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Executive summary In order to achieve my aspirations in the future, I am focusing on establishing a leadership-based plan. Specifically, I would want to become a chief finance officer in a multinational firm. It is important to state that the competencies of persons influence their leadership styles. In order to identify and appreciate my key competencies, it would be crucial to isolate my future goals and try to analyse them on the platform in terms of my weaknesses and strengths. The Central Michigan University (CMU) competencies model would be applied. Some of the ways of the model that is adopted in this report are process flow and a timeline. The timeline is important to ensure that various tasks are completed within set deadlines. Introduction Prudent leadership within organisations is essential in ensuring that firms achieve their short-term and long-term objectives (Dawson et al. 2005). Leaders are involved in influencing social changes that are important to aid and support others to accomplish their tasks. Some scholars also recognise leaders as persons within an organisation who guide or direct their juniors (Derue & Ashford 2010). In addition, it is common to encounter leadership being defined as a process of structuring and organising groups of persons to achieve their personal goals and common goals of a business establishment. However, it has been shown that it is difficult to assess the extent to which leaders can lead their juniors towards achieving objectives (Derue & Ashford 2010). It is vital to underscore that effective persons who act as leaders should be able to help their personnel to know their job competencies and traits that are critical in producing excellent performance outcomes. With regard to assessments of personal effectiveness levels, the CMU model is applied to obtain results that help people in many ways (Dawson et al. 2005). However, it can be noted that the model can be utilised for assessing competencies in personnel in different professions. Thus, it is pertinent to state that the CMU model is a perfect model that would be applied to assess and develop my leadership framework with regard to becoming a Chief Finance Officer in the future. In fact, it would yield excellent results that would go a long way in helping me to achieve my future objectives. The CMU competencies model The model is exemplified by the following:  1. Leading others  2. Self management  3. Task management  4. Innovation  5. Social responsibility Although various studies have shown that a person could be good in the 5 leadership dimensions of the framework, it is critical to recognise that one identifies his or her strengths and/or weaknesses with regards to the
In what ways do environment-related shipping policies affect the following components of the maritime industry? Even though effective ports are significant to the financial growth of their neighboring regions, the associated ship traffic, the management of merchandise in the harbors, and the inland supply can result in various undesirable ecological impacts (Damas 60). Environment-related shipping policies affect new building and scrapping, liner conferences and alliances, and shipping companies’ profitability in a number of ways. The affected areas indicated above are major components of the maritime industry. Newbuilding and scrapping Salvarani indicates, “Environment related shipping policies require maritime industries to come up with new buildings that are ecologically safe” (Salvarani 30). For example, recent environmental policies focused on the maritime industry emphasize the need to reduce carbon emissions (Grammenos 34). The policies acknowledge that road and sea transport industries are among the major contributors to global warming. The policies call upon the maritime stakeholders to design new buildings that minimize carbon emission and use green energy. With respect to scrapping, the policies encourage the industry players to embrace ship recycling. If the ships are to be demolished, they should be done in a manner that does not harm the environment. Liner conferences and alliances Linear conferences and alliances refer to a cluster of ship operating firms that offer global liner services. Their services are restricted to specific routes and geographical locations based on a treaty. As such, environment-related shipping policies affect linear conferences and alliances. Grammenos advises, “Environment related shipping policies require these alliances to embrace measures meant to minimise carbon emission and reduce sea pollution” (Grammenos 23). Similarly, the policies mandate the alliances to come up with their own self-regulatory measures to safeguard the environment. For example, the EU recently passed a policy requiring big ships to monitor and report their emissions levels by the year 2018 (Whyke 28). The above policy will affect the linear conferences and alliances operating within the EU. Therefore, the owners of large ships within the existing alliances have to comply with the law or seek other alliances outside the region. In such instances, the alliance would have to be restructured. Based on the above illustration, it is apparent that environment-related shipping policies have an effect on linear conferences and alliances. Shipping companies’ profitability Environment-related shipping policies also have an effect on shipping companies’ profitability. Grinter asserts, “Environmental policies have an undesirable effect on the lucrativeness of the shipping companies” (Grinter 23). The policies come with added expenditure required in coming up with new infrastructures that comply with the directive. Even though these guidelines help in safeg
