Friendship vs. Professionalism in the Workplace By Annette Webb Dr. Rajiv Grover UNIV 4380 – Independent Study 10 August 2011 Personal Friendship vs. Professionalism in the Workplace Friendship is defined by Encarta Dictionary as a relationship between two or more people who are friends; mutually friendly feelings – the mutual feelings of trust and affection and the behavior that typify relationships between friends. Friendships are a natural part of life. Great managers, however, draw
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involves how we understand our own feelings, have empathy for others, and regulate our emotions to connect with people (DuBrin, 2010). Without it, it would be difficult to build lasting relationships, maintain our families, and succeed as managers. EQ vs IQ What is the difference between emotional intelligence (EQ) and intelligence quotient (IQ)? IQ is the measurement of a person’s ability to learn, understand, and apply information. An IQ can be determined by answering standardized questions
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Leader Vs Manager Traits of Leader * Honesty: Display sincerity, integrity, in all actions. Deceptive behavior will not inspire trust. * Competent — Base actions on reason and moral principles. Do not make decisions based on childlike emotional desires or feelings. * Forward-looking — Set goals and have a vision of the future. The vision must be owned throughout the organization. Effective leaders envision what they want and how to get it. They habitually pick priorities stemming from their
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American University of Humanitarian Course: Leadership Timeline 09 October * Introduction 16 October * Explaining and understanding the nature of good leadership * Who are the good Leaders? 23 October * Traditional Concepts of Leadership * Leader’s Attitude and Behavior 30 October * Team presentation (mini) 3 groups with different assignments * Leader’s Attitude and Behavior 06 November * Leadership Qualities * The Psychological contact 13 November
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Leadership vs. Management Much has been written about the difference between management and leadership. In the past, competent management staffs ran effective companies. In light of our ever-changing world, however, most companies have come to realize that it is much more important to lead than to manage. In today's world the old ways of management no longer work. One reason is that the degree of environmental and competitive change we are experiencing is extreme. Although exciting, the
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T3 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE, SOCIALIZATION AND MENTORING Organizational Culture: Shared values and beliefs that underlie a company’s identity. Values: - Guide the organization’s thinking and actions. - Dimensions: Prosocial, Market, Financial, Achievement, Artistic - They define: * What metters: where people will spend time and energy * Actions: the way companies operate (decision-making criteria) Layers of Organizational Culture: 1) ESPOUSED VALUES (Core values and guiding
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MOCK EXAM ‘In view of the clear link between extraversion and leadership, human resource managers should only recruit extraverts as leaders.’ Based on your knowledge of the trait, skill, and style approaches to leadership, do you agree with this statement? At first you would think that the answer is yes. A study of the big five model (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism) showed that there is a strong relationship between these personality traits and leadership
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cultures, philosophies, and moral systems” (Shanthi, 2009 pp.2). Leadership is directly influenced by culture and vice versa. Culture can be a key determinant upon; how leaders decide upon their leadership style, how leaders manage teams, how leaders deal with change, and also how leaders manage risk (Shanthi, 2009). Leaders are to some extent the product of their
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Daniel Romage Entrepreneurship Leader vs manager survey Leadership Styles Diplomat One person I interviewed works for the state of Pennsylvania as a program analyst manager. They are a conformist who stays with the status quo. This person seeks harmony within their workers and solutions to problems. They don’t try to make changes with in the business but try to keep everything running smoothly. They are conforming within the bureaucracy of the government agency they work in. Though they thought
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launch a product at the Harvard Business School (HBS) business plan contest, however, the team has failed in delivering such product for the lack of group roles, defining objectives and facilitating communication among themselves. The MGI lacked a manager to lead the group assignments and making sure every task is performed for the best interest of the group; which is completing the task in the given time frame. There was no structure and clear role assignment for members, this led to having more and
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