& Quinn, 2005). Now, it is imperative to continue developing my strengths through daily practice and application in both work and non-work related environments. By setting goals, SMART goals, these identified strengths will provide the necessary leadership qualities. My SMART goal is to advance future career...
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...certificate, passport, or driver’s license. Identity is tied closely to identification; it refers to who you are and the specific characteristics that make you different from other individuals. In communication studies, identity includes not only who you are but also the social categories you identify yourself with and the categories that others identify with you.” Alberts (2013). The three identities developments through communication are reflected appraisal, social comparisons, and self-fulfilling prophecies. Reflected appraisal is a primary influence on identity development. It’s the self-image on how others view them. It’s also known as the “looking-glass self” Alberts (2013), it’s the self-image that others reflect back to you. When we are born our identity starts, we don’t have a sense of self yet, our parents talk to us and we learned to respond and figure out who we are. Parents that have a nice happy baby will be closer the baby, whereas the baby cries a lot they will feel frustrated and not be drawn to their baby. The reflected appraisal happens with your friends, family, teachers, people you know and also strangers. Social comparison is how we act in groups of other people. How we measure ourselves in a group in our group identity. For example your mom tell you to never use swear...
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...Everyone goes through adversity at some point in their life, although some individuals have it harder than others, any misfortune or hardship is reflected back on to our identities. Any suffering we engage in is reflected through our strengths and weaknesses that are sourced from identity. Adversity is nevertheless a factor that shapes identity, but it is also a learning aspect. Image by Stephen Shaver displays that the reactions you have to misery and suffering surrounding you builds identity. Despite the fact that the little girl many not have much, she is offering all she has to help another individual. In this act of kindness the little girl is not thinking about herself and is merely distracted by the wellbeing of another, this reflects who she is, as you can see her pureness and heart through her actions. Essentially, actions speak louder than words, and these actions are displaying a person with compassion unselfishness....
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...>cases Ramada Demonstates Its Personal Best® >Abstract This case describes syndicated research in the hospitality industry that revealed trends in customer satisfaction and Ramada’s proprietary research leading to the development of the Personal Best™ employee hiring, training and motivation program. www.ramada.com >The Scenario In 1996 the latest D. K. Shifflet survey of customer satisfaction in the hospitality industry showed mid-tier hotels continuing their downward trend in perceived customer service, reflected by more and more respondents giving ratings on customer service in the 7 or lower range on Shifflet’s 10-point scale. While Ramada’s satisfaction rates held steady, “It was only a matter of time before we experienced the problem,” says Tim Pigsley, director of operations for Ramada Franchise Systems (RFS). Shifflet research highlighted three critical areas for study that could influence customer satisfaction: hiring (finding the best people to deliver Ramada’s brand of exceptional service), training (giving employees the tools to deliver exceptional service), and motivation (providing the impetus for Ramada employees to deliver exceptional service). Unlike some of its competitors, RFS is a totally franchised system. In such an environment, not only must headquarters contend with the variable human factor of all service operations, but additionally, RFS must contend with differing “exceptional service” standards among owners of the nearly 900 Ramada properties...
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...University of Phoenix, one may accomplish this by participating in self-assessments. When one is earnest and open with his or her views and values, these self-assessments reflects it, which enables one to develop and grow in his or her leadership style. The self-assessment used for this assignment contains six areas and each area is analyzed and interpreted. The analysis and interpretation gives one a true picture of his or her strengths and weaknesses in a leadership role as a Counselor helping veterans to enter and be successful in post-secondary education. The first self-assessment asked “What’s My Leadership Style?” which taps the degree to which one is task or people oriented indicates that one’s concern for people or people-orientation which focuses on group interactions and the needs of individual members is high with a score of eight. The self-assessment also indicated that one’s concern for task or task-orientation which focuses on getting the job done is also high with a score of 17. This self-assessment states that the “best leaders are ones that can balance their task/people orientation to various situations” and a high score on both task/people orientation indicates this balance (Pfeiffer and Jones, 1974). The self-assessment that follows asked “How Charismatic Am I?” and one having a high score in this area is considered by followers as having heroic or extraordinary leadership abilities. The self-assessment of “How Charismatic Am I?” indicates that one scored 111...
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...The Dream Job Interview This is a paper that states what I feel would be my dream job, my self-concepts or who I think I am. It also explains why the self-concepts I have chosen represent me as a person. This also shows how some of these self-concepts came to be apart of me. It will also show the explanation of different catagories that some of these self-conceptes fit into. This will show why I am cable of doing my dream job I have chosen. As well as who I am as a person in general. My dream job would be to become a Medical Lab Technician. Medical Lab Technicians are a big part of the medical field. They deal with toxicology, chemistry, hematology, immunology, and microbiology. As well as receiving, typing, testing and recording inventory...
