Essays on Teamwork

At the age of four, I had not learnt to associate with many of my peers; solitary life overwhelmed me, but not to despair point. Car dolls made ease of my environments and still squandered my childish time, but still, unwelcomed animates of diverse species categories, particularly the arthropods from classes of insects, mollascus and a few mammalian pets, amphibians and reptiles made part of my environment. I definitely developed a unique character by getting interested with them, initially watching butterflies hovering in the air as they did their mediocre plays; in fierce struggles, I touched, rolled them, and Continue reading...

Question # 1

Describe a clinical case you have observed where there has been a multi-disciplinary approach to discharge planning. Describe how the interactions between the multi-disciplinary team impacted on the quality of the patient’s care. What have you learned from this experience about effective multi-disciplinary team working and how will you put this into practice as a foundation doctor?

Answer #1

While I was on rotation at a spinal cord injury unit, I came across a patient asking for an early discharge due to a personal commitment, despite an unfinished rehabilitation program, active bacterial gastroenteritis and Continue reading...

Management and Supervision in Law Enforcement

All Police departments are tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that law and order is maintained (Miller & Frank, 1999). The Chief of Police for the South Podunk Municipal Police Department is no exception. The major task among other issues is to take a number of progressive steps about addressing the security needs of the residents within Podunk Municipality. While the chief and the department are empowered with the authority to ensure maximum security and order within their limits, they are also expected to maintain and uphold high ethical and professional standards free of corruption and other vices of workmanship.

Mission statement

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FMEA.

Failure mode effects analysis forms part of the activity of product and process design. The analytical methodology ensures that all upcoming problems are considered and solved all through the product, service or process development cycle. The nine steps in the failure mode effects analyses are as follows. The first step is assembling a team of experts with detailed knowledge on the process, product as well as the requirements of the customer. The second step is identifying the scope of the analysis. The third step involves the filling in of the identifying information that shows the format of the study. Continue reading...

Answer one

A good supervisor is the one who understands the problems of the subordinates and tries to solve them. However, one cannot interfere in the subordinate’s personal life, but can try to sort out matters at workplace. In this case, Jan’s personal matters are affecting her performance at work. Moreover, she is developing negative attitude at workplace that is also affecting work performance of fellow friends. Therefore, supervisor must take immediate corrective actions. Some actions are suggested as follow:
- Listen to the issues of Jan that she is facing belonging to her home and work. By listening Continue reading...

BART workers went on strike after failed negotiations with the management. Areas of concern for the workers included; overtime amendments involving training schedules, the tax benefit, additional flexibility on employees pay for the costs of family medical consent, splitting the company’s bonus of up to one thousand dollars into a six month period for every employee if BART surpasses ridership estimates this fiscal year by 1 %, adjustment in long term upkeep insurance options and retirement services (Mike ). Federal mediators who were part of the talk confirmed that the two conflicting parties succeeded in agreeing to certain issues, such Continue reading...

Introduction

The objective of this study is to evaluate the different leadership behaviors at organizations around the world. In addition, the study focuses on revealing the importance of effective leadership to help an organization to achieve the desired success. Leadership has become an integral part of an organization due to which examples of two leadership styles at different organizations have been taken into consideration. It is important to acknowledge here that the subordinates tend to follow what is done by the leader. For this reason, it is important for the leaders to pursue healthy and productive behavior. The behavioral approach Continue reading...

1 of 3: MINI-EXERCISE–Leadership and Flight “666”

Answer 1

Leadership is a person who knows what he aims to achieve and works together with his team so as to achieve it.

Answer 2

The difference between leadership and manipulation lies in authenticity, generosity and transparency. Leaders have these traits but manipulators do not.

Answer 3

Answer 4
Leadership skills are the most important. The skills that leaders hold shape their behaviors, as well as styles of leadership.

Answer 5

There is the inheritance of leadership skills. Inheritance is explained by the fact that families produce kings and leaders for a long time and they are groomed Continue reading...

