...English Track Group C Jin YU Tough Guy Case Study Read through the article, we know that Jeremy Frazer, an associate at the investment bank called Hudson Smith Gordon, was confronted with a challenge. He knew that investment bank is such competitive and cruel field so that he would meet and work with people with different personalities: aggressive, ambitious, and arrogant. He never thought that one day he have to deal with person like Chip Mazey, the vice president of the company, who was known his poor personal skills. For Chip Mazey’s bad manners, Jeremy Frazer’s excitement was diminished quickly during their first meet. Afterwards, he knew that many peers had experienced Mazey’s disrespectful behavior. Nevertheless no one had ever tried to challenge him for his special position in the firm, resulting in an ever worsen working environment. To find the answer why would Mazey act the way he does, firstly we have to analyze Mazey himself. Mazey was considered as a solid banker at Hudson. In the field of investment bank, only those who are outstanding, diligent, think different and focusing on every detail could be a solid bank, which means the numbers of solid banks are very few. In terms of Mazey is such a capable financial specialist, he is so arrogant and self-oriented that he only trust his decisions and indifferent to others’ voices. That is, his special position and his character made him act the way he does. As a leader, Mazey should undertake the responsibility...
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...What is noticed at the beginning of the case is Jeremy Frazer, the associate at the investment bank, Hudson and three other members working on the deal, Jean Fenster, Rich Patten and Payton Edwards, have been keeping their experiences of working with Chip Mazey to themselves. The case reveals that they finally confided in each other about how it was like to work with Chip Mazey. Associates and Analyst at Hudson were experiencing something far more than just a competitive and stressful work environment. Jeremy Frazer along with some of his other colleagues directly under Chip Mazey’s leadership was experiencing a broken culture and disruptive work life. The present culture at Hudson proves to be one of hostility between the employees and VP, Chip Mazey. Mazey has been with Hudson for 10 years, the case reveals that he followed his demeaning and derogatory or “kiss up, kick down” style of working. How is Mazey’s work style affecting the culture of the associates and analyst at Hudson? Mazey’s work style introduces us to our first presenting issues. Mazey attitude affects his work style and the work life of many employees at Hudson. The company provides a 360-degree feedback system, which presented Mazey as having a nasty reputation amongst the analyst and associates at Hudson. Analyst and associates at Hudson are clearly not happy and have not been for the past ten years. Mazey was considered a solid banker at Hudson that gave him the reputation through the organizations...
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..."Tough Guy" Case Study by Team #1 "Tough Guy" Case Study In this case study Chip uses a leadership style of forcing and competing in order to meet his desired needs. This gives him the delusion of power and superiority both by using intimidation and condescending remarks coupled with situational abuse. These characteristics are the shark style of conflict and never questioning a leaders’ authority. If an opinion is desired it will be formulated and given to the other party. Chip manages his employees and associates with ridicule, put downs, and threats to obtain the desired objectives. An immediate reaction might be to fight fire with fire but there may be more to this case than the initial burn of a shark bite. The problem is coworkers fear Chip. He subscribes to a kiss-up and kick-down mantra of management. Chip is using strong forces, which results in no emotional motivation for his team. Without the emotional connection, the vision of the company moves further and further away. This company is in need of a face-to-face conversation involving the entire employ to tear down narrow thinking. The teams and bosses are working together albeit out of fear. There is an abuse of personal time with the possibility of sexual abuse staging. Chip goes out of his way to discredit other while never admitting his own indiscretions. Physical violence in the workplace when exercised by throwing objects at other employees instills fear of one’s personal security. Visible temper tantrums...
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...Introduction “Hudson Smith Gordon (“Hudson”) is a regionally based investment bank (middle market firm). As a middle market firm, Hudson is oriented toward financial analysis and program trading. Hudson is considered the leading expert on wireless carriers. This reputation translates into wireless communication companies wanting Hudson to do research on them (Yemen, Clawson, & Bigelow, 2007).” Background “Mr. Chip Mazey, a ten year employee of Hudson was previously advanced to Vice President. Mr. Mazey is in charge of leading a multibillion dollar deal. Four associates were assigned to work with him on this project; Jeremy Frazer, Jean Fenster, Rich Patten, and Payton Edwards. These associates confided in each other on what it is like working for Mr. Mazey. They all found themselves in a difficult situation being assigned to this project because of Mr. Mazey’s management style; which was considered to be a kiss up, kick down status. Mr. Mazey’s lack of people skills was known by everyone in the firm; and top management knew about it by way of information they received through their (360 degree review system). Unfortunately, when Mr. Mazey became Vice President his arrogance and overconfident nature increased; causing his peers, and his direct reports to work under constant stress. Mr. Mazey is a controlling person, but he made a lot of money for the firm and that made him a person of great power” (Yemen et al., 2007). Problem Mr. Mazey’s old-sweat-shop (do what...
