...recommendations regarding how adopting these new hiring methods might benefit stores. Retail Market Knowledge Exam: Is a exam that was created in-house by Tanglewood’s staffing services and marketing divisions. I believe it is a good idea because who would know the company’s needs better than the company it self. It tests the applicants’ knowledge of the retail industry. It allows the company to filter out those applicants that they deem will not be an asset to the company. Marshfield Customer Service Biodata Questionnaire and Essay: This type of exam and essay were developed by the Marshfield Testing Corporation. It questions an applicant’s life experiences that will be significant to the their performance at work. The Marshfield Testing Corporation has taken interviews of thousands of people and used the data to make up questions that deal with job performance. I believe this exam and essay can be a vital tool, but it can’t just be the only tool used. Marshfield Applicant Exam: This exam was designed to test problem solving abilities, numerical processes, and work comprehension. It can be a very useful test because it will allow the employer to know how well the applicant will be able to think on their feet, solve problems on the fly and weather they will be able to solve basic math problems that will come up throughout the day. Personality Exam: This exam I believe can be very important because it will tell how well the applicant will work with the customers...
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...and at the top of the companies chain level and how they part take in the business of the company. The second point of view comes from someone that works the floor and production part of a food industry and you see what it is like to work inside these meat processing companies and how they actually do all their jobs within the walls of these meat processing buildings. And then the last view you are also given is what it's like to work at one the low level of a food chain restaurants and how they work and serve the customers. In the movie it follows one character by the name of Don Anderson who is the leader in the marketing division of a company called Mickey's and after discussing things about their famous burger the boss calls in Don and tells him about how some kids did research on the patties used in their burgers and the burgers had a huge amount of fecal-coliform inside the meat and we all know who is consuming that meat the customer on the other end which is happing everyday. So when Don is sent to go inspect the main company that is making the burger patties he is given a tour that shows a spotless and pristine work area and efficient procedures, but of course Don is not giving a tour of what is known as the killing room which is where all the bad stuff happens. And this statement is backed up when Don does he's own investigation and talks with a ranchman who used to sell cattle to the company and he begins to explain how the big company would do anything to make a nickel...
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...Worksheet Review Phoenix Career Plan results of Career Plan Building Activity: Work Culture Preference, respond to the following in 50 to 100 words each: 1. Describe your ideal study environment. My ideal study environment would be a nice quiet place with no Distractions like: my kids asking me to do something for them every 5 minutes or a place with no white noise like a fan or the air pump in my fish tank. My ideal study environment would have a comfy chair with lumbar support a quiet temperature controlled room and the proper lighting for reduce visual stress. 2. List some of the distractions that might hinder your study progress or your performance in an online classroom. Distractions that hinder my study progress and or performance are: having to get up in the middle of studying to get somebody a drink, clean my house or if an uninvited guest drops in to say ‘hi.” Two other examples would be a telemarketer calling or unexpected repairs to my home. 3. What actions can you take to manage and eliminate distractions? Some actions I could take to manage these distractions are to stay up late or get up early when everybody else is sleeping, so I get some piece and quiet. I could inspect my home daily to look for things that may require my attention and get them taken care of ahead of time. 4. How will you apply your personal learning style? How does your personal Learning style affect your study habits? I will apply...
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...good boss generally leaves the employees to do his or her work, but is available to help the employee if needed. As a result, employees tend to be happier, more at ease, and more likely to be more productive in his or her work environment. There are many qualities that make up a good boss. A good boss cares about their job as well as the employees who work under them. It is important to a good boss to do what they can to keep company they work for growing and to succeed every day. You can often tell a difference in the attitudes of a good boss and a bad boss because a bad boss may have a bad attitude and show no interest in wanting to be at work, while a good boss loves their job and goes above and beyond to succeed their company and themselves as well. In contrast, a bad boss keeps his or her door closed, and does not want or invite in communication with his or her employees and can be quite rude when interrupted. This behavior can often affect how employees feel about their job and how he or she does their work. Employees tend to be more stressed and annoyed when they are picking up the slack of their boss and when they are not receiving the correct answers to questions that may arise. Things may not get handled the way they should be handled if the boss does not show interest in step up and do their part. When a bad boss does not show interest in care in their employees that also affects how they do their work because employees may feel they are being taken advantage of...
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...Functional View of Work Processes Businesses do not think in terms of product or service lines as much as business functions. For example, a company that makes shoes will have manufacturing, packing, shipping, human resources, marketing, etc. as basic functions that must occur across all types of shoes they manufacture. To have quality products or services, each of these functions must work with the other functions. If there’s a problem with how one function is accomplished, this will impact the other functions. As a result, businesses must pay attention to the quality of each function and how the different functions interact with one another in their overall impact on the business. This functional thinking is what has allowed for the growth of outsourcing—companies identify the functions that are core to the quality of their business and then outsource the other ones. Many companies have also begun to sell their expertise in their core functions, recognizing that another service they can provide is to either show other companies how to do what they do best, or to actually take over the function for the other company. Standard Setting Another key business principle in a flat world is standard-setting. For each business function and sub-function, businesses set two kinds of standards. Process standards identify how a function must be performed. Outcome standards identify the key results of the performance of a particular function. Setting standards allows companies...
