Self Betterment The big key to improvement in anything can be summed up in three words – practice, practice, practice.” (St. John, 2012). Did you ever have to re-do something to strive for that greatness? What did you do to improve upon your other efforts? In several cases, I have had to re-do things to attain success, and I had to improve in various areas. First of all, I had to find my passion. “Do it for love, not for money” (St. John, 2012). Passion leads to hard work, determination, happiness, and creativity. In that, it leads to motivation, which enables the wherewithal to work even after multiple failures consistently. However, passion is closely associated with a person’s desire and capability to go beyond the comfort zone to achieve excellent outcomes. All in all, enthusiasm indicates the future of a person. In that, if an individual is successful in education or other relevant sectors, the lack of passion can still lead to failure. That aside, to practice efficiently, I had to improve my discipline. Now discipline…
Legal and ethical responsibilities of the board The role of any board of directors is to provide direction and guidance to the organization. In the established principles of nonprofit corporation law, the board must meet particular standards of conduct while executing their duties and functions to the organization. Particularly, the legal standards and responsibilities of the board are usually described as the duty of care, the duty of obedience, and the duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires the board of directors to show a particular level of competence while making decisions to steward the organization. The duty of care will enable the board of Mercy Medical Center (MMC) to exercise reasonable care while making decisions (Al Haas, 2011). The other legal responsibility is the duty of loyalty that describes the standard of faithfulness that Mercy Medical Center board members will adhere to. This degree of faithfulness will require them to give undivided allegiance while making decisions. The duty of obedience requires board members of Mercy Medical Center to be faithful to the mission of the organization. As such,…
SCM and Sustainability Question 8-A The most critical environmental and social impacts of cocoa production and harvesting include deforestation and child-labor. According to Aboa and Angel (2019), deforestation happens as there is no more land where people can plant cocoa trees. Therefore, the farmers result in cutting down trees from the rainforest, a phenomenon that causes soil erosion and thwarts rainfall production in the region. This scenario is similar to the message in “The Story of Stuff,” as Leonard (2009) maintains it involves poor disposal of waste. Therefore, farmers in cutting trees demonstrate the inability to rehabilitate land for cocoa production. The other challenge stems from the increase in the number of cases concerning child labor. In this connection, O’keefe (2016) argues that even though chocolate producing companies had committed to end the practice, they have not been successful. O’keefe (2016) adduces children below fifteen years of age work at the cocoa farm. The majority of those kids are not offered the correct compensation that matches their input. Question 8-B Big brands such as Nestle, Mars, Unilever, and Starbucks…
Why Euthanasia Should Not Be Legalized Introduction Euthanasia is discriminative to the effects of the law and therefore is legal. In as much as scholars, authors, or prominent members in society would want to legalize it; it raised a lot of concerns, especially when looking at the impact it has on the victim as well as the beloved ones (Koodamara, Navin Kumar, et al., 963). Euthanasia denotes elements of ambiguity while applied in the current laws and as per the life safeguards, despite members such as Kailash Chand, in his article, “Why we should make euthanasia legal,” explaining why it should be legalized should be opposed as much as it can. Euthanasia has severe side effects that disrespect the Human Rights Law of Prevention against Cruelty. The core objective of this essay is to discuss why euthanasia should not be legalized, no matter the cost! While regulatory control, among other explanations, has been initiated as to why euthanasia should be legalized in addition to other “end life choices, euthanasia is immoral. Even if the patient is willing to die, an…
Cultural Diversity in Modern Society Imagine being the only one in the family born in a foreign country and cannot speak nor comprehend your native language. Also, imagine not being able to communicate with your mother since she can barely speak or understand the language of the foreign country. It happens to many families where there is a language discrepancy between the mother, who may be learning English as a second language, and her English-speaking children. When a child is not proficient in her native language, he or she may find it challenging to communicate the different aspects of his or her life to the mother, especially in regards to school. The language barrier may often result in reduced engagement between the parent and the child. The reduced or lack of engagement potentially creates a barrier between the mother and her child, and in turn, affect a child’s wellbeing. The “Cultural Wall” story by Katiana Ciceron is a personal narrative about the struggles of the storyteller and how she grew up feeling different than the rest of her family. Born…
