Strategic planning

Unlike planning team members, stakeholders may not be involved in all stages of the planning process, but they inform the planning team on a specific topic or provide input from different points of view in the community. Outreach strategies are created to ensure needed stakeholders are a part of the planning process. They could include but are not limited to local and regional agencies, businesses, educational…

Organizational culture starts with something as simple as dress code which falls under the term “visible artifacts”. When it comes to dress code many companies believe if employees dress the part they will take more pride in the uniform and the company they represent. Many times an organizations culture is first introduced to employees during orientation. This is where employees learn what is expected of them once they put on the uniform and represent the organizations name. What makes every…

An unannounced follow-up and monitoring inspection was conducted on 1/26/2016. I arrived at the operation which is located at 201 E. Main St. New Boston about 6:50 am. I was greeted by Sandy Lewis the assistant director. I explained the purpose of my inspection and reviewed the subchapters I would be observing. Sandy called Moneta Shavers the director and she arrived approximately 45 minutes later. I prepared for the inspection by reviewing frequency of inspections made, observing the…

There is no science to my madness; I keep it simple when it comes to organizing my day, or reminding me of an appointment. My calendar app on my phone is the only way I keep up with my busy schedule. When adding to my calendar I make sure I have a brief description that reminds me of what I have to accomplish. Usually, for appointments I have scheduled I set a reminder for that morning to inform me about upcoming appointments for that day, so I am better aware of my day. As I mentioned in my…

There are many challenges which students, especially those of us from The Honors College, face in living honorably. As students of The Honors College, we are given many responsibilities and duties. We are required to have rigorous and challenging curriculums along with becoming leaders within the communities we are part of and it is easy to feel overwhelmed by all of it and find it extremely difficult to keep up. This pressure could result in many considering some dishonorable ways, like…

The five major management components are listed as Command, Planning, Logistics, Finance and Administrative, and Operations. The first one to discuss is Command this is one section of the overall process, but one of the most important. The command function serves as the initiator of the entire process and delegates the corresponding tasks to the lower functions. The command function is directed by the IC commander known as (Incident Commander) usually the first one on the scene of the disaster.…

The current approach Model 204 (M204) is the underlying mainframe technology for the Department of Human Services (DHS) core Income Security Integrated System (ISIS), which is a system that Centrelink has used to help with social welfare payments for last 30 years. Since M204 was introduced in 1983, there have been bolted over 350 additional components on top of the M204 database. (Cowan, 2014) M204 was chosen because it can be highly customized to crunch large volume of numbers. However, after…

Emergency Management is a community or organization plans on how to handle threats, hazards or disasters. Emergency management is a process that involves planning, training, prevention, preparedness, response and recovery from threats or hazards. These threats or hazards can include terrorism, fire, tornadoes, flooding etc. Emergency plans are put in place to prevent loss or damage. Emergency plans have to be created and upgraded to map out how to respond to ongoing or potential dangers.…

The CFMEU (Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union) is the major trade union in forestry, construction energy production, mining and furnishing product. The union is among the main stakeholders in native forestry in Victoria. Apart of its functions, the union is affiliated with the Australian Labor Party, Australian Council of Trade Unions and the world federation of trade unions. This union has a major role to play in determining the manner in which the native forests in Victoria are…

Managing My Schedule & Limitations Over the next few months I will be using a calendar to help manage my time. I will need to change my sleep pattern. I tend to go to bed late sometimes, because of my love for my family. We often have lots of fun. For now on when I make time for my family, I will plan ahead so I won't feel bombarded with too much. I also want to be sure that I dont hurt anyone’s feelings. It is very easy to get stuck on just one subject. However, it is good and bad just be…