Deming’s Theory of profound Knowledge I agree with the statement that leaders who manage in the context that rewards and punishments are the most effective motivators for people, optimization of every process in an organization leads to optimization of the entire process, results are achieved by setting objectives, quality is inversely related to quantity, rational decisions can be made based on guesswork and opinion, an organization can be improved by fighting fires, and competition is a necessary aspect of life are lost in the twenty-first century. It is because, in the twenty-first century, there is a constant change in knowledge and technology. Besides, the assumptions ignore the impact of the external environment. This makes the assumptions of success irrelevant in the current business environment. The disagreement with the assumptions is consistent with Deming’s theory of profound knowledge. The Deming system of profound knowledge argues that the contemporary method of management needs to be changed. The theory further argues that change requires a view from the outside since a system cannot comprehend itself in totality. The theory asserts that the first stage is the transformation of an individual. The transformation of an individual should not be continuous. After the transformation, an individual would have a different view of life, events, and association with people. The individual will be in a better position to make sound decisions on issues surrounding his life. This will also apply in the organization; the individual will be able to make informed decisions during work. The theory argues that once an individual is transformed, “he will set an example, be a good listener be a good listener but will not compromise, continually teach other people, help people pull away from their current practice and beliefs, and move into the new philosophy without a feeling of guilt about the past” (The W. Edwards Deming Institute, 2013). This leads to an overall transformation of an organization. Deming’s 14 points The four components of profound knowledge are “psychology, knowledge about variation, the theory of knowledge, and appreciation
Introduction The art of the Han Dynasty is unique compared to other types of artworks in Chinese culture. When remaining the unique characteristics of the Han Dynasty art, one will realize that, unlike the rest of the artworks, which were quite festive, the Han Dynasty art showed the elements of daily life (Chan 12). The described shift in the tendency to portray luxurious items to the analysis of routine life signified the era of new artistic endeavors in the Chinese culture. Changing the focus to that one of the daily lives of ordinary citizens, the art of the Chinese culture during the Han Dynasty era allowed introducing a significant amount of diversity into the artistic realm. Main body The observed change allows understanding the connection between form and function of art pieces in the Chinese culture in much greater detail. While the previous artistic influences also offered the specified opportunity, they seemed to fail to address the opportunity of artistic diversity. In turn, the Han Dynasty art, which was created under the influence of a gigantic technological, economic, and educational breakthrough in the Chinese Empire (“Traditional Chinese Clothing”). Therefore, Han Dynasty art incorporates the elements of different cultures and ideas, embracing the full extent of options in which artistic expression could be achieved. Object Comparison The Hanfu dress of the Han Dynasty is quite a unique item of clothing that has very few parallels in other dynasties and eras of the Chinese Empire. Therefore, there are not quite many articles of women’s clothing in the Chinese culture to which the Haifu of the Han Dynasty could be compared. However, Haifu has experienced several minor changes across Chinese dynasties, gaining new elements and altering its shape slightly. Specifically, one may need to consider the changes between the Haifu of the Han Dynasty and the one of the Zhou Dynasty. Ac
Introduction At the Appalachia in West Virginia, the miners were an interest group. They worked in places that caused them to experience noise pollution. As a result, a majority of them had hearing problems. The research would seek to determine if they voluntarily accept the hearing protection aids. In America, more than 30 million citizens experience noise pollution. In fact, there is a belief that as long as one is a worker, he or she will have a hearing problem sometime in his or her lifetime. Once the occupational hearing problem sets in, the patient experiences social isolation and the inability to take safety precautions. Other Studies However, there were new noise standards established towards the end of the year 2000. The Mine Safety and Health Administration now sets the new noise standards for the employers of miners. With the support of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, there was a study to develop voluntary behaviors among the coal miners (Stephenson et al., 2009). The study used persuasive messages in the research. Whereas there were very few sources to determine the use of positive, persuasive messages, the availability of fear appeals was immense (Kai, 2010). The study explored the effectiveness of positive, negative, and neutral effects of persuasive appeals (Kai, 2010). The three appeals could be effective on the addictiveness to hearing protective behaviors, attitudes, and intentions of Appalachian coal miners (Stephenson et al., 2009). They would also be critical for the defensive mechanisms that relate to