work and school. One place that I saw the Peter Principle put to work was at my own summer job working as a lifeguard at an outdoor pool. There‚ you could start out as a lifeguard‚ move up to head guard and then to supervisor. But‚ some people were just not fit for the higher roles. One way that one became incompetent to become a supervisor was that they could not take charge. This lifeguard could be great at doing their job‚ scanned the water often‚ made sure the rules were followed and knew all
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Business Studies Report Description 1.1 - The following report is selected to discover and explain the motivational theory know as Theory Z. Theory Z is a motivation theory which was discovered and created by Dr. William Ouchi and is known as the so-called ‘Japanese Management’ style. Dr. William Ouchi’s theory Z was based on Dr. W. Edwards Deming ’s famous "14 points". Deming was an American scholar whose management and motivation theories were rejected in the United States‚ he then went on to
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came to choosing one simple idea I liked. The problem I discussed with Nitai was public swimming pools‚ and the fact that sometimes it’s “easy” for the lifeguard to miss the signs of a drowning person‚ especially if the person suddenly sinks and goes under water without showing any previous signs. Especially when the pool is crowded‚ the lifeguard simply can’t see everyone at every single moment. Statistics shows that Each Year‚ Over 200 People Drown In Lifeguarded Swimming Pools‚ We watched a few
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(defendant) in a wrongful death suit. Stephan Andres drowned in a spa pool in a locker room at the YMCA facility. The parents believed that the YMCA was negligent by not having lifeguards in the spa pool area of the locker room where Stephen Andres was found dead. The YMCA is required by the Health & Saf. Code‚ § 116045 to have lifeguards for any public pool‚ however it is not required for the seven-foot‚ ten-inch by seven-foot‚ four-inch spa pool that was three feet‚ six inches
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building‚ no one is to be allowed back into the building‚ this can be done by closing the doors behind you. Q2) Minor incidents Lifeguard on duty‚ who is close by identifies the minor incident If it is possible attendd to the minor incident alone. If not ask another lifeguard or supervisor for help. Major emergency A major emergency is identified by one lifeguard and signals supervisor or aquatic officer. The officer/ supervisor‚ takes control‚ investigates‚ decides on action to take. If necessary
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HRM Burlington Northern Industries v. ELLERTH‚ 524 U.S. 742 (1998). U S Supreme Court Facts: Kimberly Ellerth worked in Burlington’s Chicago office from March 1993 through May 1994‚ first as a merchandising assistant and later as a sales representative. Theodore Slowik was a New York based Vice-President of sales and marketing‚ supervising Ellerth’s immediate supervisors. Slowik made primarily the decision as to Ellerth’s hire and subsequent promotion. Ellerth spoke with Slowik when he
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become captivated by fear in shocking situations. This is exemplified in his poem as a flight attendant falls from a plane to her death. Again‚ the concern for humans and their instincts is understood in The Lifeguard‚ where the instinct of emotional burdens of a tragedy takes over the lifeguard. There is a reoccurring concern and theme in all three of these
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past two summers I have been blessed worked as a lifeguard for AMS Pools. This year I was lucky enough to compete in the lifeguard Olympics in my area within the company. Lifeguard Olympics are an organized set of events and relays where we compete to show off‚ which team has the best overall lifeguarding skills and techniques. Each event has some type of scenario in which the lifeguard has to rescue the Guest In Distress (GID) and the lifeguards are ranked by time and points can be lost if improper
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GARY L. PAVEY 110 Beauregard St. Fredericksburg‚ VA 22408 (540) 498-8804 (voice) glpav2010@gmail.com or glpavey@liberty.edu CAREER OBJECTIVE To obtain a position as a Lifeguard and/or pool manager. SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Ability to perform comprehensive monitoring and water rescue within an aquatic environment Skilled with the operation‚ routine maintenance & proper balance of chemicals within an aquatic environment (pools & spas) Proven talent to implement various security measures
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it was a little hard because the waves kept getting stronger. Then she heard a surfer yell for help. Lily started to swim as fast as she could over to the surfer. When she got there the lifeguard was about 20 feet away. Lily then told the surfer to hold on to her board. She swam to the lifeguard. Then the lifeguard took the girl and Lily paddled on out again. The undertow was
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