Somebody needs a lesson in MGT3120

So I feel that certain professors need to take a lesson from our motivation chapter. Personally I have observed a certain Art professor that seems to not motivate her class effectively. McClelland would definitely agree with me that, the need for achievement is low. For myself and some of my peers, the workload is tiresome and profuse. Attendance is done at the exact time the class begins, not a minute later (this is a 4hr class). This is difficult for me especially because I live in Long Island and the commute is long already. Mastery of the complex Apple programs we learned is one impossible in the 3 month span of the semester but also difficult if you are not accustomed to a Mac.

Given all these restrictions and accumulated workload, motivation is difficult to maintain. Whether it be my faults or procrastination, either way the desire to do better has not been a priority to me. I am doing well in this class, probably averaging a B+ or A but the punishments (lateness drops you grades down) are definitely punishments that dont seem to get motivation stirring in a students mind, well at leas me. Nonetheless, the class is over and it to a degree has sparked my interest in the subject but that is in respects to this being my major also.

Maybe I do need more restriction in my life. Or maybe the approach my "leader" is using is disregarding my needs. 

The cycle of PLOC

PLOC, PLOC, PLOC, PLOC. Managers are always on the clock.
PLOC, PLOC, PLOC, PLOC. What planning process will you rock.
PLOC, PLOC, PLOC, PLOC. Leadership effectiveness brings vision to group. tick tock tick tock.
PLOC, PLOC, PLOC, PLOC. Organization and coordination will never stop.
PLOC, PLOC, PLOC, PLOC. Control, correct measure; ensure to be on top.

It's All about the BLOG!

Inside the minds of my peers and professors

Given the tight-knit layout of our classroom, communication and interaction with all my classmates is surprisingly impossible. Thus my peers become diligent students focused on the professor and the material at hand (this is of course not to mock our main reason for attendance). By making these blog entries, we are able to elaborate and ensure our understanding of the material. The blog is somewhat informal but still gives another outlet for us to document our perception and understanding of the information. Not only does this aid the blogger themselves but also the reader who now has a more comprehensive understanding of the material. This generates a flow of observations amongst all students. Whether or not I formed relationships with my peers, the most important conclusion was that I personally was able to see information in different approaches and find out interesting facts about this diverse class. The great thing about this blog is that it acts as a forum and a network where any inquires could be asked and perceptions could be revealed without judgment. We were encouraged to add extra postings which made our blogs more personal and more enjoyable as did Professor K's. The freedom of the blog made it not as mundane as papers or other common assigments.

Honestly Professor K's blog has been very interesting for me. Although the entries are not necessarily the exact material we cover in class, the Management words "A to R" (so far) have definitely made me think and want to be more proactive so I can get things done. I appreciated the fact that our professor's blog wasn't simple and uninteresting. It gave the right amount of outside information where my mind could wander from the definitive syllabus into other facets of management.

For me, testing isn't the greatest part of college but I was slightly eased because major topics were further explained by me writing my blogs and reading others. This portion of the class allowed us to not only be unique and personalize our blogs but gave us a somewhat unrestricted way to successful gain 20% of our grade.

All in all, I really liked this assignment and without it I would never...

                                                                                                   Get up and Go-Go!!!!

How RICH can communication get?

Our ability to effectively communicate verbally and non-verbally often gets overlooked. Until the class where we observed our feedback based on the "richness" of our communication, I never considered communication without gestures or conversation. Channel richness or the ability to channel the correct meaning from our communicative encounters, in our first trial, was extremely low because the sender (a peer) was unable to answer questions or solve misunderstandings. You would assume that understanding a peer would be much easier due to the fact that we speak the same colloquial and gesture the same way. Well, wrong, which I was definitely proven. The simple fact is that when channel richness was high (the second trial allowed us to collectively ask the sender questions) the proper conveyed message was regurgitated. Although it became slightly unorganized more receivers were able to draw the proper diagram.

Communication is key! The most effective communication is projected through verbal and nonverbal interactions

... and the proper and comprehensible form is just as important.

