If you really hate your job,
And your boss's a nasty snob,
Go and learn some management
And promotion that seemed so distant
Will be yours in an instant.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Blogging...
To say that blogging is not my cup of tea would be an understatement. Let me start with that I'm behind on social networking technology. I don't have Myspace or Facebook. I have a Russian variation of Facebook, but just to keep in touch with my friends from Russia. And i don't spend any time making my page attractive or pretty, since I'm not looking for new friends there. I feel much easier to talk to people in person or over the phone.
But the blogging was an assignment for the class and i had no choice but do it. So, at first i did feel sort of annoyed. It took me forever to formulate my thoughts in writing (i did it in Word first then copied and pasted it to the blog), then i felt weird to go to people's pages and comment on their blog entries. I felt like "why do i need to comment on what those people think? they are free people; they can think whatever they want to, it's not my business..."
Then as assignments became more task oriented and as i got to know those people a little better, it got more and more easier for me to express myself and to comment on my classmate's blogs. It started to feel normal.
I'm not sure if there was a great deal of learning from one another during this blogging experience but we definitely were exchanging our ideas, feelings and thoughts, which was interesting and sometimes let me see the same things in different perspectives. However I noticed that blogging made learning of management a more conscious experience, because we were asked to reflect on what was going on in class. And when you are reflecting on something after it happened you are forced to rethink it again, to make some conclusions and form your opinion on it. It helped me in understanding what management is.
I definitely think that blogging helped me out a lot. I always knew that living in the States i need to be more into it and need to develop my social networking skills, but i probably would have never done it until i was forced to. I'm grateful to this class for pushing me. I believe it needs to stay as a component of this course. Even though I'm sure a number of students would feel annoyed by it, blogging is helpful.
But the blogging was an assignment for the class and i had no choice but do it. So, at first i did feel sort of annoyed. It took me forever to formulate my thoughts in writing (i did it in Word first then copied and pasted it to the blog), then i felt weird to go to people's pages and comment on their blog entries. I felt like "why do i need to comment on what those people think? they are free people; they can think whatever they want to, it's not my business..."
Then as assignments became more task oriented and as i got to know those people a little better, it got more and more easier for me to express myself and to comment on my classmate's blogs. It started to feel normal.
I'm not sure if there was a great deal of learning from one another during this blogging experience but we definitely were exchanging our ideas, feelings and thoughts, which was interesting and sometimes let me see the same things in different perspectives. However I noticed that blogging made learning of management a more conscious experience, because we were asked to reflect on what was going on in class. And when you are reflecting on something after it happened you are forced to rethink it again, to make some conclusions and form your opinion on it. It helped me in understanding what management is.
I definitely think that blogging helped me out a lot. I always knew that living in the States i need to be more into it and need to develop my social networking skills, but i probably would have never done it until i was forced to. I'm grateful to this class for pushing me. I believe it needs to stay as a component of this course. Even though I'm sure a number of students would feel annoyed by it, blogging is helpful.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
DISC
I usually like all sorts of assessments like DISC that are supposed to tell you who you are and what you are. But after completing this particular one i was slightly disappointed. According to the test I'm an IS person.
I was so excited to read what it actually meant, but the descriptions of the types of the personalities seemed to me so vague, general and broad. I-management type is described as convincing, magnetic, political, enthusiastic, persuasive, warm, demonstrative, trusting, and optimistic. S-management type people are calm, relaxed, patient, possessive, predictable, deliberate, stable and consistent.
Even though the results were not as specific as i would like them to be, nevertheless, they were pretty accurate. I can definitely identify myself with the description of IS type of manager. Sometimes i noticed that i can influence people or become a team leader without appearing to be dominant. Also, i do consider myself a stable person. When i think about it, i have a lot of friends and co-workers, even the ones that are older than me, who trust me with their problems, whatever they are and asking for advice.
I can see how this test can be helpful to some people, but i personally wouldn't rely on the results of it in order for me to pick the right way to communicate with a certain person. I still rely on my own perception when it comes to this. Ultimately, all these management types come from the types of personality. What kind of manager you'll be depends on your personal psychological qualities. If a person is struggling with shyness all his or her life, if the person simply hates to be in the spotlight, i think it is unlikely this person will ever become a dominant type of manager, no matter how much this person works on being less shy.
I was so excited to read what it actually meant, but the descriptions of the types of the personalities seemed to me so vague, general and broad. I-management type is described as convincing, magnetic, political, enthusiastic, persuasive, warm, demonstrative, trusting, and optimistic. S-management type people are calm, relaxed, patient, possessive, predictable, deliberate, stable and consistent.
Even though the results were not as specific as i would like them to be, nevertheless, they were pretty accurate. I can definitely identify myself with the description of IS type of manager. Sometimes i noticed that i can influence people or become a team leader without appearing to be dominant. Also, i do consider myself a stable person. When i think about it, i have a lot of friends and co-workers, even the ones that are older than me, who trust me with their problems, whatever they are and asking for advice.
I can see how this test can be helpful to some people, but i personally wouldn't rely on the results of it in order for me to pick the right way to communicate with a certain person. I still rely on my own perception when it comes to this. Ultimately, all these management types come from the types of personality. What kind of manager you'll be depends on your personal psychological qualities. If a person is struggling with shyness all his or her life, if the person simply hates to be in the spotlight, i think it is unlikely this person will ever become a dominant type of manager, no matter how much this person works on being less shy.
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