Test 1 MNGT 4500 Fall 2014 Please note: I know the cases are longer than typical test questions, BUT the answers don’t have to be. These are like the exercises in class. I give you the context of the problem, but the answers are much shorter. Let me know if you have any questions. 1. Jenny Folsom is the manager of a group of marketing specialists. She has good relationships with most of her team except Connie Perez. Jenny is on the verge of letting Connie go. Connie just cannot seem to live up to Jenny’s expectations. Over the past year, Jenny has talked to Connie several times, but Jenny has seen no improvement. Connie believes she is trying to do the things that Jenny asks. Jenny has presented her problem to the Employee …show more content…
I expect to fix this situation”. Her attitude shows that she is bold, and the more dominant of the two. Connie responded with, “I will continue to do my best”, seeming to be the weaker of the two women. 1.B. What would you conclude about the emotional intelligence of Jenny (look at specific dimensions) 4 pts It does not seem that Jenny possesses much emotional intelligence. She did not show empathy for Connie at all when she tried to explain why she does her work the way she does. She simply told her she was wrong. She also lacks interpersonal and social skills. The words that she uses and her tone show that she is not worried with maintaining a positive relationship with Connie. 1.C. What other personality characteristics contribute to this situation – i.e, any personality factors that contribute to approaches of Jenny or Connie, Connie’s outcomes, or their interaction? 4 pts Jenny is more dominant and overbearing, while Connie is more timid. Jenny caused Connie’s attitude to change due to the way she spoke to her about her work. It was even mentioned that Connie now feels there is no point to try so hard when she is treated like she did something wrong, but does not understand what she did incorrectly. Jenny’s “high and mighty” attitude has caused a caring employee to feel like “there is no connection between her efforts and her performance”. 1.D. What communication problems can you
see what he is looking at; she is unable to interpret his opinion of her. Connie only cares about
Using Allport’s trait theory approach, describe Mary’s personality by answering the following questions. Answer thoroughly and completely, using full sentences and citing to sources to support any contentions and analyses.
In the story Mirror Image, I relate to Jenny the most. Jenny’s current relationship with her sister, Alice, is like my brother and mine. Whenever my brother and I argue, I respond the same way Jenny does. Jenny and I are awfully distant. Similar to Jenny restricting her sister from reading her diary, I also have expressed harsh “whatever’s” to my brother. Just as Jenny is, I am also passive-aggressive. Jenny showed that she’s quite upset with the “new” Alice by calling her “Gail”. In the same way, I have shown disgust by dropping hints like using one-word responses. Jenny is quite reserved as am I. Like Jenny keeping her diary from the “new” Alice, I keep my journal to myself. I can relate
Angie’s problem arises because of the way she thinks about the situation. Therapy aims to give Angie a new way of
Connie does not want to be the nice and innocent pretty girl. She wants to be known for being very sexual. In the story she makes fun of her sister June because she is very modest and not sexual and causes conflict with their family. Also June is overweight twenty-four years old and still living at home. But she also does chores and does them without complaining to her parents. While Connie is a way from home she has two totally different ways of acting. Be that as it may, Arnold friend ‘s landing in her home drives her two sides to consolidate fiercely. As it were, Connie is not completely sexual until Arnold's interruption into her home until then; her sexuality was something outside of her "actual" self, the self that she permitted her family to see. Arnold also has a friend named Ellie. While Arnold drives up to Connie’s house Ellie stays in the car and she listens to music while Arnold speaks to Connie. Also Connie’s mother shows a large amount of frustration towards her and the way she acts and dresses. Connie and her mother fight constantly. But towards the end of the story when Connie is attacked my Arnold she cries out to her
Arnold friend finds Connie “cute” (321) and a “pretty girl” (324). So now the reader knows for sure that Connie is very beautiful on the outside. The quote, “I took a special interest in you” that was said by Arnold friend, assures the reader that other characters do find her appealing. Now that the reader knows that Connie is beautiful and that other characters find her pretty, he/she understand why Connie has two personalities. In order to keep getting attention from the other characters she has to keep up a good appearance. Connie’s mother kept comparing her to sister June, “‘Why don’t you keep your room clean like your sister? How’ve you got your hair fixed-what the hell stinks? Hair spray? You don’t see your sister using that junk.’ . . .If June’s name was mentioned her mother’s tone was approving, and if Connie’s name was mentioned it was disapproving.” (317, 319) Connie’s mother did not approve of what she does. Connie kept doing things that her mother did not like. Connie did not want to be like her sister, and yet her mother kind of raises her to be like her sister. The reader knows that Connie does not have a good relationship with her sister. The reader start to feel bad for Connie, she has to be like the person she doesn’t like to be approved by her mother. Now the reader can fully understand why she does not have a good relationship with her
Connie never lived up to standards, mostly when she was set side by side with her older sister. ‘’June
The case is about Melissa Richardson, middle manager (sales manager) of the multi-cultural organization, who’s been promoted and is challenging a number of factors at the workplace, that affects her and her team’s ability to perform well.
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Furthermore, Connie's narcissistic focus leads her to criticize her sister, who appears to be the
One comment can make an insecure person fall in love or wish to leave. This insecurity is a major reason for the actions that Connie took when she ran off with Arnold
Next, she shows us how much contempt she feels for her life, “An’ what am I doin’?” She knows that she regrets marrying Curley and feels her life is going nowhere. She then decided the only way to interest is to insult, and called the men ‘nigger,’ ‘dum dum’ and ‘lousy old sheep.’ She is taking out her anger at her man being in the cat house and her life going down the toilet and the men, who can’t do anything about her. She doesn’t even care when Candy tells her where to go, just replies in her film star way with “Baloney” showing she doesn’t care a jot! She barely flinches when Candy insults her, and turns her attentions to Lennie, where Lennie makes a fatal slip up. The way she just turns her attention to Lennie shows that she is actually hurt by what Candy has said, but is trying to hide it. She is quite sensible with Lennie, but flips her anger on Crooks and threatens to get him ‘strung up on a tree.’ The fact that she needs to throw her anger on to someone shows how reckless she is, and completely not in control of her own emotions. When Lennie threatens to tell she says that “Nobody’d listen to you.” She knows the men’s weak points and are using their weakness to keep herself safe, a bad quality in a person showing she is selfish. She leaves when Crooks says the guys are back, further showing how scared she is
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In terms of Caitlin’s interest to be further recognized, she positions to obtain a promotion as Vice President of Client Advisory Services (CAS). Yet George implements another challenging move by implying gender schemas and doubt on Caitlin’s readiness. Although, he appreciates Caitlin’s value in the company and praises for her competences, but these are not sufficient. George argues that this type of job demand for more responsibilities, such as a strategic vision, a creative thinking, a deep insight of system and a firm characteristic. In order to respond this move, Caitlin responds with a diverting turn by asserting her strength, acknowledging her weaknesses and request George to be her mentor. In this stage, Caitlin attempts to keep her BATNA for her position related Vice President promotion.
Janice was confronted with problems where she had to make choices on how solve them. The first one concerned Mrs. Wemberly, s/p colon resection who was requesting for attention. Instead of sending Nurse Mark to see the patient, she decided to check on her which actually led to a better outcome after her talk with the patient. This particular instance showed that Janice prioritized and valued her patient first over the schedule meeting with the VP. If Janice didn’t