About the blog

I think the blog is a very good communication tool for a class. It can be a place which unspoken words being heard, especially for those who didn't talk a lot in the class. The general idea for the blog is every good, but the implementation wasn't that ideal for our class. Or I should say we could done better. For me I think wriitting a blog is for someone one who willing to share their point of view, not like writting them as assignments. By the way I enjoy the time I spent here reading other blogs...............

Better Day

There is always not enough

time&dime

There is always a problem with

planing &forcasting

There is always a question with how to put

decision in to an action

Future is near

Direction is not clear

But one thing I am sure

Start act as a manager

Tomorrow with be better

The ABCs of DISC

The test didn’t get right, I am not an “I” and high D person. I don’t consider myself as a leader type or can be a good manager. I think I am more like an “S” whose emphasis is on cooperating with others to carry out the task. I am more like a follower. I am a smart person with lots of ideas, but I can’t handle pressure, so I can’t do “big” things. I would love to help others to become a leader. I think very often people can’t see themselves well. The way that we see ourselves can be very different from how our friends see us. So I think if this test can combine both the way we see ourselves and our friends’, it will come out much more accurate.

My dream Vs My future

Holding a positive vision is like having a right direction for a driver in order to get to the destination. What should be the right destination for me? When I was small, my parents told me that education is the only path towards the bright future, and I believed in it. For the past few years, I found out that education is not the only path; in fact, it wouldn’t even guarantee any thing. In this competitive society, successful people are those who know what they want, and fight for them---have a clear vision for their life. After last week’s class, I spent a week to think what are my visions for my life that I almost forgot. Become rich since so obvious, but it should not be one of my vision because it was just a dream of mine without any action.
For the short term, I want to graduate on May 2009 and pass the CPA exam within a year. But accountant is not what I want to do in the future. I will go to graduate school for finance, and hopefully I can finish it within four years while working as a full time. After that, I think I will work for ten years to save money. My real dream is to own a small café shop with my loved one and have simplest life. At this point, I want to be rich, to go around the world and help out the poor, to see the different world, try my best to help for a better world…

Group Decision Making

Group decision making can be really frustrating, especially under time constraints. On Monday’s class, I was so worried that we couldn’t get anything done since my grade wasn’t satisfied. To get a unanimous decision among 80 students in the class could be so difficult, because there are many different philosophies for different people. And yet they could easily come to a conflict between one and other.
I took an accommodation approach which is seeing issue more important to others than self. I chose to go with the majority. Personally, I hate essays, but I saw so many people are just fine with essays or I should say they prefer essays. I am not going to fight for it, and as long as we are getting some bonus points, I am fine with every decision that we have come out with... I am not going to be mad since the whole class discussion is a great opportunity offered by professor.

An Eggs-cellent --class activity

It was fun, definitely was one of the most interesting classes I have taken, even though our group didn’t success in the end. Our “YoYo” was cracked, but I enjoyed the whole process of planning.
First, our professor set the goal and objectives for us---we need to drop a raw egg from 10 feet height without a crack. In other word, we need to protect the egg by using the limited resource--- 8 straws and 2feet of tape. There was only 10 minutes to build our contraction.
Second, we assigned five of our group members with different positions: dropping egg, holding tape, running for scissor, 2 for building the contraction. For the step 3, we developed different strategies, which was the crucial for part towards the result. The first image came to our mind was triangle which we believe is the most stable shape. But we were not sure if we could make a stable triangle out of straws, so we made another alternative. For the second plan, we decide to cut those straws and wrap the egg which could prevent egg get touch with floor directly. Without resources in hand, it was really difficult for us to know which plan could work better.
For the last step, we put our plan into action. We failed with our first plan, and went directly to second one. But in the end, we didn’t work out as what we have planned. Time went so fast, we just tried our best. After watching other groups’ successes, I think there are smarter people.

mangement problem

Time management is crucial, but it is not an easy work. I don’t know how many times I had sat down and made a schedule for myself which always end up as just plans on piece of paper. There are 168 hours a week, and only 18 hours of school. Where are the rest 150 hours? I always tell myself that if I can use the time more efficiently, life won’t be as difficult as it is now, and my future will be in a better image.
8 hours of sleep is consider standard for everybody, and that is 56 hours for a week (when school starts, I never get this much of sleep). 3hours for transportation is required in New York City that is another 21 hours for the week (I am so jealous for people who can do their works or readings on the subway, for me that is the time to relax， because my mind doesn’t operate during this time). Subtract the 20 hours for the part time work; I have still 50 hours which means 7 hours a day. Where did they go: study for the class, gather together with friends, attend the organization, go to church and help the Sunday school? It seems a lot of thing for me to do, but I just don’t see how I can have time to waste. In fact, I wasted most of my free time. In this point I don’t consider myself as good manager.

Little Introduction

Hi! Everyone in my management class! Nice to meet you all this semester!

My name is Huaiyi Chen( or Erin). I am junior at Baruch College pursuing Accounting Major and Mathematic Minor. As a little child, I have imagined myself having a successful career in a business world. By coming to America, I thought it is a big forward step towards to my dream, but life is not that easy at all.

Even though, accounting is not what I am interested the most, it is one of the biggest advantages to attend Baruch College which I can’t miss. And I was convinced that accounting is the strongest basic for future business. So that is why I am here…
After accounting, I will definitely continue my study on International Business or Finance.

( plus tonight is Chinese New Year Eve, happy holiday to all, wish you a wonderful year)