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Business Execution Facilitation refers to the process of ensuring effectiveness and cooperation within groups. It entails designing tasks that are required for running a productive and an objective meeting. It is important to use facilitation in groups that are made up of people who share similar goals but who have different background orientation. There are several facilitation techniques, which can lead to a productive meeting, and teamwork. This paper explores two examples of facilitation techniques that I have used during my MBA program and as part of a team. The paper also examines the effectiveness, as well as, the lessons learnt from the use of the facilitation techniques. Brainstorming Technique The brainstorming technique requires individual generation of ideas and solutions by group or team members. This technique provides a more relaxed and an informal way of generating ideas and solving problems. When using the brainstorming technique, the facilitator is required to begin the session by reviewing the topic of discussion. This ensures that every member of the team understands the issues to be tackled. The review process will also enable people to be aware of the type of results that they are required to generate. Thereafter, the team members should be given a few minutes to brainstorm in silence without any form of interruption. Group members are then required to give their ideas, which the facilitator should write on a flipchart. During the brainstorming session, criticism, or discussion of ideas should be avoided because the discussions are to be conducted afterwards. Effectiveness of Brainstorming technique Brainstorming encourages creativity because it gives team members the chance to generate individual ideas, which ensures originality. It also ensures that every member of the team participate in the generation of ideas. This technique also provides a free environment that encourages participation and generates a lot of excitement among members. The technique also helps in the generation of better ideas and solutions because it enables team members to share their diverse experiences. The Go-Round Technique The go-round is a facilitation technique that gives every member of a team an equal opportunity to speak. The facilitator is required to pose short topics of discussion to members. For example, members can be asked to mention their names, their positions, and departments. Therefore, in a go-round technique the facilitator is the one who gives directions on discussion topics. Effectiveness of the Go-Round Technique The technique provides an equal chance for members to participate. Consequently, it helps to prevent members from dominating the discussion. It also allows for the clarification of ideas there and then. Members of a team can criticize, reward, and disagree about a given idea, which is not relevant to the topic of discussion. Lessons learnt from the Brainstorming and the Go-Round Techniques Some of the lessons learnt from the use of the above-discussed techniques include. First, both the facilitation techniques encourage teamwork, which helps in making decisions, which are more effect
In order to disseminate evidence and results of the study, the main method used to gather data was questionnaires. The suggested solution obtained a lot of positive feedbacks. After the outcomes were analyzed and assessed, similar findings were obtained across the board. In other words, respondents in the survey held similar perspectives on the best methods to prevent childhood obesity. Over 90 percent of the respondents suggested a healthy diet and physical exercise as the main methods for preventing childhood obesity. Respondents also insisted that physical exercise should be integrated in the daily routine of children. Therefore, it should not be a one-time process (Veugelers & Fitzgerald, 2005). Establishing a thorough and effective communication with the nursing fraternity and stakeholders is an excellent strategy for disseminating results (Trasande, 2010). Both the writer and other participants who took part in the research study are planning to hold a major convention whereby all the stakeholders in the obesity prevention program will be requested to attend. The attendees at the meeting will also publish the proposed solutions and results of the research study. It is also vital to mention that researchers of the study will be expecting feedback after the convention. Since dissemination is not a procedure that can be carried out once, researchers of the study expect to receive feedbacks for a relatively long time. This will also assist in improving the proposed solution in obesity prevention. In any case, the outcomes of questionnaires used do not depict the end of the study. Therefore, researchers should be willing and ready to obtain responses from all the stakeholders. The conclusion of the study and various ways of improving it are only possible when feedback is received from the concerned parties.
