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Introduction Diversity within the context of teams can be defined as the differences in the experiences as well as in views that come about because of variables in the workforce characteristics (Pynes, 2009). Understanding the differences and the capability of managing the diverse teams is critical in attaining the desired results. HRM managers should understand the effect of these dimensions on the work performance, success as well as motivations. Most importantly, the HRM managers should comprehend how the dimensions that bring about diversity in the teams affect interactions of workers (Pynes, 2009). The blog tends to examine the importance of having the ability to create and manage diversity in teams. The necessity of team management skills Turnbull, Greenwood, Tworoger and Golden 2009 noted that managing diverse team is one of the cost-effective management skills that leaders of the organisation should have. Currently, organisations are encouraging teamwork in order to effectively and efficiently attain the specific goals of the organisation. The reason is that the extensive use of teams creates the potential for an organisation to generate greater outputs with no increase in inputs. In addition, teams present greater capability of achieving the desired results. The reason is that teams have characteristics such as freedom and autonomy and the ability to utilise diverse skills and talents (Pynes, 2009). In addition, teams have the ability to complete entire and exclusive task as well as working on assignments or project that has a substantial impact on the organisation. The diversity in skills, talents and capabilities is the major strengths that enables teams work on difficult tasks and complete such tasks within the required time and increased outcomes. Managing diversity on teams is a complementary operation. As such, managers have to be equipped with skills in order to achieve the desired outcome. Diversity in teams characteristically presents new perspectives on areas that need to be undertaken (Turnbull et al., 2009). However, team leaders have to aware of the challenges differences in views, beliefs and values can create in the working of a team. Therefore, managers have to utilise the acquired skills in team management to create a diverse work teams that engaged in problem solving and decision-making processes that enable efficient completion of tasks (Turnbull et al., 2009). The managers have to utilise the team management skills to create heterogeneous team members with diverse and complementary skills to complete the assignments. Additionally, the diversity perspective and skills make diverse teams spend most of the time discussing issues. Such actions reduce the possibility that a weak alternative solution will be chosen for a particular problem (Mor Borak, 2005). Managers should always expect the value-added component of diverse teams to increase the chance of attaining the desired results. Besides, managers have to understand that cohesiveness within the team cannot be attained within the shortest time. Teams have to go through processes as proposed by various models of team formation before th
The love poetry of the Renaissance is a genre that gave rise to a new style focusing on human feelings as the highest form of manifestation of spiritual experiences. Outstanding British, Italian, Spanish, and other poets laid the foundation for a special form of versification, which became the background for subsequent generations and allowed conveying the depth of emotions. The rejection of religious themes and an emphasis on a human soul is a characteristic feature of this genre. During the Renaissance, poetry took on new forms and ways of expressing feelings. According to Mayne, prominent English poets, such as Shakespeare, Milton, Donne, and some others made contributions to the development of this genre and developed the sonnet style previously proposed by Petrarch. The theme of love was conveyed through suffering, a wide range of emotions, and vivid epithets, which was not typical of earlier medieval poetry (Semple). Snell draws attention to the techniques of the English poets and notes that their romanticism laid the foundation for a new concept in the reflection of the relationship between a man and a woman. Thus, the Renaissance love poetry is a genre that called for an open expression of feelings, and compared to earlier works, poems and sonnets from this period were distinguished by a rich emotional coloring. Works Cited Mayne, Emily. “Love Poetry in Renaissance England.” British Library , 2017. Semple, Edel. “You Give Love a Bad Name: Pop Music and Renaissance Love Poetry.” RTÉ , 2020. Web. Snell, Melissa. “Love Poems of the English Renaissance.” ThoughtCo , 2019.
