Status....new company

I did not obtain/find all (a lot of the) desired information on HR at NY Transit, Department of Buses. I did not want to call the organization to submit a formal request. I am sure such requests take at least a week to process. I need to submit the paper in a few days. I thought of interviewing someone over the phone, but didn't want to (did I mention that I once interviewed for a job there?)

So I had to come up with another company. I am working on the assignment now.

New assignment: week 3 assignment

The week 3 assignment deals with human resources. I have to select an organization for an analysis of HR strategy and so on.

I thought about an organization for a while. I decided on the Department of Buses, NYC Transit -- selected because I know driving a bus is a challenging position. I see the notices informing the public that assaulting a bus driver is a crime. I am sure policies and procedures have to cover breaks, time off, breakdowns, and so on. Maybe it is complex. Hopefully, I will obtain the information I need.

Off to a great start!

Submitted paper & presentation

The submitted assignments now available in ResearchGate and Academia.edu!

Links -

Week 2 assignment (presentation on leadership theories):
 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327447015_Leadership_Theories
 https://www.academia.edu/37347490/Leadership_Theories

Presentation includes my diagram comparing three included theories....

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Week 1 assignment (paper on importance of ethics using the example of Wells Fargo)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327446610_Week_1_assignment_Importance_of_Ethics
https://www.academia.edu/37347469/Week_1_assignment_Business_Env_Course_Importance_of_Ethics

Week 2 assignment submitted

Assignment submitted. The Labor Day holiday affected things. The assignment still turned out great!
Very interesting topic.

Assignment 2 progress

I made a lot of progress on assignment 2 today. It is almost finished!

Working on the assignment

I am currently working on my assignment. The library will be closed tomorrow and Sunday (in observance of the holiday)....not sure what I will do. Hopefully it will all work out.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ya31R6zCZ_dDA7y3Wrq84_NkGwQvNYmQbC3K5Cy7oJc/edit?usp=sharing

Ideas for the week 2 assignment

My thoughts/ideas so far:

(1) Start with a definition/explanation of leadership or a leader. Compare with management:
Leadership vs. Management
(2) Include some information on how the success of a leader is measured/determined - Employee productivity? How engaged/happy the employee is (employee engagement)? Motivation?
(3) The theories provide information/guidelines to be a successful leader.
First theory - theory where the leader uses primarily money or income potential to motivate the employee.
Two additional theories. Include a venn diagram showing commonalities.
(4) How competition or other items in the "environment" may influence leadership.

It should be a good presentation.

Feedback on week 1 assignment

I got a grade and feedback already!! Week 2 should be better.

New resources for the week

From the new resources for week 2:
I like transformational leadership. This is one theory I may include in the paper....

Resources, readings

Some of the resources/readings for week 1...will assist with the week 2 assignment.

Assignment 2

Presentation required for assignment #2. I am now looking up the leadership theories.

Assignment completed

I completed and submitted the assignment yesterday. I decided to submit yesterday because the Mid-Manhattan NYPL would be closed on Sunday (the next day) and I wasn't sure what would happen. It was too risky. I could have spent some more time on the paper....however, I like what I submitted.

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First assignment continued....

Work on the assignment continues. I now have a better bank: Wells Fargo. That company was in the news for fraud recently. It was a major fraud scandal too!

I started putting the paper together....

I am working on the document in GoogleDocs. Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XkCQHYcJxpkfVU3SgbSfQBh5B7e6iQK8ov3h6OAjFgE/edit?usp=sharing

Resources

My search going well. So far, I am seeing that banks need to consider the effect of data breaches and other fraud on the customer. Customers may lose confidence, use services/products less, and so on.