December 09, 2006
Learning Plan
In the beginning I did not see a purpose for writing the learning plan. I thought “why should I write down my strengths, weaknesses and goals when I already know what they are”? After completing the learning plan I realized that writing things down is very helpful in analyzing what my goals truly are. The learning plan helped me focus on three goals and make a step by step schedule so that I could accomplish them. I know writing the learning plan helped me focus on my career and personal goals.
HR Stimulation
The HR Stimulation was a great experience for me. Getting started was a bit rough but after looking at different examples from the manual, the process of completing the budget forms became clearer. I found it sensible by not giving the teams a step by step instruction guide on how to get started because not knowing how the stimulation worked brought my team closer. We helped each other and together made sense of how the stimulation functioned. I only hope that for future classes there is an actual chart which compares companies in order to see how well the your own company is performing compared to the others.
Tom Mendola
I believe that Tom Mendola should be fired because not only is he performing poorly; he is disruptive to others in the company as well. Being forced to quite school and work is not easy for a young individual. That is why I would go the extra mile to talk to a school counselor about his situation. The school counselor would try to find him a work/study program that his school offers so that he can acquire a high school education as well as earn money for his family. I feel that Tom should be given a chance to further his education so he does not spend his adult life working in an industry that does not pay well. If Tom has a high-school diploma he will be paid quite a bit more than if he did not have a diploma. Tom has potential to be a successful individual but he needs time to grow and develop his skills. That is why I would encourage him to continue high-school.
Incident Reports
The incident reports were a great addition to the HR Stimulation. It allowed my team to discuss different situations that could occur in an actual work place. I enjoyed discussing the different situations and listening to other opinions. After discussing the budget which deals with figures, addition and subtraction of numbers, discussing the incident was a good change. I liked how the HR Stimulation wasn’t solely based on numbers. It integrated both incidents that could happen at work as well as budgets.
Firing
In business I would not be able to form close friendships with my employees. I say this because firing an employee would be more difficult if one has a friendship with him/her. For me business would solely be business and integrating family, friends with work would be difficult. I would not want my emotions to get in the way of my business. Therefore I would not form a close friendship with my employees.
November 10, 2006
Dreams
We discussed dreams recently in management class. When I was young I wanted to become a veterinarian. As I grew older my interests changed and I started to become more involved in business. Although I still love animals my passion now rests in accounting. Another one of my dreams is to own a business but that is a long term goal for me.
November 09, 2006
Jonah Creighton
I believe that Jonah Creighton should have handled the situation in a different, more professional way. The situation needed to be discussed calmly in a meeting, not over the phone. Jonah should have spoken to a lawyer to see if he had a strong enough case to permanently change the racial issue. When put into this type of situation one might not be able to think straight because of the many thoughts going through his/her mind. I believe Jonah would want to handle the situation in a different way if he had given more thought to the whole issue.