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Leadership Inventory and Reflection Personal Leadership and Temperament The early childhood field can benefit significantly from effective leadership. This is the case because early childhood professionals, teachers, and institutional leaders are required to promote desirable behaviors that can support the needs of the targeted chidlren. I strongly believe that my leadership competencies have the potential to transform the early childhood field (Aubrey, Godfrey, & Harris, 2012). The completed Jung Typology Test has revealed that I am an INFP (Introverted, iNtuitive, Feeling, Perceiving). An INFP take long before losing his or her sense of wonder. They work hard in order to produce the best from others. These attributes support my leadership approach. I have a transformational leadership approach that focuses on the best outcomes and goals. In order to achieve the targeted goals, I always inspire, mentor, and guide others. I have been encouraging my workmates and followers to focus on their initiatives in order to achieve the intended goals. As a transformational leader, I possess specific competencies that can be applied in the early childhood field. For instance, I have a positive temperament or character. I always focus on the best action plans and strategies that can empower others (Waniganayake, 2014). As a professional in the early childhood field, I can use these attributes to create a vision for my followers. The next thing is to bring inspiration, charisma, and stimulation in order to ensure the needs of both the chidlren and workers are met (Nicholson & Miniates, 2015). I possess powerful skills that can be utilized to address the emerging needs of the targeted chidlren. The leadership model makes it easier for me to empower more people, equip them with the right resources, and identify the most appropriate practices that can support the needs of more chidlren. The test has indicated that I am a diplomat. I use my skills to promote interpersonal harmony and coexistence (Mistry & Sood, 2012). I focus on the best practices to address problems, bring more people together, and listen to every child’s needs. My personal character focuses on the wellbeing for all. This temperament and leadership ability can transform the experience of every participant in the early childhood field. Leadership and Personal Experiences: Authentic Leadership Capacity My personal leadership style mentors, empowers, and guides others in order to deliver positive results. The ultimate goal is producing results while at the same time maximizing the beneficiaries’ experiences. Specific attributes such as integrity, effective communication, teamwork, critical thinking, and empowerment define my leadership approach (Leeson, Campbell-Barr, & Ho, 2012). I will therefore be using this attribute to influence my authentic leadership capacity. I understand how to lead while being reactive. I can offer critical reviews, identify inadequacies, and provide correc
Culture and differences I live in one of the most multinational countries in the world. The issues of cultural differences, diverse cultural groups, and their behaviors have been bothering the American society for generations. Cultural differences have always been causing multiple confrontations and offenses from all sides. As it is said in the lectures by Harvey and Allard, the issue of discrimination is not only based on the factors of race or ethnicity (2012). Even in a society that consists of people of one ethnicity, there will be misunderstandings, prejudices, and behavioral patterns that can be called discrimination, according to other factors such as gender, age, or sexual orientation. Attempts to co-exist and prejudices With the beginning of globalization different, unfamiliar with each other cultures started to “flow across the boundaries” and meet (Harvey & Allard, 2012). Some cultures assimilated, some clashed and some got destroyed. The world has been trying to work out ways to reduce the confrontations and avoid misunderstandings between the groups of people that originate themselves in different cultures, but this issue is very complicated and changeable. I think creating prejudices is natural to humans, as this is how humanity has survived through the centuries. A human from ancient times tried to touch fire, got burnt, learn that fire is hot, and will not try to touch it again because of the ability to accumulate knowledge. Humans create prejudices unconsciously and automatically, this is how our brain works. It is dangerous when a prejudice turns into ideology. When this happens between groups of humans, it causes offenses from the side of the discriminated society and a misunderstanding from the dominant group, as their ideology has become their way of thinking (Harvey & Allard, 2012). Story from a store The story when I felt aware of my ethnicity and race happened in a supermarket. I was shopping for some usual things, taking my time, feeling really lazy and slow, going through different kinds of pencils and pens, thoughtlessly staring at notepads and other office supplies. The store workers – two white guys, both around twenty years old – several times came up to me asking if they could help me choose or find something, I just shook my head, and politely thanked them. I guess I was walking around there for so long that the workers forgot about me. They obviously were friends; they started chatting, giggling about something like all young people do. The store was almost empty, so I could hear them well. Another shopper appeared. It was an elderly man also of Indian origin, and he was lost in the huge variety of goods at the store. He came up to the young guys working there and asked something. He had a heavy Indian accent, I guess he sounded really funny, because as soon as the man received his answer and left
