Gloria:
In our first week of management theory we learned about some of the functions of management such as planning, controlling, leading and organizing. Using money and time properly was very informative. How an organization can impact the public positively or negatively was another learning process that we all found to be valuable information from the responses in the discussion and participation questions. Looking at efficiency, external and internal factors along with environmental scanning, technology and intelligent analysis was a bonus because so many of these things are taken for granted and when used incorrectly will hurt an organization. All organizations need to be aware of their image in the publics eye. Sometimes it's not what you say but your actions that the organization takes can often hurt them as well. Learning that there is usually a team like structure in place such as high level, mid level and lower level management within an organization was an effective tool too. We were informed about the specific roles each level plays within the organization. Once we learned which team we were put into we had to prepare our team charter with contact information and availability so we could communicate with one another and learn how to work together within a team environment.
Lastly we all had to identify a specific time in our lives when we had to make a personal or professional decision and compare those decisions with this past weeks learned information. This really made us break down our thought to see if we would have done something similar or differently because of our new found