Essential Skills a project manager needs to have to be an effective communicator As a project manager, one needs to have practical communication skills to lead people well. These are the two communication skills required from a project manager: Active listening- a project manager should have the capability of listening and understanding other members of an organization. Keenly listening to the words of other minus interruptions, asking queries and comprehending all the non-verbal cues bear some meanings to the project managers. Through active listening, persons get to open up. And with active listening, various misunderstandings, as well as conflicts, might be resolved amicably (Zulch, 2014). Open-mindedness: for a project manager to be efficient, he should enter into any discussion with an open mind. With that, it would be capable of listening and comprehending the views of other people instead of only getting their points across. The manager would be willing to engage in any conservations leading to productive and honest outcomes. How important is a global mindset for communicating in today’s project environment? Why Nowadays, in the project environment, it…
Career Investigation Report 1.0 Introduction The Australian labor market has over the years continued to experience an employment growth that is stronger than expected that has allowed the unemployment rate to remain at 5% (Ponomareva & Sheen, 2018). As such, the Australian economy has met the full employment definition of the Reserve Bank. The Australian labor market is clearly robust with most of the employment coming from full-time employment. However, according to Rodgers (2017) part-time employment continues to offer considerable source of employment to the majority of the Australian residents. However, even though the rate of unemployment is considerably low at 5%, the Australian labour market is faced with the challenge of underemployment. Underemployment refers to the condition whereby people are employed at jobs that are inadequate according to their skills and training or employed at less than regular or full-time jobs, or where people are employed in jobs less their economic needs (Barnichon & Zylberberg, 2019). Despite the promising state of the Australian labour market, a majority of the Austrian workers are underpaid, which historically has resulted in more…
Career Plan Current job Salary My career plan is to become a professional guidance counselor. I researched this career in terms of job availability and salary variances in various states. According to the US Bureau of labor statistics, the average annual income of a guidance therapist is 60,160. However, when it comes to states, the pay varies. For example, in Florida, the yearly wage of a guidance counselor stood at 50, 350 dollars. On the higher side, depending on the organization, position, and years of experience on the job, one could be lucky to get 75,940 dollars, while the lowest wage stood at 35,510. A scrutiny of the career in other states showed that California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, and District of Columbia were some of the highest paying states when compared to the national average and the Florida mean wage. The guidance counselor’s contributing significantly to boosting the nation’s wellbeing. On that note, students like me who want to reach the heights of this career must be ready to work hard and get our degree certificates so that…
International Olympic Game Rio 2016 Olympic Games Rio 2016 provided amazing days to global sports class and city celebrations. The athletes had an incredible performance with the first-ever Refugee Olympic team being talented and had a human spirit. Olympic Games Rio 2016 was an indication of the power of sports as a unity to the world and a clear demonstration that variation can be supplemented to us all (Radnedge, 2015). The worldwide Olympic partners embraced their ongoing support through giving support to crucial assistant and product to the committee organizing the event and helped in the provision of both games and Olympic values by the renovation of marketing energizing. Nowadays, the Olympic Games are one of the most successful global media events. Sports associated with the Olympics are not only entertainment occupations but also a trustworthy business. In the sports world, marketing and promotions are essential tools for profit generation. Olympic Games Rio 2016 explored issues of marketing mediated effects and development of the game property. This study analysis 6p’s of marketing used in Olympic Game Rio 2016 as price,…
Leadership Interview Paper Introduction Evelyn Jones is the Nurse Supervisor at Amita Health Saint Mary’s and Elizabeth Hospital. I met her while on clinical rotation at the hospital, and her assistance proved invaluable. She is an able leader, keen on excellence and compassion to both her patients and those under her leadership. I chose her for this interview because I felt I could learn more about her leadership values and find out how she handled the different aspects of leadership that she is exposed to. The information I acquired from her is both thought-provoking and inspiring. She revealed that a leader can firm in her position and still be emotionally intelligent enough to empathize with the different situations of people under her leadership. Her opinion on leadership is valuable and sound and forms the basis of discussion of this paper. Leadership Innovation Nurses are the part of hospital staff that interact the most with patients. The way they handle patients determines the patient’s opinion of the hospital. Also, different patients have different personalities, which makes it up to the nurse…