Introduction

Work and development assessment during strategic change can be defined as an evaluation of effectiveness and skills of leaders as managers. Development assessment provides a feedback system from direct reports of performance analysis for development of specific leadership skills based on performance feedback. The key areas in this study are where, how and when set leadership strategies are developed, the criteria for an effective management strategy, the manner in which management strategies are developed, and implemented. In reference to Brian and George (2007) performance management can be defined as a continuous cycle that commences with conscription decision and entails Continue reading...

Letter to editor

Letter to the Editor and copy to Legislative Representative
Health Care delivery measures require the imparting of high quality medical and paramedical care in primary, secondary and territory care. With the rapid advancement in the fields of medicine, surgery post-operative convalescence and long term geriatric or tertiary cure there have emerged more areas for making mistakes.
With this emergence of new techniques and methodologies of health care delivery there have become possible several levels of care. Along with the provision of such care came the greater responsibility of ensuring the best possible quality of care.
There are currently some Continue reading...

Reading log #6

Article URL: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/04/18/higher-or-lower-how-do-you-think-your-u-s-tax-burden-compares-to-other-countries/

Summary:

In the article, the author compares the tax burdens in the USA and the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries over the last few years. Despite paying about a quarter of one’s earnings to the social security taxes and federal income tax, Americans are still ranked on the lower end among the OECD countries. The author notes that there has been tremendous rise in tax burdens in 21 OECD countries since 2010. Additionally, the author points out that the tax wedge for single individuals without children is higher than for households with children Continue reading...

Soccer

Defensive Strategies
Defensive strategies in soccer can be carried out as an individual player or as a team. Individual defensive strategies include man to man marking strategy. This occurs where individual players ensure that they have their opponent players “marked”; hence, not offering the opponents a chance to control the game and score goals. On the other hand, team defensive strategies in soccer are evident in cases where a team puts tremendous pressure on the opponents when they are in possession of the ball.

Offensive Strategies

Offensive strategies in soccer align with the need to create and sustain more possession. The Continue reading...

Megahouse Electronics Company,

45B North Carolina
7th street, Mondlane Avenue
George Hemmington
132 California

Old Washington estate

California.
RE: INABILITY OF THE COMPANY TO REPLACE/REFUND THE REFRIGERATOR
The company regrets to inform you that it will not be able to offer a refund or a replacement for your refrigerator as requested. The warranty terms clearly stated that a refund or replacement could only be facilitated if the damage happened within the first year of purchase. The above mentioned equipment has been in your possession for over two years and does not, therefore, qualify for the warranty services. The denial of the warranty does not imply Continue reading...

FedEx is made up of several divisions. The most significant division, and market leader in its segment is its FedEx Express unit. The FedEx Express unit is the world's number one express service carrier. FedEx Express delivers three and a half million packages every day to two hundred and twenty countries. FedEx owns a fleet of six hundred ninety airplanes, and fifty thousand motor vehicles and trailers. FedEx Office retail outlets and shops offer document-related and business services. These retail outlets also function as hubs for other FedEx units ("FedEx corporation competition," 2014). When FedEx is measured against all Continue reading...

Management

FOR : ALL MANAGERS
RE : MINE SAFETY ISSUES
This Memo serves as our guideline that will be implemented for the purpose of establishing mine safety policy in the company. In order to prevent injuries and death of the workers, the company has to look at the safety issues differently and improve on the codes of practice, protection equipment and regular maintenance of equipment of the miners. As managers of the company, you are tasked to ensure that safety initiatives are being implemented in the company to protect the workforce. There is an expectation that miners should refuse to Continue reading...

DJIBOUTI v. FRANCE (2006) International Court of Justice

Abstract

The case between Djibouti and France arose from a dispute where the former accused the latter of failing to honor an international letter rogatory. In the letter, Djibouti requested France to send them records and documentation of the investigation into the murder of a French judge, Borrel. The issues presented in this case are whether France violated its responsibilities stipulated under the Manual Assistance Convention by refusing to execute the letters received from Djibouti, and whether France breached the requirements and obligations relating to cooperation, which are outlined by the Treaty Continue reading...

