...their lives, and right now you’re probably thinking, “Where is this kid going with this?” Well, I excel in two things, being pro, and being a boss. Being pro is the ability to be more than amateur, and being a boss is better than being an employee. People like to say that they are a boss with no real reasoning behind it, but I’m here to tell you I’m no sham, I am indeed, a boss. I run things around here, when people need something done they come up to me and say, “Hey boss, I need something done” and I just say “What’s up, or what’s that? Sounds like I already finished it.” That’s how expediently I tend to matters of importance. Another boos like quality I have obtained over the years is the ability to build things. Not just material buildings, but social pyramids can be constructed at my will. I run my lunch table and the order that they go about their business, where they’re located and even who gets to talk in what order. Also I can build an elevator, BAM. I would like to close my boss qualities with the fact that I’m a boss because all my b*tches love me, you aint f*cking with my dougie. I am a pro. What am I pro at? “Everything” so say Mrs. Trotter of Hays High School. I’m a pro at all things ranging from sports to Pokémon, and face it, who doesn’t love Pokémon? I’m so pro that people often times ask me how I can possibly maintain my pro status. It’s quite a trivial question for you see, I was born a pro. Talent like mine can’t be made or earned;...
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...SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OPENERS: · · · · · · Tell me about your favorite position, and what role your boss played in making it so unique. Tell me about your least favorite position. Why should I consider you for this position? What can you do for us that someone else can’t? How would you describe your ideal job? What five adjectives best describe you? ACHIEVEMENTFOCUSED QUESTIONS · · · · · · · · What makes you stand out amongst your peers? What has been your proudest accomplishment? Tell me about it. What would your current boss say makes you most valuable to him/her? Tell me what “success” means to you. What do you consider your greatest strength? How do you set goals for yourself? Where do you see yourself five years from now? What motivates you? "PRESSURECOOKER" QUESTIONS · · · · · · · · · · · Tell me about your last performance appraisal. In which area(s) were you most disappointed? Where do you disagree with your boss most often? How did you handle the last time he/she was wrong and you were right? Were you ever in a situation where you had too many things to do in the time available? What happened and how did you handle it? What was your worst mistake last year, and how did you deal with it? How do you work with new and weak members of your group? What kind of people do you feel represent a challenge to work with and how do you best deal with them? You’ve changed jobs frequently. How do we know you’ll stick around? You’ve stayed with the same company...
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...Can BOSS tune to their SUBORDINATES? -Presentation on Mckinsey Article-Why good bosses tune in to their people- by Robert Sutton Difference Between YOU and BOSS When you take a long time, you're slow. When your boss takes a long time, he's thorough. When you don't do it, you're lazy. When your boss doesn't do it, he's too busy. When you make a mistake, you're an idiot. When your boss makes a mistake, he's only human. When doing something without being told, you're overstepping your authority. When your boss does the same thing, that's initiative. When you take a stand, you're being pig-headed. When your boss does it, he's being firm. Difference Between YOU and BOSS When you overlooked a rule of ettiquette, you're being rude. When your boss skips a few rules, he's being original. When you please your boss, you're arse-creeping. When your boss pleases his boss, he's being co-operative. When you're out of the office, you're wandering around. When your boss is out of the office, he's on business. When you're on a day off sick, you're always sick. When your boss has a day off sick, he must be very ill. When you apply for leave, you must be going for an interview. When your boss applies for leave, it's because he's overworked. Daily Prayer of Employee Give me the wisdom to UNDERSTAND my BOSS Give me the Love to FORGIVE him Give me the Patience to UNDERSTAND his deeds But Dearest GOD……………. Don’t give me the...
