Albania : 7 Habits of HIghly Effective

I've read the book once and it been a great benefit to my personal life as well as my professional life. In class we completed a quiz to help us find the area in which we were the weakest, the habit in which I need most improvement is to "begin with the end in mind" and to "put first things first" instead of living in crisis mode and always putting out fires like I've been living but have made much improvement.
Well the book goes through three stages the first is dependence which is the paradigm we were born which is, relaying on others to take care of us, the second stage is independence which is the paradigm in which we can make our own decisions and take care of ourselves, and third is the interdependence stage which we are able to cooperate well with others to achieve common goals.
After taking the quiz the professor gave to us I noticied that stage that I need most important is the dependence stage, which caught me by surprise but when I really taught about it made alot of sense, so I will be reading this book again so I can fianlly master that stage.

Gabriela: .com [03/10/09 class]

Today's class was mostly about the ".com phenomenon." The following link explains that concep and how it came about in detail. 

www.redtiger.co.uk/dotcom.html

Norma Castaneda:7 Habits of highly effective people

The professor brought to our attention how the book “The seven habits of highly effective people” may be helpful for our business education. The book lists 7 main principles that are supposed to help a person achieve effectiveness. The 7 habits include: Be proactive, Begin with end in Mind, Put first things first, Think Win/Win, Seek first to understand, Synergize, and sharpen the saw. This book has been so successful that has sold over 15 million copies in 38 languages since first publications. Great successful people have read and keep encouraging people to take advantage of it.

Gabriela: Covey's 7 Habits [03/03/09 class]

Last class we watched a video that featured Stephen Covey, distinguished author of "7 Habits of highly Effective People." Professor Rocha even made us take a test to measure each student's effectiveness. I was curious to learn more about each habit and stumbled upon this website that gives a brief summary of each habit. If you want to learn more about Mr. Covey's seven important habits go visit this website: http://www.businessballs.com/sevenhabitsstevencovey.htm 

Tiffany: Social Entrepreneurship

During last class we watched a series of videos and had an in depth discussion on the topic of social entrepreneurship. It was my favorite class so far because it really made me think about my decision to pursue employment with a well known corporation. I started to think about possibly working for a company with a mission to better society. One of the main topics was an organization by the name of Ashoka. This organization has changed society all over the globe. Ashoka's main goal is to accelerate social change around the world by helping non-profits implement their objectives by giving them access and connections to make a difference.
Another thing that I learned is that social entrepreneurs are different from regular entrepreneurs. Social entrepreneurs seek to make a difference in society through their business. They are not as concentrated on making a profit. One example of such company's are "green businesses". Going green is a big trend now with businesses. It is such a big trend now that company's are using the term "green" to promote their business. It's a good idea to inspect and do a little research to check whether or not it's really green.

Norma Castaneda: Companies are going "Green"

Buildings fundamentally impact people and the health of the planet. In the United States, buildings use one third of our total energy, two thirds of our electricity, one eighth of our water, and transform land that provides valuable ecological resources.

Green design not only makes a positive impact on public health and the environment, it also reduces operating costs, enhances building and organizational marketability, potentially increases occupant productivity, and helps create a sustainable community.

Albania: Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Presidential Address to Congress:
The speech given by our 44th president Barack Obama was awesome it revived us as a society even though it looks as ugly as it does right now, he said it best when he said " we are not quitters." The speech focused on the economy and the assurance that " we will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before." The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which is law already will be focused on energy, healthcare reform and education. The plan will create 3.5 million jobs in the next two years, families who are struggling to pay for college will receive a tax credit for $2,500, and 95 percent of working housholds will receive a tax cut starting April 1. The president also mentioned that vice president Joe Biden will oversee the plan and he also let us know that each cabinet member, mayor, governor will be accountable by him and American people for any wasteful spending, and there is also a website recovery.gov where we can see exactly where and how the money is being spent.
The speech gave me an assurance that we are going to make it, and he also mentioned that for change to come we need to act proactively with him to make it happen, I'm ready!

" Yes We Can" "Yes We Can" "Yes We Can" "Yes We Can" " Yes We Can" "Yes We Can"