When is listening important on your job? When is listening difficult? Motivating Others Have you ever had a subordinate whose work was always marginal? How did you deal with that person? What happened?
The way I improved my paper was taking my instructors constructive criticism and making the necessary corrections, to the best of my ability. I had obvious problems with the comma usage, dangling modifiers, and it was no question that I have to improve my vocabulary. Referring back to the text book and using the Thesaurus definitely helped me make the best revisions that I can make. The most challenging part of this assignment for me was to expand the use of my vocabulary. I know a lot of words; I just don’t use them in my everyday conversation, thus making it more difficult to incorporate in my essay.
I chose the article BECOMING A CRITIC OF YOUR THINKING by Dr. Linda Elder and Dr. Richard Paul. I felt the message was more straightforward and relatable than some of the other articles I read. This article struck me as a “how-to guide” to improve one’s critical thinking, which is something anyone could benefit from even if one is already a good thinker. I liked how the article first asks the reader how much they really know about their own daily thinking. It’s an interesting question, because as the article also states, most people probably think that “it just happens in their minds automatically,” and that we probably, for the most part, “take our thinking for granted.” I know I am guilty on both counts.
The results of my IAT concluded that I have a moderate automatic preference for light skin compared to dark skin. While taking the test, I knew the response that I wanted to put but because of the switching around I would accidently press the wrong letter. I guess in my mind I was trying to move fast while keeping up with the constant change. I feel as though the test should've given a little to no preference result for me. My impression of the IAT is that it may be accurate, but it really depends on the person taking it.
In conclusion, as I said before this profiler was beneficial to me in some circumstances and not in others. I took the survey to see where I would be at, and I was a little disappointed with the end results. My expectations when I completed the survey were to be close to the degree I have chosen and instead it provided me with something entirely different in which I have no interest. I was very
Avoid insincere weaknesses that are clearly strengths disguised as weaknesses. Statements like: “my driven nature sometimes leads others to dislike working with me because I am always the strongest member of the team” certainly exhibits a weakness in interpersonal skills. The candidate may have intended communicate a strong work ethic and willingness to take on additional responsibility with such a “weakness” but the attempt can easily backfire. Overall, honesty and self-awareness will be noted and appreciated in the process whatever your strengths or weaknesses may be. If you have difficulty knowing your own strengths and weaknesses, it can help to read through past performance reviews at work, think about projects where you were particularly successful and speak with your colleagues and friends about what their perception.
I make sure that at least my sentences are easily read and I try to avoid run-ons. I feel I could use a lot of improvement particularly in grammar and my vocabulary. I am hoping through this class my weakness list will lessen as my strengths increase. Overall, writing is nor my forte. I would really like to improve so my essays and other important papers become
On the other hand, if our parents and siblings tell us that grades don’t matter as long as we try our very best, we may not have any problems telling others we failed a test when we studied for hours preparing for it. We feel good about our efforts, and therefore our self-esteem is higher. I believe the second most significant influence on the development of a person’s self-concept and self-esteem is culture. Our culture also determines what we feel is important and what we deem insignificant. We live in a culture
My future career When I finished 10th grade, I really wasn’t sure what I wanted to become, or what course I wanted to take the next semester. I simply picked the electronic course because I didn’t want any more of the theoretical classes, like social studies or nature science. In short I was tired and bored of regular. I did however not regret this choice, as I’ve found that I really enjoy working with electronics, and I’m very good with it as well. Nowadays I really don’t mind going to school, but I really hated it before.
Being prepared is something that I as a person must do, because I hate the feeling of not following the rules by not doing something that is very easy to do. A very useful trait that I posses is to stay focused and on task. This would be a very good trait to have at a young age, even though so few have it, because this will help you at any time in life. For example if the teacher gives me a two page essay I can stay focused and get the assignment done on time without struggling the night before to do it. Another way this skill benefits me is when it comes time for tests.