St. Thomas University School of Law St. Thomas University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-01 THE DEAN’S ROLE IN BUILDING A POSITIVE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT Douglas E. Ray Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2011129 RAY_FINAL.DOC 8/15/2011 2:46 PM THE DEAN’S ROLE IN BUILDING A POSITIVE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT Douglas E. Ray* UCH of a dean’s job involves reaching out to various communities. We reach out to and build relationships with alumni and
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Positive Thinking There are many techniques that I have come across to do this. Some of the most practical are: - Expose your mind to the right things. - Watch the right movies. - Listen to the right music. - Read the right books. - Associate with the right people. Stay away from negative people – they will drain you of your energy and drag you down with them. Avoid them like the plague. Thinking right is not a quick-fix process. You cannot change 20 year old habits in one week. You
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POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT -" SKINNER The best way to understand the full importance of the applications of B. F. Skinner’s (1953‚ 1971) thinking and his research results is to read his novel‚ Walden Two (1948). The book is about a utopian community designed and maintained according to Skinnerian principles of operant behaviour and schedules of reinforcement. A similar application was made in an industrial situation in the Emery Air Freight case ("At Emery‚" 1973). By applying Skinnerian principles
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Resilience is the ability to bounce back despite difficulty and go ahead to live useful lives with a feeling of prosperity. The experiences that I have had where I have shown this quality (resilience) is when my boyfriend of 4 years broken up with me. The break up that occurred was very heart breaking and emotional. The first few weeks were horrible. I had a hard time waking up every morning. I couldn’t face the fact that he had really left me on my own to suffer. So I had to start off with small
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Affectability of positive and negative written personal accounts on positive meaning finding and positive affect. Renee Hemara Australian College of Applied Psychology Word count: 1518 Abstract We investigated the expressive writing paradigm through the positive‚ neutral and negative written event accounts of undergraduate students of the Australian College of Applied Psychology. Undergraduates (N= 173‚ Mean age = 27.52; 75% Female) were required to answer a number of tests acting as a decoy
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six months whilst on tour of duty‚ detailed recordings were kept of each sailor’s health status. The recorded Life Change Scores were correlated with the sailor’s illness score. Findings: There was a positive correlation of + 0.118 between Life Change Scores and illness scores. Although the positive correlation was small‚ it did indicate that there was a meaningful relationship between LCU’s and health. As LCU scores increased‚ so did the frequency of illness. Conclusion: The researchers concluded
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give rise to resilience in how a person handles and copes with unwelcomed or unexpected events. American citizens have witnessed both extremes‚ of the ability to cope‚ through school shootings‚ the planes hitting the twin towers‚ workplace violence‚ soldiers lost in war‚ as well as numerous weather related disasters. The ability to manage change and stress with a strong and pliable demeanor is something I witness in the compelling actions of leadership that I admire. Leadership Resilience Leadership
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In the article “Making it Happen: Creating Positive Change to Become a Peak Performer” showed many ways of to be a successful person. It’s not difficult or complicated‚ you can be successful if you want to but you will have to put very much effort into being successful. To be successful in life‚ one should first set goals‚ one might need many goals to set or only one depending on what the person wants out of life. Most people fail to achieve their goals because they don’t know what they want in their
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Kerra Leep PSYCH 101 5/5/13 School Psychology The responsibilities of school psychologists extend well beyond lending an ear to uneasy parents and troubled administrators about the academic struggles of a student.1 For example‚ as a researcher‚ they go through test scores to analyze whether a child is a candidate for special services.2 Other techniques used to assess a child’s needs include observation‚ review of school records‚ and consultation with parents and school personnel.3 Administration
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I have a positive outlook on life. I never want bad things to happen to me or to others. I always want the best out of myself and the people around me. I try my best at everything I do and try to lead by example. I think that I have realistic self-esteem because I try and not bring myself down even during low points in my life. I find a bright side to bring myself up. I am a loving‚ caring person who will always give everyone a chance to be apart of my life. I always hope for the best to happen
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