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...is important that you only take part in this interview if you want to. As such I would be delighted if you would complete and sign this confidentiality questionnaire prior to the interview taking place. (i) In general terms are you willing to take part in this interview: and an edited transcript of the interview submitted to Sheffield Hallam? Yes (ii) Are you happy for your own name to be used in the transcript: or do you want the final transcript to written up with a pseudonym? Own name (iii) Are you happy for the names of other people and organisations to be used in the final transcript: or do you want all other names to be content of this transcription to be submitted to Sheffield Hallam? Pseudonyms (iv) Are you happy for me to submit the final transcript without you reviewing it - or do you want to reserve the right to see the final transcript before I submit? Submit unseen (v) Sometimes the ethical dilemmas described in these transcripts provide real life case studies that can be helpful to show other students, and can provide rich data for research projects. Would you be willing for this transcript to be used in further teaching or research - or would you prefer the transcript to be solely used in the submission of an assessed piece of coursework? Limit to coursework submission Signed: Kian Hashempour. Date: 21/01/2013 Your help, and wisdom, is much valued. Any queries should be directed to n.j.fletcher@shu.ac.uk. Ethical Dilemma Assignment:...
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...guards quickly pulled the hiding CIA agent out and threw him onto the floor in front of Alejandro. “Rats are pests, and we exterminate pests… any last words?”, said Alejandro. “Yeah, siri: send the audio recording along with the words Alejandro’s plans to the CIA”, said the agent. “NO, kill him!”, said Alejandro. “Bang!”, the agent rested on the floor. “Quick, take me to the extraction point in San Diego”, said Alejandro. “And clean this mess up.” “Knock knock”, went the door. Danny Devito jumped off his couch and opened his door, revealing the CIA agent. “John Davidson, CIA”, he said. “What do you want man?”, said Danny. “Get in my car”, said the agent. “Okie-dokie”, said Danny. Danny followed the man into...
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... In spite of this, my Program Manager does not operate in excellence. When, I think about her being grandfathered into management, not having a degree and possibly feeling insecure about managing Counselor’s with degree’s; it bothers me that her male manager is laissez-fair. Mind you, the community I work in has a high turn-over rate, due to lower salaries than other programs and the challenging nature of the position. Nevertheless, employees must possess a Bachelor’s degree; yet, room for advancement is very slim. The program needs Residential Counselor’s to oversee the day to day responsibilities of its residents and ensure compliance of court orders. Thesis Paragraph The population is mostly African American, inner city youth who struggle with Bipolar Disease, ADHD; the trauma of molestation, rape, abusive backgrounds, absent parents, foster care, etc., in addition, the residents are all on medication and lack coping skills. In other words, when my Program Manager was hired 25 years ago; her Baltimore culture fit perfect with the population. At that time; she had a passion for transforming the lives of our troubled youth. I believe she used to have a passion for managing; I think her passion has died out. In addition, to her boss being...
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...awesome. I’ve wondered since day one how in the world they are doing this. How are you a profitable company, low to no turn over rate, and make changes and no one makes a negative sound? I’ve come to the conclusion that my work’s change management initiative utilizes the coaching and nurturing images; the leaders that they have chosen for the organization uses these images impeccably. I consider myself to be the perfect example of my organization supporting the coaching and nurturing images. I am currently an administrative assistant in a hospital. I report directly to the Director of HIM and I support her boss on a daily basis who is a CTO; needless to say I am “rubbing some mighty high elbows”. I was sent to them via a staffing agency, I had absolutely no desire to be an admin and absolutely no experience, not to mention I was terribly intimidated; but they wanted me...
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...Pearl Sold to the Devils for Gold CHARACTERS * JOHN, right eye-blind boy, Paul’s almost little brother * PAUL, left leg-amputated boy, John’s almost big brother * BOSS, syndicate’s leader * SYNDICATE 1/ DOMINIQUE * SYNDICATE 2 * WAITRESS * BOY THIEF * POLICEMAN SCENE ONE Mid-morning, at the street SYNDICATE 1: I think were lucky today! SYNDICATE 2: Why? What’s the reason? SYNDICATE 1: See that kid….Standing near the store. SYNDICATE 2: Yeah! Yeah! I got you. [Syndicate 1 approaches the kid] SYNDICATE 1: Hey there kid! What’s your name? JOHN: I’m John. SYNDICATE 1: How old are you? JOHN: I’m six years old. SYNDICATE 1: Why are you alone? Where are your parents? JOHN: I lost them two years ago. SYNDICATE 1: What happened? JOHN: I can’t remember anything. SYNDICATE: Don’t you have any relatives or friends here? JOHN: I don’t have friends. SYNDICATE 1: Why? You know what, friends give each other gifts. JOHN: Like what? SYNDICATE 1: Like chocolates. Do you want some? JOHN: Uhuh… SYNDICATE 1: Does it taste good? I have more chocolates do you want some more? JOHN: You have more? Do you have lots of it in your pocket? SYNDICATE 1: Yes! But a friend of mine has lots of it in his house. JOHN: Really? She must be rich! How lucky, I wish I was like her…rich… eating all those chocolates. SYNDICATE 1: I’ll introduce you to her. Don’t be afraid, she’s friendly especially to kids who are lonely like you. JOHN: You think so...
