Speaking the Truth

The reason for blaming Philips parents are stated in chapter 9 page 28, Philip admits that Philip didn’t like Miss. Narwin and that she, Miss. Narwin had it in for him. This is also stated in page 32 that the teacher Miss. Narwin is supposedly has it in for him and that Philip could fail and take summer school. Dr. Joseph Palleni, Assistant Principle can also be blamed because in Dr. Palleni’s office, Dr. Palleni goes and talks to Philip the incident/ issue at hand.

Her and I were on a first name basis the first time she told me to eat more saying if I ate more meat then maybe I would have some on my bones, I was used to hearing this and just laughed it off. Every time after that she would make a progressively worse comment about my weight, comments such as “if you don't start eating your pants are going to fall right off” after she spotted me tugging the pants higher on my body or when she saw me darting into the back room to eat my subway and yelling a quick “better be some meat on that sandwich” then finding me after break to ask if I had eaten it all. It was becoming annoying and tiring. I had enough and and one day she came in to buy her usual pound of candy for the week then made her comment as I was ringing her up, I stopped what I was doing and looked up at her and said “I think it's funny you tell me that I need to gain weight but every time you come in here you look like you've gained 5 pounds since the last time we saw you, which by the way was about four days ago. Don't think we haven't noticed that your sweatpants have become almost leggings on you.” That was what got me fired. Although, I told everyone it was because it was a seasonal job, which it was only the season wasn't over and my job there

Some might have seen her as being a pest or an interruption to the other employees, while others

Have you ever clashed with a supervisor or subordinate over leadership style? Discuss dynamics and

The person that the office has been accustomed to is someone that gives the workers room to use their good judgment when making decisions. The prior leader allows them t come to her when

around. But she took it personal and had no choice but to quit. So for

It was a great testament to management that this employee felt at liberty to be direct with Liz, there are few companies which can claim the same open door success. This employee did a great job of outlining her concerns but ended up dismissing her entire argument with the statement "You're a hit, you can move on from here." This is a little discouraging because it indicates that Liz's downfall with planning and strategy is being approved and affirmed by her employee base, this is dangerous for a company.

The poem, “Truth,” by Gwendolyn Brooks, was written in 1949, during a continuing era of black oppression in America. Brooks was born June 7, 1917 in Topeka, Kansas but her family moved to Chicago shortly after her birth, according to her biographer, Georg Kent (2). The Poetry Foundation biography of Gwendolyn Brooks says her father was a janitor who had dreamt of becoming a doctor and her mother was a schoolteacher and classically trained pianist (Halley). Both of her parents had dreamt about living the “American Dream” and both suffered hard times and disappointment instead. Brooks’ parents were very supportive of her passion for reading and writing and first sensed her talent at age seven, when she started writing

boundaries to keep within. From the case study readings it appears the previous manager let her

He mainly treated other employees unfairly and most of the time yelled at

2. This novel isn’t a traditional book; its written with dialogue and primary source documents.

The working generation has got the grass is always greener mentality. Often, interviews are two-way. We’re screening potential companies for culture, benefits and a promise that we’ll grow not only as a employee but as a person under the tutelage of aspiring leaders. Mentors are increasingly important in self-improvement so when you’re working you need to be aware of those leaders aren’t going to help shape you into the best performer you can be. Below is a list of five personalities of superiors that you definitely don’t want to work with.

Have you ever hesitated giving an answer to something out of fear that it would be wrong, only to find out that you were right all along? Speaking up is something that takes courage, be it answering a problem or even about an unpopular opinion. It’s important to speak up so that you can learn from your mistakes or get a different side to something that you may’ve not considered, rather than just be in an echo chamber of your own making.

I started working for a large IT outsourcing company right after my graduation for a period of 3 years. After a year, I had my long term friend joining the same company and it ever happened that she joined my team as my subordinate for the same project. Since it is a software based company, we usually work in teams and each of our work is made systematic in a way that each and every team member’s work is interrelated. After a period of time my friend who was also my subordinate at work started abusing her flex time at work and was taking time off because her kid fell sick often.

Secondly, in contrast, I once obtained a preceptor who created the feeling of incompetence and left me feeling unwelcome. This occurred during a rotation at a hospital. This preceptors’ leadership skills were unsuccessful and ruled by autocratic command. When communication happened, it was one way. This created an unfriendly work environment and unpleasant partnership.