Reasons why Sue failed in delegation and suggestions to help her

Sue failed in delegating the work to her employees because she piled work on them and did not care about the employee’s schedule the next day. Clearly, the employee’s had a busy day; Jodi and Ken were busy on the job for the personnel department, but Sue was not mindful of this. It is impossible for people to serve two masters; therefore, Jodi and Ken could not work on the sales material and the personnel department job at the same time. They had to choose the job that they thought was more important and abandon the other. Continue reading...

Texas is the second biggest state in the United States of America. There are a lot of different sports that are very popular in Texas. Also, in Texas there are a lot of different teams playing in top professional leagues of different sports. It is not a surprise that Texas is one of the most sport-oriented states in the United States of America. It is the homeland of Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Cowboys. The most popular sports in this state are football, baseball and basketball.
Football. There is no one who can disagree that football is the Continue reading...

According to the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

The justice system in America is supposed to be comprised of the top officials this country has to offer. Skilled men and women from across America are supposed to put their talents to work when it comes to preventing crime, and rehabilitating criminals. Lately, we have been falling short on both fronts. In an effort to rehabilitate criminals, parole officers have implanted many different strategies. Two of these strategies are the casework supervision model and the brokerage supervision model. They are very different in type and use, designed to help previous offenders reshape their lives. However, between the two, Continue reading...

Exploiting the knowledge is the most critical element for an organization to be successful in a highly competitive world. We are fully aware of the critical tasks involved in managing knowledge. The organization focuses on acquiring knowledge by scanning the internal and external environments; for this purpose, the team uses such frameworks like the SWOT analysis and the PESTLE analysis. While evaluating the potential opportunities, the existing competencies are identified.
Next task is to identify and codify knowledge; there are several types of knowledge, but there is no clear distinction of superiority of any type. The only kinds of Continue reading...

The contemporary organizations are operating in the information age characterized by rapid information sharing, stiff completion, unprecedented changes and divergent employees and customers particularly in cultural aspects. To be successful, an organization must strive to meet all the expectations of its clients as well those of its stakeholders and shareholders. Effective communication, work teams, goals setting, change management and the organization’s culture must be handled effective since compromising any of these aspects that are intertwined will ultimately compromise the success of an organization. As agents of change, managers are confronted by continuous modernization in computer and information expertise Continue reading...

Evaluate the implementation of the Denver International Airport Baggage Handling System.

The initial system was technologically advanced and would see Denver Airport become a world leader in baggage handling; however, the system that was implemented was mostly manual and a shadow of the original. The initial design had the aim of integrating concourse A, B and C into a single system but what was implemented could only support outbound flights on the united concourse only. The system was aimed at automating baggage handling in the entire airport but what was implemented was a small portion and system used more was a manual tug and trolley system. The Baggage handling system Continue reading...

There are various leadership styles that are adopted by the leaders depending upon the type of work and nature of business. Among the different leadership style, one is coaching in which the leaders are required to improve the performance and improve the existing capabilities of workers. The leader as coach helps their subordinate to increase their skills, building strong bench mark and providing them lots of guidance throughout the task or activities. This type of leadership style is most successful when the subordinates are more agreeable, experienced and responsible. Moreover, the coaching style of leadership helps to create positive Continue reading...

Introduction

Hostage negotiation is a crisis negotiation technique that involves communication with people who are threatening to inflict harm on defenceless civilians. The negotiations are usually between the hostage taker and the authority. A police psychologist can play the role of primary negotiator or advisor in a hostage crisis. A hostage negotiator is a specially trained law enforcement officer whose job is to diffuse situations that may have otherwise turned out hazardous. The police psychologist never works alone but is always part of the rescue team which may be the FBI, or the Police. An ideal negotiation is one whereby Continue reading...