It takes a lot of guts for a woman to stand out in a man dominated world. One has to be highly exceptional and gifted and be at the right side of history as did Condoleezza Rice or to be married to a clearly outstanding charismatic personality such as Jackie Kennedy or Hillary Clinton. The recent democratic primaries have brought into sharp focus the role and direction of women in any field of leadership be it in business, academic or in politics. In the battle to be a commander in chief of the world’s only superpower, Ms Clinton has been put onto the spotlight as a woman and as a leader and so therefore all the careers of hundreds of thousands of women in different roles of leadership on the spot. History, tradition, religion and culture have not dealt a good hand to woman in leadership attempting to advance in her career. More than in any other profession does she face more challenges than in the military? It has been the norm ever since the Stone Age that women looked after the home and men went to war and guarded the home. This is basically the case over today in the liberated world. The subtle barriers that limit women advancements can be assessed from two dimensions. Other people’s perceptions and attitudes that directly or indirectly affect her opportunities for advancements and her own attitudes that would possibly or negatively affect her at the workplace (Archives of family medicine 1995). The USA armed forces consists of the four branches the Army, Navy, Air force and marine personnel. Women account for 13.2% of all officers and 12.6% of all enlisted personnel. The air force had approximately 16% of all active duty personnel as women, 13% in the army, 12% in the Navy and 4.6% in the marines (Military women profile, 1995). The navy has come along way since Vietnam. The effects of a failing war drove many naval officers into the sleazy bars of Bangkok and the Philippines and as a result dev eloping exploitative sexual attitudes just as women were beginning to gain promotion in the ranks. Sexual harassment and discrimination still remains the bigger challenge to career dev elopement for women in the military. In a D.OD survey by Richard J. Horns and firestone it was found that 51.8% of men and 74.6% of women reported either knowing of or experiencing, sexual harassment, 70% of the women surveyed experienced ‘sexual talk or behavior at the work place that created an offensive, hostile or intimidating environment (Capital online 1996). A lot has been done to fight this rise resulting in less cases but the other side of the coin is that the sensitiveness has affected negatively the deployment of fem
Leadership is all about planning and implementation of goals. An individual must undergo self-examination to determine their strengths and weaknesses. Personal realization gives a leader an ideal framework to plan for the success of their future. Leadership is continuous; therefore, leaders must find ways to improve their current situations for a better tomorrow. My professional goals revolve around the achievement of authenticity in leadership (Lieder, 2004). I purpose to become a leader who is motivated by values rather than duty. Additionally, I desire to perform my leadership duties in a way that links my professional and personal life. Leadership is only ideal if it affects the lives of people positively. Therefore, my goal is to embrace authentic leadership so that I can touch more lives in my service. My plans towards achieving my professional goals include hiring a coach who will help me improve my abilities to take risks and make decisions with ease. I will take three steps to achieve my plan of becoming an authentic leader. With the help of a professional coach, I will seek to achieve self-knowledge, self-concept clarity, and person-role merger. Self-knowledge is vital to the success of leadership. I will search within myself to realize my strengths and weaknesses (Shamir & Eilam, 2005). Additionally, I will analyze how these issues affect my leadership abilities. Seeking self-concept clarity will help me achieve my third step of planning which is to merge my personal and professional goals. The three steps will take place for three months. The dressing is quite important in exemplifying leadership. As a leader, I will exemplify leadership through how I dress in front of my subordinates (Shamir & Eilam, 2005). Additionally, I will exemplify leadership by coaching my juniors to become better leaders in the future.
At the local level, a wide range of measures have been taken in order to reduce the spreading of the coronavirus. For example, in 2020, stay-at-home orders were imposed in 19 counties of the U.S. (Ballotpedia, n.d.). In Abbeville, a juvenile curfew was introduced. In Aberdeen, public gatherings of ten or more people were restricted. The election debates were held online, and a number of parades and celebrations were cancelled. For some people, these measures were seen as imminent, whereas some regarded the pandemics as an instrument of manipulation and tried to break the new restrictions. National Perspective In the U.S., coronavirus was an instrument of manipulation during the presidential race. According to Baccini et al. (2021), the pandemic has negatively affected Trump’s rating and vote share. Trump’s response to the coronavirus challenge contrasted with that of many European leaders, which led to the discontent and criticism. People started to blame the administration and the measures taken by it for the high death toll and quick spread of the virus. The analysis made by Baccini et al. (2021) shows that over 80% of Democrats were afraid to get the coronavirus, whereas among Republicans, this number was only 25%. About 60% of Republicans were mostly ready to get back to their ordinary lifestyle, whereas only 3% of Democrats were ready for it (Baccini et al., 2021). Thus, the fear of coronavirus has changed the political balance in the U.S. in favor of Joe Biden, who finally won the presidential race. Global Perspective COVID-19 created a certain tension between many countries, both adversaries and allies. As Bonotti and Zech (2021) put it, large countries such as China and the U.S. can use the situation in order to reach global hegemony. The U.S. strictly refrained from selling masks to Lain America and Canada in order to save them for domestic use (Bonotti & Zech, 2021). A “vaccine race” has also contributed to the tension between the countries, becoming an obstacle to their cooperation. Different countries support their own vaccines, preve
