My Management Step

Planning goal for you

Making decision by you

Bringing vision into you

Having DISC with you

Communicating blog to you 

Creating thing by you

Managing success is you

Communicating via Blog

            I think this blog is an interesting way to get value from this class. It helps me know more about other classmates. Actually, we have more than 60 people in one class. It is very difficult to talk to each other. This blog is the place for us to chat together. The people that I comment at who I  may not talking to in whole semester. We can should our opinions about each subject that we learn in class activities. Base on the experience from different groups, we can analyse the subject more deeply. Sometimes I learn more about the material from reading calssmate's blog, such as DISC because I'm only one type of person. I get more information of other types by reading their blogs. I feel I benefited from meeting them online.
            That's true. We need to think more about class activities in order to finish the blog. Not just forgetting everything when class is over. It refresh our memories to doing this assignment. It equals to a review for the class. This blog is effectively get me think about we did in class.
            Actually, the material from the book is not enough for us to know about the real world. Because we don't have that much more experience at work, those topics about management from blogs may give us some ideas. More outside reading provide us more knowledge about management. However, my english is not so well, sometimes I can't understand the whole entry.
            I think to write a blog to get grade is better than write an essay because we can share what we have in mind. It doesn't like the essay should follow the format that sometimes we don't even know what we wrtie in an essay.
            Sure to continuing to post the entry after this semester. Blogging seems like a new way for people to communicate. Not only for the class assignment. We also can share opinions, fun of life from anytime, anywhere. 
             I think prof should keep using a Blog for class study.
          

The ABCs of DISC

          After the test, I think the Sc type is exactly who I am. I don't want to be another type because I like to be myself that I used to be. According to the description of S's tendencies include: demonstrating patience; desiring to help others and being a good listener. I think these three items describe me better.
           I think I can become Cs type because I think Sc and Cs have a connection. It depends on stediness or conscientiousness more. Those C type people are more creativity and thinking more analytically.
           Sure. It is helpful to determine people's management "type" to better understand where they are from. As an employer, you can know the employees better, and arrange them positions and work environment which will be more suitable for them. As an employee, we can find out what do we need others and how to be more effective in the work place.
           A test like this helps me in other persinal interactions. I know what I need to do can be more effective. Also, I know what other types people need others to do. I can learn to how to communicate, interact and cooperating with them.

The Power of Vision

         As I saw in the radio of " The Power of Vision", I learn that we need to shape the future and sense the control for the vision. Victor Fankl,  a Jewish editor, he said that "first need to survive, second use the medical skill and third try to learn". Also the host told us yet to do in the future (have a positive vision).  We learn that "men search for meaning" which vision developed by leader are 1)leader initiate   2)share to team  and supported vision community must work together  3)comprehensive, detailed  4)positive inspiring.
          I have 3 goals for my future after I graduate from Baruch.  First I need to find a better job in financial institute, second is to speak fluent Japanese and third is to travel aroun d the world to take photograph. In order to reach them, I have to plan step by step.
          Finding a position related to investment is the shape of the future for me. I am taking the Finance's courses in Baruch. I am working in a bank as a part time job to get more experience. Also, I read the reports from The Wall Street Journal and communicate with co-workers who is master in Finance. These steps help me well prepare for the career.
          Speaking fluent Japanese may not interested to everyone. I like it , so I have to make it work. I read the books, listening to the CD, watch more Japanese movies and communicate with Japanese in Japanese supermarket. I'm planning to take the international Japanese Test. I'm trying to learn language skill more.
          Traveling around the world seems to far away. However, it based on two goals ahead. If I can reach the first two, earn more money from my job and have more language skill, I can go anywhere I want to go and enjoy other countries' culture.
          I understand clearly that vision with action is to change the world. I wish my action with vision is to change my future.

Decision Making

    In limited one hour, we finally figure out what ways best to improve 60 student's grades. It truly helps us to experience how to make a decision.
     I choose the "Accommodation" which is seeing issue as more important to others than yourself; allowing others to decide for you when your interests are not critical to you. I think there were too many problems of our tests that we want to solve. Since whole class have 60's problems, we can not take out all of questions from the test. We only can take out what questions bring our grades down mostly. I decide to listen to our leader's options. That's was great because I think those voice present our minds. As a team, we can not think too personally.
     In class, I observed that many students choose compromise method. When the first guy stood up, he tried to explain some point views and then ask us okay or not. However, those suggestions not benefit all of us. People started to discuss and speak loudly. And then, more and more leaders went up and help. They fight for student in different situation. Half hour past, we still can not figure out what way to take. Sometime, the option can not be select with only one objection. Everyone try to help her to understand what way will benefit us more. At last, students get benefit from this decision making process and we are all qual.
    I think our leader's power was low and group's power is high. The best way to handle this conflict is the leader should facilitate the decision making by the group. They defining the problems and highlighting options for us to consider, also provides resources; we strongly support the goals. The final decision still made by group members.

Unbreakable Egg

    It's funny we have a chance to make the "egg" together as a team last Monday. I think our group have go through all steps in the planning process. As we knew we need to make a "egg", a group member already written down what this egg looks like. We start to discuss how to make this work. Everyone has opinion and marked down what the protection and base need to correct. A group member thinks in physics way, she figured out use the tape connect the straw can control the speed egg falling down. Then we finished our first draft before the deadline.
     We find that was difficult to make the base that we planned because we didn't have enough straws. However, we try another way. We fixed the base by use the limited 3 minutes. Everybody to be responsible for different part of the egg. We don't have a team leader, but all the opinion put together also make it works. I'm so glad to work with these people.
     At the end, we called this egg "unbreakable" because this egg full filled our passion. Although this egg is unbreakable after the test, we forgot to write down our names on the draft that we can't get the 10 points. It brings me down. I think we should pay attention next time.

Contrast

     I have been New York for 5 years. Everything is strange to me in the beginnging. Especially the subway system, the train is old fashion and the schedule always change. Sometime, it's hard for the people to be on time on their classes or works. However, the train in China is very fast and on time. If there is some problems with train, the department will send employee to fix it as soon as possible. Also, there are many security guard in each stop. The metro card is designed to different pattern in China. It can be used as debit card in the super market.
     The education system in China is different from USA. I went to college for 1 year in China. We have to follow school's scheduel which set by school's management group. The only thing we can choose is the minor. The teacher prefer student keep quiet to speak loud. In contrast, student can choose the major and minor whatever they like. I think the schedule is very flexible because we can arrange the time for study and work by ourselves. The great thing is no age limit for student in U.S. You can find the classmates from different age in class. It's fair to them to have a chance study.
      Moreover, as Chinese we spend Chinese New Year more than X'mas, but I think X'mas and New Year are more fun in NY because everyone celebrate the Holidays together, no matter where he/she comes from.