Russian-American relations after 1991 introduction The United States (U.S.) and Russian relationship is a major discussion topic in today’s American foreign policy. Currently, U.S. is the largest world military and economic superpower despite the fact that some economic problems like 2008 economic depression.US is the most influential North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member which has grown despite the conclusion of the cold war. On the other hand, the dissolution of Soviet Union considerably weakened Russia. However, the country as powerful military and is an important regional nuclear weapon. Moreover, Russia lost its global superpower status to both the U.S. and China. The two countries maintain both trade and diplomatic relations. The relationship was stronger in between 1991 and 1999. However, it has significantly deteriorated since 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia federal republic. The U.S. has unsuccessfully worried about Russia for over 20 years, and today relationships are still not good. Relations from 1991 to 1999 In 1991, the dissolution of the Soviet Union ended the cold war. As a result, the commonwealth of independent states (CIS) replaced the union of…
Leadership Development Program Review of the existing program Leadership development refers to actions that improve the abilities, skills, and confidence of leaders within an organization. The leadership program that most organizations refer to is composed of two types of development, that is, coaching and mentoring. According to Baldwin (2018), success in a leadership development program is influenced heavily by the level of support it receives, the quality of the program, and the learning styles being used. While most employees ignore basic leadership development programs, the organization’s memoranda give us an insight into the importance of leadership development in succession planning. Overview of the program Leadership and management are two crucial aspects to consider in business success. One ought to ask a fundamental question like, what’s the difference between a prolific leader and a mere caretaker (Kanchan, 2020). A good leadership development program ensures that ethical concepts are developed. There has to be sincere enthusiasm from individuals participating in the program. Moreover, a good leadership program should ensure effective models and drafts have been made before the actual program deployment. According…
Return to Work Assignment- Written essay Part I – Introduction Overview of the company XYZ Enterprises operates in the environmental services industry. The company has offices in Canada, and at present, it employs nearly 2500 staff. The staff are employed in various roles, including field staff, office staff and laboratory staff. The worker situation The workers are assigned particular areas, and they mainly work in field positions. It implies that workers need to drive under harsh conditions and often carrying a loads or equipment of about 23 kilograms. The workers in the laboratory positions work with chemicals and use equipment and chemicals. Similarly, the workers employed in offices include the customer service representatives and other support staff. They work with computers and mobile devices. Laws and Acts applicable to the company In the given workplace situation, the Occupational Health and Safety Act is applicable. The purpose of establishing the Act is to ensure workplace safety and health (Wright et al., 2019). The other legislation applicable in this case is the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act or WSIA. It mainly deals…
Repton School Charity Works Repton School is a co-educational school. Both for boarding and day scholar pupils. It is located in a village called Repton in South Derbyshire which explains the origin of the name of this school. This school is well known for its endless indulgent in charity activities for the school. With this, they can offer endless activities to the community surrounding them as well as added knowledge to their students. The Factory This is a name that was given to their latest charity works. This charity work involved a fashion show. It was meant to raise funds for the Little Princess Trust Charity. This fashion show happens twice a year. For every year, they have a goal they would want to achieve. This motivates them even more to work towards achieving their goal. The upper sixth pupils make up the committee members that oversees matters about the fashion show. They are responsible for deciding on how the fashion show will be, that is the ideas, what Charity to go for among other things. It…
The rise of a “Me Culture” The rise of a “Me Culture” in post-socialist China has been necessitated by the high number of Generations having knowledge in computer technology. The millennials in China are more educated than their parents, thus seek to develop a high level of individuality and self-expression. Thus, the article develops an insight into the increased usage of personal blogs by the Chinese youth relative to numerous developments in technology (Sima & Pugsley, 2010). So, the authors depict that China’s youth have increasingly utilized blogs to exemplify their symbolic identity as a form of self-identity. Therefore, the Chinese Gen Y bloggers have developed unique notions on consumerism and individualism, which have been crucial elements of entry into the post-socialist age in the Asian country. Hence, the article probes some of the motivators into the increased blogging practices by the millennials. The video shows that Gen Y in China has a low saving rate, which nearly reaches zero but has developed an unprecedented trend to purchase global brands compared to their cautious parents. Consequently, the millennials have contributed…