Management process
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Communication Via Blog
I wasn't too intrigued when I first heard about the blogging assignment. It's still not something I look forward to, but I don't despise it either. It's an easy way to earn 20% of your grade, and it becomes easier the more you do it.
Although it's annoying to write blogs, it was also interesting reading what other students wrote. I thought it was a great way for the class to become more acquainted with each other. I've learned a lot about other cultures and their customs from reading all the different blogs, especially since Baruch is such a diverse school.
It was partially due to the blogs that my group and I have been able perform better than we would have if the blogs hadn't existed. By keeping up with the blogs of other members in our group, we were able to learn about each others backgrounds and skills, which came in handy when it came to group activities.
For the "Le'go of my Lego's!" activity, we were clueless to how we should tackle the problem. Through information we obtained from the blogs, we figured our best bet would be to utilize the skills of someone whose hobby was building robots. We also knew they could draw from a sketch they posted on their blog as well. Even though our group didn't succeed, our model was only off by a very small detail in the positioning of one of the blocks, which I thought was impressive compared to how much worse off we would have been had we not known what we did.
However, I don't think I will continue to use this blog after class has ended. I don't think a blog is necessary to ensure that students reflect back on what happened in class. I think it's the activities that most of the class will remember, regardless of whether we have a blog or not.
Although it's annoying to write blogs, it was also interesting reading what other students wrote. I thought it was a great way for the class to become more acquainted with each other. I've learned a lot about other cultures and their customs from reading all the different blogs, especially since Baruch is such a diverse school.
It was partially due to the blogs that my group and I have been able perform better than we would have if the blogs hadn't existed. By keeping up with the blogs of other members in our group, we were able to learn about each others backgrounds and skills, which came in handy when it came to group activities.
For the "Le'go of my Lego's!" activity, we were clueless to how we should tackle the problem. Through information we obtained from the blogs, we figured our best bet would be to utilize the skills of someone whose hobby was building robots. We also knew they could draw from a sketch they posted on their blog as well. Even though our group didn't succeed, our model was only off by a very small detail in the positioning of one of the blocks, which I thought was impressive compared to how much worse off we would have been had we not known what we did.
However, I don't think I will continue to use this blog after class has ended. I don't think a blog is necessary to ensure that students reflect back on what happened in class. I think it's the activities that most of the class will remember, regardless of whether we have a blog or not.
DISC Profiling
Dominance
Influence
Steadiness
Conscientiousness
According to the assessment, I've been profiled as the steady and conscientious type. I felt the results were fairly accurate. I'm usually very relaxed, patient, unemotional, and several other traits associated with the steadiness profile. I agree that steadiness and conscientiousness would be the dominant profiles for me. I'm satisfied with being an Sc. Just because the assessment labeled me as an Sc type doesn't mean it's all I'm limited to.
I think that all people contain characteristics from each of the DISC categories, and feel that certain situations call for different types to emerge. On a regular basis I may be the steadiness type, but in a work environment, I could see my dominance type prevailing.
I think the DISC assessment would be helpful with personal interactions since it gives a general idea of what kind of person someone is. Based on what you know of each type, it would probably be easier to relate to someone if you knew which type they were.
However, I'm against idea of companies basing their hiring decisions on it. People act differently all the time based on the situations they're in. Most people have several faces. There's the one you might show to your parents and other adults, and another you show to your peers for example.
Even though I felt the DISC profiling system categorized me correctly, I don't think it holds any real value in the business world. If I had known job opportunities depended on what the DISC profiling system labeled me as, I would adjust my answers to reflect those I think would land me into the category that job employers are looking for.
So overall, I think the DISC profiling would be great if you wanted to learn more about yourself. As for making hiring decisions based on it... I think it's a terrible idea.
Influence
Steadiness
Conscientiousness
According to the assessment, I've been profiled as the steady and conscientious type. I felt the results were fairly accurate. I'm usually very relaxed, patient, unemotional, and several other traits associated with the steadiness profile. I agree that steadiness and conscientiousness would be the dominant profiles for me. I'm satisfied with being an Sc. Just because the assessment labeled me as an Sc type doesn't mean it's all I'm limited to.
I think that all people contain characteristics from each of the DISC categories, and feel that certain situations call for different types to emerge. On a regular basis I may be the steadiness type, but in a work environment, I could see my dominance type prevailing.
I think the DISC assessment would be helpful with personal interactions since it gives a general idea of what kind of person someone is. Based on what you know of each type, it would probably be easier to relate to someone if you knew which type they were.
However, I'm against idea of companies basing their hiring decisions on it. People act differently all the time based on the situations they're in. Most people have several faces. There's the one you might show to your parents and other adults, and another you show to your peers for example.
Even though I felt the DISC profiling system categorized me correctly, I don't think it holds any real value in the business world. If I had known job opportunities depended on what the DISC profiling system labeled me as, I would adjust my answers to reflect those I think would land me into the category that job employers are looking for.
So overall, I think the DISC profiling would be great if you wanted to learn more about yourself. As for making hiring decisions based on it... I think it's a terrible idea.
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