The paper is devoted to the issue concerning the process of revamping the company’s packaging process. There is no secret that the organization has been experiencing rather drastic changes over the past few years and has been under an impressive pressure of a new market environment; therefore, the choice that will help the company get the priorities straight is crucial in the given scenario. Although the current design is deemed as passable and is accepted by most of our customers, a recent analysis of the subject matter has revealed that it can, in fact, be improved. As a result, attracting new customers may become a possibility. Therefore, the newly designed multipack needs to be tested so that the possible tool for increasing the rates of customer satisfaction within the company could be employed successfully in the organizational framework. Seeing that the study will allow for defining the future brand product of the organization, its value can be deemed as rather high. The problem to be researched, therefore, is not restricted to the choice of the best option for packaging. Instead, the study will have to be aimed at the analysis of the firm’s decision-making processes and the factors that affect the latter. Additionally, the current leadership and management styles adopted in the company will need to be reassessed to identify their fundamental flaws and create a new and improved leadership style. Thus, not only the production process but also the rest of the operations within the organization will be improved significantly. Consequently, the study should have a qualitative design, i.e., establish qualitative relationship between the variables under analysis. Naturally, the adoption of the testing procedure will require that the corresponding strategies for measuring the efficacy of the product should be utilized as quality assurance tools. In order to make the production process as fast as possible and at the same time facilitate a high level of product quality, the introduction of regular audits and a rigid system of assessment should be viewed as an option. The latter tool is crucial, as it will help set the corporate standards; specifically, the issue regarding the process of packages fastening needs to be brought up. Specifically, the characteristics such as the durability of the package and its aesthetics should be considered. Despite the fact that plastic containers have proven to be the cheapest option, their durability leaves much to be desired; to be more exact, they do not endure high temperatures. Therefore, preference should be given to Styrofoam cups (Stevens, 2014). Additionally, the characteristics such as the thickness of the cups should be incorporated into the assessment scale. Moreover, the cup holder will also need to be changed for the above-mentioned properties. Since the temperature of the cups will be reduced with the help of Styrofoam, the holder can be made of a cheaper material, such as polypropylene (PP). However, seeing that the specified material cannot be considered durable, it may be suggested that cup holders sh
After the boom, Virginians experienced a number of problems cased by unique social, economic and political conditions of the colony. New labor force that came to Virginia “threatened the independence of the small freeman and worsened the lot of the servant”. Lack of lands and absence of strict laws concerning a servitude made the freemen real losers. From the master’s perspective, the costs entailed in maintaining and reproducing labor were at the expense of freemen. Free workers, however, cost their masters less because the poor were generally more frugal and efficient in maintaining themselves than were slaveholders in maintaining their slaves. Freeman became ‘losers’ because most freemen were deprived a chance to start their own business and success as free land owners. “The servants who became free after 1660 found it increasingly difficult to locate workable land that was not already claimed”. Also, freemen were obliged to work for other freemen if they could not start their own household. As the core of their appeal, land ratio in America was low and the land was so fertile that one could expect ex-slaves to work for hire. Planters argued that the combination of exuberance and plentiful land required coercion to facilitate the production of commercial crops. This argument, as many slaveholders emphasized, applied to all human behavior in the Americas. Freemen of any color entered into the production of crops for the price of labor at which slaves could be recruited from. “Impatient for immediate freedom or intimidated by an overbearing master, servants often did give up their freedom du
Coronary artery disease occurs when coronary arteries become narrowed or blocked by fatty deposits that are called plaques. The inner walls of the arteries contain a lot of plaques, which leads to the restriction of the blood flow to the heart since arteries have abnormal function and tone. A lack of oxygen and nutrients is a serious threat that can cause a heart attack. The common symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, and heart attack (Douglas et al., 2015). The first organ affected by coronary artery disease is the heart that is responsible for the entire blood flow provision. The lungs are the second affected organ since patients can have breathing problems and extreme fatigue. Also, the disease can impact the muscles of the whole body, causing pain in the arms, shoulders, jaw, and back. The treatment of coronary artery disease begins after such diagnostic tests as an electrocardiogram (ECG), blood tests, coronary calcium scans, and stress tests (Douglas et al., 2015). The medicines that can be prescribed are metformin to manage plaque buildup, ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers to normalize blood pressure, nitrates to prevent pain, and so on (Lindahl et al., 2017). Heart surgery may be needed in complicated cases, while doctors also encourage focusing on healthy lifestyles to reduce excessive weight, maintain physical activity, avoid stress, and heart-healthy eating. To control the disease, patients should constantly monitor their symptoms and visit their doctor for check-ups. In case of the coronary artery disease, science equips doctors with knowledge of body systems, namely, the role of the heart and arteries in blood pumping, which allows saving people’s lives. This is the participation in God’s redemptive work as science motivates doctors and guides them through diagnosing and treating to praise the faithfulness and power of the Creator.