ESL learners encounter many challenges in college writing. Nearly everyone is aware that students’ native language often affects their learning of the target language, English. However, not everyone can actually recognize the extent at which first language (Arabic) may have impact on the students’ second language. The teachers should have the ability to study the other language to comprehend the reason why students are creating certain mistakes. During learning English, there are some regular errors students make while writing. This paper will discuss some of these challenges which I have experience while learning and how students can solve these issues. Run-on sentences Endlessly, most learners whose native language is Arabic always write continuous sentences with no full tops and infinite commas. The teachers may correct them but they will end up repeating. Arabic writing rules permits run-on sentences; hence there is no mistake in writing them. Most journals and news papers have run-on sentences and readers can follow these sentences without confusion. Therefore, the students should be informed that it is confusing for English learners to write endless sentences, unlike Arabic (Ellis 4). The teachers should provide them with solutions on how to tackle such issues through the use of periods, commas and connectors. Redundancy Just like run-on sentences, repetition of synonyms in one sentence is permitted and encouraged in Arabic languages since it shows the writers’ fluency and stresses the ideas. Some learners can have few vocabularies and sometimes repeat terms such as “good” and “bad” all through the paper for instance. For this case, students should be provided with synonyms example so that they should use them in their essay (Ellis 7). The teachers should assist the learners with the good writing skills or patterns while understanding that they are changing writing and thinking patterns also rather than being irritated on the repetition of endless sentences by the students. To reduce the learners’ redundancy, they should be provided editing assignments to work on creating shorter sentences without repetition. Arabish A sentence like this may be confusing, “malaria does not spread through greetings with hand,” and it need proper rendering. This example of a sentence makes logical sense in Arabic writing but not in sense; the writer attempt to say that malaria does not caused by handshakes and greetings. The term “greetings” in Arabic is just same as the word “peace” so the writer simply used it. Some students are likely to plainly render this sentence from their native language to English. Such difficulties might not be solved in one instance as the learner requires exercising and reading a lot. Generating an excellent English foundation to express themselves at the same time the teacher should provide readings to the students while working one on one with student to help in translating Arabic in English language. Punctuation Most ESL students who possess Arabic background often have difficulty with punctuation. Arabic language has
Core values are described as a set of fundamental beliefs or ideals that are the basis of motivation for individuals and which guide them through decision-making. For instance, my core values comprise honesty, kindness, integrity, empathy, and learning. Honesty is my most valuable core value, and I believe that it affects relationships and people’s feelings about themselves and their jobs (Beer, 2020). In my life, it is defined in various ways, for example, “having the courage to face the truth”. Sometimes telling the truth might have adverse consequences; however, we have the responsibility to face and accept it. Since most interactions with patients take place in a hospital setting, nurses need to cultivate a robust therapeutic nurse-patient relationship, and developing it requires honesty. Kindness is defined as the act of being generous, friendly, and considerate (Allen et al., 2016). People need to be alert on the well-being of others to be able to notice their suffering. Kindness is not quantified in terms of the amount of time or money spent, instead it is centered on the minute things, such as a smile. As a nurse, it is crucial to get acquainted with patients and treat them as friends or family members. On the other hand, integrity is defined as the act of performing a task or function even if no one is watching. In a professional setting, it refers to demonstrating an individual’s core values in practice. In the nursing spectrum, I believe integrity to be a cornerstone virtue. With the short-staffing issue facing most healthcare centers and mandatory overtime, nurses are required to hold high integrity to withstand all challenges brought about by the relatively high nurse-to-patient ratio (Kang et al., 2017). Healthcare providers are required to show integrity as the health outcome of many patients is centered on their commitment. Empathy is defined as the ability to recognize and understand the situation of people by imagining oneself in a similar position. It is a typical situation when nurses get consumed in their functional responsibilities and social diversions and end up not recognizing the emotional suffering of patients (Stuart et al., 2020). Empathy is the ability to open doors that encourage patients to share the burden of their fears and anxieties. This gives patients the determination to face an uncertain future. Lastly, learning is a significant core value for nurses, as it enables them to remain current in the evolving healthcare environment (Poorchangizi et al., 2019). Every day, new diseases and new disease management techniques are being discovered. Therefore, to keep up-to-date, I always review and read journals on various nursing publication sites. Personal Mission/Vision Statement My personal mission statement is, “To deliver the best healthcare possible by being a human being fir
