Decision Making

First of all, I was really glad that this activity took place in class. I bombed the first exam and think most of the class did. of course there were also those that did fairly well, which shouldn't of participated in the activity because it made it more chaotic. Just kidding. We needed to hear the voice of those people too because it affected them as well. Through this activity we would decide on the format of our next exam and also the curve of the class. The tension of the class was really at the tip of the bottle when the clock was ticking and a decision was not made. What issues really helped the situation? One thing that really helped was when people started to assume the position of leader and negotiator. Someone that collected the ideas of everyone and organized it on the board. Now lets talk about some things that didnt help the issue....each person in the room had their own motives and goals. of course this world is not perfect and people aim for things that only benefit themselves, and it is hard to find a perfect solution that will benefit everyone in the room. some will always benefit more and less for some. The different goals and "selfish" thoughts made it harder to reach an agreement (to a certain extent, each person was thinking of themselves only). Some people in the room offered ideas and was willing to negotiate and accommodate. While others competed and wanted their ideas to succeed. Me, myself and I ... played the half the collaborating role and the avoidance role when handling the situation. I spoke my mind out to my peers and people around me that could hear me, however i didnt voice it to the whole class. At the time i felt like the class was not anywhere near reaching an agreement, and that it was too chaotic. and pretty much everyone else' concerns were similar to mine, therefore i let them take the grip on reaching a decision.
At the end of the activitiy, we did reach an agreement that everyone somewhat agree with. it took a lot of organizing, people throwing ideas and finally we reached an agreement.

Shopaholic - Major help needed!

You've read the title right, i'm a shopaholic and i need help! (admitting it is a good step right?) So last night i went to watch the movie, Confessions of a Shopaholic, i've also read the books. For those who don't know Confessions of a Shopacholic is written by Sophie Kinsella, and it is a chick series of a girl who is an Shopaholic. Anyways, that is pretty much self explanatory. Is it just us girls? or do guys feel it too? When your either upset or feeling really out of it, shopping always make it better! whether your looking at that really cute dress that you don't really need, but you just want it, just in case you need something to wear for an occasion. Or when you have an event to go to, you always need something new to wear disregarding all those dresses in your closet that you've only wore once? I've never knew I was a shopaholic until watching the movie. I thought everyone spend the one I do, I guess its not the case. I spend more than i make, and my parents are always complaining, but that dont stop me. Living paycheck to paycheck because of all the money i spend on shopping doesnt stop me. So i guess i'll admit i have a mild case of a shopaholic. I just need some advice from everyone. How do you stop these urges to shop? Does anyone else feel the same way i do? (this way i know im not alone). please leave some comments. and thank you!

An Eggs-cellent Way to Plan!

I have to say, our team did follow the five steps of planning. First we defined our goals which is to make an egg protector and to also achieve that five extra points on the next test (which i really need right now). Next we determined our resources and current status, we went over what is the best plan we can do with the straws and tape that we have. Next was to develop several alternative strategies and this is the part where i felt was our team's weakness. we contributed too much time into one strategy ... and with the limited time left we came up with a second plan which was more complicated but maybe more effective. The team's decision was to stick to the original plan since there was a limited amount of time left and the other plan was really complicated and we would've never made it in time. The decision we made was the fourth step of the planning process which is to make a tatical plan and stick with it. and of course the last part is to implement the plan. Our team did not get the five points, our egg split in half! I felt like my team did the best we can, next time maybe we can come up with more plans and pick the strongest one of the plans. Not like we will be asked to built an egg protector ever again eh?