Jolly Old Saint Nicholas

Santa Claus is a great example of merit pay. If you do a good job at work you end up on the nice list. Therefore you may get more presents because your performance rating is nice. Being on the naughty list would make it so you would receive red coal. Red coal because black coal would be a positive and red usually means negative. If in the case of you are naughty and want to be nice then you would need to be earning a relatively low amount of presents to achieve an increase. This method is called merit increase grid.

"Wrong,the first rule of leadership is everything is your fault"

While watching A Bug's Life I over heard a quote about leadership which I disagree with but, it is a quote from the villain. According to what I know is that leadership is more of setting an example than anything else. According to the textbook that leadership involves taking initiative, fixing problems, and organizing change. The ant characters in the movie were experiencing a change in the res heme and so the smartest one, in my opinion, took initiative to fix the problem by helping the ants to stand up to there enemies. Along that process of change there occurred conflict, resistance and some confusion (which is right out of the textbook).

As skills increase...

The Hall of Fame method used in Digital Media Essentials class. Hall of fame is an extra credit achieved when doing exceptional work or winning the peer vote in that class. What happens is a student turns in their assignment and it is either examined and judged by the teacher or is judged by fellow students. On a personal note, I had actually achieved hall of fame status. I believe that method encourages pride in work.

In a job setting-

It would encourage employees to learn more and/or increase their skill level.

The hall of fame method is a good way to increase the motivation of employees to improve.

Questions to ponder-

Do you feel the hall of fame method works? Why or why not? Would you use the hall of fame method?

Dissatisfied with your job?

List of Job Lead sites

aarp.org
abanet.org/aging
alumni.byu.edu
apxalarm.com
backdoorjobs.com
career.utah.gov
career-advice.gov
career-finder.org/local-jobs/utah-jobs
careeronestop.org


Some Temp Services

adeccousa.com
intermountainstaffing.com
kellyservices.com
laborready.com
skillstaffing.com
sosstaffing.com
spherion.com


If you don't like what you are currently getting paid then find a better paying job. Its okay to go looking for a new job. FYI-networking is the best way to find a job. Make a plan that will help you reach your goals. Also remember that, "you are not a job seeker, you are a colleague".

What If...Darth Vader

The perspective of managing as Darth Vader from the stand point of “What Managers Should Do to Support Training” (noe 187).

If you are working as Imperial commander you're under allot of stress. Mainly because your boss, Darth Vader, has extremely high standards for what he wants to accomplish. Heck, its a prime example of a hostile work environment which would be an example of harassment. How would you like it if the only position up the ladder from yours is one where they don't just get fired because of bad performance they get force chocked. That is what happens when there is no rules and you're the one that makes the rules.

Let us get back on track here. How would someone support training when there is no training? You're put in a management position and told if you don't succeed you're going to die. That reminds me of a story about a guy that didn't have a CDL and was told by his boss to drive the truck from one city to another. He had to learn pretty darn quick how to drive manually in order to get the job done. (this story is true and is an account from a Frito-Lay employee here in Utah)There's no training in there.

Darth Vader should know this, that he needs to learn how to support employees and not treat them like flies. He also needs to understand the content, know how to train, and give feed back instead of death wishes.

"..focusing strictly on results does not provide guidance on how to improve." (noe, 226)

Fortune Telling, What If and How

I wonder if organizations actually use the planning process on page 119 in the text. How can anybody forecast or tell the future?

What if the information is wrong? Hiring is such a risky business.

I believe that downsizing is a result of a poor planning strategy. Its plain and simple, somebody hired a bunch of people and didn't know how to shut off the flow.

In this economy I don't hear about much retiring. Who wants to retire in this economy? Its not safe.

I don't think outsourcing solves anything either. That makes it so a company is dependent on a another company. What if that company tanks?

The best way to get a job right now is not by job boards it is through networking or through people you know. That is the truth.

Discrimination Alive and Well

Discrimination is, according to Dictionary.com, the treatment consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit.I believe discrimination is every where. I had stated in my discussion topic-"Will there ever be a cure for discrimination?" I addressed my group with this question and they said no. Then we discussed alternatives and what not. Its like wishing for world peace right here right now.

I think that discrimination in the work force is caused by the lack of confidence that is experienced by those around you. A lack of self worth. I think that if we all just stop caring about what other people think then maybe we would all just get along.

An example mentioned in class of a guy working at Victoria's Secrets really got me to realize that guys should be able to work where ever they want just as well as a women.