Chapter 2 - Extra Readings

In Today's Workplace, Women Feel More Free to Be Women

This article leaves me thinking that its not really up to the women to modify or change their behaviors, but its men's responsibility to enter the 21st Century. In most cases that I have seen, women have dived into the murky waters or business and are swimming with the sharks just fine. Its men that have been unwilling or unable to adapt to the new breed of business sharks.

Calling women who are comfortable with themselves and are able to act natural in an office as performing "psychological manipulation" and ". . .all things are equal, that females have the advantage. If you have an advantage you shouldn't be allowed to use it." These are just excuses made by men who do not want to compete with women. A man can go have drinks with a co-worker or watch a ball game, which if a woman did that with a male co-worker, it would be considered a date! Is that fair? Should men stop hanging out and having a drink with they co-workers out of "fairness"? The answer is no. Men and women have different positives and negatives in business but it doesn't make it unfair.
I have never let a woman who cried or batted her eyes are me get a special deal or make the sale over a man with a better deal or product, because I have self respect and restraint. If you are unable to say no to a woman or treat her like a person because you can't control your lust for the female species then get out of business!

Study says flirtatious women get fewer raises, promotions

This article states that women who use flirtatious behavior to get ahead in the workplace receive fewer promotions and lower salaries. Statistically significant, but the question that isn't asked is, Why did the women who received less promotions and salaries few they needed to use sexuality to get ahead? Could it be that the women that did not use flirtatious behavior in the workplace felt that they did not need to use their sexuality to get ahead, because they have superior business skills? If that is the case, then its possible that the flirtatious behavior is just an identifier of women that have a sub par business skill set.

Teaching Smart People How to Learn - BADM 720

This article explains some of the scenarios I have been part of between my management team when trying to deal with even small failures. When a manager or professional has the ability through having a higher education or the power to deflect the failures off on someone else or ignore the failure completely, this is tough to avoid using. Open discussions do not always work at getting the person to take ownership of the mistake or failure. It is very often that I would rather avoid the painful experience than to have to force a colleague or my manager to see the errors of their ways. I am just as guilty of assuming they just can not be taught to change. The main ingredients in implementing a positive learning environment in a company is the commitment to performance evaluations and safe open communication between managers and professionals. Easier said than done, but worth the effort in the long run.

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For MBA graduates who plan on beoming more than an analyst, communication and writing skills become more and more important as they progress in their careers. Effective sales and management need good communication skills. One is not just born with this skills, but they are a product of practice makes purfect.

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