Harley-Davidson is the company with the prolonged history which started in 1903. The history of the company’s development is characterized by the periods of successes and failures because of the company’s orientation to producing high-quality expensive motorcycles interesting for the narrow audience (Brown, 2010, p. 295; Harley-Davidson, 1999). During a long period of time, the company’s organization was based on the principle of the strong leadership. Nevertheless, Harley-Davidson changed the approach to the corporate culture and organization in 1998, while building the Harley-Davidson plant in Kansas City. The Harley-Davidson Kansas City plant is characterized by the focus on empowering employees and developing the natural work groups in 8 to 15 members who work to achieve the company’s goals without references to the leaders’ rules and regulations (Brown, 2010, p. 295). The idea to develop the successful plant based on the principle of natural work groups can be discussed as rather realistic, if all the aspects of this unique structure and organization are stated and fixed in detail. This approach can work effectively because every employee belonging to the team works to contribute to the company’s goal; every employee is empowered to make decisions and discuss them with the other team members; such important issues as schedules, strategies, and budgets are controlled by the teams; all the employees share the same information because of the slight differences in their statuses and positions; the open communication between all the team members is possible; and the employees share the same responsibilities while orienting to completing the company’s common goal (Brown, 2010, p. 295). Thus, the plant’s organization is based on the idea of the team cohesion which can provide a lot of benefits for the company and contribute to the significant increases in the employees’ motivation and productivity. However, this type of structure can be associated with many problems, if the shift from the team interests to the individual interests is realized. From this point, the self-managed work teams can work effectively till the members of the teams become focused on the individual contribution to the work of the team and to the group achievements ( Harley-Davidson, USA , 2014). The team members can also observe the problems in communication which can lead to conflicts. Thus, the employees can become focused on their individual role in the process, orient to pursuing individual goals, concentrate on the realization of the personal ambitions, and begin to demonstrate their leader’s qualities. For instance, conflicts can be observed during the decision making process because the decision should be made with references to the vision of the majority. That is why, definite improvements to affect the organizational structure based on the natural work groups should be implemented at the Harley-Davidson Kansas City plant. It is important to state clearl
Advertising is of utmost importance in any organization, and for any enterprise to be successful, adequate advertising campaigns must be conducted. Jib Fowles came up with fifteen advertising appeals that influenced the potential customers (Fowles 73). Thus, for a specific commercial to be effective viewer has to find it catchy and persuasive for them to believe it is the best product in the market (Yeshin 25). The goal of this study is to analyze the need to dominate when it comes to advertisements. This research focuses on two commercials, one by Hyundai and the other one by Audi. Advertising appeals are the aspects in an advertisement that influence and persuade a specific viewer to purchase a particular product. A viewer has to be convinced about obtaining a specific product or service, hence it is imperative for an advertisement to be structured appropriately (Belk 52). The advertisements posted on magazines have to be appealing to the potential customer. The potential customers should be able to relate to the advertisement so as to be able to purchase the specific product (Yeshin 70). In addition, any advertisements posted in a magazine should consider the target market and cultural aspects. Television commercials should also be formulated strategically, the timing, the animations, the video quality should be appropriate so as to enable the customer to purchase the product (Belk 89). Considering online advertisements, the advertisements have to address the needs of the consumer. Social media has to be utilized in the best way possible, in addition blogs, social sites and search engines should be used to advertise products in the most appealing manner possible. The advertising appeal that will be analyzed in this study is the need to dominate. Every human being likes to be dominant in every activity he/she engages in (Fowles 73). No one likes losing, and losing is always the last option for anyone who expects results and returns from their activities. Jib Fowles writes “the continuous pressure is to create ads more and more in the image of audience motives and desires” (Fowles 74). In saying this Fowles emphasizes that the potential customer has to be contended with an advertisement, if this is not the case the sales figures will still remain low. The consumer tastes and preferences have to come first when structuring an advertisement in order for the specific advertisement to be successful. The first product that this study will analyze is the Hyundai Elantra, the first generation cars were produced in about 1990. The second generation of the cars was produced five years later. The Hyundai Elantra is a car that has been my use for about two decades the features of the car includes effective air conditioning system, a telescopic steering wheel system, cruise controlling and wheels which are 16 inches in size. Analyzing the sales figures that pertain to the Hyundai Elantra in the United States, in 2011 about 186400 units were sold, 202000 units in 2012, about 245000 in 2013 and in 2014 about 15,300 unit
