The Critic

Taylor Varrato MCB Sec. 7 30 November 2015 Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People I will never forget my first MCB lecture. A large syllabus was presented, one that seemed to be jam packed with deadlines, reading assignments, quizzes, and to my surprise extra credit assignments. Upon hearing that one of the extra credit assignments consisted of reading a book published in 1937, I was not too thrilled. However, after skimming through the first few pages of How to Win Friends and

Performance reviews are designed to both evaluate general performance and measure progress around specific goals. Both negative and positive aspects are incorporated in these reviews as they should serve as a point of reference to both look back in evaluation and ahead in anticipation. Pulling back from daily demands in order to assess and review employee performance allows managers to focus their attention on specific departments and clarify what is high priority to their company. Performance reviews

“Praise” is an action that parents, teachers, and adults overly use when they desire an action from students and children. Most of the time, adults say phrases such as “Good Job” or “Fantastic” to boost the moral of students or children. But praise doesn’t always lead to positive growth of an individual in the long run. There is, however, a stronger alternative to praise that many 21st century Western societies haven’t quite accepted. This is known as criticism. We see criticism everywhere in our

The Man Who Was Never Given Credit For His Efforts “Distrust naturally creates distrust, and by nothing is good will and kind conduct more speedily changed.” -John Jay We all know John Jay as the extraordinary man who was the President of the Continental Congress. But there are countless of other important services John Jay completed that are overlooked and some things he never received credit for. This paper will guide you through the journey of this young lad and tell you more about the man who

Regardless of the object being reviewed, there are a number of essential features of writing a review at a professional standard. This essay will examine each of those features with reference to two reviews of films which explore a specific theme. Firstly, however, the meaning of the term ‘professional standard’ must be established. There are standards that all professions must follow. These are to do with ethics and values. At the very least, standards of professionalism indicate a level of “expertise”

No matter what job you may have there will come a time where your work will be evaluated. It is nearly close to impossible for you to have a career that doesn’t give you either positive or negative feedback. No matter what you may believe your work performance is always being evaluated either by our supervisors, coworkers, and most definitely the customer. You will learn how to accept both positive and negative criticism through some very easy to steps. I have always admired people who can take

Criticism occurs everywhere in our professional and personal lives. While in most cases it is meant to be productive and constructive to help one improve their performance or activity, in some cases it is taken to an extreme or given in an inappropriate way. How one responds to criticism can depend on varying circumstances; who is delivering the criticism, how is the criticism being delivered, is it meant to be helpful or shameful, is one using it to assert authority, and the receiver’s interpretation

The movie Avatar, by James Cameron, was a well loved movie currently rated second in box office, meaning there are hundreds of reviews that have been made. An article in The New Yorker by David Edelstien is one of the many positive reviews of this movie. The way that Edelstien handles his review is unique. However, there are aspects of his review that are not pleasing. To start off, Edelstien is very quick in expressing is enjoyment for Avatar, referring to it as “a mighty ode to Gigantism and Awesomeness

“The Credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena… who strives valiantly, who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotions, and who spends himself in worthy causes. Who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat” by Theodore Roosevelt. I agree with this quote because if you don’t work hard for what you want or what you

Maslow revis(it)ed Paper 02 - 1 PAPER 02 Maslow revis(it)ed Bob Dick (2001) Maslow revis(it)ed: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs examined and reformulated. A discussion paper originally written in the 1980s, revised 1990, 1993. This version 2001. Contents Maslow’s hierarchy The nature of Maslow’s hierarchy From fact to logic Maslow’s hierarchy as a taxonomy The validation of a macro-theory Internal/external dimension Conditional vs unconditional dimension The hierarchy explored further The people