1. What is your immediate reaction to the scenario? How would you feel if you were the person this situation was about?
I would seek the input of top management to arbitrate and bring order to team meetings. This is because each department needs to listen to and respect the others instead of accentuating narrow professional interests. If I was the person concerned with this situation, I would feel demoralized and ineffective.
2. How could this situation have been avoided?
This situation could have been avoided if each department clearly understood its role in the entire production process and Continue reading...

Introduction

Managers can use an action plan as a mechanism of resolving both organizational and interpersonal challenges. This is mostly done by studying the behavior of how people interact with each other in the working environment, and the impact of such behavior on the organizational performance. Organizational behavior takes a close look at the human resource in order to understand what causes a given behavior. Organizational behavior also investigates on employee emotional aspects like; what can motivate employees to perform well and what causes their work to weaken. Mostly, what influences the state of an employee’s performance includes; teamwork, Continue reading...

Scientists have found metallopolymers. Metallopolymers are used to make strains vulnerable to antibiotics. Previously, bacteria were resistant to these antibiotics. Tang and his colleagues noted that a significant fraction of infection is caused by bacteria such as MRSA. MRSA is spread through contaminated hands. The presence of MRSA in the body causes pneumonia and deters treatment by traditional antibiotic such as penicillin when they produce enzymes. Although much effort has been made to inactivate this enzyme, a successful resolution has not been reached. In the process of coming up with a better alternative, Tang’s team tested a recently Continue reading...

Industry Paper

Application of the Crew Resource Management (CRM) Concepts, Philosophies, and Application in the Health Care Industry
Introduction
The aviation industry has been using the Crew Resource Management (CRM) program to improve air safety through reducing the number of fatal accidents caused by human error. The Crew Resource Management (CRM) is, therefore, a group of tools and techniques that can be used by the team to reduce error in human performance. Many other industries that are affected by error in humans have borrowed from the aviation industry and adopted the Crew Resource Management (CRM) concepts, philosophies, and application. The foundation Continue reading...

Introduction to Project Management

Introduction to Project Management
Monitoring and evaluation tools are very important for the proper management of projects. In information technology projects, not producing outputs on time is almost synonymous to saying that the project will be a failure. Most of the information technology projects are time-bound that if scheduled deliverables are not delivered on time, the project may not me applicable anymore because of the fast-paced technological innovations.
The three most common tools used in the scheduling, monitoring and evaluation of IT projects are PERT, CPM and the Gantt Chart. PERT is short for Program Evaluation and Review Technique. Continue reading...

Steps that Group takes to Solve Problems

Define the problem
Problem solving begins with determining what the problem is. The group members consider undertaking problem solving because of the difficulty felt. They experience the effects and symptoms of a possible problem rather than problem itself. The following questions will help in identifying the problem.

A. In what situation is the problem occurring?

B. What is the difficulty in general?
The group can be able to determine what the problem is if they obtain answers to the above questions.
Problem Analysis
Problem analysis is the second step after identifying the problem, specifically the results and the cause of the problem. The group avoids allowing opinion Continue reading...

Management

On April 10, 2014, Lt Col. Charles Shannon Begeman lectured us on NPOESS Lessons Evaluation. The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) is a satellite system used to monitor global environmental conditions, and collect and disseminate data on weather, atmosphere, oceans, land and near-space environment. Lt Col. Charles Shannon Begeman is the EELV Chief Engineer at SMC, where he leads 29 civil & military, 36 FFRDC, and 61 SE&I teams in systems engineering, and risk management for $12 Billion SS launch program. Lt Col. Begeman also manages the $100 Million annual FFRDC, and the $220 Million SE&I contracts, to Continue reading...

The National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league in North America (Yong-zhen 10). It is widely agreed that, in the world, the NBA league is the premier men’s professional league. NBA has thirty member clubs, of which twenty-nine are from the United States and one from Canada. Over the time, NBA has been an active member of the USA basketball (USAB), and is well recognized by the International Basketball Federation. FIBA recognizes the USA Basketball as basketball’s governing body in United States of America. Statistics show that players participating in NBA are the best paid sportsmen Continue reading...

