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Pros And Cons Of Being A Strategic Gameman

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Logan McFarland BA 366 26 September 2013 Professor Vos Strache Journals 1. After filling out the plot scores, it seemed that I fell into the Strategic Gamesman Orientation. I agree and disagree with this orientation. I agree with the orientation because I do see business in life and everyday normality’s. I worked for my dad this summer in a marketing job for his nutrition store and I learned a lot. However, I did not just go through the motions at work like most kids would do. I wanted to grow, expand, anything I could do to market my dad’s company better. I took many calculated risks through advertising campaigns through social media and more. As a “strategic gamesman” I believe my competitiveness and drive was up to par. Also, I got along …show more content…

My diversity score came out to be 56. I do believe this is accurate because although I interact with people from different types of backgrounds along with different races every day, I can make more of an effort to learn about those cultures. I don’t believe this is a need for concern but I should make more of an effort to learn about different cultures from all over the world. As I grow as a person I will learn more and will adapt better to culture sensitivity. I have been on two mission trips to the Dominican Republic and Brazil and it was really awesome to learn their culture and how they went about doing things in everyday life. I don’t believe this quiz is very valid because people might have been raised sheltered and have not been taught about different cultures or have grown up in an environment where they live around people predominately from their culture. On the other hand, some people live in a melting pot (ex: New York City) where interacting with people from different cultures is almost a necessity to go through everyday …show more content…

Being from Germany, Joe should have known that Wolfgang might take a different approach to work than Joe does. Ultimately, Joe should have overseen Wolfgang a little better and given him training on how the company runs. 3. Can Wolfgang’s career at Spumonti be saved? - I do not believe Wolfgang can be saved. Even after raising the salary of the employees, two senior employees quit. Wolfgang was bewildered and did not know why. He even considered making another pay raise to employees. Wolfgang’s disability to see that he has to change his work approach would be enough for me to start looking for someone else to fill his shoes. 7. Last year, I saw an example of a halo effect that was positive. In an English class, one of my friends always had a positive attitude, had a great personality, and always participated in class. He was generally seen as good student as he gave off the aurora as a hard worker. In reality, my friend was a bad student, didn’t try on anything and slacked off. I also have seen a negative halo effect recently. My dad was interviewing a graphic designer for a job and I got the chance to sit in. My dad instantly viewed him as being a bad employee in the future because he was not well groomed and did not look professional when he showed up to the interview. Although the man possessed many skills and traits, his impression was viewed negatively and did not get the

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