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In chapter 12 we learned about about managing conflict, stress, and, time. In this chapter it talks about the difference between important tasks and urgent tasks. This relates to my life because before I learned about this I was a big procrastinator and always waited till the last minit to do evern the important things. I let them become urgent things to do. This caused me to be very stressful about these things. but after i learned about this subject I learned that. If I do the important things before they get urgent then it saves me alot of stress.

Connections Post 3

Another connection I make with my ranch is the inverted pyramid style of management. I work at the horse corral at my ranch, and while we all interact with the guests (it is a resort style ranch) face to face, each of us plays our own roles in the business. When I am home for the summer, and I see something I want changed at the corral, I change it. As long as the change is noted to my dad and reasonable it is an acceptable change. As I interact not only with the horses but the people who come to ride them on a daily basis, it is assumed that I know more of what is needed and what will work at the corral. The same goes for the pool, the cookouts, and really every aspect of work at the ranch. We are each associated with a certain aspect of the ranch and therefore we have some control over how ours runs. Barring ridiculous or cost inefficient ideas, the different aspects of the business are shaped around who works them, creating a diverse and entertaining experience for vacationing. It has worked very well for a long time and I believe that people come back because of it

Connections Post 2

At my job back home on my ranch, I get to see situational leadership used on a day by day basis. My dad is the CEO of a company which has 10 other owners including himself. They are all his siblings. What this situation creates is basically a tribe with too many chiefs and not enough indians. Therefore, careful management must be used with each owner to assure each of them that they have equal say and also equal responsibility. Convincing each of them to do certain jobs that are generally not associated with owning a business is a tricky job, and each person requires a different strategy. Some need to be told what to do, and others must be coaxed. My dad's relationship with each of his siblings is friendly, yet having him as a CEO means something different to each of them

Connections Post 1

Very recently the Denver Broncos fired head coach Josh McDaniels. This is the third midseason firing in the NFL this year, which is not a common occurance. The Josh McDaniels firing, in particular, was caused by people in power (McDaniels) gaining too much control over the organization. He had complete control over personel changes and decision, and very quickly displayed his inexperience with that aspect of the job. His mismanagement of his superstars and the lack of communication displayed between Coach McDaniels and the Owner ultimately led to his firing. They attempted to make the organization centralized, however they gave the power to someone who did not know how to use it, which led to the poor performance this season and a change in the way that the organization does things.

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In chapter 11 we learned about the fundamentals of coaching. In this chpater it talks about the Johari window of disclosure. This is a chart that shows how to open things up between coach and student. I have seen this in my life. I have played soccer my intire life last year I played for the University of cental Arkansas. My coach was very hard on some players and some of them didnt respond well the the harsh things he said. but one day one of the teammates went and talked about the way hos coaching effected his play. By getting this feed back the coach learned more about the player and learned how to work with him better.

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One of the things that has rang true to me this semester is when we talked about stressors. I knew that there are many things that cause stress in everyone's life, form genetic makeup to the simple fact they may just feel bad. I have come to realize that the only real cause for stress in my life is my poor time management skills. i have never been good with this but it has definitely gotten worse over the past year. I feel that this is due to the fact I have become a little burnout on school and just have not put forth the effort I should be. After coming ot realize this though I know feel like I can make the steps to get my life back on track.

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Chapter 2 is about the Fundimentals of planning. In the chapter we learned about the vicious cylcle of not planning. It says that that if the superviser spends little time planning which leads to unforseen problems and the superviser has to spend time putting out fires. I saw this happen one time when I worked at a coffe shop. The main reason people came to the coffe shop was to get on thier computers and do home work. One time the wirless internet stopped working and because the manager had not spent time planning on this he had no back up plan. many customers left to go to other places with internet. If the manager had spent time planning this would not have been a problem.