Impression management

Management 3120 class is helpful in teaching me what skills are needed to be a successful manager and what is the role of a manager. Through the self-assessments, I see what skills I am lacking and what I need to improve in. In the “Management Traits self- assessment”, my strongest traits are industriousness and integrity (scored 15 out of 20 for both) and my weakest trait is ability to get along with people (scored 11/15). I have to improve my socializing ability. I think the only way for me to…

astonishment, my team started to designate roles with how we were going to complete this project and presentation. Therefore, I had decided to nominate myself to work on budgeting/scheduling for this team effort as I wanted to offer my team my skills of management and number crunching. After holding weekly video conferences with my team, I actively participated in the discussion of our solution which will be called Take-two Tennis, which was based on the popularity of Cardio tennis. Following…

teachers’ first professional steps” (p. 85). If new teachers do not feel the school climate promotes collaboration and mutual respect, they will be less likely to remain at that campus or may choose to leave the profession altogether. This initial impression plays a significant role in the smooth induction of new teachers. I believe the veteran teachers on our campus do an excellent job of ensuring our new teachers feel included, especially when it comes to events outside of school. However,…

territories inside their organization. This style of management was not advantageous for the organization as it brought about poor creation, absence of control, and expanded pointless expenses. There were particular focuses that help me recognize the leadership style the GM presented. For example, everybody within the organization knew about the ignition switch problems however nobody assumed obligation or attempted to settle the issue. It created the impression that everybody pointed the blame…

his studies of blue-collar workers, Rose learned a great deal about time-management, memory, and other tactical skills of those who do jobs where they must work quickly and efficiently to be successful. These workers do not have the luxury of sitting behind a desk to solve a problem, they often have to do it on the fly, while doing two or three other things. Rose’s appreciation of this kind of thinking leaves an impression on the reader that will hopefully cause them to be more considerate when…

Question 2: What is perception and why it is important? Perception as defined, by Stephen P. Robbins, “Is a process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment” (2005, p.134). Humans habitually interpret what they see, hear, touch, taste, and smell into something that makes logical sense. Each individual sees, hears, touches and smells things differently. Thus, people vary in perception. People see what they want to see;…

professional field, Kendall Jones has mastered many soft management skills in Raleigh, North Carolina. Soft skills, a group of emotionally and humanities based business skills, are possibly the most important requirements of a great manager. While it is possible that a person can learn the technical skills related to a profession with little to no trouble, without the soft skills they will not find career success. Fortunately for Jones, soft skills in management are right up his proverbial…

I have had several positions that require responsibility in my life, but one that stands out was a recent experience. Two years ago I had the privilege of helping coach a team of high school boys as an assistant varsity basketball coach. This job permitted the opportunity to give back to others in showing how dependable, and reliable I could be as well as share skills to others in a sport dear to my heart. In high school when I played basketball I used to always believe the coaches had an…

Whether you own a small shop or manage the largest shopping mall in your town, the condition of your parking lot tells your customers a great deal about your business. When potential customers drive by your area, they notice whether your lot is clean, freshly marked and appears to be in good repair. Once they decide to enter your lot, they will be able to view the overall condition of the lot in more detail while parking and while walking from their cars to your door. Customers do not want to…

Who are the True Builders of an Organizational Culture? As of February 23, 2016 there are approximately 45,110 books about Organizational Culture listed in Amazon.com. Without needing to read all of these books, I am certain that a couple hundred of these books will mention who influences or creates the culture in an organization. Furthermore, majority of this books will argue that the manager, the person in charge, or the highest authority is who molds the culture in an organization. It seems…