Poem #2 This time with feeling

I know I already but a poem up already but another one came to my mind so I decided to put it up so people can see and decide which is better. Enjoy

A poem about management, down to its core

 Concepts listed from the ceiling to the floor

I’ll make this quick and try to explore

A few of these concepts and a little more

The first one I discussed is communication

This is very important for a business to function

A manager needs to know exactly what to say

So that everyone can get along okay.

Next in this poem is Teamwork

This helps a business work like clockwork

Each member of the team should have their own style

T o make their work easier and more worthwhile  

These are just two but I think I should stop

Cause if I use any more my head just might pop

There all important when used together

And hopefully make a manager avoid failure

A Class above all Classes.

When I first walked into class, I’d thought it be a bore

Much like some professors I’ve had before

But looking back now, I just can’t ignore

Everything that this class taught me and more

His style of teaching was his own, unique

As compared to others, which I call antique

It helped me remember when I took his tests

Despite what my grades may suggest

What can I say about his multiple multiple choice

Except when they were gone I could gladly rejoice

His in class activities were really fun

Especially seeing what we have done

Building with Legos and making devices for eggs

I still think we should have named it Craig.

The last thing I’m going to say

Is that this class is great in its own weird way

As I leave today, I’ll leave with a smile

Knowing that this class was worthwhile

Blogging: Success or Failure???

Before entering this class, I never used a blog and really didnt give a care in the world about them. As the semester went on, I started to little by little enjoy writng blogs and reading them. (Even though I was late on a couple.) As im writing this, I can say that blogging as a part of this class was very successful for me. The main reason why is that in writing every blog, I had to apply terms and ideas that I learned in class and things I observed while doing some of the projects. (Which I also enjoyed a lot) I feel that its easier for me to remember some of the key concepts the professor taught us because of the blogs and that makes it easier to study for me. Another thing about the blogs is that I get to see and read what my classmates are thinking. Most of the time, you are not able to get everyone's opinion on a ceretain topic during class and with the blog everyone gets to voice out their opinion and be heard. Also I feel in control of my grade because in reality, this is an easy 20% towards your grade that requires just your opinion and some time. I always hate professors who put a lot of weight towards one or two tests becausec your putting tremendous pressure on them to ace those tests. You fail or do bad on one, you grade suffers. Here, I feel in control of my grade and the effort I put in will help dictate what grade I get in the class. I've enjoyed writing these blogs so much that I plan on making a new blog as maybe part of a side job or just to get out my opinion on things; ranging from sports topics to government problems. (Look out for it soon).   

Conscientousness yet Steady?

We had the opportunity to take a personal profile system "test" to see what kind of manager or leader we would be. The test format was pretty simple; write down the word that describes you the best and the worst. Going through each set, it was a little hard because most of the words were very similar and you had a limited amount of time to choose. After choosing, you had to count the number of each letter you got and subtract it to get a total for each letter. My numbers at this point were D(-8), I(0), S(4) and C(4). Then you used a chart to graph your numbers and draw a line connecting them. Based on the graph, the top two points were your managerial style; the highest point being your main style and the second style as a backup style. My results was that Im a Cs, meaning my main managerial style is one of Conscientousness with a secondary style of steady. A conscientousness style is one that focuses more on numbers and knowing all the facts before making a decision. My initial reaction was that it described me exactly. When I need to make a decision, I always think about the consequences and I rarely if at all make a rash decision.  I'm very happy with my results and I woludn't change them for any other style. In refernce as to whether of not this system works, I thinks it does work because it gives businesses an idea of how you are going to manage ceertain situations  and it can help in interviewing potential candidates for jobs. I would rather hire someone who fits the style that im looking for than someone who cant do what needs to be done.

Envisioning My Future

The very first time that I actually ever thought about my future in terms of a career or goals, I was 5 years old in my Kindergarden class. The teacher each gave us an assignment where we had to answer some questions, one of them being What do you want to do for a living? At the time, my father was a sales representative for Bloomingdales and my mother was a nurse at Jacobi Medical Hospital. I remember writing down that I wanted to be a doctor because I thought it was a cool profession. (Also because I loved the white coats...and still do.)

