Read the following article in which Tom Szaky, chief executive and founder of TerraCycle, explains how he makes money from other people 's rubbish, and why he 's worn the same pair of jeans for a year: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31036601
Imagine he has hired you as Vice President of Sales. Now answer these questions as completely as you can:
1) How do you imagine the concepts of anagnorisis and peripeteia might work in this example? (1 point)
Peripeteia means a turning point or a reversal moment, while anagnorisis means a point where a person becomes aware of his or her true nature. Tom is in turning point of his life because turning a waste into something else is not what majority people would think of, most of us will be disgusted by only thinking about the concept. However not for Tom, he is actually passionate in the ecological concept and his belief of doing good and making good money at the same time, which is what anagnorisis means. Just like the pig farmers who gathered all the wastes from big casinos in Las Vegas, and fed his pigs with very nutritious food that eventually double size them, Tom could do the same! Tom could utilize the waste and turn it into something profitable. He has to believe in himself and just like Jared says, as long as you like what you’re doing, people will be drawn into that positivity. He needs to be brave because this is not what majority of people could think of, or even brave enough to do, so he should be the stand out one and
These are inquiries and answers that I utilized as a part of my interview. 1. What is your expected set of responsibilities and obligations? Some of the duites would be that I arrange Cougar Center planning with the volleyball and basketball mentors, NAIA and NCCAA qualification and consistence, athletic advancements and showcasing endeavors, and understudy specialists and regulates sports data endeavors and in addition sports occasion activities. At the end of the day, Thornton keeps up an exceptionally noticeable nearness amid a typical work day, not that there is a wonder such as
Dumpster Diving: Beneficial Yet Detrimental When people think about dumpsters, a disgusted image of wretched odors, tornadoes of flies, and spilled sour liquids comes to their minds. In addition, they stay away from dumpsters, fearing they would catch some type of illness. Yet, people don’t know that dumpsters has all types of treasures.
you take your clothes that you no longer want so they can be bags, shoes, tops. you take them into any Oxfam shop and you get a £5 off.
“After all, the finding of objects is becoming something of an urban art.” He first presents a perception of going through trash as if it were something magical, and then shows you how you could do it too. He organizes his essay into three different categories. The first being practical applications for example how to find good scavenging areas and how to distinguish what to eat and what not to eat from his personal experiences. Eighner claims that a diver must have three principles “using the sense sand common sense to evaluate the condition of the found materials, knowing the dumpsters of a given area and checking them regularly, and seeking always to answer the questions “Why was this discarded?” (379) Some things you learn are as followed. Canned goods turn up often in dumpsters and are amongst the safest food to eat. Dried foods like cereal, cookies, chips and pasta are safe to eat once they are free from whatever contamination they had when they were found. Fruits and vegetables are safe to eat when raw and there no evidence of it being rotten. carbonated drinks are often good if they still fizz. Eighner states that prepared food is sully not safe but goes on to talk about his experience with the pizza shop. He would retrieve full pies of pizzas right after the shop was
wondered what changes he would have to make to the meeting, the organization, and the product
In Matt Porter’s video, “Freegans: Creative Living Outside of Capitalism” a gentleman states, “Our waste can feed a nation.” In this case, some of America’s waste is feeding the scavengers. Homelessness can lead to dumpster diving for a means of survival. These people dig through thrown out items that can still be eaten and used. One man’s discarded garbage, in turn, can become another man’s lifeline. “Almost everything I have now has already been cast out at least once, proving that what I own is valueless to someone,” (362) Eighner confessed about some of the treasures he has gathered from dumpster diving. Because the general public missuses its resources, dumpster finds are either used for personal gain, such as eating, or they will be
Let’s be honest here, we all litter when driving in our cars, how many of us rolls down our windows to dispose of a wrapper, cigarette, or something of that nature? We tend not to care about the effects our human footprint leaves on the earth. The tiniest things like littering eventually lead to bigger things and stuff like that needs to be brought into attention. Bob Johnson, a philosopher and artist set out to produce and promote “Artful Trash Management”. The leading proponent being his “River Cubes” are public display sculptures innovatively harvest waste, especially those in the river streams, and transform the resulting heap into vivid discussions to what we humans produce in waste and leave behind.
10) When a salesperson is formulating an opening statement to use to approach a buyer, what should the salesperson focus on?
3. What major problems might you encounter with your new sales force structure as it relates to both external factors (customers) and internal factors (employee reactions)?
Evan Edwards general sales manager for 102.3 radio free radio has been with the industry for over 10 years now. Evans understands how this business works and operates, on its own rules regulations and stipulations. Some people outside of the rules of radio might not understand that game, but when you also add the element of sales to radio things can get hectic and confusing . Edwards agreed for me to have an actual 24 hour visual of his schedule, while also granting me an exclusive interview opportunity. While in management position "things become seemingly different some people may have an issue with your authority but none of that is important what is important is being sure the company does not get involved or affected with personal issues
When it comes to his ability to provide customer service he has literally gone above and beyond what is expected of him. His empathy for customers and their current situations make him work harder to provide them satisfaction. He takes the time to reach out to other departments and always follows up with his customers to ensure their issues have been resolved.
4. Given Mr. James' charge to the senior vice presidents, how would you portray and assess sales and marketing initiatives, expenditures, and
Answer 1] Frank Davis, marketing director, is an excellent strategic player. He sorts through all of the possibilities, though short term, and find the best effective way to move forward. As he had just been promoted from the position of a senior market specialist he for sure was competent and experienced in the way things should be done. He got used to a precise planning of an every detail, schedule and documentation. That depicts him as a highly organized person with perfect managerial skills. David’s strong analytical strength mixed with his 15 years of
Consumers also know that usefulness can fade, and the pleasure that came from new purchases can be fleeting. Apart from the usual solution to this problem, which is to buy more new items, it’s worth thinking that getting rid of items that are no longer needed or wanted can feel as good as getting it. Freecycle.org has made a name for themselves by doing just that. The concept has worked so well and because of word of mouth, many people want to become more “eco-friendly”, everyone cares about the environment and they want to do their part. One of the reasons they’ve been so successful, is because everybody wants to do their part to help the environment.
1. Based on the brief conversation between Jerry Kline, Grace Gallo, and Paul Swenson, what kind of sales manager do you think each of them is? What do you think is the level of performance of the sales force each person heads? How do you think each of them will benefit from the sales force each person heads? How do you think each of them will benefit from the sales mananagement training seminar?