How Similar Personalities Can Affect the Workplace

 

Similar personalities can affect the workforce in several ways. There are many benefits and problems that can occur due to similar personalities in the workplace. It is important to understand the benefits and problems that can occur do to similar personalities if you want your business to run efficiently. This article will discuss how similar personalities can affect the workplace.

It is common for similar personalities to become evident in any workplace. This is known as organizational culture, and it can happen accidentally or purposefully. Some businesses choose to hire employees with similar personalities because they would like to instill and maintain an organizational culture. This practice has many benefits, but it also brings about some problems.

Working in a group with similar personalities can be a beneficial because a sense of community, unity, and family can occur. Similar personalities can also provide smooth working conditions and transitions. Another benefit of a workforce with similar personalities is efficiency. People with similar personalities may work similarly, and this can make the work efficient; it can also mean there is less need for discussion because people are on the same page. Similar personalities can bring a positive attitude into a group which is productive. An organizational culture can be easily instilled in a business by hiring employees with similar personality. This allows the company culture to be inherent in the workplace, but there are also problems that come along with this.

Problems can also easily occur do to similar personalities in a workforce. Some problems can occur because if people are similar they may not be able to think of solutions to problems because they do not have the difference of opinion, knowledge, or way of thinking. Another problem can be that similar personalities can sometimes cause conflict. If there are a group of people who all like to lead then this is an issue that can cause stress.

Similar personalities can be helpful in an organization, but it can also be detrimental because of the lack of innovation possible. If an organization is going to choose people with similar personalities, I think it is important to choose personality traits that are beneficial to the company such as strong work ethic and optimism. Having differences are also important to cover all bases.

Many companies choose to support organizational cultures by hiring people with similar personalities to the ethics of a company. This can positive in many ways, and it is important to understand the downfall of this method in order to avoid any problems this type of hiring can produce.

Home, School and Society Affect Educational Goals

Educational goals and standards are directly affected by the goals and standards of the society in which the school exists. Home, society and schools play many similar and different roles in the educational systems of today, and educational professionals have to use these relationships to benefit the students.

Home plays a huge role in education because students come into the classroom with thoughts and situations that they have acquired from their homes. Some students have preconceived notions of values and morals that they learn from home (Lamlech, 2006). Some of these ideas can be positive and some can be negative, but the teacher has to figure out how to use these ideas and views to bring the class together instead of apart. Some students do not have stable homes, and this can cause many problems in the child's ability to be educated. The teacher must get to know each child and establish a healthy relationship (Lamlech, 2006). If this occurs than the student will be able to talk to the teacher and look for help. The home lays the foundation for the child's educational experience.

Society also plays a role in a child's educational goals and standards because it also provides students with a sense of values and beliefs. Society provides children with a picture of how they are suppose to act. Society also sets standards in which students and the American population are suppose to be educated (Lamlech, 2006). Because of societal views the government has passed many laws establishing standards for students, and educational institutes are supposed to meet these requirements (Lamlech, 2006) . As a teacher I would take advantage of the government programs that help with the education of society, and I would inform my students of them because there are many programs such as financial aid, that can help increase a student's ability to learn.

School plays a role in educational standards and goals as well. Schools directly implement the standards and goals of a student (Lamlech, 2006). Schools provide programs for students such as tutoring and math clubs, and these programs help promote education. Teachers must take full advantage of these programs, help create and volunteer for these programs, and inform the children of these programs in order to truly benefit from them.

There are many levels that influence the standards of students, and they should all be optimized in order to optimize the educational level of today's classrooms.

References:

Lamlech, J. K. (2006). Curriculum and instructional methods for the elementary and middle school (6h ed.). , : Prentice-Hall/Merrit.

by Sarah Ganly

Globalization and Its Affect on Management and Leadership

The increased role of globalization has affected management and leadership in several ways. Globalization has affected management and leadership through market and customer base, international employee transfer rates, competition, and an increase in opportunities.

Before the recent increase in globalization companies usually considered their customer base and market to be their country of origin. Due to globalization management can now consider the entire world their market and available customer base. Globalization has caused management to expand to cross the globe, and this allows production to increase.

Globalization has also impacted management because it has led to many employees transfers to international locations. This causes the need for more management and forms of communication. This also requires management to consider the needs of employees in other countries, and to offer compensation for relocation.

Globalization also increases competition because certain areas won't have such a strong hold on areas of production and service. This opens the world up to a lot of opportunities, and it increases the abilities of businesses to compete worldwide. Before globalization services and products did not have such a wide range of customers, and this causes a decrease in their value, but a larger customer base will increase the profitability of a business. Globalization has made business must more profitable and complex.

Good leadership in one country will not automatically be good leadership in another country for several reasons. A good leader may be deemed so by certain characteristics that are favored in a particular country, and these characteristics or habits may not be appreciated or held so highly in another country. Countries have their own cultures and social standards, and this is important when considering leadership. A leader that has knowledge of a countries ethics, beliefs, and customs and basic leadership skills can provide beneficial leadership to a business in another country.

There are several skills that a leader can have that will make them successful globally, and these skills are strong business knowledge, awareness and sensitivity to cultural differences and standards, courage, commitment, and integrity. Any good leader can not be a good leader in any country, but a leader with good work ethics, personal and professional integrity, and determination can be a good leader. If the leader is trained in cultural standards of a country and respects these standards they can be effective and will be respected by the country they are trying to provide leadership to.

Globalization affects management in several ways. Management must consider a much larger market, more competition, and international employees because of globalization. Leadership is also affected by globalization, and customs and standards of a country must be taken into consideration when trying to provide powerful leadership to another country.