managerial poetry

This management class taught by Mr. Kurpis

Was a lot of fun and he did it on purpose

He had us blog on each activity

So we can express our creativity

First it started with the pizza restaurant

And deciding how many employees we would want

Then when it came to decision making

We discovered behind our yelling was a lecture the teacher had been faking

Oh wait, there’s more, we learned how to plan

By throwing eggs in a garbage can

Now it’s time for some innovation

To a possible  Jello-World vacation

Lastly, we had to practice our management skills with a leader we chose

With only a bag of multicolored Legos

Overall, it’s been my favorite class at Baruch and one I'll never forget

Especially because we are now masters at Management

I have to be honest. At first I was really excited to have a Blog. This is my first time blogging and I probably would never have blogged it if it were not for this class. Now it is less exciting and I just view it as an assignment that needs to get done. But, blogging was useful for reinforcing the ideas that we learned in class and having an example to relate everything back to. It was also interesting to see different class members express their opinions and creativity on their blogs. I think I do not place much emphasis on the blog because I do participate in class so I do not feel it is necessary to express my thoughts much behind the scenes. And I have to admit I am a bit skeptical about my blogging skills, although I do like making it pretty :) Overall, I think it was an interesting and cool approach to doing assignments.

Personal Profiles

I was not in class during this activity but after reviewing the DISC sheet, I would say that I am a D. I like to be in charge and to lead. I wish I had some qualities of S, where they are patient and a good listener because it is very important for a manager to be both of those. I think with enough practice and training, someone can become another management type. Regardless of anyone’s specific type, I think it is important to understand how people would act in the business world so they can be properly grouped with those that are not like them in order to learn from one another and adapt.