Discussion - Morale Boosters
Imagine you are the manager of a large customer service team for a successful company that has just come off its worst year ever financially. The pressure is on to have a good year and get back on track; otherwise there will be layoffs and cutbacks, especially in your department. What are some specific things that you can do, as the manager, to boost the morale of your team members and keep them motivated during this stressful time? Please provide at least two specific ideas, and explain how you would implement them.
Discussion - How Does Music Move You?
Often times, we as humans tend to gravitate to music that is familiar to us. Although we have a variety of music to choose from, rarely to do we try a genre of music that is new to us.
Listen to a song from a genre of music that you are not familiar with (Country, Classical, Rap, Pop, R&B, etc.) and share what you were most surprised about regarding this genre.
Remember to share the:
- Title of the song or musical piece
- Artist or composer
- Year the song or piece was made
- Genre of music the piece falls under
Discussion - Comparing and Contrasting News Pieces
Coverage by of the news is not carried out by any monolithic organization that gets to decide what is, and is not, the correct way to report the news. Today perhaps more than ever, the editorial or opinion piece of the news is more apparent and widespread than it had been in the decades before cable news, 24-hour-news cycles, and the rise of the Internet as a news source. This does not necessarily mean that the news has become any less impartial, simply that news organizations are more conscious of markets and demographics, the people they are trying to attract, than ever before.
Find two articles that address the same issue produced by two different news sources (this should not be the same Associated Press story published by different sources). For your initial posting, summarize what message each writer is trying to get across, and provide a brief analysis explaining which piece you feel is more effective and why. Be sure to include links for each article in the posting.