Cal Newport's Deep Work

2. Evaluate Gordon Biersch's organizational alternatives to realize its growth ambitions. Recommend a course to follow?

Bovee, C. L., & Thill, J. V. (2013). Business in action. (6th ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

One reason Rose successfully persuades me that the blue collar work force is very intelligent is through use of well thought out techniques. Rose starts out the essay talking about his experience of watching

My selected article is Some Lessons From the Assembly Line by Andrew Braaksma. According to Andrew Braaksma having some experience in a real-world, this job setting helped him perceive the importance of education. He mentions that the lessons in his life that he learned were at the expense of others misfortunes. The individuals around him became the reason for his clarity and gratitude for the education he is receiving. The article's theme of the lessons that are learned through experience are well argued because the author incorporates challenges with the work-load the job came with, provides pros and cons of working at real world job, and mentally grasps the work ethic the factory taught him.

The object of this course and this project is to provide you with a realistic situation that you are likely to face in the real world business environment. You'll be working with limited information, limited support from your client, within a limited time frame - and yet, you have to get up to speed in a new area quickly, and make informed professional recommendations based on your research and analysis.

Ronald J. Ebert & Ricky W. Griffin, (2011). Business Essentials. 8th ed. New Jersey: Pearson. Pg 116

What is your interpretation of this quote? What does it mean? How can it be applied in work practice?

Bain’s (2012) novel highlights the Jesuit value of well-rounded growth as a large contributor to success. Bain begins with an anecdote of a professor named Paul Baker who teaching a bizarre class focusing on finding oneself through a variety of activities. Baker asserts to the class those who aren’t constantly evolving by creating new ideas, concepts, and perspectives are “dead”. By “dead”, Baker means stagnant in growth of personality and intelligence. This evolution and growth Baker is referring to leads to a better understanding of oneself. This in turn allows one to know the best way for that individual to study, learn, and improve after failure which are all keys to success. It’s also important to have a wide encompassing education to live a balanced life.

Collins, J.C. & Porras, J.I., 1995, ‘Building a visionary company’, California Management Review, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 80-100.

Jim Collins and his research team of 20 compared and contrasted how many companies made the leap to greatness and how other companies didn’t. Based on bundles of evidence and a large quantity of data, he and his team uncovered how

The novel tells a story about a professor by the name of Rick Silver whose goal is to attain tenure in the University’s School of Business. In doing so he was given the opportunity to teach an executive graduate business course for management professionals. He used the course to introduce a host of business methodologies and philosophies that can produce success if used correctly, most importantly time management and theory of constraints. The novel also gives insight on how fast and constant the business industry is changing by highlighting the issue of falling enrollment rates at the University’s School of Business.

“Hard skills are the foundation of a successful career. But soft skills are the cement”. –

1 Davenport, T. H., (1998). Putting the enterprise into the system. Harvard Business Review, Vol. 76, Issue 4, pg. 1-

In Innotribe Start-up Challenge 2012, the co-founder of 8 Securities, Abdulla mentioned his team was frustrated with the ‘legacy technology, not having product development, and most importantly, no own customer experience’ in the traditional industry. Being eager to

Ref: Adapted from “The Wall Street Journal Guide to Management” by Alan Murray, published by Harper Business.