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...+ PROJECT MANAGEMENT Fundamentals + Definitions A project ? Unique A start An end Deliverables Resources Environment + Let’s drill down… OPERATIONS PROJECT PROGRAM PORTFOLIO + Key parameters SCOPE + Recipe - Skilled individuals, with an approved & supported mission. - Usage of a structured & shared methods - Usage of iterative processes to deliver expected deliverables + Challenges Fuzzy goals No shared understanding of the situation No support Irealistic state of mind (politics…) top-down without bottom up Lack of resource management Multiple changes in the direction Lack of communication No standard process + initiation Initiate some communication with the stakeholders Draft a first version of the POS (Project Objective Statement) Draft a first version of the priority matrix + Initiation Initiate some communication with the stakeholders What do we want to address ? Opportunity / threat ? What is the foreseen deadline ? What are the resources ? Where is our priority, what are our constraints ? (scope, time, resource) ? + Initiation One vision: «I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is over, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth....$531 million in this fiscal year « May 25, 1961 POS: The USA will send a man to the moon and return him safely to the...
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...communication is a reason for failure for the CPOE implementation. With lack of communication other employees or employers within the organization will not know how to handle a situation if one should occur, due to the lack of the leader not showing or explaining to the employees on what to do, when implementing a new project. New initiative may be outlined but not communicated throughout the organization as to how the new project works. Expectations and opinions are not shared openly, thoroughly, and effectively so this could cause problems for the organization (Johnson, 2002). What I would do To keep the CPOE implementation from failing I would come up with a way to communicate for instance I would set up monthly, weekly or daily meetings, set up a way so that employees will receive e-mails about the new CPOE implementation, use e-mail to set up classes, have a power point presentation prepared for a meeting, could use verbal language, written language, and send out memos to all employees who are going to be directly working with this new implementation so they would have an understanding of the how the system works. Lack of Leadership Lack of Leadership in an organization is cause of failure, without leadership there is no one to train the employees on how this new CPOE system is going to work or run. Employees do not know how to use the system then they could have bigger problems to deal with. Without leadership this may result in lack of buy in, poor follow through, inadequate...
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...to whether it is a poem about how hard work and faith can bring you to the Lord or how being naïve can be extremely foolish. Outline I. Introduction a. Discuss what the poem is about b. Thesis statement II. Describe the literal scene and situation III. Discuss the theme of the poem a. Discuss the theme/mood of the poem. b. Discuss the words used to communicate the theme IV. Discuss how rhyme is utilized in the poem and changes the theme/mood V. Conclusion a. Summary b. Restate thesis English 102 25 March 2012 Analysis of “The Chimney Sweeper” by William Blake “The Chimney Sweeper”, by William Blake begins with a child telling the story of his own life of being sold into slavery by his father. He explains how he was sold very young after his mother’s death before he could barely even cry. As the title states, the boy was sold to be a chimney sweeper. The child then goes into telling the story of another little boy that is there with him named Tom. He explains to the readers how he had witnessed Tom getting a haircut and how Tom cried for the loss of his white hair. The child, narrator, then explains how he gave words of comfort to Tom to make him feel better. Apparently on the eve of this event Tom has a dream about heaven. The child explains Tom’s dream to tell the reader that he dreamt of the boys being in coffins and how an angel comes to free them....
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...2011 When coming together in the workplace to accomplish larger issues, teams or groups are usually assembled for this. This paper will discuss the differences between groups and teams and how they are applied to my workplace. Teams can be a group of individuals that are put together randomly or on purpose to work together to accomplish an assigned task they are given. They are working together for a common purpose. The set goals and have a common approach on how they will accomplish their goals. “Teams bring together complementary skills and experience that exceed those of any individual on the team. The different perspectives, knowledge, skills and strengths of each member are identified and used, by comparison most groups are extremely rigid, and members usually have assigned roles and tasks that don’t change. Teams however are flexible performing different task and maintenance functions as required. Roles and tasks may change depending upon the expertise and experience most pertinent to the work being performed” (www.excellerate.co.nz) Within my organization every year teams are put together to work on issues that come up from our employee survey that is taken yearly. Once employees take a survey all the information is gathered and the top issues that come up cause for concern. These issues can be a positive or a negative meaning the employees would like to see something added to the workplace or something that is a current process change. Human Capital (also...