defensive avoidance, perceived manipulation, and message derogation. For effective research, there was a need for a fourth control group with a no-message. The affect-based persuasive messages had three camps. The research on the rational-emotional attitudes towards adverts and life seemed not to be providing conclusive evidence. But the negative or fear-based message researchers appear to have had a field day. The fear arousing messages have worked well to provide adaptive behaviors. They help to bring up beneficial health outcomes when it comes to AIDS and cancer. Another research dealt with discrete emotions like anger, fear, and happiness. The discovery was that the more negative emotions led people to action more than happy messages. The effectiveness of the negative messages is very high in the three studies. Persuasion skills vary with mood. One would need a strong argument to persuade a sad person. On the contrary, a weak argument would easily sway a happy person (Stephenson et al., 2009). Negative fear-based messages work more effectivel
Introduction Marketing strategy incorporates marketing goals of a business and puts them into a cohesive whole.The strategy of low-price has been in use, in the southwest airline, from the beginning. They offer cheap flights and, therefore, able of crushing competitors. The strategy of pricing has been successful because it was the opposite of the competitors. Their goal has been to offer some values required by the travelers such as, leisure to arrive to a new destination, efficiency, flexibility, and comfort all for an inexpensive and fair price. They are targeting business travelers since they travel frequently (Gittel, J 2005). Additionally, the use of non-airline partner services gives credit to the customers. In 2007, the organization enhanced the program and established a new travelers’ business focused on a marketing campaign. It also introduced a freedom award, which allowed the members of immediate prize the chance of exchanging two award tickets that are standard for Freedom Award. Strengths and weaknesses of Southwest’s competitors Strengths enable every business to achieve goals while weaknesses make the business slag behind. Among the competitors are the AMR corporations and JetBlue airways. The AMR Corporation has a strong network across the world, strong alliances and ties-up of marketing which makes it compete with the Southwest. Additionally, it has an outlook to airline passengers that are positive. However, it has a decline in operation efficiency and a performance of DOT Domestic that is weak that becomes a weakness. It is also facing a threat of price discounting and intense competition, and obligations of security among others. The JetBlue Corporation has a unique relationship, which the company enjoys since its inauguration with the workers. It managed to keep its costs low and involved high profits with efficiency of employees. It used its workers roles to play. Its weakness is that of economy and the oil prices that are rising on top of the debt the company has. Plan to differentiate with other competitors There are some essential things required by southwest airline so as to differentiate itself with other competitors keeping of low costs and treating workers well is an obsession and a commitment to manage the company. A sense of futurity and historicity is necessary in order to keep the company going. Having a strong relationship with the employees does not necessary involve rise in the pay roll but rather creating a favorable environment. Treating them well will give them a heart of also treating the customers well hence, success of the business (Lauer, 2010). Southwest intentions to be a leader The Southwest airline, unlike its competitors in the industry, did not use strategies that are convectional, or which focused on barriers of entry like networks of hub and spoke. Furthermore, it did not use complicated customer segmentation, and information via systems of computer
Changes occur in a business due to the management theories like classical theory that emphasize on planning of a business and bring change from a form of old style management of a business institution for example the initial use of technology changed from crude utilization to more sophisticated forms in the Pepsi Cola company. This change occurred because small-scale businesses were changing from individual ownership to multiple organizations or to a partnership kind of business. The theory was useful because it gave out the breakdown of how such businesses were to be run even though a number of owners own them and since the classical theory providing for a planning system. The need for change that classical management theory brought about was because the word is changing and a demand for more goods was required therefore a team was to come forward to cub this effect. The other theory of human relation brought in a new form of business where an employee had the full managerial authority. This came from a state where employee could not handle private documents of a business due to lack of trust between a worker and an employer and because there were no trustworthy employees therefore when this theory was developed, accountability makes employees work efficiently. This was necessary because the owner of an enterprise cannot be the one who runs every activity in his organization; they have to allocate duties to every body for an efficient management as was seen in Pepsi Cola Company. The organizations managed to change because they introduced new planning strategies thus to improve the organizations structure and increase its output and since they could manage to measure performance using this theories it lead to workers being competent in their work of improving the companies image. By managing to change, it means that they had to use the specific sub management theory that are provided and some went a head to train their staff to cope up with the developing changes of the society. The outcome was a production of social and efficient internal envi
