Based off the “Seven Habits Profile” I can be entrusted to keep commitments I make to others. I treat others the way I would like myself and my family to be treated. I also like to take care of my physical health because I know it will influence my mental health and in turn help me to be an optimal leader. I focus my efforts on building relationships with others and I am sensitive to how others feel in situations. I am a very organized person‚ and I like to have clear weekly plans on what is to be
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Breaking bad habits: classical conditioning and smoking Smokers find it difficult to quit because the environment is full of signals associated with smoking cigarettes. Sarah Horrigan Addictions are difficult to break as we usually surround ourselves with people‚ paraphernalia or situations that trigger the behaviour that led to the addiction in the first place. But psychological conditioning can be used to break bad habits. Over a century ago‚ the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov made a discovery
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LEADERS AS COMMUNICATORS Leaders as senders of information: In order to reach new benchmarks of achievement for the company‚ a leader shall master the art of clear communication. This means the message’s purpose and intention need to be clearly transmitted and understood by the receiver. Therefore‚ it involves two challenges: firstly‚ to be clear of the purpose of the message; and secondly‚ transmitting the message clearly. The best way for establishing and maintaining clarity of purpose is to
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As A Habit Updated on March 23‚ 2013 Human being is a much habituated species. It is not free from habits. If any human being continues to perform one thing in a repeated manner‚ then he/she becomes habituated to that particular task. There is hardly any human being who is free from this mentality. Thus both good and bad habits are formed. So‚ one should try to develop good habits in this manner. One such good habit is reading newspaper. As said‚ when a thing is done repeatedly it forms a habit and
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A leader is a person who “exercise interpersonal influence in a situation and direct (people) through communication process towards a specialized goal or goals.”(Koontz and O’Donnell 1959). Certain traits are attributed to leaders‚ which make them stand above the rest of their group (Yukl 1989). Studies have shown that traits in people determine who are the leaders and who are the followers (Kirkpatrick ad Locke 1991). There are three general skills or competencies required of leader. Fist
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The Leader in Me Abstract The Author of this essay examines his own Johari window developed from feedback from professional colleagues. From that feedback he reviews these findings as they relate to his relationships and career choices. Additionally the subject of the assessments completed correlates his findings that contribute to the success in the organization in developing one’s own personal skills and the relationship of leading employees. The author’s self assessment findings are
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Ethical leadership is the process of influencing employees through standards‚ philosophies and beliefs that are based on established standards in the organizational behavior ( Hasan‚ 2013; Buble‚ 2012). Additionally‚ it holds the responsibility of dealing conflict of followers by directing them right (Frank‚ 2002: Hesselbein & Goldsmith‚ 2006). Contrastingly‚ Cumbo (2009) focuses on leader when defining ethical leadership thus consider a leader ethical when inner virtues direct the leader’s decision
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In the book “The Power of Habit” Author Charles Duhigg explains‚ how a habit forms? An action or a move that takes place on our daily routine again and again is called habit. A habit is created of a cue‚ a cue is physical sense that makes our brain to follow an action; Routine is an action of doing something; and reward is the achievement of our actions. For instance‚ for a smoker the cue is pack of cigarettes‚ smoking is the routine‚ and the reward is the pleasure the he takes for smoking. Having
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“Habits can be incredibly useful. They allow the mind to multitask and in so doing enable efficiency. Behaviors get linked together into a routine‚ and once the chain of action is initiated‚ the rest follows with little mental effort. Yet sometimes habits take hold when they are not useful” (Glasofer and Steinglass). In the article‚ “Disrupting the habits of Anorexia‚” Glasofer and Steinglass outline the idea that routines and habits result in certain destructive behaviors and disorders. The article
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correcting a bad habit work for you? How would you go about reforming one of your habits? According to John Dewey‚ Habits are inevitable. We are empowered by both good and bad habits. In his essay‚ “Habits and Will”‚ Dewey states that we envision bad habits as such acts of “foolish idling‚ gambling‚ addiction to liquor and drugs”‚ and we associate good habits with skills such as walking‚ playing a musical instrument‚ and typing. We see bad habits as desires and good habits as abilities that
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