Mgmt 5050 Teams, Ethics And Competitive Advantage

Each of us possess personal characteristic strengths that makes each of us unique. As individuals these strengths allow us to add value to all of our relationships both personally and professionally. For many of us, we can recognize the characteristics and how they add value to lives, unfortunately though many of us will struggle voicing these strengths openly during job interviews, performance evaluations, or team meetings. One of the first challenges is to understand that we are all lifelong learners and it is through these experiences that we develop these strengths which allows us to become an essential part of a relationship whether it is a personal or professional relationship. As within the realm of a Human Resource Professional the ability to recognize these strengths in people we must also recognize them within ourselves so that we may leverage those skills to advocate for both the employee and the organization. Throughout my life, my strengths have tended to gain more clarity and centered on my profession because form many of the majority of our time is spent there. Some of my personal characteristics that will bring value and strength to any organization are: organization, communication, the ability to be discrete and ethical, conflict management/problem solving and change management. As in many organization HR management requires a very orderly approach. Throughout my

In the novel "What the Best College Students Do" by Ken Bain he states that learning is not only discovering new abilities, it is putting a creative twist into it (p. 4). He places Paul Baker (a professor that taught Integration of Abilities) in this story because he emphasizes what Bain is trying to convey (pp. 2-3). Baker states that "This is a class in discovering your own creative ability and all you will have to help you with your discovery is yourself and getting acquainted with the way you work" (p. 4). Everybody has different viewpoints because everyone has different backgrounds, therefore, creativity is not only a want it is a necessity. To deeply learn something, students needs to have a

In the context of creativity’s stated definition, we will proceed to group our arguments into three themes of factors: cognitive ability, expertise training, and environmental conditions. The human brain is highly adaptable and can continue to develop new cognitive abilities, even past adulthood (Norman, 2015). Proper cognitive expertise and training can help workers produce and operate in ingenious ways (Ginamarie, Lertiz & Mumford, 2004). Finally, the working environment can both motivate or stifle creative output. Managers can influence all three components: expertise, thinking skills, and motivation (Amabile, 1998).

What creativity actually is when you use your imagination, allowing things in the mind to occur that wouldn’t actually occur and also things to better the world. “Being creative is not only about thinking: it is about feeling” (160). You can not just think but you have to have feelings to make sure that you doing things right and feeling like you made something productive in the time. Being creative requires a long process, “magination which is the process of bringing to mind things that are not present to our senses; creativity, which is the process of developing original ideas that

Creativity, the creative expressions in various forms of art and in new ideas, as well as the creative production of scientific and technological change, is what has shaped and influenced the world’s history

achieve the maximum point of virtue, self – knowledge has a central role, as it is a prerequisite

Bain’s (2012) novel highlights the Jesuit value of well-rounded growth as a large contributor to success. Bain begins with an anecdote of a professor named Paul Baker who teaching a bizarre class focusing on finding oneself through a variety of activities. Baker asserts to the class those who aren’t constantly evolving by creating new ideas, concepts, and perspectives are “dead”. By “dead”, Baker means stagnant in growth of personality and intelligence. This evolution and growth Baker is referring to leads to a better understanding of oneself. This in turn allows one to know the best way for that individual to study, learn, and improve after failure which are all keys to success. It’s also important to have a wide encompassing education to live a balanced life.

Through the development of the mind; one can maintain and create a society that continues

Ghillyer, Andrew. Management Now: Skills for 21st Century Management. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2012. Print. 19 May 2016.

This group exercise is based on Michael Michalko, an author and best seller of numerous books on creativity like, Thinkertoys (A Handbook of Business Creativity), ThinkPak (A Brainstorming Card Deck), Cracking Creativity (The Secrets of Creative Genius), and Creative Thinkering (Putting Your Imagination to Work). These books show how to combine and create completely different subjects into new and exciting original ideas. Michalko, has been awarded a gold medal for Thinkertoys by Success Magazine for creating a good business books. He stated “We see no more than we’ve been conditioned to see and stereotyped notion block clear vision and crowd out imagination (Michalko, 2010).” It may be believed that once some people have established a viewpoint they close off the one line of thought. Our perception attempts to make life easier by solving the first impression of the problem that it encounters such as, meeting people, going places, or seeing things and giving our opinion instead of facts (what’s real). Michalko believes our first perspective on complications and situations are apt to be restrained and superficial. This exercise exams his concepts on different perspective and the capacity to view things in their true relations or virtual reputation or character, in other words real perception.

The game is changing. It is not just about math and science anymore. It is about creativity, imagination, and, above all, innovation. “Without creativity, there is no innovation. As every good gardener knows, you can’t rely on the same old flowers season after season. They die. New seeds are needed to rejuvenate the garden and stimulate growth” (Dundon, 2002). What is unfolding is the commoditization of knowledge.

Hayakawa begins his piece by silencing the stereotype that “only the great painter or poet or musician” can be creative (Hayakawa). The author acknowledges that creativity lies in everyone. Being creative doesn’t necessarily mean being artistic; it is more about originality, so people say, “Why didn’t I think of that?” (Hayakawa). “Idle curiosity” is one of the most essential traits in a creative person. This type of person doesn’t settle for just knowing the norm; they question everything, research every topic, and conduct investigations on his or her’s own time “just for the fun of knowing” (Hayakawa). While most people think that disciplines related to sciences are merely fact-based, there is room for creativity in all areas of life. Creativity

As Carl Gustav Jung wisely stated, there is a certain fascination with regard to creativity. Creativity expresses itself in many different forms, shapes, sizes, colours and sounds. It is a concept difficult to grasp as it is broad. However most people would think of themselves as being able to judge who and what is actually creative. But what exactly is “creativity”? Amible (1983) defines creativity as the production of ideas, insights and also products that are both, original and adaptive. Originality in this context refers to novelty of an idea and adaptation to the appropriateness. This is the definition predominantly used in creativity research (Sternberg & Lubart 1999; Simonton & Damian,2013) and is therefore used in this paper as well.

Knowledge lies at the foundation of everything in society. While it may not always be noticed, it is always present. This knowledge is used in an array of processes such as creativity, experimentation, analysis, and so much more. From process to process, or area of knowledge to area of knowledge, all knowledge incorporates the processes of both transformation and description in order to evolve as justifiable beliefs. Transformative knowledge includes the product of an individual’s implementation of their personal cognitive processes to challenge traditional perspectives, while descriptive knowledge results when individuals utilize the new perspectives, allowing fresh outlooks to be perceived. While all areas of knowledge incorporate the use of both processes, some may primarily use one or the other. This can be seen in the areas of art and natural sciences. Knowledge in arts seems to primarily describe the world, while knowledge in natural sciences seeks to transform it through innovation and much more.

Thesis: While looking at Sense Perception, History and Reason, we will see that knowledge can be generated through the interaction of critical and creative thinking.