The Reflection Of Management : Personal Experience

This course has provided me with a multitude of tools, and it has definitely taught me to put careful thought into every situation as it pertains to change; whether it relates to work, school, or things that are going on in my personal life. These tools are both important and necessary in order to become an effective manager in the future.

The Accounting for Management Decision Making class has provided several concepts that have improved my ability to make decisions for my organization, a large hospital. I now have an understanding of methods to determine if a capital project is possible such as discounted cash flow, net present value, accounting rate of return, payback and internal rate of return. This course also helped me increase my knowledge of strategic planning, forecasting and budgeting. Additionally, I learned to calculate standard versus actual costs as well as opportunity cost.

While a good presentation can deliver the insights of a topic and allows the audience to clearly understand a textual topic in a visual and more memorable way, a bad presentation can also make the audience more confused for even the things that they already know. Unlike how most people think, presentation is not all about the quality of the contents of the presentation but it greatly depends on aspects such as presenter’s confidence, quality of slides, and speaker’s methods and preparation for that particular topic. The most complicated and boring topics can seem so interesting by the audience,

“It is unequivocally clear that leaders are not like other people” (Kirkpatrick and Locke, 1991, as cited in Northouse, P. G., 2016, p.22). I have always thought that I was not like other people; I see the world through a different lens. This difference, which sets me apart from my peers, has sometimes restrained my progress; however, after studying my differences and seeing them as strengths, I can now focus on these strengths that make me a unique, passionate, progressive leader. In reflecting on my leadership skills, I will analyze the results of the leadership questionnaires, as presented in Peter Northouse’s book, Leadership:Theory and practice (7th ed.), connect those result strengths with the

The Tuckman Model was created by Psychologist Dr. Bruce Tuckman in his 1965 article, “Developmental Sequence in Small Groups.” The Tuckman Model stages are forming, storming, and norming. In the forming stage the leader and team are unaware of their roles or responsibilities. The storming stage is where conflict will begin among the team members because of the various working styles. In the norming stage team members are now familiar with each other. The team now feels comfortable with asking questions and helping each other in order to complete the goal that has been established for the team.

I have realized that change starts with me. This course improved my understanding of leadership, the

“Tuckman 's theory focuses on the way in which a team tackles a task from the initial formation of the team through to the completion of the project by using four stages”, (The Teambuilding, 2016).

In 1965, Dr. Bruce Tuckman model lists four growth stages of a HFT. This model shows, how a team transitions from a group of strangers to a HPT. It also shows how a leader changes his/her leadership style at different stages. A leader starts by taking the role of directing at Forming Stage, moves to coaching leadership style in Storming Stage, participating style in Norming stage and finally takes the role of delegating in Performing Stage.

Thank you Rodney for your kind words. I truly appreciate you are taking the time to read my post. In respond to your question, I would not change the way my organization use the reflective practice in my workplace, because this system has been a success. Like I have mentioned before, if the system does work, why changes. However, sometimes changes are good for the organization as well, but to change the mindset of the people would be the troublesome. Throughout the program, I will continue to reflect on my past courses to make adjustments and learn to do what is necessary to improve my learning. Thank you for your

I am totally not good at presentations, and I usually go blank while I present. Of course, this time as well, I went totally blank even though I practiced many times, therefore, I could improve it in the future if I practice in front of my friends to get used to present in front of people. Moreover, since I am an accounting major, and I am not familiar with this kind of subject at all, I should have prepared more to make myself familiar with the topic.

As I walk into work, I see a new white box on the outside of the door. I notice them on all the doors that I enter and exit around the building. There are strange people installing wires all over the place that I have never seen before at work. About 5 months ago, our company brought in about 30 temps. I know that doesn’t sound like a lot but there are only about 150 people that work at our plant so 30 people was a lot. That week we had a safety meeting held by our Human Resource Manager, Barry. In our meeting, he was talking about our safety and that automated locks were being installed. I never understood why he was doing the meeting instead of the safety committee. I have since learned that our HR Management deals with violence in the workplace. At the time, I didn’t understand why they would be talking about violence in the workplace because we are such a small team of workers. About a month ago, all 30 people were let go. Sitting in a safety committee meeting, I was informed of a shiv that was made and left in an area where others could have gotten hurt. It then dawned on me the precautions our HR management was taking. My HR manager is a retired Navy SEAL, so I trust him and his instincts. Human Resource Managers look for many things when trying to ensure the safety of the people around them to ensure that workplace violence does not take place. Most places do a temp to hire, this means that the employee is on a temporary status until they are made a full-time

Philosophically written by an anonymous author Job is a reflective book in the Bible, focusing on common setbacks for Christian viewpoints. The author of Job may be acknowledged through reading. The author specifically addresses individuals with intimate faith in Yahweh (God). The author was also a well-traveled individual who could captivate on an abundance of knowledge and experience. He knew the constellations (Job 9:9; 38:31 ESV), could discuss meteorology (Job 38:22-38 ESV) or even describe a sophisticated mining operation (Job 28:1-11 ESV). His effort of showcasing Job, is simply about God and man; it was inscribed to individuals who battle with the righteousness of a sovereign God in a world bursting with misery.

This management course class is for assisting students to understand advanced topics in management and for students to prepare for multiple upcoming problems over managerial roles. From attending this class I get more experience and knowledge about management and how to assist others. I learn how to discuss decisions with other employees and get results as a good leader. Also, the reading that I have done in this course helps me understand how working with other employees is good or bad. Also, I learn how leadership is important and how technology is taking over the jobs of humans. We discuss the causes of today’s economic problem, how to resolve it, how people get manipulated, and how this all affects our decision-making. I learn how leaders challenge their employees and how to be a better leader. Also, I learn about poverty and how people describe poverty in difference continents. We discuss how digital data sources have increased and now control underwriting in personal auto insurance. I also learn how our economic ties to the market’s rises and falls. I will focus on mindfulness and millennials relation to economic behavior, education, employment, and decision making. Also, this topic affects me personally because of how I make economic decisions and how I can direct my teenagers in economic decisions.

As an educational leader, I have encountered several new and existing school policies. I never thought deeply about the various processes and the stakeholders involved in policy formulation and implementation. This semester I am engaged in the course Managing Educational Policy as School Leaders (EDLM 6005). This is Semester III, 2016/2017. My course coordinator is Dr. Timar Stephenson. Dr Stephenson was my course coordinator once before and was very helpful whenever I needed clarification or when I had a difficulty. I am thrilled to embrace the new ideas and learning opportunities embedded in this course since it teaches issues which I experience at work. Dr Stephenson, during his introduction reminded his entire class that success in this course would only be realized through hard work, dedication, and commitment. Therefore, it is imperative that I have the right attitude as I navigate this course. The course involves seven weeks of intense work. I am pleased to have a wonderful group facilitator by the name of Rhonda Joseph who has already given us a BBC to explain the requirements of the course and our first two modules.

Throughout our Business Management course I have learned an abundant amount of relevant information. The content ranged from topics as basic as a company’s mission statement, to more complex managerial responsibilities. While all the information was important, there were three chapters that I found to be particularly beneficial. Chapter 4 Managing Ethics and Social Responsibility, Chapter 5 Planning and Goal Setting and Chapter 8 Managing Change and Innovation contained information that pertained to topics I find most important. I find that ethics, planning and obtaining goals, and dealing with change in a work environment are the most important things to know in any business