Final Countdown

It weird how the last few weeks are the most important and busiest weeks of the semester.  Everything is due at the same time in every class.  If it werent for specific leaders in our group projects life would be a lot more difficult than it currently is, which is hard to imagine.

There are many pros and cons about group work.  The best pro I can think of is being able to count on people to get different parts of the work done and not have the whole entire workload all to yourself.

The cons that have come up this semester are:
4 girls with totally different sleep, work and school schedules
We are all full-ime students
It is very hard to get together with everyone at the same time

This group project has really taught me a lot about my group members willingness but has also taught me that I definitely work more efficiently and have more motivation alone.

Letting them know you care..

This week in class and outside of class I learned that a big part of being a good leader is letting your followers know you care about them and whats going on in their lives.  In class we talked about how Dr. Snavely was not only  great boss but showed leadership through also geting to know the professors personally.  I remember I had a manager who also did that and I think hat is why I alway remember im as being a great superior and a good leader.
When you let a subordinate know you really care about them as a person you seem like more than a boss and connects you which will make the workplace more enjoyable for both.  I think it is a great value for a superior in the workplace to have.

October 4, 2010

After class on Thursday with the possible new professor, my next teacher discussed his hiring process for the school s a professor.  I never knew just how much the new professors had to go through in order to teach at SDSU, or any university.  I started to think what my hiring process would be like when i apply to work somewhere after college.  I think the hiring process here at SDSU might be more extensive than the hiring process i will have to go through in order to become a brokerage coordinator.  '
I really dont think I would be able to teach in front of students who are judging me, much less the professors I would be working with in the future, especially Spitzberg, he would really intimidate me if I knew about him going into the process.  I thought this teacher was very nice and I'd definitely take a class from him in the future if he does get the job.