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...narrator has truth in his words, but all events in the story point to the contrary. T. Corahessan Boyle, or T. C. Boyle for short, is an unreliable narrator. The truth of this story is not in the text, but in the underlying meanings and subliminal nuances. This hidden reality really helps the reader make a direct judgment of the characters. After reading between the lines, one quickly finds out who the characters are, but more importantly, who they are not. Every 19 year old boy wants to be tough. Reputation is everything to a teenager and toughness is the cornerstone of that reputation. Even though most boys at 19 are far from being truly tough, they sure do play the part. “Greasy Lake” outlines the adventure of three wanna’ be tough dudes. Throughout the story the author, also the narrator, leaves hints for the reader to help determine the characters background. He refers to them as ‘mistakes’ but after a while the reader realizes that the one sole mistake was the boys fronting to be tough in the first place. The second line of the story immediately triggers a judgment call for the reader. The narrator comes outright and says, “We were all dangerous characters then (Boyle 164).” Dangerous dudes are known for reputation, and reputation is built by ‘showing’ not ‘telling’. The reader now has to ask him/herself if the narrator is truly dangerous. If he is dangerous, there would not be a point in telling the audience in the second sentence, for that would surely spoil the rest...
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...Gumamela Petals as Dishwashing Liquid: The Effectiveness of Gumamela Petals in Removing Stains and Grease An Official Requirement in Research II Rico Emmanuel A. Pineda Arnieca Lulu Kim R. Mamayson Jhunaiza C. Santos Researchers Mr. Lucky Sonny A. Ligsanan Research Adviser I. Introduction Washing dishes is one of the major house chores our parents are facing every day. One of hardest part of washing dishes are the tough stains and grease that is all over the common kitchen tools we use in our everyday life. Dishwashing liquid is a great help to minimize the time of removing those tough stains and grease on our kitchen tools and it totally removes all the dirt of common kitchen tools. Imagine yourself washing the dishes without using any dishwashing liquid, how will you easily remove those stains and grease? This study shows how a simple organic material that can be easily found elsewhere can be turned into something as useful as dishwashing liquid. Background of the Study This research aims to produce a dishwashing liquid out of Gumamela petals that will remove the stains and grease in common kitchen tools. This study will make use of Gumamela petals which contains mucilage that effectively removes stains or grease present in common kitchen tools. Significance of the Study The study will produce a new kind of dishwashing liquid that is completely organic. It will make use of Gumamela petals mixed with water and calamansi extract to produce a dishwashing...
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...importantly taught me the true value of life itself. Being that my mother has had Multiple Sclerosis for more than ten years, I have witnessed firsthand the struggles and hardships that she has faced. One example of those hardships is not being able to walk without assistance. Seeing her face many hardships has convinced me that even though life may get hard, it may not be a beneficial thing to give up. The different emotions that she faces may not be recognizable to those around her but she still manages to take it one day at a time. To my mom a new day brings a new brand new attitude and a new possibility. I like to live by that mindset because it shows the amount of optimism you have. My mother has a strong way of saying “When the tough gets going, the tough gets going.” Whenever I am having a horrible day or decides that I will decline something because it is too “hard” then I will remind myself of this motto; Then I would sit and think of her reaction and her positive mindset about things which would consequently influence mine. Also, showing her being a fighter toward her condition has consequently convinced me that without a fight there is no point in standing for what you believe. Seeing my mom trying to fight against not losing her walking completely and also standing up for her overall has convinced me to speak what’s in my mind and in my heart. My mother’s condition could possibly worsen and she may stop walking all together. Being aware of this my mom tries extra hard to...
