Project planning

This week we were assigned to read portions of the book titled The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey. I saw this week’s reading as a sort of introduction to the actual list of habits that Covey is going to share with us later in the book. I identified four main points that Mr. Cover talked about. The first one is the “Pygmalion Effect” (Covey, 1989, 2004). Covey then talked about Character Ethic and Personality Ethic. Then he discussed paradigm shifts. I…

Concentrating on the right thing, or the right goal is a very important way of saving time. Many people can often end up wasting time by working on the wrong activity in the business. You need to be efficient in the workplace and make sure you are working towards your objectives, this means working on the right things. You need to focus on the purpose of your activities. Focus on effectiveness, then concentrate on efficiency. You need to monitor your time and effectiveness, this might mean…

Preparedness is really the first step in Emergency Management. When your community is prepared, you are ready to handle a disaster. The degrees in preparedness comes from training scenarios, and drills to ensure that they community is ready in the event of a disaster. What does is actually mean to be prepared? If disaster strikes your community are you ready with emergency personal? Do you have city utilities on stand-by to respond to situations that might arise due to the disaster?…

The definition of business plan is an article situation out a business's forthcoming purposes and approaches for accomplishing them. I would love to own my own business and run it my certain way. For example, I would have weekly team meetings to keep everyone up-to-date with everything that is going on with the business. As well as, giving raises to the employees who shows a great amount of improvement in their section. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech called, “I had a Dream” that…

you could plug in your daily appointments, list test and quiz’s dates, and even your finals. Every class has different syllabus pertaining to the class. This information in the syllabus is very important when using a planner, because it has list of projects and paper that on due on certain dates. Which would help you plan out your weekly and monthly schedule.…

threatening the enemy’s lines of supplies and communication, and misleading them in an unexpected direction of battle (LLC). In the seas beforehand, Japan required Ore and Petroleum for supplies and strategic purposes; however, they required careful planning against American fleets housed at Pearl Harbor (U.S. Army…). By neutralizing and seizing America’s Pacific bases, crippling them immensely, Japan is free to invade neighboring countries for personal operations (U.S. Army…). The Japanese’s…

I use sequence on an as needed basis, although I prefer to have detailed instructions and clear explanation there are times when I just “wing it.” I tend to sequence more so in my work setting. I am definitely one who likes to complete tasks in a timely matter. I prefer to know exactly what I am doing before I start the task. There are times where I find myself multitasking in order to complete certain tasks on time. In my current position, multitasking is what I do best. I describe my position…

In addition to systems and (related to computers and science) aids, a good disaster recovery plan will tap key workers throughout the organization and use their intelligence, both in the planning and the execution of the plan. Getting the company's leadership to understand a disaster recovery plan and back it publically and completely is one of the most challenging, yet most necessary parts of an effective disaster recovery plan. At a low…

This is not due to me not caring but rather making too many commitments and not being able to follow through on all of them. I will commit to many projects at work, my own projects, and helping others; then I become overwhelmed and unable to complete all my commitments in a timely manner. This issue has led to me not being able to help coworkers on projects I had agreed to help them complete. Although, I do have weaknesses in my leadership I have begun to take steps in order to become…

Time management is an essential topic not only when it comes to being a successful college student but in life in general. Work life balance is a hard thing to do for many people and can cause a lot of stress in our lives. The video I chose to watch was recorded Justin Bryant and focused on tips to better your time management. I chose this video because it features 11 tips and tools to help get things done and be more productive throughout the day. Time management is something that I have…