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...I was a little surprised after I saw the results. I had thought of myself a little differently than the results indicated but saw that it reflected what I had been working to improve and what needed to still be worked on. My achievement and self – actualizing styles are in the highest range. In addition humanistic-encouraging and affiliative styles were also in the high range. Indicating that my constructive styles were all in the high range. I believe my experience and life skills learned have led to my LSI survey indicating that I have worked very hard to improve myself overall. My high range achievement scores indicate that I will feel positively challenged by what I am confronted with in life. I will strongly believe that I can change things and make them the way they should be, and I am a risk taker. Recognizing that I will have problems and setbacks, I have contingency plans to overcome obstacles and unknowns. Additionally, I typically derive great satisfaction from being guided by my own goals, and I do tend to encourage others to adopt my goals, from a genuine desire to see them improve. I try to encourage achievement-oriented thinking by helping others discover the power of personal goal setting as I have. I have a strong desire to do things well and I work best with minimal to no supervision. My survey also indicates my Self-Actualizing style is in the highest range also which shows that I have a great deal of confidence in myself and in my ability to make things...
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...the image formed by lenses; enumerate the colors that make up white light; explain what causes colors of object; and cite applications of diffractions, interference and polarization of light. How to learn from this module Here is a simple guide for you in going about the module. 1. Read and follow the instructions very carefully. 2. Take the pretest (20-item multiple-choice test) to determine how much you know about the lessons in the module. 3. Check your answers against the correct answers provided at the last page of the module. 4. Be very honest in taking the test so you know how much knowledge you already have about the topic. 5. Perform all the activities, as these will help you have a better understanding of the topic. 6. Take the self-tests at the end of each lesson to determine how much you learned about the lesson. 7. Take the posttest (20-item multiple choice test) to assess how much you learned in this module. Have fun in learning these lessons...
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...job because no one had said anything different. Since, Toya doesn’t take negative feedback well the mentor should have explained or read the description of her job title this would had eliminated the confusion and a better outcome for her job performance review. What do you think is the self-concept of Toya? The mentor should have told Toya the things she is doing wrong but instead she was assuming that she was doing an excellent job. Toya was lacking self-esteem and confident within herself which lead to reflected appraisal because she needed a positive encouragement just to verify that she was doing her job alright. One way to think about reflected appraisals is to realize that people can behave as uppers, downer and vultures (Wood, 2010, p. 45). People act as uppers when they reflect positive appraisals about a person such as letting Toya know about her strengths and also her downer that consist of her flaws or mistakes. Also, Toya had gotten the impression that she was being attack and that is called a vulture because her whole demeanor changed once the job performance was done. How is self-concept affecting the interaction? Is it helping it? Hindering it? Explain? Toya’s self –concept is hindering her because the mentor notices how she is being...
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...Hobby is activity that individuals do for pleasure on the spare time. Most of us have hobby because having a specific interest on something makes our physical and mental balance. We choose hobby base on our own interest and practice it on a regular basis. In today's fast moving society, many people experience stress on a daily basis. This can cause them many sleepless night. Stress affects us mentally, physically and emotionally. One of the best ways of dealing with stress is having a hobby. The reasons are that hobbies allow us the ability to unleash our creativity, boost our self esteem, engage in an activity we are passionate about and give us a sense of pleasure and accomplishment. Even though it is obviously that hobbies and interest are reflected by trend and it will change over time. However there are some extend on hobbies reflected by trends and fashion. It is true that fashion directly effects on people’s interest because it is normal that we try to pull the gap within others. So that we would not feel we are out-dated or lack of the awareness of the trends. In other words, people cannot live by their own world, they have to get involved with friends family and people around them. Thus they try to follow up the trend and get involved with their surroundings. Nowadays people like to change their day by day activities into the latest trends and also they are following popular things what their surrounding peoples make them popular in their area. Hobbies and interest are...