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...New jobs can be tough and require a lot of work, effort, and perseverance. In the Call of the Wild, Buck gets his first job, Spitz fell into the ice and almost dragged the whole team in. Buck persevered and tried his hardest to drag the team out of the ice. In contrast to Buck, my dad persevered when he got his new job, and the company downsized. Since my dad was one of the new reps they had to let him go. But he was stubborn and never gave up looking for a job. Buck had to persevere through the hard times even when Perrault and Francois sold him. My dad had to persevere even though he lost his job. My dad was stubborn and never gave up. But he also had a newborn baby to feed and a new house to pay for. Buck was sold and kept working hard and doing what he thought was right. Altogether we all have something we persevere through, it could be something from really big to something really small. In The Call of the Wild, Buck’s new job is tough...
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...in her new role and understand her deliverables .She should hold meetings/communication sessions with her team members jointly and separately to discuss her vision and expectations from the team. She should also understand the team’s expectations from her as a leader. This will make everybody clear that she is the leader and she is the one who will call the shots and will lead the team to glory. Step 3: Dialogue with Andy Andy is on the most promising team member of Jane and her success depends largely on the contribution of Andy. She has to ensure that while she gives Andy more responsibilities in line with his strength and also keep rewarding him for his superior performance. But on the other hand, it is important that she does the tough talking. Jane should tell Andy that good numbers are not enough and that Andy’s job and his growth in the organisation also depends on his ability to manage relationships with colleagues professionally. She should insist on positive behaviour as a condition of employment. Jane should take into confidence some of the senior managers in the organisation on this issue. Step 4: Redefine Organisation Structure and Roles There should be clear distinction between...
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...Alexander Team B discussed the decision making that the CEO of Xerox had to perform in the beginning of her tenure in order to get the company to where it is today, stable and competitive. I think that we all agreed that when she first took the position that she had to make some tough decisions by cutting departments which in turn meant cutting jobs which is always going to be a hard thing for any manager to do within any company. In the state that the company was in when the CEO took it over hard decisions had to be made in order to keep the company out of bankruptcy. She closed down the desktop printers division and focused on the commercial printers to give the company a boost in sales and it worked. Fast speed color printers are something needed in almost every company, Xerox just has to stay competitive with HP and Brother in order to keep the company running in the right direction. We also found it very interesting and noble that the CEO keeps the company to have a family fell to it. At sometimes one of the team members felt that this could be a downfall due to keeping a family orientated environment would cause a manager or anyone with an authoritative position not want to make the tough calls when needed closures, layoffs etc. The team also found it interesting that a former CEO that had left the company had been asked to come back and basically handpicked Anne Mulcaly to be his successor. It turned out to be the best move for the company and immediately began...
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...Captain Ramsey was one of the few remaining captains with considerable experience, therefore he understood the threat that enemy posed upon the USA. He ignored the incomplete EAM (External Antenna Module or external action message), and followed the unified chain of command which are critical to accomplish missions. In this regard, captain Ramsey displayed adequate sensemaking skills at the right time Relating: When it came to relating, captain Ramsey’s comprehensive experience in combat helped him make the tough decisions which are generally taken by a high ranking official. He saw the outcome as either winning or losing the fight against their enemy, and all he wanted was to win that battle at any cost. Visioning: He knew how to run a ship and how to manage his personnel. His experience gave him the skills to efficiently deal with the critical situation. His clear understanding of the responsibilities entrusted upon him, he did not hesitate in making the tough decisions, i.e. fire the missile without questioning the difficulty of his decision. Inventing: He wanted to make sure that his team was able to adapt to unexpected circumstances and to keep their focus on missile drill, no matter what distractions come their way. Sshld I give fire example? Williams typology: Intro: Captain Ramsey,...
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..."It was your two-word retranslation, Lee- 'Thou mayest.' It took me by the throat and shook me. And when the dizziness was over, a path was open, new and bright. And my life which is ending seems to be going on to an ending wonderful. And my music has a new last melody like a bird song in the night." Lee was peering at him through the darkness. "That's what it did to those old men of my family." "Thou mayest rule over sin, ' Lee. That's it. I do not believe all men are destroyed. I can name you a dozen who were not, and they are the ones the world lives by. It is true of the spirit as it is true of battles-Only the winners are remembered. Surely most men are destroyed, but there are others who like pillars of fire quite frightened men through the darkness. 'Thou mayest, Thou mayest!' What glory! It is true that we are weak and sick and quarrelsome, but if that is all we ever were, we would millenniums ago, have disappeared from the face of the earth. A few remnants of fossilized jawbone, some broken teeth in strata of limestone, would be the only mark man would have left of his existence in the world. But the choice, Lee, the choice of winning! I had never understood it or accepted it before. Do you see now why I told Adam tonight? I exercised the choice. Maybe I was wrong, but by telling him I also forced him to live or get off the pot. What is that word, Lee?" "Timshel," said Lee This passage portrays the theme of Timshel which means 'Thou mayest' in hebrew. Once Lee told...
