Towards the end of the chapter he provides strategies and exercises that we can practice and use in order to change our Perfectionism ways. The Pursuit of Perfect by Tal Ben-Shahar Are you constantly trying to keep up with your busy and sometimes stressful life while at the same time striving for happiness? We all want a perfect life but in reality and as most of us know, there is no such thing. We work so hard on something and we sometimes get let down and we often feel like a failure. In the Pursuit of Perfect by Tal Ben-Shahar, he sheds some light into the possibility of obtaining a happy life even with the struggles and challenges that may come our way.
Module 1 Journal In the readings for this week, the chapters speak of attitude, legislation, and litigation. The attitude of a person is built on many different kinds of circumstances and how well they can deal with themselves and others. Some people can have a great attitude meaning that they strive always to do their best, be polite, and care for others as well as themselves and do the best they can in society. Others may have a bad attitude and they do not have respect for others and cannot deal with themselves either. They do not care what the consequences are of their actions or how they may affect the people around them.
Amber Reichel Outline 6/24/12 Point By Point Topic: A good worker and a bad worker Thesis: The most important quality in an employee is not educational background or job proficiency. Instead, the desire to be a part of a team separates a good employee from a bad employee. Point 1: Enthusiasm towards being or having to go into work A. Good worker (Vika): Happy to be at work. Never complained.
Core 202: Human Nature and the Social Order II The views of self-interest and social order February 26, 2015 In today’s society one can argue that self-interest is not a positive trait to have, but both, Adam Smith and Alexis de Tocqueville would have to disagree with that claim. In the written works by Adam Smith, Smith demonstrates that self-interest is a positive trait that is crucial both for the person and society. Without self-interest, one is not able to grow and understand his surrounding, causing society to not develop and grow. On the other hand, Tocqueville will agree with the idea that the self-interest is a positive trait to have, but does not play a huge factor in society, instead self-interest leads a person to seek virtuous acts. In The Essential Adam Smith, the reader is introduced to two very important works written by Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments and The Wealth of Nations.
Above all else, I believe being a leader one has to make being at work fun. I think if you enjoy what you are doing and do not get up every morning hating to have to go work the employee becomes a more productive worker. I am a firm believer that if an organization treats their employee’s well they will be happier, loyal and more productive to the organization. I believe my leadership philosophies now and as a future leader will be a blend of autocratic leader, innovative leader, constant improvement leader, and a transformational leader. I know this is a lot of different philosophies of leadership, but I do not think there is just one type of leader and to be a good leader one needs to be open to learning new things.
This attitude can lead to the rejection of new ideas, and can hinder a company’s performance. Long-term employees do bring insight to the job. They have seen many things and are very knowledgeable about their work. The problem is not keeping older employees; it is when these employees do not continue to bring innovative ideas. Performance should rate higher than tenure, even though tenure is still important.
“But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of” is a word of wisdom from Poor Richard to procrastinators (Ben Franklin). Some people say that time is relevant and this is true in a more scientific view of the universe, but in human life, time is essential. I, like many others, have a bad habit to procrastinate. This only gives temporary enjoyment before beginning to stress over getting things done that have piled up. Procrastinators spend more time stressing over things that are due than those who get their work done before hand and can enjoy any extra time stress free.
As far as I am concern, this person does not qualify to be in the team, furthermore, this person does not have the proactive personality. In other words, constantly, I need to make sure that he has enough work to do, and mostly I constantly feel the need of managing him like Jim Collins said. First, although I agree with most things what Jim Collins said, I don't know if I agree with hiring people with same core value is the only way to pursue in the organizational sustainability. Best thing about an organization is that we are working in harmony. It is impossible to only hire people who has the same core value.
Therefore, any organization should be taken care if hiring the consultants. Introducing the Balanced Scorecard for compensation only. Obviously, linking strategy to compensation is a powerful lever to gain the attention and commitment of individuals to strategy. Some companies, however, forget that they must translate the strategy into terms each of their employees can understand and use in their everyday activities a key component of implementation
Coming up with a great idea is hard work, but for those people who for one reason or another who cannot come up with ideas but are great workers, they are not being rewarded. “By putting a bonus system in place, you can create an environment that encourages maximum employee performance and rewards those employees who achieve or exceed company expectations.” (Hose) On the other hand, “As long as bosses don't give honest feedback to their employees, performance review and bonus goals will remain nebulous, obvious, easy, and employees will nail them.” (Brenner, 2011)