leadership and management theories while examining their similarities and differences Introduction There exists a controversial debate linking the concepts of leadership and management especially in the context of organisational background. Most individuals use both terms interchangeably without understanding their differences in the real situation. In a close perspective, academic theories helps scholars and philosophers to recognize the differences between leaders and managers either in the political or economic settings. According to Goleman, a psychologist, the concept of leadership to largely entail the attribute of “emotional intelligence”, which makes it distinct from management. From the Goleman school of thought, “emotional intelligence” comprise essential elements including but not limited to motivation, self-informed, empathy and self-regulation (Goleman, 2017). The psychologists emphasises that without such traits it is difficult for individual to be good leaders upon their followers. Also, leaders should have the vision regarding their company and anticipated results at hand. It is a reflection that leaders inspire, motivates and encourage their counterparts in efforts to achieve the intended goals by the firm. Different scholars have come up with subtle definitions regarding…
Therac-25 Therac-25 was a computer-controlled radiation therapy system which was developed in 1982 (Leveson, 2017). The machine was developed by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL). This machine had several failures which lead to some major disasters. It was unfortunate that between 1985 and 1987 the machine was involved in massive radiation overdoses. Due to this massive radiation overdose, some people died, and others were left in bad conditions. The machine was involved in approximately six accidents between the two years. The failure of this system was due to some programming mistakes which were made during the development phase. The programming errors made the system to give radiation which was far much greater than expected. The programming errors were brought about by the overconfidence of the engineers. The engineers needed to ensure that the machine was well tested before it was released. If there were proper testing, then the machine would not have shown such failures. The engineers also didn’t believe the claims from the end-users. If the engineers listened to these claims, then they could have retested the system…
Managing Career Development Introduction Speaker notes In this presentation, I will focus on the career development program that can be used in the development of the company’s workforces to have a successful career. The current sales team is characterized by an ambition to reaching levels of their career and belief that our organization can help them to achieve their career goals. The nurturing of the employees to achieve their ambition will be of great advantage to our organization. However, this presentation covers a career development program to aide one committed employee who aspires to become sales managers. The training will ensure understanding he understands the roles of sales director, which include; development of tactics and strategies to maximize the sales made by the company and achieving the profit targets. Other roles will include identifying sales opportunities in target markets and establishing a relationship with potential customers. Slide 2 Skills needed to be a successful sales director Speaker notes For one to become a successful dales director, he/they must possess the below-listed skills. Good sense of business. report writing skills Excellent…
Looking for the Best Business to Start from Home? Here are the Best Options About 3.5 million of Aussies work from home either for their employer or on their businesses. With all the benefits and conveniences of working from home, many more people would likely jump at the opportunity to earn a living from the comfort of their homes. The good news is, this is indeed possible. With proper discipline, commitment and a good business plan, you too can join this growing number of remote workers. The first step is to identify a business whose structure allows for remote working. Which are some of these? Here are some suggestions. Party Planner Australia is never short of birthday parties, baby showers, graduations, weddings and so on. If you love working with people, are well-organized and are comfortable juggling several moving parts at a go, this will be quite enjoyable. You can do most of your marketing activities and sourcing from home, but you will occasionally need to meet your clients at their homes or other party locations. Home Daycare Provider If…
Management Leadership Skills Assignment Interoffice Memo DATA PROCESSING CENTER Date: To: Roosevelt Monroe, for the data processing staff From: Mary Anne O’Connell, General Manager Apologies involved for the inconvenience caused by the incompatibility issues. Our company understands the significance of software integration in organizational systems, as well as the challenges faced in the era of rapid evolution. Executive Development Associates will provide you with three different options to optimize your production processes and compensate for lost resources. Executive Development Associates will dispatch a team of IT experts to review your hardware systems to ensure that they share a standard interface. It is because the success of data sharing depends on the seamless flow of information between hardware and software (Bourgeois, 2016). Besides issues with compatibility between the software and operating system, we would recommend the purchase of both the hardware and the software from the same supplier. It is because we are sure that the software sold was updated, but cannot speak the same of the existing hardware. Thirdly, Executive Development Associates will train your staff members so that they…