Jim Jeffords

Employee Retention Introduction The main reason in reviewing this article, Talent retrention: Six technology-enabled best practices by Oracle (2012) is to explore employee retention by defining and exemplifying the relationship between employees and their bosses. According to Oracle (2012), many organizations suffer massive losses from low employee turnover. In situations that there are competitive employees, the organization has to advertise the vacant positions, train or coach new employees,…

Looking Back on My Youth As adults, we often reminisce about our childhood days. We enjoy going back to the carefree days of innocence. We can almost hear the laughter of days gone by, as we feel a smile come across our face. It’s amazing how reminiscing can change our mood and how much joy it brings. A trip down memory lane is priceless and good for the soul. We get to visit with our loved ones, who are no longer with us, or those far away. In the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” written by…

A studio lamp suddenly falls out of the sky in front of his house. A homeless man resembling his late father (Brian Delate), who supposedly drowned in a boating accident when Truman was a child, tries to make contact but is forcibly removed from the 'set'. Truman's car radio picks up the communications traffic between the 'backstage' people. Despite the attempts of his friends and family to convince him that he is just imagining things, Truman decides that he wants to follow his secret yearning…

 HOME DYNAMICS Cody Hoogerwerf, resides in a one-story home in Menifee, California. He lives with his biological parents Mr. Scott and Mrs. Lisa Hoogerwerf, and older brother, Justin Hoogerwerf, who is 18 years old. Mrs. Hoogerwerf reports that Justin gets frustrated with his brother because he is not patient with him. Mrs. Hoogerwerf reports that Cody gets along with her and his father. Cody enjoys his movement room, Shriek and SpongeBob video’s, swinging, trampoline, shopping for more…

A consumer centric approach is according to Computer Centric Solutions LLC is “the key to successful marketing initiatives and generating organic top line growth” as the consumer is brought into focus through different areas such as targeting research, brand strategy development, communications optimisation, innovation as Peter Drucker says “The aim of Marketing is to know and understand the consumer so well that the product sells itself”.1 The external factors relating to such an approach are…

‘Rear Window shows how easy it is to be deceived by appearances.’ Discuss. Hitchcock’s critically acclaimed thriller ‘Rear Window’ details the life of 1950s New York - where affluence, materialism and patriarchy were valued. The deceit that plagues the plot of the story, strips bare the constructed facades that underpin the film and as a result, highlights how easy it is to be deceived by appearances. Although innocent in nature, these facades act as the foundations for LB ‘jeff’ Jefferies’…

The 1960’s was a mix of revolutionary ideas and the clashing of old and new ideology. This battle of ideas lead to the non conformist era, and the movement known as the counterculture. The times were defined by free thought, new ideas of love, psychedelic music, long hair, and drug experimentation . Big names in music like The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and The Jimi Hendrix Experience had gained a massive following from young people all over America in just a few years. But, none of those…

Leadership is an intangible quality that influences people and provides purpose. Whether they intend to or not, leaders leave a legacy that can significantly affect generations to follow. In this paper, I will discuss the legacy of perseverance and resiliency astronaut James Lovell left behind. James Lovell’s leadership attributes and competencies enabled him to turn an almost-certain catastrophe into his finest hour. I will also discuss how his legacy affects my own leadership philosophy and…

Is privacy a thing of the past? Has communicating over the internet replaced human connection? Mae, the protagonist in the Dave Eggers novel The Circle, discovers how different her life can be without privacy after beginning work for the large internet company the Circle. Truman, of Peter Weir’s The Truman Show, a man whose whole life has been set up, captured and broadcast for the whole world to see, also discovers his lack of privacy and tries to put an end to it. Mae does not find her life to…

“The closer you get, the less you will see.” It is one of the famous quotes from the movie called “ Now You See Me”. I like this movie since it does not have many emotion or special feelings to all audiences, only logic, suspense, and intense. I like magic, therefore, I like this fantastic movie. Additionally, it is not only about magic or suspense, but also it included many academic knowledge from different fields such as statistics and chemistry, etc. Honestly, after enjoying this movie, I…