Management Skills
Our Management class two Mondays ago was an interesting and somewhat entertaining class. It displayed the time management skills of us all. One individual decided to take the lead by laying out the scenario and asking everyone if they were in agreement with her suggestion, as well as asked for their input. That approach was very clever, never did she give the appearance of being in control, she let the class know they were in control the way she worded her statements, questions.
Our Management class two Mondays ago was an interesting and somewhat entertaining class. It displayed the time management skills of us all. One individual decided to take the lead by laying out the scenario and asking everyone if they were in agreement with her suggestion, as well as asked for their input. That approach was very clever, never did she give the appearance of being in control, she let the class know they were in control the way she worded her statements, questions.
There were a lot of suggestions that led to various disagreements with others who preferred not to have an essay question on the next exam. Eventually others decided to join the sole classmate on the platform trying to take control of the proceedings, by shouting and acting as if they were talking to unruly children. That approach was offensive, and did nothing to solve the confusion.
The atmosphere was that of a circus, I found it somewhat entertaining at times. At one point I began to think this class was staged, but you (professor) clarified that it wasn't.
The atmosphere was that of a circus, I found it somewhat entertaining at times. At one point I began to think this class was staged, but you (professor) clarified that it wasn't.
I believe I took the avoidance approach, after all the majority of the class had already decided to go with what I wanted even though you didn't actually hear me voice my opinion because of all the shouting, I guess I could have joined the shouting match, I chose not to. My classmate Valentino compromised and I believe he did this because it was close to the end of the class and he didn't want the class as a whole to suffer.
The formation of small groups, would have been more productive. Each member would have made at least one suggestion, presented our ideas to the leader who could have written them on the blackboard. Ideas that seemed to surface frequently in the various groups and that were reasonable could have been those selected for the exam. Or there could have been a vote taken on the frequently mentioned suggestions.
With this approach, everyone would have contributed and had more ideas to make the best selection. Those individuals who did poorly on their first exam may have benefited from this approach.
With this approach, everyone would have contributed and had more ideas to make the best selection. Those individuals who did poorly on their first exam may have benefited from this approach.
I agree that the formation of small groups would have benefited everyone because everyone would have been heard. Also, having more votes taken would have been better than people screaming over each other. There were many people who simply withdrew from the decision making process because they weren't being heard, or if heard, weren't being considered because the majority of the class(or at least those who spoke up) said no to their ideas right away. It is tough to get an unanimous vote out of about 80 people. I guess it's a good thing we're taking a management class, to be aware of different ways people deal with decision conflicts and how to manage that.
ReplyDeleteThe small groups idea is very good, but as professor stated in the next class it could have taken us more time which we didn't have. In a small group everyone's voice might have been counted and there would be no screaming and shouting involved.
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