I sometimes have a weakness in the fact that I may be too honest with my answer and do not think before answering. I realize that when you are communicating with people, they really do not want the truth because it hurts and is offensive. I find that it is much easier for me to communicate, when I have knowledge of the conversation being discussed. I am very weak when it comes to starting a conversation and leading the discussion. I will avoid a conversation as much as possible when I have to present the information to be discussed.
PAD 515 Week 3 Discussion Carver is missing some very basic values and attitudes. He is missing being considerate, respectful, fair, cooperativeness. The changes that Carver needs to make are numerous. The changes will be difficult for him to sustain, as they are not his “style”, but change can be achieved, as with anything, if he works on his values and attitudes. It will more than likely take his subordinates and co-workers even longer to trust that he has changed and that he will adhere to his new found values and attitudes.
History books have always been a one sided story, and I for one would like to see that changed. Let people tell their own story and history. Not someone else's view of it. Again, when my fiancé and mother responded to this question is was very limited. My fiancé's response was: "Yes they do" (Jack Parsons, personal communication, August 2007).
Rebecca Laessig My Life as a Writer I don't consider myself to be the greatest writer. My grammar has a lot to be improved upon and I always seem to be at a loss for words. with that said, writing is a bit of a challenge for me. I don't hate writing, but I don't necessarily enjoy it either. in my paper, I will write about my accomplishments, routine writings, and major strengths and how they help develop my writing skills today.
I did not realize how easy it is to unintentionally use bias language. Specifically, careless use of pronouns, subject-verb agreement, using open-ended age definitions, or how the order of presentation of groups can show superiority over others is all examples of errors I commit in my writing. Chapter 3 of the APA Manual will serve as a useful resource not only throughout my career, and for future writing I undertake. It provides a clear explanation of the essential components of sound expository writing and I walk away with more attention, and to pay careful attention to in my future
I’ve had an experience in which the minutes I took weren’t written effectively, therefore everyone ended up going in different directions & then had to meet again for the same original purpose. Whereas if the meeting minutes are written well, everyone gets the same notes and are all on the same page. Everything that I’ve learned in school and even on my job has helped me in my adult life to be able to write resumes, cover letters, applications, etc. Even in my personal life as a mom, everyday my son comes to me for pen and paper. Because He’s only 23 months, He scribbles all over the paper but I still feel that it’s my obligation as a parent to take his hand and guide him.
This is threatening because it creates a fear of the unknown future as well as failures. Change can also be annoying if someone else is trying to tell us how to do our job better when the existing way of doing business may have suited us just fine. To effectively and efficiently implement change, it is therefore important to understand the reasons why individuals resist change. I will briefly describe the four common reasons for resistance to change and then discuss methods for overcoming resistance to change2. Reasons for resistance to change Resistance to change is a reaction.
The three attributes that I saw I needed to improve on when I was working on my self assessment worksheet where, commitment, communication, and adaptability. Adaptability is something that i have struggled with for a long time. When a plan changes or I am caught off guard with something new, I feel overwhelmed and start to freak out. There are a couple things I believe that I should do to help this problem. First, I should not freak out because that does not help the situation at all and it just stresses me and the people around me out.
I have the tendency to lose interest quickly which is terrible in most cases, especially when it comes to learning; sometimes when I am trying to grasps a concept that doesn’t make much sense to me, I sabotage my learning process because my brain seems as if it is almost shutting down even when I try to concentrate very hard. This would not serve me well in a working environment as I cannot just shut down as soon as I have lost interest, as that would stunt my professional development. Being a dominant character is not always a good thing because sometimes I am reluctant to let someone else take charge which has probably cost me a lot of learning opportunities in the past. A ‘Jump first/think later’ mentality is definitely the worst sort of mentality to have when in a working environment, especially when dealing with people; things have to be calculated with all details taken into consideration and could lead to a lot of errors and disciplinary actions, although this could be a valuable learning experience to not do it again, it is worse to make such errors as this reckless mentality is neither valid in a work environment or professional. There is no truer statement for me than I talk more often than I listen, I do not favour listening or when I have to
What they don’t see though, is the high amount of pressure I put on myself to be perfect at anything and everything and the sheer disappointment I feel if I get a grade of 99% instead of 100% - it may as well have been a zero and then my whole day can be ruined. The personal expectations that I put upon myself can be harsh and hard to swallow. I am working on trying to not be so hard on myself and am trying to adapt the philosophy of “one put down equals two put ups,” which means that for every piece of negative feedback or criticism, you must offer two positive comments. This strategy is supposed to