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...morals and values are much stricter than others, but nonetheless we all have them. After being hired at my new job three years ago, I was faced with an ethical dilemma that forced me to challenge my own values as well as the company’s values. I had been working for my present employer for about two months. I loved my job, the people I worked with were great, and the company was very supportive of all the employees. I was truly as if I had finally found the place for me. My new boss was awesome; no other words could describe her. She made work fun and also taught me a tremendous amount about banking within those first two months. I will never forget that Friday afternoon when everything would suddenly change. One of my co-workers approached me with a question about loyalty. Would I be loyal to a friend or to my company if I were to have to choose? This was a hard question for me to answer; I wanted to be loyal to both. In this situation there was no way that I could, she explained. My co-worker has suspicions that our boss might be stealing from the bank. This changed things for me. It was no longer a question of who to be loyal to, this came down to what was right and wrong. It was not as black and white to my co-worker; she had been very close friends with our boss for many years. If she told on our boss their friendship may be over, but if she did not tell it would be as if she was stealing as well. I offered her a solution; we would investigate ourselves to see if her suspicions...
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...of this is her boss Stu at Hearthside: When, on a particularly dead afternoon, Stu finds me glancing at a USA Today a customer has left behind, he assigns me to vacuum the entire floor with the broken vacuum cleaner, which has a handle only two feet long, and the only way to do that without incurring orthopedic damage is to proceed from spot to spot on your knees. (94) Luckily, ineffective and disrespectful bosses like Stu are not common in Florida. If he had made some changes in his management style, the working atmosphere at Hearthside would have been better. No one deserves that kind of treatment from their employer. I have interviewed several people who have...
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...situation B, I chose working with my boss. The highest score I had from the entire assessment was a 23 for Accommodation styles utilized with my boss. My lowest score was a 13 which was on Collaboration styles with my sister. I had relatively static scores throughout the assessment, but I am extremely accommodating with my boss, and less inclined to work with my sister. I think these are pretty normal aspects, as most people should be accommodating of their boss or else they could lose their job. However, I feel that being accommodating does not necessarily mean suppressing my own emotions or needs when it comes to work. I feel that I have a close relationship with my boss, but accommodation is typically utilized out of respect. I think I scored so high on accommodation strictly because of the nature of the working relationship. My sister scored a 15 on accommodation. I feel less inclined to make accommodations for her, give her the benefit of the doubt, or satisfy her expectations. I did my sister’s score in the competition and compromise style was relatively high. I definitely use my influence in the household to get my ideas accepted, and use my authority in the house to make a decision in my favor. I think that I have a general lack of consideration for her, and I have a habit of returning that when I feel that she displays it with me. I realize that an appropriate way to resolve the conflict, or improve relations. On the other hand, my boss scored a 13 on competition styles...
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...old but I’m the boss and I hate Ms Simpson. Therapist: Yes Joey, I understand something happened in Ms Simpson’s class today and that is what I wanted to talk to you about today. Why do you say you hate Ms Simpson? Joey: Ms Simpson is mean and ugly and she is always trying to tell me what to do. And I hate all the kids they are all just stupid. I just want to smack all of them. They want me to play stupid games with them but I don’t like them. Therapist: Well Joey, Ms Simpson is your teacher and she is trying to teach you good things that will help you grow up to be a good smart boy. Why does she make you mad when she tells you what to do? Joey: I told you lady im the boss! I don’t have to listen to my teachers, my mom, my dad, or you. I don’t have to listen to anyone. I know everything. If you tell me what to do it makes me angry and makes me want to hurt you really bad. Therapist: Well Joey when older people tell you what to do it’s because there are things you still don’t know and they are only trying to help you not hurt you. Joey: Ahhhh Im the Boss!!! No one tells me what to do. Why are you not listening! I’m going to get my ninja sword and cut your head off! You don’t know anything. I’m the boss of everyone. You’re just stupid! Therapist: Joey please calm down! Adults are here to help you and guide you. We do not want to hurt you. What about when your Mom or Dad asks you to do things at home? Joey: My mom and Dad are stupid too. They always tell me to clean my room...