Introduction The introductory part of this book already caught my attention. It made me see India from a different perspective and I come to understand that there are external as well as internal forces that made India stay poor and modern at the same time. This book gave me deep insight into a system that allows rich people to become even more prosperous while preventing poor people from improving the quality of their lives. By using India as her example, Arundhati Roy was able to show how modernization and globalization have strongly affected millions of people in this country. One of the central arguments that the author makes is that the forces of globalization have made India financially dependent on Western economies and that this dependence gives many loopholes for the exploitation of these people. In Roy’s view, the situation is aggravated even more by the fact that India is still struggling with its colonial legacy, particularly caste politics that may “tear the society apart” (Roy, p 13). Overall, this book can increase the readers’ awareness of the political, social, and cultural life of India. The quotes, explaining the author’s argument  1. Arundhati Roy gives a very skeptical definition of such process as privatization and takes a very tough stance on the globalization of India; in particular, she says, “privatization is a mutually profitable business contract between the private (preferably foreign) company or financial institution and the ruling elite of the third world… Indian politicians have virtually mortgaged their country to World Bank. Today, India pay back more money in interest and repayment installments than it receives” (Roy, 60). Roy argues against privatization because in her view this is a form of manipulation and exploitation masterminded by private companies or financial institutions in conjunction with the ruling elites of a poor country. In this case, these are the corrupt politicians of India. She then went on to say that privatization puts the Indian people at a disadvantage because the private companies who come in to build infrastructure and other projects will do so using a guarantee to lower their financial risks. Under the circumstances, the role of guarantees will be performed by the poor population of the country, rather than by the policymakers. Furthermore, a great number of Indian people are virtually excluded from the decision-making process and have to change this situation.  2.
Introduction to Leadership Models Leadership has attracted massive attention of various scholars around the world. According to Huy (2002), a number of theories of leadership have been put forth by various scholars. Leadership is one of the most important factors that always dictate success or failure of an organization in the world today. Leadership has been in existence for as long as the history of humankind can be traced. As Adrianna and Lester (2009) put it, leadership goes beyond providing direction to followers. It entails going into details to discover the potential of the followers. It involves engaging the followers in a way that would make them discover themselves. It involves helping followers develop the urge to achieve. It is the art of making people realize that they have a potential to achieve beyond their current capacity. Leadership requires a leader to challenge the followers positively in a way that would make them feel that they need to rediscover themselves. According to Maak (2007), the current corporate world has become very challenging. New firms are coming into existence with new strategies that never existed before. Technology is changing the face of the earth. This poses serious challenge to firms operating in the current market. Firms are currently facing challenges from various corners. The customer in the contemporary market has access to vast information, thanks to the advanced means of communication through the mass and social media. These consumers know that they have an array of options to choose from when they want to make any purchase. They are, therefore, very demanding. They are willing to pay less for a product whose quality has been improved. Maak (2007) says that customers are currently asking for more, but are willing to pay less. This reduces profitability of firms. On the other hand, suppliers are now demanding for more for the supplies they make to such organization. Such suppliers cite increased standards of living, inflation among other factors as reasons for increasing the prices of their supplies (Adrianna & Lester, 2009). The cost of maintaining a business is very high. Various input factors have increased in price. The environmental conditions for conducting business have also been subjected to various other bottlenecks making the entire process very complicated. All these challenges are always presented to the leaders of various organizations to deal with. It is, therefore, important to come up with leadership models that would enable leaders be in a position to meet these challenges in the market. This research paper focuses on the leadership styles of CEOs and presidents who made a positive mark in their leadership styles. To help in this analysis, the researcher will first focus on some of the contemporary models of leadership. Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid According to Maak (2007), Black and Mouton’s managerial grid is one of the most relevant models of leadership in the current world.
ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors enumerates the ethical demands applicable to professional counselors in schools. ASCA standards are outlined in six sections (A-F) (ASCA, 2016). Section A enumerates responsibility to students. First, this section emphasizes the responsibility bestowed on school counselors to support student development. Their primary obligation is to ensure they treat every student with dignity and respect for their unique abilities. They should acknowledge parents and guardians’ fundamental role in the students’ success. Second, school counselors should ensure and conform to the standards of confidentiality, including appropriate disclosure of information. Counselors have a legal mandate to keep students’ information confidential and avoid any foreseeable harm from disclosure. Moreover, counselors should ensure students’ records are only transmitted electronically in order not to result in a confidentiality breach. Third, ASCA standards outline the comprehensive data-informed program (ASCA, 2016). Implemented by administrators and staff, the program aims at ensuring children’s access to equitable development opportunities in school. Under the program, counselors must assess students’ needs and propose interventions to help close identified development gaps. Fourth, school counselors have a mandate to develop career and social plans in collaboration with teachers and school administrators. The plans are essential to ensure students have opportunities to develop the right behaviors and mindsets necessary to acquire work-related skills (ASCA, 2016). The fifth aspect is counselors’ mandate to ensure they do not have relationships that are likely to compromise their objectivity and, therefore, cause harm to a student. They should ensure cordial and professional relationships with the learners. The sixth aspect is the appropriate referrals and advocacy when students demand assistance. Referral and advocacy involve identifying warning of distress. Counselors have a responsibility to identify agencies and requisite resources necessary to assist students. Seventh, counselors have a role in facilitating a small group to address students’ academic concerns. They use data to ascertain the expectations of the members of the small group and conduct follow-ups. Eighth, the section outlines the student peer-support program aimed at safeguarding their welfare. Counselors supervise students’ engagement in the peer helping to monitor skill development. Ninth, the standards mandate school counselors to identify the situations when students are at risk of foreseeable harm and propose measures to mitigate them after consultation with professionals. They should share the concerns with appropriate authorities whenever a student faces such risks (ASCA, 2016). Additionally, parents and guardians demand a chance to intervene in the situation when a student is at risk of foreseeable harm. Unless after addressing the condition, counselors should not release st
Introduction Innovative technology is one of the most highly appreciated and developing industries in the world. Having achieved many goals, it is essential to consider the fact that this industry is too young and it needs a lot of achievement and other specific inventions in the future. Looking at the UAE and the companies located there, it may be said that this country is one of the most occupied by the IT technologically directed organizations. Basing its business in UAE, many corporations offer outsourcing and IT solutions for the business needs all over the world. Speaking about the demand on such services, it should be remembered that modern world is impossible without innovative technologies, the Internet has occupied all the spheres and industries, therefore, the innovative technologies and the companies which help to cope with the appeared problems are the essential parts of human life. The Company Overview and the Industry 7Heaven Technology is the company which offers innovative products and services for use as well as outsourcing for the world companies. 7Heaven Technology offers services, products, and delivers outsourcing. Loyaltimate, Pro-Man, and eZ-Mall are the products offered by the company. The services the company offers are business solutions development, website development and website and SaaS hosting. The outsourcing services offered by the company are book keeping and auditing, hardware, networking and AMC, and IT offshore services. Being the central services of the company, they create deserving competition in the industry. 7Heaven Technology is the corporation which unites many smaller companies which are responsible for its own sphere. It is essential to remember that the innovative technology industry is developing one and there are a lot of companies which serve at the market with the same products and services. To be the best, 7Heaven Technology has to apply to various strategies which are essential for the company and its further leading in the industry. Many companies have understood that it is cheaper to outsource some particular IT services than to produce them personally. Inventory management system, quick invoice management system, and quick and easy accounting solution are the services 7Heaven Technology offers. The company was launched in 2011 in UAE, and since that time the 7Heaven Technology has become the leader in the service delivery in the Middle Eastern market (7Heaven Technology). The industry of IT technologies is developing. There are a lot of various companies which offer different services and there are even more those which are ready to consume those services. Speaking about UAE and IT industry, it may be concluded that the sale of IT products have increased in comparison to the previous year (Dubai’s IT market has grown to AED 113 billion in 2011). Even though many companies still recover from crisis, other corporations refer to outsourcing of the IT technologies as