Court Process Stages Developing an understanding of how a criminal case is considered in court allows pinpointing the key strengths and weaknesses of the process. As a result, one gains an in-depth insight into the subject matter and becomes capable of improving it to reduce the threat of a mistrial, The stages of a court process may vary depending on the type of a trial that is taking place. In criminal trials, the process starts with the arrest and possible bail. Afterward, the arraignment stage is launched, after which the preliminary hearing and pre-trial ensue. Finally, the trial takes place and ends with sentencing. The accused is eligible for an appeal, which may take place after the sentencing (Neubauer & Meinhold, 2016). Description   * Arrest: apprehending a suspect;   * Bail (optional): paying for the temporary release of the accused under the custody;   * Arraignment: the accused pleading either guilty or innocent;   * Preliminary hearing: presentation of the key evidence;   * Pre-trial motions: assessment of the existing evidence;   * Trial: the case is tried in court;   * Sentencing: the sentence is passed;   * Appellation: the accused asks for the reconsideration of the sentence During the arrest, a suspect is apprehended, yet they may be bailed before the case is represented to the trial. During the arraignment, a defendant can choose to plead either guilty or innocent. In the course of the preliminary hearing, key arguments on both sides are presented. The pre-trial motions imply analyzing the available evidence and choosing the one that will be presented in court. During the trial, the arguments of the prosecution and defense are considered. Afterward, the court defines the punishment that the criminal should receive. In case the accused disagrees with the sentence, they may appeal for the revision of the case (Neubauer & Fradella, 2015). Members of the Courtroom Workgroup By definition, the courtroom workgroup is a process that involves communication and the ultimate agreement between the key participants of a court trial, namely, the defense, the prosecution, and the judicial officer (Nolah, 2017). As a result, the premises for the trial to become more objective and fair are built. In the process of their communication, the members are not merely presenting their case and arguing their side of the problem, but also attempting at locating the solution that will satisfy all parties involved. Members’ Roles and Responsibilities   * Prosecution: arguing against the case;   * Defense: asking for the review of the sentence;   * Judicial officer: negotiating and managing;   * Common purpose: prosecutorial discretion;   * Significance: support for the defense due to the lack of resources. While all of the participants strive to reach the common goal, each of them performs a particular function. The prosecutor focuses on the evidence against the defendant, pointing to the problematic aspects of the case. The attorney addresses possible inconsistencies in the evidence or on the lack thereof. The judicial officer, in turn, manages the dialogue and contributes to the resolution of the case. Therefore, each of the part
Many students hope to find the special technique which could help them to study successfully because of the variety of materials and tasks with which it is necessary to cope every day. Nevertheless, there is no only formula which can solve all the students’ problems, but there are a lot of methods effective for developing students’ study skills and abilities. All the study skills are important for students, but it is useful to focus on the effective listening skills and time management which improvement can contribute to the students’ high academic performance. Effective listening as well as the developed skills in time management are the ways to help students to organize their studying and everyday activity successfully that is why these skills should be discussed in detail. Listening is the part of the people’s everyday life because of a lot of communication. The process of studying also depends on communication which is realised during lectures and seminars. Students communicate with lecturers and their classmates in order to get and share the knowledge. This process is effective only when students concentrate on listening to the speaker. Effective listening is important during lectures when students should focus on the information presented by the lecturer and think over it because the passive listening cannot be discussed as effective one. Students succeed in listening to lectures when they not only make the necessary notes but also react to the presented material. Moreover, there are a lot of situations when it is necessary to ask the lecturer or tutor about the details of the material. Asking the question, students should pay attention to the answer, but not concentrate on their own ideas. Providing some pieces of advice on the effective listening and communication, Lee-Davies and Bailey (2007, p. 122) state that “you must listen actively to the answer”. To listen actively means that students should react to the answer, and it can be useful to ask the additional questions. The developed skills in time management are useful not only for study but also for organising the life effectively. The problem is in the fact many students have po