degree in Clinical Psychology‚ I had the opportunity to hold an internship position at the State Mental Hospital of Allentown‚ P.A.‚ and more recently‚ the John F. Kennedy Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center of Philadelphia. Much of my current leadership experience comes from managing group therapy sessions focused on current events‚ problem-solving‚ and life-planning for clients in these mental health facilities. The tremendous diversity between group members at JFK due to cultural and ethnic
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management Assignment Raffles University Ulaanbaatar‚ Mongolia Lecturer: Nazaretha C. Villacruz Done by: Erdenezuchi Purevtseren Word count: 1591 Introduction Build-A-Bear Workshop is a very successful organization. It is a place where small children to big kids can play and enjoy the place. The founder of Build-A-Bear is Maxine Clark. She had the idea of making a teddy bear when she was only 10 years old. At that time she wanted many different types of teddy bears. And she could never
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Dr. Campbell Composition II 10/20/2010 Snow-blind In Jack London’s short story “To build a fire” a man sets out with his dog in extreme cold temperatures confident in arriving at their campsite where the man’s friends are waiting. London uses the element of foreshadowing to hint at the traveler’s impending doom. The first example of foreshadowing can be found where the man acknowledges that there certainly are risks that are included in the undertaking of his adventure. London writes “he knew
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experience the impact of leadership. Leadership is often regarded as the single most crucial factor in the success or failure of business‚ schools‚ religious groups and of almost all organizations. (Parker‚ 2001) “Leadership is one of the most observed phenomena on earth... but it is one of the least understood.” The word leadership was not known in English language until the first half of the century. Leadership has many meaning; Chapins (1924) said that leadership as a point of polarization
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Company Background Build-A-Bears mission statement states‚ “At Build-A-Bear Workshop®‚ our mission is to bring the Teddy Bear to life. An American icon‚ the Teddy Bear brings to mind warm thoughts about our childhood‚ about friendship‚ about trust and comfort‚ and also about love. Build-A-Bear Workshop embodies those thoughts in how we run our business everyday.” (Buildabear.com 2012). Build-A-Bear Workshop‚ Inc. is the leading and only global company that offers an interactive make-your-own stuffed
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MSUCorps accepting donations for ’Build-A-Bed’ project 1/22/2013 1 A bed is a luxury many people take for granted. Many children in Kentucky are living in homes without enough beds or‚ worse yet‚ none at all. While homeless shelters and various nonprofits provide goods for people when they move out‚ beds are often hard to come by for the working poor. This is why Morehead State University’s Build-A-Bed program exists. Build-A-Bed’s mission is to ensure that PK-12 school age‚ East Kentucky
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Among your Learning Resources this week are three articles by Dr. Claudia Fernandez: "Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace‚" "Employee Engagement‚" and "The Power of Positive Personal Regard." Review these articles again and choose one of these themes to use as a vantage point from which to assess your current workplace (or‚ if more appropriate‚ a previous workplace). Draw on the principles you have learned about in other resources‚ including this week’s video program‚ "Building an Effective Organization
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Man’s Search for Meaning Working in law enforcement for 25 years‚ I have responded to traumatic events numerous times. In the aftermath of trauma‚ victims are emotionally and/or physically devastated. I have often found myself pondering‚ “How do the survivors bounce back from this?” Viktor Frankl’s book‚ Man’s Search for Meaning‚ addresses and answers this very question. Man’s Search for Meaning is considered one of the most significant works of our time. Written by an Austrian psychiatrist
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Profitability Ratios Most firms aim to make a profit. In order to assess the efficiency of a business in achieving this major objective‚ two profitability ratios may be used: the return on capital employed and net profit margin. In both measures‚ a high percentage represents a better performance than a low percentage‚ as a business wants to earn high profits. The gross profit margin This measures the gross profit of the business as a proportion of the sales revenue. It is calculated using
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Opinion essay about the story ‘To build a fire’ by Jack London. ‘To build a fire’ is a psychological story generally about the struggle of a man with himself and with the nature of Yukon. And it has forced me to think about my attitude to life. But now I’d like to reflect on how might the story have been different if the man had treated his dog like a pet! “To build a fire” is a marvelous short story set in the Yukon. The opening setting is the early morning and the middle of winter somewhere in
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