The “Becky” Meme as an Indicator of Homogenity in Workplace Culture
This week, I’ve started to take note of the organizational culture, paying particular attention to the age demographics of the
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Describe the organizational culture of your organization. Please address at least three of the following: the values, attitudes and expectations about work at your site; the norms and the process of learning these norms at your internship site; the ways in which people interact (formally or informally); the ways in which people communicate; how your site’s context (type of industry or history) affects the way it functions and is led, including whether the site’s context requires the leadership to be more attentive to certain issues than to others; strengths and weaknesses of the organization’s culture and recommendations for ways to continue to enhance strengths and suggestions/strategies to address weaknesses. EACH REFLECTION SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 350 WORDS.
Transactional Leadership in a Volunteer Organization
When thinking about a volunteer organization such as African Impact, one would most likely anticipate that the people who work
Read more“Culture Adds” and a Young Company
Addison Group is primarily a staffing company. While I work on the floor with corporate, the floor above me is
Read moreChanges to Partisan Floor Procedure
The D.C. office out of session is a completely different atmosphere than when Congress is in session. During August recess,
Read moreDay-by-Day, Situation-by-Situation: Contingency Theory at PFS
The contingency theory of leadership contends that the success of a group is contingent on the leader’s ability to adapt
Read moreHow Hurricane Katrina, lack of funding, and a poor clientele shape culture at OPD
The organizational culture at Orleans Public Defenders is impossible to divorce from its underfunding, the idiosyncrasies of New Orleans culture
Read moreThe Importance of Networking
One of my biggest takeaways from the internship I did last summer, other than that I had no desire to
Read moreVeteran Volunteers: A power dynamic
One of the key issues that I have noticed over the past three weeks is an abuse of power at
Read moreAfrica Time
One phenomenon that I have been warned about multiple times before arriving is the concept of “Africa Time”. Africa Time
Read moreThe Age Gap in Leadership
Now that our new Membership Coordinator (and my direct supervisor) has settled in, productivity has shifted immensely with her leadership.
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