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...Being a girl can become a difficult life style. Between our stages in life, staggering attitudes and emotions… I don’t know how we would get through it. I myself am a girl, born and raised as one; so I know first hand that I can be very frail and take many chances. I’m also the target for a lot of people, for emotional support and other things. My parents depend a lot on me to take care of things when they can’t, especially because I'm the only girl. I recall my 5th grade classroom, the desks were set up in rows of six, and I sat in the middle row, of a large room filled with an average sized class. And that’s where he sat, right there in front of me; now being a female in a male bias world I found that most guys don’t expect you to know how to fight. And that’s where he made his mistake. His name was Tommy and he tried to take my pencil, this might not seem like a big deal now but ever since I was younger, I had an “obsessive compulsive disorder” type of thing; I absolutely positively could not stand to have people touching my things, or things that I had previously touched. So I asked him kindly to please not touch my things…he didn’t quite listen. He continued to grab for my book bag when I told him again “DO NOT TOUCH MY THINGS” I was getting madder and he didn’t seem to comprehend the level of seriousness displayed in my threatening tone. “Shut up” he snapped back at me “don’t be a tattle tale”. “I wont,” I said through my teeth “but stop touching my things” with an...
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...guys in the truck jumped out. So then we started to turn around, but we were still looking at the guy. We seen the guy starting to run to the back of the truck. And then we seen the guy pull a gun out of the back of the truck. So we took of threw almond trees as fast as we coulA SCARY SITUATION I have had a couple of dangerous and tough situations in my life. I was once riding dirtbikes with my friends and we got a gun pulled on us. We were really scared. So we turned the bikes around as fast as we could. I was riding with my best friends Mitchel and Mathew. At first we were at mitchel and Mathews house. So we decided to go for a little dirt bike ride. When we took off Mathew noticed that his bike was smoking. So he thought maybe we can ride with no problems. But that was not true, the bike started sputtering so we turned around, and thats when it all started. After we turned around and we seen a truck coming towards us so we slowly turned off the road. After we got onto the dirt the truck turned in front of us. So then we thought ‘oh its just somebody messing with us’. But we were wrong. One of the d. And when we got back to the house we told Mitchel and Mathews mom what happened. \ That is the end of my very scary moment. I have lots of other scary moments such as breaking my nose and crashing a dirt bike. But this was one of the scariest moments ever. There are probably a lot more scary moments to come, but until then that was my scary...
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...that two guys would travel round together, that’s uncalled of out here. But after analysing the situation, I realised that they needed each other and their friendship is what many of the people here would admire and perhaps be jealous of. Who am I to judge? George confined me about the troubles he had with Lennie and with the major problems they dealt with in Weed. It was hard to hear about such a terrible occurrence. I felt deep sympathy for George but I knew that Lennie meant no harm. I can tell a bad guy from a mile off. Still, I was to become quite weary of Lennie. His strength was his biggest weakness. He seemed to be unable to control it. But still, the poor guy wanted a pup, so I gave him one of my lasses mutts so that he could have a distraction. I knew he would kill it but the guy just wanted to pet its fur, what harm was that to a runt? We saw Lennie’s full power when he crushed Curley’s hand in the bunkhouse. I’ve never seen something like it! George told Lennie to get him and by god did he ruin that son of a bitch’s hand. He had it comin’ to him, purposely aggravating the poor fella. Lennie knew it was wrong to hurt the guy but stupid Curley carried on until it was inevitable. Even though Lennie was the one who hurt Curley I felt most sympathy for him, that why I told Curley to not tell no one about it as I wanted to protect George and Lennie. They have had too much trouble already. The rest of the guys on the ranch seek my authority. The ranch guys and I took...
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