testing my cultural awareness. The test presented me with cultural scenarios to see how I was with cultural differences in behaviours. This quiz had a business focus and looked at some common possible situations people come across. The second test I took was Cross Cultural Quiz 2. This quiz tested on cultural differences, etiquette, customs and language in a timed test. My scores were not very good, which surprised me because I felt like I was aware of most cultural differences. My scores were
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SWOT The SWOT analysis is used to evaluate the strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats involved with a company. The purpose of the SWOT analysis is to make upper management more aware of factors that may or may not affect their business. Though a SWOT analysis can give a company ideas on how to make their company better it can also lead then down the wrong path if done wrong. A SWOT analysis is based on the perceptions and knowledge of other people so if their perception of the company
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environmental and social influences. My appearance such as short sightedness and pigmentation (freckles) I inherited from my parents. This means like my father I must wear glasses to drive and many other aspects of my daily life. Being a woman this heightens my social awareness as how others perceive me. Society dictates ‘the body beautiful’. Magazines, Bill-boards, TV and newspapers constantly suggest the need to have a perfect complexion. This influences
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accomplish both managing the priorities of my institution as well as the needs of our people. The second strength I would like to highlight is my ability to leverage administrative management practices. When I crossed trained, I went from an AFSC that would typically run work centers of five or less personnel seldom reaching 15, to my current unit, where I faced a steep learning curve and needed to gain operational credibility within my job while leading 115 airmen. My ability to identify organization
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This assignment was a great eye opener and not necessarily in a bad way. It forced me to look at the positive and negatives of my personality from the point of view of others and the test. People have always asked in interviews and such, “What would you say your strengths are?” That was always a hard question for me to answer because through out life people can tell you a wide variety of different things. As for me, I never really reflected on the positive side of myself, I always focused on
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Vijeth Jayaram & (S00504499) Adrian Thornley Contents: Pg. No. 1) Introduction 03 2) People Oriented Roles 04 3) My Belbin Team Profile 05 4) Effectiveness of Different Team Combination 07 5) Teams Working Best 08 6) Conclusion 09 7) References 10 Belbin Team Profile: In the year 1969 management psychologist Dr. Meredith Belbin was invited by Henley
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COMPETENCY PRESENTATION BY SILAS OROZCO My competencies: Well Resourced: Having the right resources Proper equipment New technology High Powered: Learning new skills High demand Advancement High paying Ethical: Fairness Work speaks for itself How they reflect my work culture preferences Makes me more well rounded Shows possible weakness’ Capable of working on my strong points to make them stronger Do these competencies intersect with your potential
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ITGC Area Summary of Issue Strength or Weakness IT Management FFC has an IT strategic plan Strength IT Management CIO reports only to the Chief Financial Officer Weakness IT Management Applications, Operations, Information Security, and Database Administration are reported to the CIO Weakness IT Management FFC has an IT steering committee – 1. the Senior Vice President (SrVP) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) 2. the VP, Applications 3. the VP, Data Base Administration (DBA) 4. the VP, Operations
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feeling while reading my work, therefore, it is the simple fixes that can turn a good paper into a great one. I have many strengths when it comes to writing, which helps a lot when it comes to getting words on paper. An example of one of my writing strengths is providing a good opening statement with strong following paragraphs. While with a strong opening it helps the writer’s paper flow a lot easier as the paper progresses, as the information starts coming together. Another strength I have is properly
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creativity No. | Statement | Choice | 1 | Creativity is a regular part of how I perform my job (or responsibilities). | SA | 2 | I have mastered a set of creativity skills that I use on a regular basis. | SA | 3 | I am receptive to ideas that challenge my way of thinking. | A | 4 | Time restraints are not a problem for me in being creative in the workplace. | A | 5 | I regularly take time to learn and implement advanced creativity techniques. | SA | 6 | I am receptive to team creativity
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things it means they will have new talents and may find something they really enjoy to do. M2 My Grandmother has become much more disengaged with life since retirement and as she has got older. This is because she has fewer social contacts as she does not have work colleagues and as many friends. More of her friends have passed away which means her main social events are funerals and family occasions. My grandmother now stays at home much more and looks after her youngest grandchild, her main physical
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Survival and Strength In the excerpt from Life of Pi and the story “The Story of Keesh” both characters are stuck living in an extreme environment, trying to find any way to stay alive. In the excerpt from Life of Pi the main character Pi is stuck in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after a terrible shipwreck, and is left alone on a lifeboat with a bengal tiger, hyena, and a zebra. In the old folktale “The Story of Keesh” Keesh is the son of the greatest hunter who lived in the village, Bok. He is
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our strengths can contribute to our successes.After finished the almost200 questions research on Strengths finder website,the report lists my top five strengths and analyzes these positive issues, including Input, Context, Intellection , Communication and Relater. I did the research very hurry but the results are very accurate. I think these five topics are quiet fit with me, especially the first one. However, there still are some significant questions; for example, How will my knowledge of my strengths
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see the good in every situation, they try to bring the good out for others to see as well. These traits apply to me the most, and I see this as my first strength. I am a positive person, and I make it a point to try to see the best in every single person or situation because there is no happiness in life if all someone ever sees is negative. My first weakness is that I tend have unrealistic high expectations from people. I
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our group reports or group presentation, we must synergize with our teammates. From my point of view, coordination is the most important factor of a good team. During the process of working with others, I have to admit that we really can learn many things for example how to make friends with others and how to socialize. In my opinion, everyone has strength and weakness, if we can take advantage of their strength well so that this is a good team. We would better assign different teammates to do different
