Category: Reflections
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How My Outlook on Business Management Changed
When I had first started the grade 12 business management course, I thought it was simply going to be about how to manage a business: to make sure you are always making profit and never losing, to understand certain factors that impact the economy, and it would include understanding how money is made. With the…
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Online Self-Assessments Relating to Leadership
Out of the many self-assessments I have done online that relate to leadership, three of the most valuable ones were emotional intelligence, personality through the Big 5 Model, and the type of leader I am. Emotional Intelligence Regarding the emotional intelligence assessment, it consists of 4 categories: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Overall,…
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My Personal Leadership Development
Throughout my business management course, I have developed a great sense of what it means to be a leader in the workplace and how that relates to me. In terms of my personal leadership style, I prefer to have a mix between transformational and transactional leadership; this means I have qualities and mindsets that fit…
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Technology & the Future of Work
When it comes to technology and the future of work, it is unbelievable how much of an impact automation and AI has on every work field. 15 years ago, no one would have ever thought that robots will be performing on surgeries on patients. Go back 30 years and it would be a joke to…
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Work Trends
There are many ways I can take initiative and responsibility to embed the transferable skills into my daily life. One practical example is to take on opportunities like volunteering at different events. In addition to this, I can take part in more STEM related clubs to improve my tech and programming skills. Another practice which…