When I was deciding what college to go to, I came across this paper and again thought "Do I really want to be a doctor? The answer was no. After thinking of other careers, I realised that I loved working with numbers and a teacher thought I should go into Accounting because he said i would be a natural at it. I thought about it and decided to research schools that offered this and thats the main reason why I chose to go to Baruch. (The scholarship made my decision really easy)

My main vision/goal for myself is to become a CPA and work in either New York or New Jersey (undecided). By going to Baruch, I get to potentially take advantage of their 4+1 program and be able to graduate with my masters in 2 more years. Even though I know the CPA exam is far away right now, I've already begun researching programs to help me study and have already started practicing problems in my spare time. Hopefully when the time comes I'll be mre than ready to pass it on the first try.

A second vision/goal is something that will have a special feeling for me and that is to have a house. Now I know it maysound weird but there is sentimental feeling around it. My mother always tells me she has had a great life but the one thing she always wanted was... you guessed it.. a house. She was never able to find the right neighbrohood and she was always hesitant about moving. I decided then that I would try to get a house for myself, not just because I want one but I feel that I would carrying out my mothers dream in doing so.


The last vision/ goal is one that I've thought about on and off and one that I wanna do later on in my life; traveling around the world.  I have always loved traveling ever since I was little and I want to see everything that the world had to offer. What better way than to go to a place and see how different or similar they are to our culture.

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions?

Going into class on October 13, I was probably more stressed than I’ve ever been in my life. Part of it was worrying about my grade but also because of the strong headache I had after studying for 5 midterms the week before. Anyway, when class started I noticed that the professor was acting a little different and in the back of my mind I was thinking “the grades must be bad”. And low and behold I was right. After getting my usual nervous feelings, the Professor said that he was going to let us decide what to do with these grades and the format of the next exam. I was initially surprised because this is the first time I’ve seen a professor do this and I was elated cause I could get a higher grade. (and who doesn’t love that)

                As soon as he let us decide what to do with the grades, the room was quiet for a minute. This is mostly because we really didn’t know to do at this point. Then we started discussing options and the first one was a curve and the whole class agreed instantly. After seeing how the curve would affect my grade, I decided to take the Avoidance method because the curve helped my grade to what I would want it to be. Then the class brought up and agreed on an extra credit assignment. I became even happier because my grade can possibly go up even more. (After seeing the assignment, I’m not so sure.)  At this point I saw a lot of people using the Collaborating method because the class was discussing whether to drop the lower of the two grades and they were arguing because we were time constrained.

                After seeing the craziness of deciding the grades, we then had to decide the format of the next exam, which led to more craziness (which was very funny I might add). The main arguments were to get rid of the true and false and the essay and to change the multiple multiple to multiple choice.  The class then on about both points and I would classify it as the Compromise method because as class was getting closer to being over, you saw more desperation as they were making sure the whole class agreed. All in all the class got everything they wanted and made it a very interesting class.

What not to do in Mexico. (besides drink the water)

Culture is an important thing in many societies and disrespecting set culture is the equivalent of a slap in the face. (We know you don’t want that) However, when we visit another culture for the first time, we are unaware of their customs and beliefs and we are surprised when we see something that isn’t normal in American society. This is known as culture shock. One such example that I have experienced in my life was when I visited Mexico about 6 years ago. I was so excited because it was my first time leaving the country and I was looking forward to visiting Chichen Itza and other famous ruins. When we arrived at the hotel, I helped unload the luggage and since I was a little winded, I put my hands on my hips and didn’t think anything of it. All of a sudden, I noticed that a lot of people were looking at me strangely and were afraid to go near me. I decided to ask the receptionist why everyone was looking at me and at first she didn’t want to answer me but when she heard my question, she realized that I was unaware of Mexican culture. In their culture, putting your hands on your hips is a sign of hostility and anger. As soon as she told me I felt a little embarrassed cause I'm here to enjoy myself and now people see me as this young boy with anger problems. As I look back on it, I can’t help but laugh a little because of how naive I was.