Examples of traditional marketing techniques Marketing refers to management of the process of enhancing sales. A variety of marketing approaches, such as introductory awareness and reinforcement to expand an entity’s market command of a particular product, exist. Marketing techniques on the other hand refer to designed plans that are aimed at improving the sales of a particular product. Such techniques have evolved over time and modern marketing techniques such as electronic marketing emerged. Traditional marketing techniques include advertisements through radio, direct mailing, and billboards. Examples of traditional marketing strategies Marketing through radio technology is a considerably traditional approach because it has been in use even before modern technological developments of electronic marketing. In radio technology, a marketer prepares a message to be presented and delivers the piece of information to a radio station, which then airs the message for transmission to radio receivers. Another traditional marketing strategy is direct mailing which involves direct individual contact with a prospective customer through mails. Unlike radio technique, direct mailing is a written communication approach that requires a level of literacy of its recipients. Examples of techniques, which are directly portable to electronic commerce Some of the traditional marketing techniques are directly portable to electronic commerce. Direct portability means that the techniques can be used in electronic commerce without further modifications. Radio and direct mailing are some of the ancient methods that can directly be incorporated into electronic commerce. Recordings that are used in radio marketing can directly be uploaded into the internet to form part of electronic commerce. Similarly, direct mailing can be achieved through email as a substitute to the manual mailing system of hand or postal delivery. How marketing techniques that are not directly portable can be modified for online application Even though some traditional marketing approaches such as the use of billboards cannot be directly incorporated into the online system, the application can be modified by making electronic prints that are presentable as pop up advertisements. This modified technique is similar to the billboard with the exemption that its presentation operates digitally. Comparing traditional and online marketing techniques Every product that has been marketed through traditional techniques can be marketed online. This is because while traditional marketing techniques have used manual approaches, they have been presented in two forms, oral and print. The two forms are equivalently applicable in electronic marketing. Prime factors in communicating with workforces in different countries Some of the prime factors to consider when communicating with people from different countries are cultural differences and environmental interference. These two factors greatly contribute to communication barriers. Pros and cons of using newer communication technologies for workforces in different geographical a
Introduction Teaching might be the most compelling and interesting occupation ever invented. A teacher is a shaper of kids’ souls. Teaching is being implemented in everyday life by every parent no matter if he is a teacher by profession or not. We have to teach our kids to live wisely and carry out decisions properly. However, if we talk about teaching as occupation then a bit different tasks come along. Professionalism in Teaching by Beth Hurst and Ginny Reding A good explanation of those is presented in a book called Professionalism in Teaching by Beth Hurst. It is a remarkable book of various approaches towards teaching for newcomers. Unfortunately, I cannot label this book as the one that can separately rival others in education – it still is a companion to manuals for education courses, though a brilliant one. The first problem the newly born teachers face is the lack of practical knowledge. Of course, one can be a top student during the academic years, however, when it comes to the interaction with kids it seems like everything goes wring and you have no clue how to sort out things. Thereby, when reading the foremost study books used in class one should definitely get to read Professionalism in Teaching hints. Indeed, those are of great help because the book is full of practical pieces of advice from professional teachers, and what can be more helpful than a hint from a person who has already gone though similar problems. Professional attire, technologies, and techniques – there is everything a young teacher should know besides the actual flow of the course. There are some favorite chapters in a book I liked best. For example, there is no doubt a teacher first of all wants to gain favor of his/her students since complete trust towards teacher gives birth to more effective communication. This is described in chapter called Communicating Effectively and Building Relationships. Moreover, I have to admit this book’s importance for a new teacher since one doesn’t fully understand what particular responsibilities he is going to face. That’s is why it is essential to read this very book as a perfect addition to other textbooks on education because one can learn about after school functions, committee work, professional teaching portfolios, etc. These and much more are the inside affairs of school a teacher will enroll in. One can hardly deny that an employee gets to know the details of work only after the first experience, whereas this book gives a precious opportunity to
