Yes Sir, No Sir: The Four Most Important Words for Boot Camp Survival

   

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          As the plane wheels came to a screeching halt on the runway, 

the nerves began to set in.  Everyone was to meet up at a special 

place at the airport. Yes, there were others like me that were about

 to have their lives changed forever. With a quiet nervousness and 

apprehension throughout the group, we boarded a bus in the dark 

of night. Unaware of what awaited us at the end of the ride. 

 Knowing where we were going did not help ease the anxiety, as no 

one knew what to expect once we got there. This new world we 

were approaching, was a mystery to us all. The fortunate ones 

were able to nod off to sleep during the ride.  Most, like

myself, sat there too scared to sleep. Then it happened. The bus 

doors slammed open.  We were ushered at a rapid pace out the

 door, stepping on the heels of those in front of us.  All we heard 

were several loud commanding voices screaming, “Welcome to 

basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.”

Blog Critiques: What it Takes to Keep Readers Coming Back

            When we first started this class and found out we had to produce a blog for our final assignment, I cannot speak for my classmates, but I was very apprehensive.  By looking at my classmates’ blogs and reading their comments, it seems like I was not the only one wading into unfamiliar territory.  The purpose of this paper is to provide valuable advice and information on how we can all improve our blogs.  As I look at each of my classmates’ blogs and evaluate their work, and point out the good points as well as what needs improvement, it will also help me see if those same problems are present in my own blog and how I can incorporate those changes to mine as well.

My resume

Frances J. Canode
19151 Commonwealth Terrace, Leesburg, VA  20176
602-292-4129
joycanode@gmail.com

An exceedingly driven individual that believes in hard work and determination.  My goal is to help others and aid in the service to our veterans by sharing my I CARE attitude with my coworkers as well as the general public.

Barriers to Organizational Development

Why do you believe organizational development is so difficult?

Our text states that there is a natural degradation (entropy) of the organizational systems that leads to disorganization (Kreps, 2011). This is due to the fact that the major cause is human processes (Kreps, 2011). Humans are not perfect or infallible which brings about many problems within an organization. If a machine breaks down causing production to slow down, you get the parts and fix it. When there is a human breakdown that causes problems it is not so easily solved. Especially today when there is new politically correct ways to communicate with employees so as not to offend anyone. Working with human problems is more time consuming and challenging.

Final Paper Research

Topic Choice

The topic I chose for my final paper is homeless veterans. Recently I applied for a job with the Veteran’s Administration. Doing research about the position I was applying for opened my eyes to the tremendous need for assistance for our veterans and education of the general public to these needs of the veterans. The problem of homelessness is an end result of the medical and psychological problems that the veterans have incurred from their service to our country.

Benchwarmers: Waiting for Their Time to Shine

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When you hear the word benchwarmer it has a negative connotation. You picture these athletes sitting on the bench game after game, hardly ever getting to play, and never hearing their name announced overhead like the players in the starting line-up. The Dictionary of American Slang (n.d.) defines the word benchwarmer as a person that is not among the most active and important member of an enterprise, like a substitute athlete that rarely plays.

Being a benchwarmer is not a negative thing, but can be a positive way to become more successful in life and reaching your goals while helping others reach theirs.

Review the Ten Commandments of Intercultural Communication article and provide an example of how and when you might apply these basic guidelines.

The longer we listen to one another -- with real attention -- the more commonality we will find in all our lives. That is, if we are careful to exchange with one another life stories and not simply opinions.
- Barbara Deming

      I love the above quote by Barbara Deming and I feel it is very appropriate for this discussion about intercultural communication.  As Martin Hahn (2005) pointed out in his article “Ten Commandments of Intercultural Communication” we have to take responsibility for our communication.  This means that we have to show respect to others even if they are different than us.  We should not be judgmental, thinking our way is the best and if we do like Barbara Deming states in her quote and get to know each other by exchanging our life stories and not our opinions we will see we have more in common than we think.