Dear MGT

Planning, Controlling, Organizing, Leading

-What the managers do!

Be better, be first, be sustainable, and be new

-We have the same purpose!

Drive, self-confidence, creativity

Cognitive ability, business knowledge

Motivation, Flexibility, honesty and integrity

-We’re the managers!

the ABCs of DISC

In the DICS personal profile, there are four different kinds of people. Dominance: emphasis is on shaping the environment by overcoming opposition to accomplish results; Influence: emphasis is on shaping the environment by influencing or persuading others; Conscientiousness: emphasis is on working conscientiously within existing circumstances to ensure quality and accuracy. Steadiness: emphasis is on cooperating with others to carry out the task.

I did test that it says I’m D-S type person. I think the test got it partly right about me. DISC personality type ‘Dominance’ (D) explains my style to tackle problems. My self-determined answers to the given challenges provide an insight into the style of decision making and their implementation. The “Dominance” type people tendencies include: getting immediate results; causing action; accepting challenges; making quick decisions; questioning the status quo; taking authority; managing trouble; solving problems. I think now I have those tendencies, but I will keep changing during my experience. However, the test also pointed out my weakness which is “With high DISC personality type 'D' rating, you feel excited when you face problems. However, there are certain situations which may take away your energies to solve them. You become frustrated when you are put in tight controls. Slow speed of events and delay in results may depress you. You can lose your temperaments when you have to pass through routines frequently. You hate tight schedules.” After took this test, I will follow the result to improve my weakness, since I hope to be the C type person.

Communicating via Blog

Communication is one of the most important skills. I believe we will be happier if we can improve our ability to communicate. This blog has been as a communications tool for the class. It provides a great way for me to learn about and from each other, about what they think about the subject matter, the class activities, and to provide a way to share thoughts and ideas with other people. I do strongly agree to create a blog, it’s benefited from meeting others online, also extended to communicating in class.We know that our class only have few hour a week, it’s not enough time to know each other and get the whole knowledge like a book, especially in the evening class, everybody hasty back home. Since I’m studying in college,I make rare new friends. So I think professor’s good idea that to write a blog gives us a good chance to learn more and communicate more.

This blog provides a good way to encourage students to think about the class activities we did. Every time we participate in class activities, we should understand why professor gave that assignment to us. To share our opinion, I think there’s no other good way since our class only few hours a week.

Through Professor’s blog, I found out some good views from those outside reading. As Professor Kurpis writes “Do what you love. We always find time to do what we love. When you do what you love, you do it well – you make a good job of it and you are rewarded along the way. Some things you just love for no discernible reason, and doing these things is no chore. When you’re doing something that makes you feel good and gives you a sense of purpose and achievement, you are at your most effective.” Although it’s not related to the class, it’s good for us to know or think about our future. Especially for me, as a second language student, I prefer to read more to improve my english.

Professor Kurpis provided a way for us to easily manage and control 20% of our grade that was not test related. I do really like some professors give us a chance which is count 20% in the homework. If they only count 100% for those exams, I think I will more anxieties towards the classes. As a full time students, I would like professor give us more options to make up our grade. I will continue to post my thoughts or ideas about school, work, life on my blog after this class ended, because communication is important for me to improve all my skills, such as writing skill, management skill, communicate skill, etc.