Sutton’s “Good Boss‚ Bad Boss” is to establish the case for why bosses are vital to the health and success of an organization and a productive environment. His clear message is “Bosses Matter!” He establishes the hallmark of a great boss by answering the following three questions: • If you want to be a Good Boss‚ what do you need to accomplish day after day? • If you have a Bad Boss‚ what can you do about it? • In short‚ what are the hallmarks of a Good Boss…..and worse flows of a Bad Boss? Audience:
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Hugo van der Goes’s Portinari Masterpiece Hugo van der Goes is considered one of the great northern Italian Renaissance artists. His unique style and artistic inventions inspired numerous contemporary artists in Florence. The Portinari Altarpiece‚ Sant’ Egidio‚ Florence‚ Italy‚ ca. 1476‚ is remarked as great altarpiece within art history that clearly depicts the influence of patronage within society. Tommaso Portinari‚ the donor of the Portinari Altarpiece‚ an Italian agent who worked as an assistant
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Les Misérables by Victor Hugo demonstrates a very important concept about how people change. Several examples exist of individuals who thought a certain way‚ but were shown that not all is as they thought. The novel demonstrations that everyone thinks they’re right‚ but when proven wrong‚ it greatly impacts their lives and beliefs. One person who thought he could never change was the novel’s protagonist Jean Valjean. His personality vastly changed after the bishop helped him realize he didn’t
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Leadership of Oedipus‚ Hugo Chavez‚ and Lord Voldemort Every leader has his/her own way to make people believe and do what he/she wants them to. Leaders are intelligent people who know how to convince others that they are right‚ and people have to follow them and their ideas. King Oedipus‚ the president of Venezuela‚ Hugo Chavez‚ and the villain of Harry Potter‚ Lord Voldemort‚ are three leaders that hide a fear behind their power. Oedipus lives with the fear that he is going to kill his father
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I am a person who sincerely believes in Elton Mayo’s Human Resource approach to management.Acoording to him the key assets of an organization are it’s employees. Hence I personally believe that one of the most important quality that boss should possess should be to guarantee employee satisfaction. An organization is as good as it’s employees.Hence the supervisor should have the knack of selecting the best possible employees.He should be able to identify talent when he sees it.He should create
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“The devil himself is in the house. The devil came here yesterday and it smells of sulfur still today." Hugo Chávez said on September 10th‚ 2006; defying President Bush in the United Nations (U.N.) assembly. Chávez as president of Venezuela since 1999‚ he defied the world by insulting Bush and other high rank political leaders. He has influenced governments of other countries by the power gained by oil such as Bolivia‚ Peru and Iran that has also defied the U.S. by selling military supplies to Iraqis
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ARE YOU A GOOD BOSS-OR A GREAT ONE 1. What are the pitfalls that plague managers? Ans. Many managers underestimate the transformational challenges of their roles. Managers in new assignments start out as receptive to change but as the managers start to settle in an organization they lose their fear of imminent failure and often grow complacent. Most bosses reach a level of proficiency and stop there-short of what they could and should have become‚ they stop growing and improving. Most often managers
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he reporter Daniel Victor’s article entitled “When the Boss Wants You to Do Something Unethical” is a vivid elucidation on workplace ethical issues and their impacts on the business decision-making process. The writer illustrates such unethical requests from one’s boss as misleading and lying to a client as well as using cheats despite awareness of their prospective inferior outcomes. Although the author repudiates using unethical means for positive results‚ he acknowledges the presence of perplexity
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Being a young boss dealing with employees who are older then you is not an easy task and imposes many problems in today’s workplace. In the article “The young-boss-older-employee dilemma”‚ Weiss tells the story of Jim Schneider who recounts his experience with going from boss of his own work to an old employee managed by a younger supervisor. Back when he was the Boss he “viewed old workers as dead weight”; he thought they are no longer productive or ambitious. Now that he is on the other side‚ he
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The 1970 Mustang Boss 302 is a beautiful‚ well-built piece of machinery. There are many different items‚ ranging from tiny to large‚ that make up a 1970 Mustang. The Boss 302 can be divided into four parts categories the body‚ the chassis‚ the drivetrain‚ and the interior. Without any one of these four parts the car would not be itself. The body is what gives the Mustang its beauty. The chassis keeps the car together and rolling. The drivetrain makes the car move‚ and without the interior‚
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