Information Gathering and Data Eliciting

Information Gathering and Data Eliciting

The interviewing team should take time to prepare the interview questions, determine the skills required for the project and forecast any concerns that may arise from other parties during the process. The team should also acquaint themselves with background information on the interviewees.

Step Two: Outlining objectives

The objectives of the interview should be well highlighted before the actual process; this is essential in ensuring that the right skills are selected for the project. In addition, the team should also identify the professional objectives of each interviewee and aim to highlight how the project will help achieve these Continue reading...

Recipients: All team members, HR Department, IT Department, CEO

Dear Team Members,
As you know most of our operational communications are happening via Email and it is important to have common policy across our enterprise. Email has become an integral part our business, through which we frequently communicate with team members, customers, service providers and vendors, cost effectively and instantly. In order to avoid embarrassments and liabilities to the company and to enable you work efficiently following policies on the usage of Email are instituted.
- Personal Use: You may use reasonable volume of emails for your personal communications. However, sending jokes, porn, chain mails, personal interest matters, Continue reading...

Health care costs are very expensive in America. In 2010, the national health care spending was 17.9% of the nation’s GDP, a very high figure compared to other developed countries in the world such as Canada and the United Kingdom (Koch 2013). In comparison, these countries are even providing universal health coverage to its citizens. Over the years, the US have adopted several mechanisms for paying for health care in America. Medicare was established in 1965 through an act of Congress. This is a health-insurance provided to persons who are at least 65 years old and eligible for Continue reading...

- Individuals are important at NASA because they are the driving force. They are an important recourse because they design, build, modify, test, maintain spacecrafts and fly the spacecrafts.
- Lessons learned program involves the use of information and knowledge gained from previous projects to prevent making the same mistakes again. Also involves considering great aspects that can be used for future projects. It promotes better project management because it helps mitigate risks and also increase efficiency.
- Individual accountability in managing risks is important at NASA because it allows individuals to do their best at the part or Continue reading...

Essay 2

The answer is motivation. The subject of motivation has been complex not only to the managers of this twenty first century, but it also existed in history. This is the reason several scholars as Fredrick Taylor put forth some management theories that could give a solution. They are meant to guide them as they interact with their employees and help them built into their workers the desire to wake up each morning and look forward to going to work.
According to Fredrick Taylor, the motivation should be inform of payment whereby workers are paid according to a piece rate Continue reading...

The project management approach in solving construction issues involves stakeholders such as leaders and end-users. Therefore, a project manager is a vital player in making the most of the potentials in the construction projects (Hills and Fox, 2009, PP.5). It is the role of Hodgkins to ensure that the project objectives and requirements are accomplished on time and within the budget of the Regency Hotel Group. Hodgkins has the role to discuss the project with regard to planning and delivering project-related tasks within a particular time frame and budget (Meredith and Mantel, 2009, PP.90). This is so because she Continue reading...

Problem Statement

One key pillar in the growth and success of any business is organizational behavior off all the employees whether in senior or junior positions. Unless employees have the right attitude in a business or organization, the overall performance is compromised. As much as management methods and working strategies differ, the goals and objectives are almost similar with organizational success being the main goal. Many organizations have failed due to poor organizational behavior, which ranges from the interaction between employees, and teamwork. Unless there is healthy organizational behavior, teamwork and success are hard to implement. Anybody working in any organization Continue reading...

Article: Sommerville, I. (2011). System documentation
One of the most important aspects of developing software systems includes documentation. This is a phase that is overlooked in the software development lifecycle. This is because of the fact that it is not part of the working system. The different stages of the software lifecycle development will depend on proper documentation for these stages to be understood. There is a need to ensure that the procedures and the processes of documenting the system are clearly understood in the design of the project. This will ensure that the software that has been developed Continue reading...