Below is a segment from my former University of Phoenix blog. I have since rolled the blog into my main blog for posterity.
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Today, as I interviewed a worthy candidate of my current job, this class was in the forefront of my mind. We began discussing morale a bit (where I used my professional distance, Rudy) and didn't get too much into the negatives. I explained that we were going through a lot of changes, with executives coming and going in such a small timeframe.
We spent another 10 minutes talking about her company. I started asking her more and more about perceptions that they have of their managers, the level of communication that goes back and forth in her organization, etc. This class has really made me a critical thinker about organizational behavior. This is really fascinating to me.
This week in the class seemed to breeze right by. I'm sure if I think back to the late nights, I can recall a longer version, but it all seems so short in retrospect. Laura did a great job organizing our team through a week's worth of craziness. We lost a group member (good luck to you, Ani) and had to pick up the slack. Our group still performed at a high level of quality. That is a credit to her leadership.
Our conversations in the boards are getting more and more interesting as weeks go on. We have such a diverse group of people. I really enjoy the various perspectives, and am learning a great deal from everyone.