Ode to Management

A pile of papers, so many personalities.
Deadlines to meet, but so much still to do.
Our creativity and innovation ensure a fantastic product.
Time management keeps us straight, our eyes focused on the prize.
Communication, teamwork and vision are the keys to succeed.
Don't rush, get it right, make sure to do it ethically.
So many ways to motivate; Everyone needs it.
Strict and stringent, the ironclad "ruler"; MacGregor would be proud.
Calm and encouraging, the supporting designer, Fayol would approve.
Whichever approach I choose, Leadership is what will guide us through.
Wow sounds like it will be a piece of cake, too bad there's still all this work to do.

Bloggin....Bloggin.....Bloggin

I think that using the blog as a tool is very unique and a very intuitive spin on doing homework and studying outside of school. I don't know about most of my classmates, but i do not always study outside of class to the best of my ability, and often I just do homework just to get it done. This is why doing a blog is a far more useful tool. I find that I actually reflect on the topic of the blog and the classroom activities that we went through to help teach the topic. In doing so I am reviewing the information that was studied in class, but I am forcing myself to analyze and discuss it in my own words, which in essence is one of the best ways people can study. Also, by reading the different blogs of my classmates, I am able to really compare my ideas about the topic to the ideas of my classmates and perhaps I can see another point of view that they may have picked up on that I did not. Also, as we all know, one of the best ways to learn, is to learn by doing. However, it is not possible for us to do and experience everything. That is why the second best situation is to learn by reading about the experiences of others. The blogs most definitely provide us the opportunity to read about everyone else's experiences. The only aspect of the blogs that I did not like, was that I was unaware of when someone posted something new to their blog that interested me. Perhaps if there was a way to link it to blackboard, I would have read other blogs far more commonly, as opposed to only when I had an assignment to complete. I have grown fond of this blog, and although I do not plan on continuing this blog, I think that in the future I may create a new one that centers on topics that I do not study regularly, such as inventions and innovations.