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...Development has been a major topic in every business around the world. It is how every organization is built. The environment in an organization is created by organizational culture, behavior, diversity, and communication. The culture in an organization guides the actions of all the employees through shared values and beliefs. Diversity is the differences in race, gender, ethnicity, and how well it is received in the organization. Additionally, communication is also important, if there is an absence of communication it creates barrier between employees, hindering creativity, and disrupting the work environment. The organization that I had worked for in the past is a great example of an organization behavior gone wrong. It is 6:00 AM on Monday my alarm rings, I turn it off and try going back to sleep. When it dawns on me, I am starting my new job today. I get up quickly and get ready to head out. I am so excited and nervous at the same time that I am shaking. It is five minutes before 8:00 AM. I park my car, and head through the employee entrance. As I walk in I see the same woman that I saw on the 16th June 2010 when I came for my interview, I walk up to her and introduce myself. She turns around and says “good morning.” Than points to a door to my right; it says manager on the door. I walk towards the door, as I am about to knock and the door opens. A tall woman comes out, wearing way too much make up, high heels, and a very short dress. “Noni Mars, come in, take a seat” she...
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...Mapping Immunity to Change By: LaKisha M. Crawford It's difficult to change. This is demonstrated by the number of New Year's resolutions we make and how few of them actually lead to lasting change. For most of us, the resolutions are just more evidence that change attempts seem doomed from the start. Yet most of us see our resolutions as worthy and important. We truly want change in our life, and we are sincere in our commitment to achieving it but just don’t know how. Kegan and Lahey developed an Immunity to change X-ray to help leaders change and become the leaders that they want to be. Not everyone is a natural born leader. Leadership is something that has to be learned. Knowing how to effectively manage your workload is an important part of being a good leader. Learning how to delegate tasks out to employees, prioritize, set realistic deadlines, avoid distractions and say no to unreasonable requests can help to increase your sense of job satisfaction and that of your staff. This also enables you to produce work of a higher quality, because you are able to place more of a focus on the projects you should be spending your time on. Everyone has a well-tuned system of coping mechanisms in place which helps keep us safe and helps us to avoid fear, anxiety, and emotional discomfort. Kegan and Lahey liken this phenomenon to an immune system. Our own emotional immune system is intelligent in...
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...himself and his field assistants had to stake a claim, the project team marks a line with flagging tape and blades along the perimeter of the claim, cutting the claim every 500 yards. The 15 claims would require almost 60 miles of line total. The men that were on the job were- John Talbot, Greg Boyce, and Brian Miller, all of which have previously worked with parker. Parker told the crew on the first night that if they got the job finished in a week they would all receive an additional 300 dollars. He told them that he knew that it would be hard work, but he knew they could do it. Each man would have to put up 7 and 1/2 lengths. To his surprise, some of the men could not hold up to that standard. They were only able to get up around 6 a day, if that. As many can probably tell, Parker was not a happy guy about all of that. So he screamed at them every night, telling them that they are pretty much useless and how one man can finish his work and the others can’t. The men were getting flustered and started to not care. They knew that they were not going to finish the job in time so why would it matter to try. It was finally finished on the beginning of day eight, and not to their surprise, they did not received the bonus. Yes the job was done, but none of the men were happy. And unfortunately for parker, not...
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...such roles. * Are barriers truly set up by the company i.e having male dominated leadership teams * Do the few women who managed to make this executive position have to work twice as hard as their male counterparts? * How are women able to achieve a work-life balance? * What are the reasons why some women who are evidently qualified for executive roles, flinch from aspiring to such roles. * Are barriers truly set up by the company i.e having male dominated leadership teams * Do the few women who managed to make this executive position have to work twice as hard as their male counterparts? * How are women able to achieve a work-life balance? * What are the reasons why some women who are evidently qualified for executive roles, flinch from aspiring to such roles. * Are barriers truly set up by the company i.e having male dominated leadership teams * Do the few women who managed to make this executive position have to work twice as hard as their male counterparts? * How are women able to achieve a work-life balance? * What are the reasons why some women who are evidently qualified for executive roles, flinch from aspiring to such roles. * Are barriers truly set up by the company i.e having male dominated leadership teams * Do the few women who managed to make this executive position have to work twice as hard as their male counterparts? * How are women able to achieve a work-life balance? * What are the reasons...
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... (2 Marks) Name: Andrea ‘Andy’ Sachs Age (based on your opinion if not attainable): ~25 yrs Socioeconomic Level as a child (based on your opinion): NA Socioeconomic Level as an adult (based on your opinion): She seems to belong to a middle class family. Occupation: Personal Assistant to Editor-in-Chief of a famous fashion magazine Runway. Talents / Skills: Writing and journalism Physical Characteristics of Movie Character (2 Marks) How would you describe the physical characteristics of this character? The character is a young, tall, slim, attractive and cheerful lady. Intellectual / Mental / Personality...
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...Family First, evaluate the work-related expenses. If one person is staying home, will this mean that less money will be spent on eating out for lunch, gas to and from the office, day care, or travel? The answers will be different for each family and sometimes the answers may surprise you. Next, determine what new expenses will occur. If you are thinking about going back to school, how much will tuition and books cost? How much will medical expenses be with the birth of a baby? Along those same lines, how much to children actually cost? On the other hand, if you are starting your own business, think about what you will need to get started. Will you need a new workspace? Where will you get insurance? How much start-up money will you need? Using these new figures, think about how much one income will bring in, how much you will save in spending, and...
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