Perceptual mapping

Leadership and Decision Making Decisions are the cornerstone to a great leader and if you are an indecisive person you will never be able to lead effectively. “When we think of what makes someone a great leader, one characteristic that comes to mind is decisiveness. We do not envision successful leaders standing around appearing unclear and uncertain” (Kase, 2010). Recently my own decision making skills were determined through an assessment test. My score reflected that I am in the category…

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ETHICS, MOTIVATIONS OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, AND DECISION MAKING The Relationship between Ethics and Motivation It is known that the public administration is a bureaucracy which is the concept from Max Weber. Weber claimed that there is a connection between organizational structure and personality. He strongly believe that bureaucracy is the most efficient and powerful system. I quite agree with Winston Churchill 's statement. He said that "We do not love bureaucracy, but…

This chapter made me reflect on the decisions that I make on a daily basis, as well as the decisions I will have to make when I enter the business world. Even though I don’t notice it, my mind goes through different processes every time I make a decision. I also subconsciously take myself through a processing model every time I need to accomplish something. On a more personal level, I set critical success factors, or goals, for myself and key performance indicators to help achieve those goals.…

The heterogeneous know-how of downloading Each method of acquiring music helps the listener to make sense of the other. My two informants quoted before made reference to downloading or sharing, mainly via torrents. This piracy is one of the major concerns in public policies around the world as in academic research. But this is not entirely free and accessible to everybody. In the last survey about digital access from the National Institute of Information and Statistics (INEGI), it is stated that…

Attend to Your Emotions It is during this part of the ethical decision making model that Carmen needs to consider the emotions she is experiencing as she contemplates the situation. Specifically, Carmen is experiencing conflicting emotions, which are leading to her ethical dilemma. On one hand Carmen understands that the problems which are occurring at the ACC are unethical and illegal; but on the other hand she is uncertain and confused by these problems. For Carmen to understand that she…

Before delving into the positions, it is important to understand the red and green filters on the model. These filters represent the how the individual is relating to others in this proposed theory with the internal voice represented as green and external voice represented as red. These filters are based on Baxter-Magolda’s (1999) theory of Self-Authorship, which explain the concept of by listening to the external, such as family or teachers, and following formulas based on what these external…

Sofa to Represent Our Sorority Throughout the multiple years that the Eta Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma at Lynchburg College has been established; we have been in dire need of a new sofa. We initially received a donated sofa from our Alpha chapter at Longwood in 2007. However, as the years have gone by the sofa has aged unpleasantly: the material is slowly detaching itself, the springs are coming out of the bottom, there is no longer a cushion, and we have wooden boards preventing us from…

Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” both depict how choices have a major impact on life. Both poems are about a person traveling in the woods who are forced to choose a path in life. The speaker in both poems goes through two different decision-making processes due to age and principles. In the “Road Not Taken” the poet chooses a path of individualism due to his young age and lack of responsibility to anyone, while the speaker in the “Stopping by Woods…

The moment I found out that a course called listen, discern, and decide was available, I knew that I had to register for it. I am thankful that I did because this course has illuminated the ways in which one can come to a decision. Prior to course, decision making has always been my weakness because I was paralyzed with fear about the consequences. Although I am not claiming that I can now make decisions with ease, I am affirming that I have been educated on the steps and skills that are…

A person’s knowledge that some people will be on their side and others will not, helps to shape their social identity (Hinsz & Nickell, 2004). Through conformity groups are able to shape group members way of thinking and thus individuals will adjust their attitudes and conduct to that of the group (Hart, 1998). Previously, I had overheard two staff members discussing the short comings of the last director and their disappointment in how things turned out, so I felt it was odd they did not feel…