HLT 418V Grand Canyon University January 17‚ 2013 Cultural competency‚ what exactly is it? Does it have importance in society today and who has the capability to influence change if needed? Researching cultural competence you may find several definitions or interpretations’ depending on where the information is being gathered. Cultural competence refers to a combination of awareness‚ attitudes‚ skills and behaviors related to health care providers ’ ability to care for diverse groups of patient
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A distinctive voice is one in which challenges society’s values and or beliefs within a given context. In the text the life and crimes of harry lavender; Marele day has formed an incredibly distinctive voice in crime fiction. By subverting the elements of the hardboiled detective genre. Day has startled her audience with the distinctive voice of Claudia valentine‚ a 1980’s female private investigator in Sydney. The composer has used a range of techniques including first person narration and idioms
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The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender Claudia Valentine Androgynous/masculine – “good looking blonde in there too” Erudite – Reference to Archimedes when in the bath Flippant – “One of the former and 2 of the latter.” Referring to husband and kids when asked about them Judgemental – “Piss-stained pants” "I woke up feeling like death." "I didn’t recall issuing the invitation but I must have." "Terminal Illness." "My legs are my best weapon." "...the smell was there‚ the smell of intrusion
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three managerial competencies that have led to your success so far in your job. List your strength and‚ for each strength listed‚ determine how that strength might get you into trouble and why is it so difficult to become and effective middle manager? Answer Managerial competencies is defined as sets of knowledge‚ skills‚ behaviours‚ and attitudes that a manager needs in order to be effective in a wide range of managerial jobs and various organizational setting. There were six core important specific
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Examples of Competencies A competency is a quality that a company believes is desirable for its employees to have. Competencies can be global or specific. Global competencies are broad in nature‚ and are qualities that all employees within an organization should have. Specific competencies are qualities that are exclusive to a position or field within the organization. Competency Skills Most job-seekers wish they could unlock the secret formula to winning the hearts and minds of employers. What
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In this competency‚ I learned that it is important to do evaluations because it can improve effectiveness and increase accountability. In addition‚ evaluating can help monitor the progress of a social worker. For instance‚ Dr. Mary talked about how supervisors will evaluate their social workers to ensure that they are doing a proficient job. However‚ it is equally as important that social workers evaluate their own work. By evaluating your own practice as a social worker‚ it can help us to assess
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Entrepreneurial Competencies - The EMPRETEC Model Research by McClelland and McBer‚ funded by USAID‚ has identified 14 personal entrepreneurial competencies (PECs) which appear to characterize the behaviour of successful entrepreneurs. The study‚ conducted in India‚ Ecuador and Malawi‚ also found that these PECs transcended culture‚ country and continent. These competencies can be grouped into 3 main clusters and the EMPRETEC model has merged some of these competencies to derive 10 PECs
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Introduction ‘‘Competency-based strategic management is a relatively new way of thinking about how organizations gain high performance for a significant period of time. Established as a theory in the early 1990s‚ competence-based strategic management theory explains how organizations can develop sustainable competitive advantage in a systematic and structural way. The theory of competence-based strategic management is an integrative strategy theory that incorporates economic‚ organizational and
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Is Communication competency a skill or an art? Communication competency is a skill that relies on a combination of behavior and knowledge. To communicate effectively‚ you will need to understand cultural diversity‚ have good language skills‚ listening and interpersonal skills. According to David Morley’s essay‚ “Communication”‚ states that all communication refers to the activity of imparting‚ or transmitting messages containing‚ information‚ ideas‚ or knowledge. With communication you can earn
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Critically discuss how the use of competencies and competency frameworks can support the achievement of improved individual and organisational performance. In understanding how an organisation can improve through organizational competency frameworks‚ one must first understand what is a competency. Competency‚ defined by Boyzatis (1982: 21) is known as “the behavioral characteristic of a person which is casually related to effective or superior performance in a job” Competencies act as a signal from the
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