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...whether student or educator. This is an important concept to be sensitive to as the process of moving forward with the knowledge and skill-sets needs to be supported and nurtured in order to facilitate the standard of care that is safe, accountable, and competent. The expectations of students within academia and within the staff mix on units can vary giving students a sense of role ambiguity diminishing the sense of belonging and taking away from the clinical learning experience. According to Higgins, Lathlean, Levett-Jones, & McMillan (2009),“Nursing students’ motivation and capacity to learn, self-concept, confidence, the extent to which they are willing to question or conform to poor practice and their future career decisions are influenced by the extent to which they experience belongingness (p.316).”Acceptance by senior and experienced nurses plays a pivotal role in the development of self-concept and application of theoretical perspectives into practice. Negative experiences with staff are detrimental to the learning process by creating environments of stress, anxiety, and an overall feeling of un-acceptance by staff, and at times, instructors. This can be attributed to the many factors that are influencing the profession of nursing including increased workloads, decreased staffing, scope of practice issues, safe work environments, and violence in the workplace (Lofmark et al, 2008). These issues influence nurses perceptions of their jobs and can negatively affect their attitudes...
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...a surprising number of undesirable mental health consequences; Self depression, low self-esteem, bitterness and jealousy amongst their peers. As a teenager myself, I believe that not only does social media and depressive symptoms go hand in hand, but the mediating factor seems to be what we called “Social Comparison.” As the saying goes, “Comparison is the thief of joy” and yet many of us are inclined to make comparisons between our dullest moments and our friend’s momentous ones which they posted online. As much as how illogical these social comparisons may be, our emotional responses to such image can be so strong that they completely overpower our sense of logic and affect our mood. We all know the gut wrenching feeling that arises when we see something lacking in ourselves which provokes the thoughts of second guessing our looks, personality or capabilities. So how can we stop ourselves from feeling this way? Simple. I have come to learn that we should always keep reminding ourselves what reality is as people are constantly only showcasing the best aspects of their life onto social media. This also means that reality is what is really missing and hidden on social media. Many emphasize the best version of themselves instead of the real versions. Life can be tough, ugly, sad, depressing at times. There is no such thing as perfect life. But in the social media world, these are unlikely to be reflected and in the photos people post onto their social media accounts...
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...Question: What Is Self-Concept? Answer: Self-concept is the image that we have of ourselves. This image is formed in a number of ways, but is particularly influenced by our interactions with important people in our lives. SELFCONCEPTan idea of the self constructed from the beliefs one holds about oneself and the responses of others. Intrapersonal communication, or communication within yourself, is an area of study that is fundamental to the field of interpersonal communication. Interpersonal Communication is communication with others, whereas Intrapersonal communication limits itself to communication within the individual. It is communication that takes place within the individual when he or she is communicating with others, or simply, when he or she is alone and thinking to himself or herself. When a person says to himself or herself, “way to go,” he or she is engaging in intrapersonal communication. The practice of Intrapersonal Communication is critical to helping you develop not only your sense of self but also help you identify how to communicate with others. You see, your value of yourself determines how you communicate with others so it is important to assess your self concept. The self-concept is based on what people are told by others and how the sense of self is reflected in the words and actions of important people in one’s life, such as parents, siblings, coworkers, friends and teachers. Self Concept Self concept is how you see yourself and is important...
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...III. Evaluate Leadership Theory Culture is developed overtime and is strongly influenced by the leadership styles presented within the community. I think what really stands out, in the GM community, is the unrestrictive leadership style. Although this type of leadership could be effective in certain environments where employees are highly trained, not all employees possess the characteristics to make it work. This style of leadership also produces low motivation and leads to poor work performance Because of issues GM faced with the recalls, management realized that issues had been brought up but not to upper management. Employees did the “nod” but no one took responsibility. Along with a lack of engagement, GM decided to shift...
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...Individual Assignment MGT/521 April 4, 2011 Professor: Eddie Aprile Abstract Societies are inherently a collection of people working together to achieve an objective. Every person in the society has their own distinctive morals, values, and experiences that contribute to the success or failure of that society. In place are fair laws, rules, and regulations that keep societies from falling into anarchy such as there are tools and strategies available to build successful teams in the workplace. Effective team building starts by establishing the team's core values and never breaking them. During the formation of the team it is essential to create a team charter in order to mutually define the purpose of the team, determine the goals of the team, and how the team will work together to achieve its objectives. The team charter frames the expectations of each team member and serves as the document of record for performance accountability. Analysis of a Team Charter “Chartering is the procedure by which a team meets at the beginning of its process to describe its mission or task, set its goals, secure commitment by members to the achievement of those goals, make its plans, and allocate its resources (University of Phoenix, 2004, p. 4). The team charter is a document created by the members of the team to define individual responsibilities, expectations, and rules of conduct. The charter establishes communication protocol, escalation procedures for underperforming members...
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