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missions to concur crime scenes throughout the London area. Although when it comes to solving a mystery during crime scenes can be exasperating at times, Sherlock Holmes still figures out the cause of effect to the crime scene. One of Sherlock Holmes strengths of his is that he has this capability of putting clues in his head putting them together that solves the mystery. For an illustration, in the film of Sherlock Holmes, he will examine the body collecting numerous clues given in one time put them
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to Sydney last month, I tried my best to adapt myself to the completely new living surroundings. Enjoying the fantastic weather, delicious food and friendly relationship among people, I face some problems such as the high frequency using of transportation, which pushes me to take into account whether need to purchase a car to facilitate my daily life. To make a correct decision, I want to apply the SWOT tool to analyse this case. Initially, I list the strengths, weaknesses from the internal
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before in my diet. My intake for the past seven days has not been as healthy as it needs to be. There are a few strengths in my diet as well as weaknesses based on the MyPyramid serving sizes. Some things I am doing with my diet are awesome and I need to continue doing them well. But there are also parts that I could cut out. The Nutrition Log over the past week has made me realize everything I eat and how I need to pay more attention to my diet. In the past seven days I realized that my eating
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Gottfredson and Joo, “Delivering effective performance feedback: The strengths- based approach”, gives nine research- based recommendations on how to deliver effective performance feedback to employee, and proved that strengths- based approach to performance feedback is superior to the weaknesses- based approach (Aguinis , Gottfredson & Joo 2012, p.105). Aguinis, Gottfredson and Joo are recommend that manager should rely on a strengths- based feedback approach, which to identify the positive behaviour
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feel that I was wrong. In the future when I start my own business account will definitely come in handy. Even if I don’t plan on doing all the accounting myself, at least I will be able to understand what is going on with the business’ money. The vision of accounting is very two dimensional to many people, it was for me, but now I see that it’s not about sitting in a cubical punching in numbers on a calculator. I still don’t feel as though my major will be in accounting, but it is nice to see
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Strategic Plan Part II SWOTT Analysis Starting a new business or company the owner must have a strategy plan that focuses on the company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, before opening the doors. Understanding the business SWOTT will help the development of the strategy plan and prepare for unforeseen problems that may occur within the internal and external environment. A SWOTT analysis, specifically, will enable Jean's rare find books, to specifically audit, plan and focus on key issues
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as in one of its satellite restaurants East Cheam bistro there is a particular high turnover specially among serving staff. Lodge Bistro’s main strength is it is a long established business, which has gone to adopt a unique brand of “Old fashioned French-Bistro” template for all of its restaurants. While the company has strengths it also has weakness, one of these it has changed a rigid formal structure which gave it excellence and uniformity in all its processes to a downgraded informal structure
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Susan Cameron Personal Ethical Statement The Ethical Lens Inventory was thought to be a waste of time and a pointless homework assignment. Now after completing, my view on this assignment has juristically changed due to the fact I was able to learn new things about myself, and have a better understanding on how to overcome obstacles. My preferred ethical lens is Collaboration. Collaboration is essential throughout life whether you are in school, sports, or work a typical job. In any situation
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genuinely relate it to my team. We are all different individuals that come from different backgrounds but at the same time I feel our individual commitment to this group will make us succeed. We all bring unique qualities which helps balance us out. However, I believe we all have strengths and weaknesses. My strengths are creativity, open-minded, and determination. I am a creative individual which loves to design and create new things. I am always working on projects and my biggest reward is the
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Business Capstone, I have learnt how to apply my business knowledge within a real competitive business environment. Throughout the course, I have improved my professional skills in market positioning analysis and financial analysis as well as the skill in business communication. First of all, the reflections paper is the report of my collaboration and contribution as well as team interactions. Secondly, the reflections paper will show my strengths and weakness, and the improvement I have made in performance
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Strength resembles power, maturity, dominance, and growth; which are factors that I believe relates to me. On the other hand, weak is defined as lacking the power to perform physically demanding tests; lacking physical strength and energy. I am perfectly imperfect which means I possess strengths and weaknesses. Three of my most significant strengths are confidence, independence, and my strength. I would consider myself as being confident simply because I know with the help of God anything is possible
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This model strength is that we are social and conforming beings, and what others think is very important to us. As humans we need a sense of identity or sense of control of who we are. But with this sense of identity we aim to belong it’s a pre-programmed system within humans. Belonging is one of the more basic needs in Maslow’s Hierarchy. In Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, “Love and belongingness needs is friendship, intimacy, affection and love, - from work group, family, friends, romantic relationships”
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was a leader for younger students and my coaches. Understanding my strengths and weaknesses would have been beneficial. After reading Learning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader and the First Ninety Days; Critical Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels I gained perspective of what it entails to be a successful leader. I
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2 In this paper I will discuss how the Jung Typology test that I completed before doing this paper. Also I will discuss how my personality type my affect my career and effectiveness at my job. The results of my Human metrics Jung Typology Test™ were that I was an ISTJ which stands for Introverted, Sensing, Thinking and Judging. My scores in each of the categories were: Introvert (22%), Sensing (25%), Thinking (12%), and Judging (67%). (Leverage Your Personality Type, n.d.) The
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is on a professional level. As an educator I have a big responsibility of cultivating the youth of tomorrow thus my improvement plan needs to be aligned with my professional plan. Strategies that must be implemented in order to meet the needs of my students is to first have a since of awareness. Often times I facilitate every lesson that is suitable for a visual learner because that is my personal learning style. Not being aware that there are auditory and kinesthetic learners who are wanting to be
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