Introduction Sergeant York is a movie that was produced by Howard Hawks as an American Biographical film in 1941. It presents the life of Alvin York, a male from a low-income family of farmers from rural Tennessee. The isolation and poverty motivate the main character to buy a bottomland and raise money. York starts believing in God, after being struck by lightning on the way to take revenge on his landowner. The beginning of the World War I (WWI) rejects his request to avoid participation as a conscientious objector. Driven by the idea to fight for his country, York becomes an effective and honored soldier and returns home. This movie reflects the impact of military service on a faithful person, who has to choose between killing people and serving the US. The ways to assist him from a social service perspective are also discussed in this paper. Impact of Military Service At the very beginning of WWI, York did not want to participate as a soldier, stating that his Christian religion prohibits killing other people. However, when his exemption request was denied by the military authorities, he referred to the Bible and found that he should protect his country. The movie depicts that York was different from other soldiers, who spent their free time drinking in cafes and speaking with Mademoiselles. The main character used this time for strengthening his faith by praying and reading the Bible. The courage with which he fights against the German soldiers shows that it is faith in the goodness of his actions that helped him to effectively protect his country. While the war breaks many people, York seems to become even stronger after his military service. Accordingly, in terms of the spiritual perspective, one can state that despite the complicated dilemma that was faced by York, he handled it and reinforced his Christian personality. Military service implies cooperation among soldiers and officers to win battles, which is important for physical and psychological preparation. In Sergeant York, the interactions between soldiers are not given much attention, but it is clear that due to his religious differences, York might feel isolated from his team members. Since the troop involved people from different US states and other countries, all of them had varying cultural and ethnic backgrounds. It was another reason for the detachment and separation in the troop. From the social perspective, York was far from his home and family, his relationships with other soldiers were emotionless, and his beliefs were different. It might cause mental disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and so on (Rubin et al., 2012). Although the movie does not depict the life of York after the war, there are facts that point to his intentions to get married to his fiancé, which points that he did not lose his love of life. As a holistic approach to evaluating a person’s condition, a bio-psycho-social-spiritual perspective also involves bio
Introduction A manager should carefully and comprehensively appraise a capital project before investing in it. This is based on the fact that such projects are large and require a hefty amount of capital. Besides, such projects are irreversible and a company can incur losses in case the appraisal is not properly done. Further, there are competing needs for capital. Therefore, funds should only be allocated to viable projects. The paper seeks to use the net present value and internal rate of return criteria to evaluate the viability of the New Ski Run project that Downhill Ski Tows Pty. Ltd intends to undertake. Net present value and internal rate of return The two criteria are often used to evaluate the viability of a project. Under the net present value (NPV) criterion a project is viable if the resulting value of the sum of present values is positive (Bierman 63). In the case of internal rate of return (IRR), a project is viable if the estimated value is greater than the discount rate or a predetermined rate (Bierman 81). The calculations shown in appendix 1 indicate that the NPV of the new ski run project is $3,443,848.45 while the IRR is 38%. It can be observed that the NPV is positive while IRR is greater than the discount rate (15%). This shows that the project will generate a positive return to the company. Therefore, it is viable and should be pursued. Assumptions The calculations are made based on a number of assumptions. The first assumption is that the investment and installation of the necessary equipment are made at the beginning of the first year (year 0). Secondly, streams of cash flows occur at the end of a financial year (Weygandt, Kieso, and Kimmel 181). Also, the calculations are based on the assumption that the project will only last for 10 years. Further, it is assumed that the salvage value of the project will be zero because it will be counterbalanced by the cost of removal. Effect of a change on utilization rate The capacity utilization rate has a direct impact on the revenue. The calculations of new values of NPV and IRR are presented in appendix 2. The calculations show that a decline in capacity utilization during the first two years will cause a reduction in revenue. This will cause a slight drop in NPV and IRR to $3,365,247.32 and 36% respectively. Despite the decline the project is still viable because the NPV is positive while IRR is greater than the discount rate (Vanderbeck and Mitchell 149). Sensitivity analysis Carrying out sensitivity analysis for large projects is significant. It is a process which helps in establishing the variables that are quite responsive to variations. Thus, if a project is quite sensitive to changes in a specific variable, then it should not be undertaken because the company can incur a hefty loss in a worst-case scenario. In this case, sensitivity analysis is carried out for an increase in the tax rate, discount rate, and price. Appendix 3a shows that an increase in tax rate from 30% to 38% will result in a sligh