A Message to Garcia is serves as an inspiration for many reasons. Not only is it a prime example of the "no questions asked" attitude‚ it also makes you question yourself as a leader. Many will say that this essay is about the subordinate‚ but to me it envelopes the relationship of the team as a whole to accomplish the mission. Though there are many different leadership styles and principles but in my opinion the most prominent in this essay are communication‚ trust‚ and obedience. The main
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Correspondence: Writing a persuasive memo “Your success as a business person is closely tied to your ability to convince others to accept new ideas‚ change old habits‚ or act on your recommendations.” Writing a persuasive memo will give you the opportunity to practice these skills. Memo You will write a persuasive memo. This time you have an opportunity to choose your topic. You may choose a scenario from the list‚ or you may write a memo you might actually use. Perhaps you are
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Memo Evaluation The organization of the memo seems to be adequate. The only thing I found a little offsetting was the page number and running header. I almost wanted to see it in a light-grey text on the right side of the page. However‚ it did not throw off the tone of the memo‚ nor did it stray me from its goal too badly. I was able to maintain a constant focus on what the memo was saying. This brings me to clarity. The memo is written in an urgent‚ yet highly formal tone. I feel that it provided
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A Message to Garcia Written by‚ Elbert Hubbard‚ is a story written about trying to find the ideal messenger‚ or employee. And in many cases is hard to find even when it comes to a simple task‚ in this case‚ delivering a message. Hubbard goes on to explain that some individuals‚ when tasked with such a job will make it rather difficult. They will either ask questions‚ “who is Garcia? Where is he? Why can’t you do it? Have someone else do it.” Hubbard points out the most common flaws or unwanted
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Accounting Memo Tiffany Toro BCOM/230 June 9‚ 2014 Wayne Moore Accounting Memo This accounting memo was certainly meant to only be seen by peers; the terminology is colloquial and informal. The first problem with the memo is the addressee is not addressed correctly; instead of “Accounting Team Mate”‚ the individual (s) should be addressed by name and title. As well instead of “subject” it should state “re:” The individual should not be addressed again when commencing to develop the actual
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A message to Garcia is an essay on a call to action. The essay is not so much on the deliverance of the message to Garcia. It is more about how it’s done without question or explanation. I learned about having the ability to get things done rather than having to constantly ask‚ and be told how to get things done. In the story Spain is at war with the United States. In Cuba there was a man named Rowan. He was known for his ability to get the job done. He was chosen by President Mckinley
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A Message to Garcia is a very short book‚ it is about a man by the name of Rowan‚ and he is given a mission to bring a message to General Garcia. Hubbard teaches a lesson. When a superior asks you to do something; no matter how difficult‚ crazy or impossible it may sound‚ just go get it done. As the book teaches the lesson‚ to do what you are asked to do; that is what made me want to read the book. I was asked to read the passage‚ and write this report on it. So that is what I am doing. Yes‚ it
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Upon first reading A Message to Garcia‚ written by Elbert Hubbarb‚ you will become aware of the fact that the goal of the author is to outline the core values of being a good employee. These values include taking initiative‚ accomplishing tasks with little instruction‚ and simply acting promptly without complaining. A Message to Garcia discusses these points and encourages readers to become the messenger and not the typical unwanted employee. In becoming the messenger you will not only be the
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Case memo (Kat) 1. Introduction: Three graduates committed to exploring opportunities in entrepreneurship. They formed on-line retail seasonal holiday merchandise business. Kristin‚ one of the team members who had the financial background‚ gave several assumptions in terms of company’s operation cost for company’s additional profitability. A projected Income Statement gave the group confidence and they were committed to growing volume to generate a positive gross margin. But problems in cost
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Example 1: Routine request Asking for something receiver is likely to give Direct approach Opening ▪ start with goodwill words or reference previous communication ▪ what you want to know -- specific question/instruction‚ general request for information Dear Ms. Tan: I refer to our phone call this morning concerning my credit card account no 1234567. Would you please send me an itemised statement covering my card account for January? Body ▪ summarise why you are asking‚ telling; expand
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