D.I.S.C: What letter best fits you?

From the in depth test, Influence was my diagnostic. These characteristics definitely reveal the true Ebony. A prime example has been my new responsibility as president of my organization of over 60 members, Theta Phi Gamma sorority;some crazy lovable women. Taking into consideration the several personalities and circumstances where I must motivate my members for recruitment, enthusiasm is key. In all situations where I must play mediator for even the seemingly insignificant debacles, I must look at each sister with no reservations. This environment definitely brings to life my Influential diagnostic. This environment is comfortable and my members have adequately achieved the action plan needed. Being such a organized obsessive perfectionist, lists, deadlines and honest appraisals suit my character perfectly. These guidelines have kept me successful in my en devours and tasks as president.

In my opinion, types can be modified. Why should we have to permanently stay in one quadrant? As time changes we mature and adapt to each daunting situation; to a degree  our type is basically the same at our core but just assimilates to the current situation. Knowing anothers' type is just as important, knowing this solves the issue of "how do I work with this person efficiently and get the goal fulfilled." In general understanding people's  traits , type, abilities and inabilities ensure a smoother plan of action. This diagnostic can categorize each member's strengths or replace this member with another who will compensate for their weakness.

I AM TYPE INFLUENCE!

The Guidance of Vision; The Solution of Action

For so many years the monotony of school has distracted me from the mature vision of my future. Through our twenties or even later our vision may change or flourish, but actually directing and following this proposed future plan may be more beneficial then I thought.Vision will only be catalyzed by the action that follows. Without Action we tend to dismiss our premature brainstorms and replace them with present stresses or current obligations.

Like I have previously stated I am a self-taught artist. I would love to develop the skills that I have acquired in the past and those of the future into a gallery focused on these pieces. I envision this gallery congested with all the work I've created. It would be crowded with all friends, family and good company. First I would give time, in my probable busy future, to create enough artwork to properly do this. I would then present some pieces in local artist's shows and then finally allocate enough money, supplies, and workers to get the job done. I would also purchase a gallery to have my artwork exhibited.


One vision that just needs a little more initiative is my participation in a non-profit Animal or Children organization. This would require more action and allocated time for participation.

A small curiosity that has recently been prodded would be to expand my obsession with shoes into a creation of them. Apparently I am a person who will visualize an art piece, shoe, outfit or etc before I even know if it's in existence. I would begin by interning at a hopefully high-end shoe label where I would eventually take the necessary steps to design phenomenal shoes for the fashionista in all of us.

All in all, all these visions come secondary to the future action of attaining an influential and affluent career to repay my loved ones for all their support. Hopefully this career will be may passion, advertising and graphic arts but...

  C`est la vie!!!

Egg-the delicate goal

From the beginning, we all knew the goal was to keep the egg from breaking when dropped in order to attain the priceless incentive; 10 points on our exam dangled in front of our analytical minds. We designated 3 teammates to write out our plan while we all continuously generated seemingly good ideas.  Ideas were hatched and ideas were disqualified. We knew in the first minutes Step 1 was completed. Constantly looking at the stopwatch, time was of essence. In these 25 minutes, thinking outside the "cradle" was necessary. We debated if extending the egg from tape and straws would be beneficial because 8 straws was a scarce commodity. By the end of our 25 minute brainstorm period we recognized one undeniable fact, "physics is inevitable."

 We needed to have less distance from the floor to the egg and knowing that 50% of the egg must be shown we knew some sort of coverage was needed for cushion. This became our strengths of Step 2. We agreed by the end of 25 minutes that we needed a plan B just in case the "cradle" device didn't work. Our alternative was to make a free standing egg holding contraption. After 25 minutes of deliberation step 4 was also completed. We implemented the plan but as for that frightfully hectic day no evaluation was derived therefore step 5 was not able to be finished. All in all, step 3 seemed to barely be reached.

My height finally became a virtue; being the shortest teammate to drop the egg, we became one of only 2 teams to not break our delicate goal.  

Our plan was enforced, our performance was efficient, our goals and strategy was a victory.