Collaborative learning activities have become a common phenomenon in online learning environments (Pea 61). For this reason, an online psychology course meant for adult learners will be rolled out in a community college in Texas. To enhance the effectiveness of this course, a lot of preparation is required. To begin with, multi-faceted questions would be set and distributed to different groups of students taking part in the course. The group members would be required to brainstorm and come up with solutions to issues raised by the instructor. All groups will have the same number of students to avoid bias. In the event that one group has more members than the others, additional responsibilities would be assigned to them in order to ensure equality (Vygotsky 26). It is assumed that 15 students will take the course. Consequently, each group will consist of three individuals. As a result, there will be a total of five groups. The reason for this is that small groups are easy to manage. In addition, having as many groups as possible will mean that a wide range of issues can be addressed at a go. Students are to respond to the multi-faceted questions on a weekly basis. The questions will be posted to the group by the instructor. Students will be given one week to respond to the issues raised. The questions will be based on the previous week’s readings. Each member of the group will make at least two postings per week. One must not go beyond four postings. As such, everyone will be involved in the collaborative learning process during the course (Siegel et al. 32). The performance of students will be appraised based on the postings made on their group’s forum. The learners are likely to face a number of challenges in the course of the module. To begin with, the course material may be inaccessible as a result of technological issues. Lack of face-to-face communication may also negatively affect the willingness of students to participate in group work. The technological issue will be addressed by holding face-to-face meetings at least three times during the course. One of the meetings will be aimed at looking at how the problems can be solved through constant troubleshooting of the systems. The first meeting will be held at the beginning of the course, another at the middle, and the last one at the end. As such, group members will have a chance to interact at a personal level. A number of online assessment strategies have been developed over the years. They include self-assessments, portfolios, timed tests, projects, peer evaluations (either with or without feedback), as well as asynchronous discussion. Asynchronous discussion is the best assessment approach for online and hybrid courses (Gaytan and McEwen 123). It involves the use of web-based texts. The asynchronous discussion board allows multiple users to interact online. All messages are displayed
The Concept in the Old Testament Genesis 50:21 “Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.” In Hebrew, the word “kind” is called leb, and it means” the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything” (Strong, 1890, p. 125). Joseph used the word “kind”, in this context, as he addressed his brothers, who had sold him to slavery as a boy. The brothers had travelled to Egypt in search of food after a prolonged drought in Israel, and they found out that Joseph had become a high-ranking officer in Pharaoh’s government. Joseph is comforting his brothers because they are feeling sorry for selling him into slavery. Genesis 6:20 “Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every sort shall come into you, to keep them alive.” The Hebrew word for “kind” in this context, is miyn, and it means “kind, sometimes a species (usually of animals)” (Strong, 1890, p. 65). In this verse, God is giving instructions to Noah on the species of animals that should be allowed into the ark. Therefore, the word “kind” is used to mean “species” or “types” of animals. Jeremiah 15:3 “I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, says the LORD: the sword to slay, the dogs to tear, and the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.” Th
The theme of this paper is to establish the main religious themes in chapter eleven of the book of Bhagavad-Gita. The first main religious theme in the chapter is the recommended acts of commitment towards deity. When it comes to devotion towards deity, one can express their commitment to Christianity through many means. Through meditation and sacrifice, an individual will be in a position to express devotion to God. Sacrifice means the amount of material things individuals deny themselves for the sake of others or gods. Sacrifice entails offerings given to gods, which will be acceptable in the eyes of Krishna. The offerings vary from plantation products to animals, and their significance is similar. It signifies an individual’s act of devotion. Sacrifice is a universal act that most people use to show their commitment to their religion even in the current times. It can be the earnings of people, harvests, profits, time, labor, and many other ways. Through sacrifice, human beings create a personal relationship with their gods, and this does not have to be necessarily through Krishna. The article elaborates that Krishna is contented when the worshippers offer sacrifices to their gods, as eventually it will be to him as the greatest god of all. As worshippers, we can, therefore, express commitment to religion and God by offering sacrifices now and then as this will bring us closer to God (Hiltebeitel, 1989, p. 72). Another notable act that expresses commitment to deity is meditation. In the article, meditation on Krishna is an indispensable means of expressing devotion to deity and is encouraged to all worshippers. The process of meditation is majorly a self-evaluation process and according to the author should be done while having Krishna in mind. As much as meditation is an individual act, it is notable that the self-evaluation should be in line with Krishna. The main teaching here is that meditation should give individuals a chance to evaluate themselves whether they are in line with God’s ways (Sharpe, 2008, p. 61). Another notable religious theme in the article is the universal form of God. In chapter eleven, we read about the way in which Krishna reveals Him as a universal being. In the article, Krishna reveals his universal form to Arjuna, and this is a clear indication to any believer that God is a universal being who can be found in every corner and form. In most instances, we see Krishna pervading the whole universe and in so doing managing to be a universal being (Neil, 1986, p. 62). In religion, we can tell the difference between God and human beings from the aspect of God being a universal being. This means that God can be everywhere and in whatever form we can think of, unlike human beings. In connection with the above ideas of commitment, the universal form of God enables human beings to meditate as this helps them to understand the observable things in regards to the most high-God (Flood, 2003, p. 52).