Part A:
The second week of the project proved to be slower than I had originally hoped. With my supervisor returning from vacation, the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award for her to worry about, as well as Jarrett's baby shower coming up, she was preoccupied. Also, not being able to reach the timing companies did not help. I look to next week with high expectations.
Part B:
What I have learned this week is about patience and persistence. I was unable to reach the timers at first, but got on the phone with one last Thursday night due to repeated tries through email and phone. I also found out that things aren't always going to go the way you had planned and you need to learn how to work around difficult situations. With being a little behind in the project, I approached my supervisor with my concerns and she listened and we came up with a plan for next week. In this instance I learned more about talking with my superiors even when the subject matter is tough. The time management skills I acquired this week will also be valuable to my career and time at Loras. Communication is something I intended to work on in this project. My communication with people I am familiar with is not what worries me, but my communication with strangers and professionals. I often find myself freezing up and forgetting to ask some questions, but so far it has been great experience with this project with all the phone calls and emails. This next week should prove tough, especially since we are not working on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I shall try and do what I can from home, and get farther along in the planning of the run. My hopes is that I will have the timer selected by Wednesday and a budget done by Thursday. I have found that I should plan goals for my week to aim for, something I have learned through this project that allows limited time. Overall it has been a great learning experience and I look forward to its completion.
The corporate culture assignment taught me a lot on how to assess the culture of an organization. When you become more aware of the culture it becomes easier to understand the values and fit in correctly. If an employee takes a passive stance on the culture it will be tougher to fit in and they will not have as much of an enjoyable time and good experience with their employees. In my future experiences I will aim to assess the culture of my organization and submerge myself into it in order to become the most effective part of an organization as I can.
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