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emotional situation when he sarcastically said, “Tell me this isn’t a government operation.” While the team provided information, Ed Harris asked questions to check for understanding. Sorenson & Goldsmith note effective communication behaviors to be, “positive, honest, humorous, clear and concise, and truthful,” (2009, pp. 81, 82). Ed Harris exhibited characteristics of Highly Effective People when he commanded a Win/Win situation by trusting in their performance abilities and shifting a top down to a

There are many different styles of leadership out there, some more useful then others depending on what you want to accomplish. “The predominant leadership style of law enforcement leaders has been an authoritarian style, where leaders do not include subordinates in the decision-making process.” (Sarver & Miller, 2013) This style is also used heavily in the military, whether it be during training or executing a mission those in a role of leadership will tell their subordinates what to do and when

The Stroop Effect In his historic study, Stroop found that reading names of colors interfered with individuals’ ability to name the ink color the word was printed in when the two differed (i.e., the word “BLUE” written in red ink) (1935). However, the basis of this phenomenon can be traced back to Cattell who found that naming colors and pictures took twice as long to accomplish than reading the word these colors or pictures represented (1886). He concluded that this was due to reading being

Growth and Happiness In considering personal growth and happiness we naturally connect with the concept of subjective wellbeing and also the positive psychology movement. Positive psychology, with its foundations influenced by Aristotelian ethics, concentrates on the elements of human behaviour that effect personal and community development. These are referred to as our universal character strengths and include the acts of integrity, forgiveness, kindness and gratitude (Peterson & Webb, 2006). Suh’s

Forgiveness Begins With Forgiving Yourself By Carol King Aug 10, 2008 The kindest and most compassionate thing you can do for yourself and others is to forgive yourself. We are often told that we should forgive others, the old saying "forgive and forget" is thrown around constantly, so you make an effort to forgive those who you feel have wronged you in some way and you find it almost impossible to do. Why is that? It is possibly because you have not yet learned how to forgive yourself. In terms

Adapt or Die: A Critical Examination of System Theory, Everyday Creativity, and Ethics and Creativity Who is a creative individual? What are the acceptable limits under which she or he can exhibit and practice creativity? Is creativity a moral or amoral concept? A creative individual is one who is able to adapt to everyday challenges through ingenious ideas and focused actions. As a specie, we are where we are today because of everyday creativity, not necessarily due to big ideas alone. Of

The person’s genetics and childhood or the person’s family and culture are things that influence a person’s happiness. Happiness is a mindset that is created by a person’s surroundings and their origins. Relationships are can be very important for a person’s happiness or may have in some ways thought to be important for happiness. One thing that is thought to make a person happy is marriage. Even though marriage has a great influence on a person’s life it doesn’t make them necessarily happy (Stein

THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES OF THE APPLICANT Anna McCracken is a unique individual who possesses rare talents and personal qualities, making her a highly effective and sought out professional in her field. In addition to her academic achievements, Anna obtains innate qualities that deem her a natural leader, who constantly displays leadership in her work environments. Anna is a virtuous leader who undertakes her work and personal life with much integrity, compassion and empathy; all

Growing up in a community that has at its heart the deepest forms of apathy, and the cruelty of selfishness and greed; I have had a close brush with the suffering and sad circumstances that cloud the lives of many in this ‘survival-of-the-fittest’ world, that runs-off after wealth leaving behind the weak to perish. I have seen children die of illnesses as malaria and dysentery that would have been taken care of at hospitals, simply because their parents for no fault of theirs are unable to meet the

Some good ‘open’ questions for seeking feedback are:  Were you happy with last action taken?  What you did not like?  What was the best part last time?  How do you think I could handle this better 3.4 Management performance is regularly reviewed against standards for the job One of the last steps of supervising management of the organisation is to review management performance against predetermined standards. Performance review comprises creating and agreeing on performance standards, comparing