LOL...the Office video was so funny...the manager is so remarkable. When i first saw the manager and his humor, i thought he was quite a fun manager to work with, because usually a typical manager to me, is quite serious and would not interact with the other employees that are in lower positions. After watching the video, i thought it would be good to hang around with a manager that is so energetic and humorous all the time, but probably not a good idea to joke about everything at anytime. I would not want to work under someone who thinks humor can motivate everyone in workplaces. I agree using humour to reduce the distance between employees and as well to motivate them, but overexaggerate humour would demotivate people, especially when you did or said something offensive and you delivered it as a joke.
I actually learnt about Reducing feelings of equity in this management course when i was in high school. Now i really brought up my memories about when my classmate(who i think was not as hard working as me) got a higher mark than me on a project, i tend to be very demotivated and depressed for the whole day. Then i would start thinking if i should just stop being as hard work as i was, because i thought my hard work didn't lead to a satisfactory result that i expected. But when i first learnt about these equity theories, i just thought it would make me feel better if i don't compare my rewards/results with the others, because i actually don't know how much effort did they put in and the quality of their final products, so i shouldn't complain about not being treated equally. I believe these theories would definitely help me to overcome any feeling of unequity in my future career, knowing how to deal with my frustration and disappointment about equity will help me improve my control of emotions and develop a stronger "attachment" to the organizational culture.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Emotion intelligence + work with older people
Long time no blog!!!!...too many midterms and assignments to defeat! anyways...the E.I test and working with old people assessments were quite interesting! i actually never thought about how high my E.I would score. I was quite surprised it was over 120. And i personally like to work with older people, because most of them are fun and have positive attitudes, and they would definitely help me to gain more knowledge in different areas that i might have neglected. I believe that their past experiences would earn me great preparations for my future career path as well!! =) And i just remembered that i had once volunteered in a Senior Center, and all of the elderly were friendly and fun to talk to, so i believe that i would have no problems communicating with older people in my future work place.
I'm a really relationship-oriented person, because i tend to care about how others feel and think first, then i would start thinking about the work or tasks. I just think that having good relationships with others would help me reduce the intensity of the whole team, so that everyone can work in a more friendly and relax environment. I would say that i prefer a flexible and free working style, but still consider task as a major factor. I would like to work in an organizational culture that every employee cares about each other, and the company should have a decentralized structure, so almost all levels of management have chances to interact with each other, so there is actually less "CLASS DIFFERENTIATION". This actually reminds me of the Marketing director i interviewed last weekend, who mentioned about treating each other like family, and there's actually no "manager" when they work in a team, meaning that everyone works as a team while putting down their "positions" at that moment. I really wish i can work with the people who are willing to share any ideas or concerns as well. Instead of hiding everything that disappoints them...or working toward a goal that they don't believe or enjoy...i think it is better to clarify all the concerns so that the team can perform better.
I think i should improve by working as a task-oriented person more often, so i get a balance of these two working styles, shouldn't have too much empathy which influences my emotions of working. Because it is more difficult to get things done when everyone knows my weakness of empathizing others all the time, they might start to delay their work by making excuses.
I'm a really relationship-oriented person, because i tend to care about how others feel and think first, then i would start thinking about the work or tasks. I just think that having good relationships with others would help me reduce the intensity of the whole team, so that everyone can work in a more friendly and relax environment. I would say that i prefer a flexible and free working style, but still consider task as a major factor. I would like to work in an organizational culture that every employee cares about each other, and the company should have a decentralized structure, so almost all levels of management have chances to interact with each other, so there is actually less "CLASS DIFFERENTIATION". This actually reminds me of the Marketing director i interviewed last weekend, who mentioned about treating each other like family, and there's actually no "manager" when they work in a team, meaning that everyone works as a team while putting down their "positions" at that moment. I really wish i can work with the people who are willing to share any ideas or concerns as well. Instead of hiding everything that disappoints them...or working toward a goal that they don't believe or enjoy...i think it is better to clarify all the concerns so that the team can perform better.
I think i should improve by working as a task-oriented person more often, so i get a balance of these two working styles, shouldn't have too much empathy which influences my emotions of working. Because it is more difficult to get things done when everyone knows my weakness of empathizing others all the time, they might start to delay their work by making excuses.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
4th class
woahhh..can't believe i finally have time to blog...after i gone through all the crazy working time with my other courses' assignments and readings!
I thought the assessment test that i did about the organizational culture helped me to realize I'm a relationship-oriented person, because i would like to work in teams that's effective and happy...and not as tense or task-oriented. But i still believe that working on tasks seriously is important...but i always wanted each member to feel that we are all here to help each other out; but not pointing out each others' weaknesses or things they did wrong. Because i remember when i was first year in University; i had to work on a project with people that i didn't know very well...it was quite horrible, because one person was so ambitious and self-centered...so he assigned orders to everyone because he felt that whatever proposals/plans he arranges would turn out to be quality products. I can't deny he's very intelligent, but i just think that most members would feel valued or trusted if they can at least communicate as a group and share our own perspectives of cultures.
Hopefully i won't encounter what Mike did...but who knows?...i think i really have to understand the organization's cultures first and see if there is any conflicts with my own values or beliefs...and try to see if they can be improved! or i can merge both in and build a new culture. =) ...but i really prefer there's not just one specific set leader all the time...
*Also, Thanks Danielle for giving us more helpful info on how to think about some interview questions for our project! =)
I thought the assessment test that i did about the organizational culture helped me to realize I'm a relationship-oriented person, because i would like to work in teams that's effective and happy...and not as tense or task-oriented. But i still believe that working on tasks seriously is important...but i always wanted each member to feel that we are all here to help each other out; but not pointing out each others' weaknesses or things they did wrong. Because i remember when i was first year in University; i had to work on a project with people that i didn't know very well...it was quite horrible, because one person was so ambitious and self-centered...so he assigned orders to everyone because he felt that whatever proposals/plans he arranges would turn out to be quality products. I can't deny he's very intelligent, but i just think that most members would feel valued or trusted if they can at least communicate as a group and share our own perspectives of cultures.
Hopefully i won't encounter what Mike did...but who knows?...i think i really have to understand the organization's cultures first and see if there is any conflicts with my own values or beliefs...and try to see if they can be improved! or i can merge both in and build a new culture. =) ...but i really prefer there's not just one specific set leader all the time...
*Also, Thanks Danielle for giving us more helpful info on how to think about some interview questions for our project! =)
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