I'm just going to get to the points of this class......what and where you have been doesn't count for shit. There are certain bits of information that can give an insight about the type of person that you are, but it doesn't mean we should just go by them alone.
Secondly, fairness is over-rated. We all deserve the best and if we don't feel we do then we will never get the best and will only have ourselves to blame for this. We have all been conditioned to be fair and equal....well this doesn't work in the real world. Those who focus on being fair will be the ones left behind, stuck in the same job forever. If you are the best at something do not be ashamed to admit it. This doesn't mean you are necessarily an ass, you just know what you are good at. You also want to be the best and considered that by others. If you don't think that about yourself to begin with then no one else will. All for now....later.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
2/11/2008...again
Well needless to say today was interesting.....started off by writing about our personal pain. Not physical pain necessarily but more emotional....Feinburgh says he'll use them later, should be interesting. Anyways so we move on to the whole tower building exercise. Talk about organized chaos. We didn't win but there was some very interesting entries.
For our group, it was a classic instance of too many chiefs and not enough indians. This could have been avoided if we had planned out not only what we were going to do but how we were going to do it. Note of essential planning part for next time. In hindsight we should have used the heirarchy that has been set up with a group and subgroup leaders, but hindsight is 20/20. Next time we, either as a group or later in life, tackle something like this again we will take what we have learned from this and do better the next time. Sounds like the point to me....later.
For our group, it was a classic instance of too many chiefs and not enough indians. This could have been avoided if we had planned out not only what we were going to do but how we were going to do it. Note of essential planning part for next time. In hindsight we should have used the heirarchy that has been set up with a group and subgroup leaders, but hindsight is 20/20. Next time we, either as a group or later in life, tackle something like this again we will take what we have learned from this and do better the next time. Sounds like the point to me....later.
Monday, February 11, 2008
2/11/2008
This is a before class blog.....I've been thinking, scary I know. I got to thinking about how I didn't take the group leader offer but I have taken the subgroup leader role and have just ran with it, or am at least trying to. With the assignment that was handed out yesterday to be completed today, the tower building, it aggrevated me that it was Sunday and Feinburgh was doing it just to test us. I understand but it still makes me ..... grrrr. Anyways, I had the thought yesterday about how I was kind of glad that I wasn't a group leader due to the way the leaders seem to have to be at Feinburgh's beck and call. With my personal situation with my grandmother, that is something I don't know how would work out. Then I got to thinking about the big picture of my life and currently, I don't want to be the person right under the CEO or other big kahuna. I want to be further down the chain of command at this point in my life, I expect that to change once I get out into the "real world." With this in mind I got to thinking is my expectation of where I want to be in the management chain hindering me from going for the larger leadership roles now? I might be reading a little deeper into this than needs be but that's what I thought. I think also that since I have had this thought process, next time a "large" leadership role comes around I will think about it, not for too long, and then go from there. That's all for now.....later.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
2/06/2008
Today in class we met our President. After his introduction, we watched a couple of videos and were asked to write down five points we got from them. The first one was an interview with Tony Robbins. The biggest thing I got out of this one is the fact that life doesn't always go as we would want it to but that doesn't mean we are failures. Getting down and depressed about our lifes does no good when all we have to do is change our mindset and move on. I know that is sometimes easier said than done but it is still important to say. Problems change but our souls never do. The second video was the speech President Bush gave on 9/11. This one was a little more analytical to find out things to get from it since almost all of us had already watched it. The main point I got from that one is how as a leader we should act in times of uncertainty and change. It is important for us to be apart of the organization, present a calm, steady front, and give a strategy or plan in how we are going to recover and move on. I don't care if you like President Bush or not, you have to admit he is a great leader.
On a different note, my group leader, Amanda Hoff, has made me a subgroup leader. I'm excited to take on this role and do well at it. That's it for today.
On a different note, my group leader, Amanda Hoff, has made me a subgroup leader. I'm excited to take on this role and do well at it. That's it for today.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
1/30/2008
Today's class was about selling yourself to potential employers. If you don't have a compelling reason why a company should hire you, they won't. Plain and simple. We should all be prepare with a scripted five reason why we should be a great asset to a company, you never know when you will need it. Once you have a scripted reason, you can easily find a place to put it in a conversation with an employer, thus making us the candidate any employer would want. Selling ourselves is key.
We finished up class with the leaders being announced and the leaders were assigned to put everyone in groups by next class. They better do it, since if one person is left out then there is a penalty, assumingly for the whole class. So don't let us down already leaders.
We finished up class with the leaders being announced and the leaders were assigned to put everyone in groups by next class. They better do it, since if one person is left out then there is a penalty, assumingly for the whole class. So don't let us down already leaders.
Monday, January 28, 2008
1/28/2008
Today we began the process of organizing the class. Dr. Feinburgh asked for those who wanted to be leaders to stand and come to the front of the class. I did not, with no reason why, but my own insecurities. As Feinburgh said, opportunites present themselves all the time and we have to decide what to do. We have to take the opportunities or live with the fate we have chosen. Whatever our reasons, we just need to get over it and our fears, if we don't we won't get the big figure jobs.
We interviewed our potential leaders with using more of an interviewing scenario with Feinburgh asking a question and the applicant answered with a minute time frame. We scored the responses and after all fourteen went we moved on to the next exercise. Feinburgh divided up the fourteen and had them do an exercise to allow us to see how they would react in a practical situation. After the first ten minutes the second group went for the same amount of time. We again scored the exercise and totaled them up. The scores will be evaluated and our leaders announced next time.
Finally we wrote down what we learned for the day for extra credit and that was class. So my final thought for the day, get over your fears, they will do nothing but hold you back!
We interviewed our potential leaders with using more of an interviewing scenario with Feinburgh asking a question and the applicant answered with a minute time frame. We scored the responses and after all fourteen went we moved on to the next exercise. Feinburgh divided up the fourteen and had them do an exercise to allow us to see how they would react in a practical situation. After the first ten minutes the second group went for the same amount of time. We again scored the exercise and totaled them up. The scores will be evaluated and our leaders announced next time.
Finally we wrote down what we learned for the day for extra credit and that was class. So my final thought for the day, get over your fears, they will do nothing but hold you back!
1/23/2008
Today there was no class due to schedule conflicts with Feinburgh. Our assignment for the first individual memo was given, which was to watch the wonderful animated film Ratatouile and answer the provided questions. I must admit this is an assignment I can really enjoy.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)