Virginia Mason Medical Clinic Discussion Questions 1. What is Gary Kaplan trying to achieve at Virginia Mason? Gary Kaplan is trying to achieve a system at Virginia Mason that is profitable while delivering the highest quality of results. 2. Why is there a need to change at Virginia Mason? There is a need to change at Virginia Mason because the organization has been losing money over the last couple of years‚ there is fierce competition and company morale is low. 3. What was the
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After we reviewed the case of Leigh Ann Walker and discussed it as a group‚ we felt that Jackie Vaughn overreacted to Walker’s admission that she had been untruthful regarding the CPA exam. Walker was only trying to protect her reputation when she had told Vaughn that she had not taken the CPA exam in May and was planning on taking it in November. She had been given a great opportunity in her mind to start her career working with a well-respected individual within the company such as Jackie Vaughn
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Classroom‚ I had never thought of when and how music came to be a school subject. Of course‚ in elementary school I went to music class learned about the different composers and how to create sheets of it‚ but I did not learn about this man‚ Lowell Mason. After starting some research on Lowell I was surprised to find that I already knew many of his creations. The two hymns that I first recognized were “Joy to the World” and “Nearer My God to Thee”. He composed many more than that‚ but these are some
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Introduction/Case Issues Ann Taylor is being affected by external and internal factors that are making the company fight for survival in the specialty retail industry. Ann Taylor is being affected by the declining economy‚ which is generating a wave of retail closures. The company is being threatened by slowing consumer demand due to the worsened macroeconomic conditions. Shoppers are now more careful when spending their money and as a result Ann Taylor lost $333.9 million in 2008 and the uncertainty
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The Mason-Dixon line is more than just a line‚ and more than just a border between states. It started as a feud between two people over land‚ and it ended up becoming a major part of our history in the United States. It represented freedom‚ and because of the effect it had on history and its people‚ it became extremely symbolic. So much so‚ that the symbolism of the Mason-Dixon line continues to resonate today. In the beginning the Mason-Dixon line wasn’t about slavery at all. Really‚ nothing could
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Jude Garate Mr. Kerns‚ Period 3 10/24/13 Ann Cooper TED Talk EPL Essay Ann Cooper recently went to a convention in Los Angeles to discuss the issue of school lunches and their lack of nutritional value. Throughout her speech‚ she used the three rhetorical appeals repeatedly in order to persuade the listeners on why we need to do something about the food we’re feeding our children at school. Before Ann digressed into the conversation‚ she established her own personal credibility by making
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I am Ann Pingrey-Korthas…a daughter‚ sister‚ wife‚ mom‚ teacher‚ and student with life experience that has created a well rounded‚ open minded‚ and compassionate person. I started my first job at 14 years old. I was a receptionist and entry-level accountant. The training was all on the job; there was no pay exchanged. After a period of time‚ my performance was of such high standard that I was offered a paid position doing what I had been trained. This was a position created just for me. I felt honored
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In the story “The rabbit hole” the author Ann Beattie‚ challenge us to think about the conflict among family members when dealing with an aging parent with a serious illness. As a person ages In today’s society there is a role reverse between parent and child. Children are taking care of their parents and assuming all the responsibilities and decision making about their parents health care needs. The story raises a question about family relationships among family members‚ more specifically the
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less specific to the most specific. That is starting from vision‚ then mission statements and lastly the strategic objectives. For the Ann Taylor‚ the vision is “WE GET WOMEN”. Ann Taylor aims to evolve with the needs of women. Ann Taylor get that a woman expresses herself through what she wears – at work‚ at home and at play. For the mission statement‚ Ann Taylor associates are committed to and driven by a simple but profound mission – ‘to inspire and connect with our clients to put their
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Stealing Stealing by Carol Ann Duffy was written in the 1980’s after Duffy had seen her neighbours snowman stolen from their front garden. Getting inspired by this‚ she had written this poem reflecting on the problems that occured in that moment‚ hence it was the time in Britain where unemployment was high due to Margaret Thatcher’s (the Prime Minister during the 1980’s) government policies. The poem starts with a rhetorical question‚ "The most unusual thing I ever stole?" This question seems
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