The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Leaders must win the hearts and minds of all employees; in their book “Blue Ocean Strategy,” W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne name four obstacles a leader must overcome to institute an authentic change in company culture. First, people need to know “why” the strategy is needed. Second, is limited resources; change will require a shifting of resources away from some areas and towards other. Motivation is the third hurdle; employees must “want” to make the change. Lastly, institutional…

War veterans are highly respected in our society for their patriotism, contribution to the nation, and protection of homeland. They are also deeply honored for enduring the terrifying experience on the battlefield in order to protect our home from invasion. The famous Olympic athlete, Louis Zamperini is a WWII veteran who gave up his career because of the outbreak of war. His miraculous survival of the war is composed into an inspiring story by Laura Hillenbrand. In Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand…

vital. This project has inspired me to read SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE by Stephen Covey. So I can truly hone in on some of my time management skills and etch my level of personal effectiveness. I believe is schedule is like a blueprint for your day, it is planned but… you may need to make…

of an unequal system. Many of these underprivileged students would fall under American anthropologist Oscar Lewis’ definition of being a part of the “culture of poverty.” Lewis presents the “culture of poverty” as a socialized habit; he victim blames the poor for their habits, when in fact there are structural and institutional factors that shape the lives of those in poverty. Kozol’s Savage Inequalities dispels Lewis’ “culture of poverty” because it reveals the structural factors that keep the…

variety of various media and media devices every day. 10 years ago, younger‘s may have most effective been in touch with buddies and peer-organizations while hanging out at college, or meeting up on the town. Now youth can be contact through immediate messaging, social networks, online games, television and many other gears. Younger people are growing up in a continuously linked society. Almost all the people are influenced through TV, films, etc but teen age is the most influential age and…

smoke for people, the government should ban smoking in all public places except in a designated smoking area and implement strict fee based private smoking areas for those who feel the need to smoke in public, also the government should mandate a class to those who purchase smoking products (such…

Of course, they mention the five paragraph essay as one of the misconceptions people have over college writing. They mention that this “lousy model” is only good enough for certain situations but when it comes to composing a well written and informed essay, this wouldn’t be of any help (“Ten Misconceptions About College Writing” 1). “Your college writing tasks will ask you to build on some of the good writing habits you have (formulating a thesis, structure, organization, and the like) while…

example of negative reactions to stress, which, on more average levels are normally harmful to the individual’s mental and physical health which can affect their personal relationships and ability to function in society. Stress and anger management is highly useful for professional social workers to help individuals incorporate productive coping skills that can recondition maladaptive behaviors when reacting to stressful situations. Negative results from maladaptive coping skills are the…

being addiction, "Tranquilizers." Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Students, states that, “The risk of drug dependence increases if sedative-hypnotics are taken regularly for more than a few months.” This made curious because several people rely on sleeping pills for years and therefore have a high risk of being addictive to this pill. I thought what if temazepam structure was more similar to something that is naturally made in the body to promote sleep, such as melatonin. Below…

Patrick Cagey is a 25 year old college graduate. In his picture after rehab, he is smiling and healthy looking. He was glad to have kicked the habit. His family was very supportive and sat down to discuss what the next steps would be to keep him clean. Patrick went to group meetings to discuss his addiction and all prior bad relationships were severed. He even began talking to his ex girlfriend…