December 12, 2006
MGMT 250
Management 250 was a very helpful class. Even though it did not require me to study a lot of textbook chapters, it still taught me about management. There were many hands-on activities, which was very enjoyable. Projects such as HR simulation also helped me to learn. It was the first time I stood on a manager's stand point. Also, many people came in and gave presentation about what they did. The information they gave was very helpful. Furthermore, it was interesting to listen to people who were really engaged in business. I hope I could also enjoy MGMT 251 next semester.
December 09, 2006
Final Report
Our HR group turned in a final report last week. We continued to write about the parts that we worked on for the annual report. Once again, I worked on writing about the actions we took to achieve our designated goals. Our goal was to achieve maximum productivity, low turnover rate, and high morale. I went through the results of the four quarters of the second year and compiled it with the results of the first year. We took many actions in order to improve morale, but oddly, it did not seem to be effected to much. Except for the seventh quarter, it stayed the same. However, we were happy to see a constant increase in productivity.
Final Learning Plan
The learning plan was a pleasant project that made me think of myself and my future. At first, I saw it only as a project that I had to do for a class. However, as I really started to think about it, the learning plan was actually very helpful. It was a good opportunity to organize myself. It was time for me to actually think about my future seriously. I have never thought about my future so profoundly. I was very glad to have such a valuable opportunity.
Learning Plan Part 2
After I wrote my second part of the learning plan, I was happy to see how I had specific goals and action plans. In the beginning, I thought that it would be very hard to make my goals and action plans detailed and specific. Predicting and imagining the future seemed quite difficult to me. At first, I wrote down very broad goals, which led to broad action plans. Later on, I decided to start over again. By extremely narrowing down the goals, I got satisfactory action plans. Overall, it was very interesting to schedule my future life like this.
Learning Plan Goal 2
My personal goal that I wrote in my learning plan was to obtain an exercise habit in order to always maintain a weight between 100 and 105 pounds. Because this second goal was more focused on developing a new habit, I used the START NOW framework. My three supporters were my mother, my best friend, and a friend who exercise regularly. If all three of my supporters were busy, I could always go to a fitness center and ask help to the professional. I decided to write a journal to measure my progress. Also, using the journal, I could not only record my progress, but also use it as a positive reinforcement. Every time I achieve a certain desirable weight, it itself would be the best reinforcement.
Learning Plan Goal 1
The career-oriented goal that I wrote in my learning plan was to graduate from Case Western Reserve University in May 2009 with an accounting degree. I used the SMART goal framework, since it was a one-time achievement. This goal was what immediately came to mind when I did the Catch Your Dreams exercise in class. It contained many of my important values, such as happiness and wisdom. In order to be happy, especially for my future career, I should successfully graduate from a 4-year college. Also, graduating from Case will educate me and guarantee some wisdom that would help my future life. After describing my goal, I divided it into subgoals and made some action plans.
November 10, 2006
Annual Report
Last week, our HR group turned in an annual report. We assigned each group member parts to work on. I worked on writing about the actions we took to achieve our designated goals. Our goal was to achieve maximum productivity, low turnover rate, and high morale. As I went through the results of the past four quarters, I was very happy. It was interesting to see how every action had an impact on the company. Even the smallest change had a great change on our results. Also, looking at the graphs gave a good illustration of how our company was performing.