Understanding Determiners, Pronouns, and Verb Conjugation

Determiners

  • Articles: the, a, an
  • Demonstrative: This, that, these, those, such
  • Possessive: my, your, his, her, its, our, their
  • Numbers: one, two, first, second, double
  • Undefined: no, some, much, little, different, several, other, every, either
  • Interrogative/Exclamatory: what, how much
  • Possessive: whose, which

Pronouns

Two types:

  • Deictic: Refers to an extralinguistic reality. (e.g., It’s for her)
  • Anaphoric/Cataphoric: Refers to a reality present earlier in the text. (e.g., Rent a movie and we saw it yesterday)
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Effective Leadership: Teamwork, Crisis, Diversity, and Change

Week 8: Leading Teams

  • Clarify goals and roles
  • Foster shared leadership
  • Get the team together physically
  • Virtual: monitor progress through tech
  • Recognize style of leadership may change
  • Keep lines of communication open

Week 9: Handling Crisis

  • 3 stages: pre, acute, post
  • Immediately take action
  • Do sufficient scenario planning
  • Implement crisis management strategies
  • Sustain organization’s credibility
  • RESILIENT: accept change, establish boundaries, seek feedback
  • Communicate frequently

Week 10: Leading a Diverse Workforce

  • Cognizance
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Effective Strategies for Conflict Resolution in the Workplace

Negotiation

Negotiation is the process of exchanging conditions until a compromise is reached. Negotiations usually begin with elusive demands. If a party gives in too easily, they may appear weak, and the other party will be encouraged to demand more and offer less.

Troubleshooting

This approach attempts to find a compromise to reconcile or integrate the needs of both parties. It defines the conflict as a mutual problem, and the parties cooperate in finding a solution satisfactory to both parties

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Business Ethics and Social Responsibility in a Pluralistic Society

Administration and Society: External Environment, Social Responsibility, and Ethics

Pluralistic Society

A pluralistic society is one where many organized groups represent various interests.

External Environment

Economic Factors

This issue involves not only businesses but also many types of organized enterprises.

Technological Factors

Its main influence is on how things are done, such as the design, production, distribution, and sale of goods and services.

Representation of Technology: Benefits and Problems

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Mass Media’s Impact on Education: Text, Radio, TV, and Computers

Mass Media and Education

Parallel School: Mass media influences society, imparting information through various channels. These media, where participation is often limited, reach large populations.

Impact of Mass Media

Mass media enhances existing tastes, and when these are not well-founded, it repeatedly creates or modifies them. Mass media are not only educational agents but also objects of study, promoting critical use when incorporated into school curricula.

Printed Text

The printed text was the first

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Dream 100 Sales: Client Acquisition Strategy

The Dream 100 Sales Strategy

The dream 100 sales strategy:

  • Identify Client Profile

    • Make a list of your dream clients.
    • You need a specific customer profile.
    • If they are big clients, do a little research on them. (Prospecting: Webs, Podcasts, Blogs, Press, LinkedIn…)
    • Evaluate the finest details of your dream client’s life:
      • What are their habits?
      • Where do they go to solve their problems?
      • Their goals? Their stress reasons?
  • Create Your Communications

    Letters, emails, corporate materials

    • It should be short and
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