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...Well, I didn’t quit. It was worse than that. It was the middle of a meeting. I was bored out of my mind. Plus I was nervous because my new boss told me “don’t worry about it” when I asked about a raise. “Don’t worry about it” means “**** you.” And my leg hurt. I had fallen the day before on the way to my lunch with my work friends. So in the middle of the meeting, I excused myself for the bathroom. I limped out. I said goodbye to the receptionist. I didn’t take my coat, my bag, or any of books. My name might still be on my door. I took the elevator 49 floors down. I went up to Grand Central, took the train 70 miles north. I never went back to work. They tried calling me and emailing me. Even many years later I got an email from the boss saying, “we’d still love to have you”. I never responded to any of the emails or calls, even that last one. You can judge me. It wasn’t the most ethical way to leave a job. And I’m not very good at confrontation. But sometimes it’s too much. Sometimes all the BS adds up until you can’t move anymore, until you can’t get out of bed. What’s so bad, honey?... says my imaginary friend who loves me every day. A) For every dollar of value I create, 50-80 percent of it is eaten by the boss or his boss, or his boss, or some machine. B) For every dollar I take home, 40 percent is taken by the government, 10 percent is taken by healthcare, and another few percent is taken by transportation to work. C) I was deluded into...
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..... Clara: First of all - in Brazil, Portuguese is spoken - not Spanish. Secondly, I studied French in school and don't know the first thing about Spanish. Steve: Well either way - you definitely know more about all that cultural stuff than I do... Clara: Cultural stuff? Steve: Whooaaaa....settle down. I didn't mean to offend you - I was only trying to help out our company! Boss: Excuse me. Clara and Steve. Can I see both of you in my office? Resolution: Ben/Boss: I couldn't help over hearing your conversation. If you have a minute, maybe I can help. Clara: No it's ok,... I'm sure we can work it out later. I really have to get back to work. Steve: It really wasn't a big deal....we're fine. Ben/Boss: Well, it is a big deal to me. Why don't you two have a seat and let me talk. I couldn't help overhearing .... that the two of you may be having a bit of a misunderstanding regarding what Steve might have said. Steve: Clara is blowing this way out of proportion, Ben. I was only trying to help the company out by teaming the customer with the most suited person from our team...I Boss: Thanks Steve. Clara, why don't you tell Steve, in your own words, why his comment may have offended you. Clara: First off, I'm Brazilian, not Mexican or any other country that happens to also be in South America...
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...ETHICAL DILEMMA Business Ethics BACKGROUND I am an Account Officer at a bank (Corporate Banking Department), in charge of managing corporate accounts, all of which are Japanese companies. In one of my meetings, the client personally submitted an original application for online banking to me. There was no receiving copy. After going back to the office, I forwarded to my assistant for processing. My assistant, who has also become my friend over time, is well known for numerous errors and oversights. During the same week, we were cleaning up our area and shredding unnecessary and old documents. After a few weeks, the application was already missing. After finding out that the documents were missing, I was faced with the dilemma of either completely blaming my assistant as solely accountable for losing the documents or taking responsibility for my subordinate and informing my boss that our team lost the document. FACTS A. An original application form was personally submitted to me by a client with no receiving copy. After going back to the office, I forwarded to my assistant for processing. Since I got back late in the afternoon, the documents were included in our logbook for “Overnight Pending Items” which were kept at our main vault. B. My assistant is known for making a lot of errors and oversights. She has been assigned to different Account Officers and all of them complained that they were having a hard time managing her due...
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