Managing performance

According to ACAS (2006) Appraisals regularly record an assessment of an employee’s performance, potential and development needs. The appraisal is an opportunity to take an overall view of work content, loads and volume, to look back on what has been achieved during the reporting period and agree objectives for the next.

At work appraisals are normal done every 6months they are usually conducted by the manager or a member of higher authority that members of staff don't know.

When an employee is thinks about the appraisals they tend to get nevus because their targets will be discussed  even though in appraisals employees have the opportunity to talk and express their opinions.

Fletcher and williams (1985) says that assessment of people is not the only thing we asses when a persons is at work.

When the employer organizes an appraisal they tend to see if the employees are meeting targets and they also get to see a whole image of the organisation and how its doing internally.

When taking part in an appraisal it is very effective due to the fact both employees and employer can both express their feelings about the organisation the way they both feel and if targets are being meet.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/entrepreneur/article3778514.eceLooking at this article this skills that are required to be a effective mentor are someone who is willing to work with you to help with challenges and dilemmas that are being faced a quote from the article is "  Members of Wright’s local group meet once a month to help each other work on the challenges and dilemmas they are facing in their professional lives."
A effective mentor helps with issues and goals a quote to support this in the article is " Her work with these mentors has helped her with a range of issues including achieving specific goals, such as improving her network of contacts."
Using a mentor can offer many benefits to entrepreneurs, according to Bob Garvey, professor of mentoring and coaching at Sheffield Hallam University.
A good mentor can also help by transferring new skills and knowledge, creating better networking opportunities a quote to support this from the article is " A recent programme Garvey set up to see if mentors could help with a specific goal, ended up demonstrating much wider benefits for the entrepreneurs involved. These benefits included transferring new skills and knowledge, creating better networking opportunities as well as helping them improve their product and in some cases even going into business with their mentor. "
Mentor to me ?
I have always had a strong connection with my mother after reading the article above she covers most of the quality's of what the article describe a mentor should be like.
She helps me reach my goals and supports me in ways i would never imagen.
Clutterbuck (2004) says everyone needs a mentor, this is true to an extent as a mentor is meant for guidance to people and some people may argue that they done need any guidance from anyone.

As a mentor she has influenced and she has affected my life in a positive way internally and externally and example is giving me speeches making me feel good on the inside and helping me with my work when i was in secondary school and helping me look for a job making me feel good externally creating a positive effect on me.

Shes level headed, gives me praise and recognition and she very understanding these are quality's that I believe are very important if she is to be a good mentor all theses quality's she me everyday why having her as a mentor brings a positive affect on me, i need someone who is a good listener for times when i don't understand something, i need a level headed person at all time so i feel comfortable expressing my true feelings and i also need someone who gives me positive praise and recognition to keep me going and gives me that extra push to do what i want to do.


Conclusion
Learning about Performance,appraisals and mentors was very interesting especially learning about the characteristics of a mentor, reflecting on my past studies a mentors characteristics are smiler to those of a leader and line manager showing that theses role require a lot of people skills and sometimes requires more then a professional relationship.

Selection

Selection is used in different types of situation but one of the common selection process is selection whilst looking for the best candidate for a job.

In this situation the ultimate goal for selection is to find the best person for the job.
Their are different types of selection process example of some are :

Short listing from information on CV’s and application forms

Interviews

Tests

Assessment centres

References

Work Simulations – realistic job preview
Telephone Screening

      Graphology

      Role play - demonstration

The first common selection process i have been though is being part of a short list from information from a CV, at this time this selection process was used just to short list the people, from the people who suite the role and the people who don't this process also gives a small insight on the candidates qualifications.
The advantage of this is you remove all the people that you don't believe is right for the job this is resulting in major time saving. on the other hand a disadvantage is you as the interviewee don't really know the people and they may not be good on paper but they may be good in the customer service section and this type of selection is resulting in the interviewee not giving them an opportunity.

The next selection process i have been though is another common selection process and this is an Interview selection process.
This type of selection gives the person being interviewed a better opportunity to express their self and show the person interviewing their qualities and how they would be an asset to the organisation, questions will be asked to see asses the mind, ability and personality of the person being interviewed.
First impressions are everything, on that note one of the disadvantages is that the interviewee may be bias leading to the interview being very uneasy, short and a waste of time another disadvantage would be the interviewee may give a artificial situation this does not allow the person to express their work potential.
On the other hand a advantage of this process is the person being interviewed can put across their personality and work mind giving them a advantage to get the vacancy.


Another selection process i have taken part in is a test, this process is very nerve recking it requires allot preparation, not all organisations take part in this type of selection process it is not that common for many reasons, one of its disadvantages would be that some people may not be able top express everything they know uno paper and applying for a job is hard enough without having a test this process makes it all that much harder, a plus side to a test is you get an opportunity to write down as much as you can think of rather then saying it and your mind goes blank.


I have been to many different types of interviews some i have been successful and some i haven't been and example of one that i was successful and i found it effective was an interview for an office assistant.
I went to this interview nervous as ever once i got into the swing of things i started letting my fantastic personality shine i realised that the reason that i started relaxing was because the interviewer was very positive, simple questions about your well being can make you more relaxed and in this situation it did.
As the interview went on i felt right at home in the office and i also wasn't afraid to ask questions from the interviewer.
I believe this interview was effective just because of the fact it didn't have a obvious structure to me it felt more like a chat and gave me a chance to express myself , the main reason i felt like it was really affective is because 2 days later i received a phone call saying i got the job whilst on the interview the interviewer made it clear everyone would get a call regardless of if they got the job or not so i think that's very good and makes the interviewee more relaxed because they know they will be getting feedback and this also helps future days when the person attends another interview.

Recently i have just been to an interview whew i believe the whole selection process was terrible, someone was late so every candidate after was early leaving congestion on the shop floor they had no good waiting area this was very embarrassing for us the candidates as we all look so smart but managed to make the shop look untidy.
eventually when i entered the interview room i was relived but i felt a sense of discrimination this i cant prove because i only had a feeling.
As the interview proceeds i started feeling uneasy i had 2 people interviewing me with two different personalities so i ended up very confused they were also asking questions at the same time when the interview finally ended i was very happy that the process was over they told me they would get back to me even if i didn't get the job since the day of this interview i haven't herd anything back this makes me feel like my interview wasn't really been taken into account or they just lied to me about contacting me, all in all i just think it was a big waste of time  it was unorganised and uncomfortable for the person being interviewed.
They have alot of improvements that need to made but the main one would be that they find a good structure and they care about the person being interviewed as they were a employee already, its important for the interviewer to give good impression because they are reflecting on the business.


Conclusion

In this blogg i have reflected more on myself and personal experience with the selection process, reflecting on past experiences and presents.
I have learned that businesses need to find the best was to do a selection process so they can find the best candidates for the job they also need to make sure they give all types of people a chance and not to discriminate the one thing organisations need to remember is that they are reflecting their organisations and the interviewee could be a customer one day and past experiences have impacts on people.
So when it come to the selection process as well as watching the candidates behaviour they also need to watch their own.

Equal opportunities and diversity

Definitions & Difference

Equal Opportunities
        Removing discrimination
      seen as an issue for disadvantaged groups
      seen as an HR issue
   relies on positive action

                                                           ( Kandola and Fullerton, 1998)

Diversity

Differences can be strengths for the organisation as a whole.

Focus on maximising individual employee potential

Seen as relevant to all employees

An issue that involves all managers

Does not rely on positive action

                                                ( Kandola and Fullerton, 1998)

In a employeers perspective when the age legislation came into force in 2006 some impacts this may have had would be things such as :

Not aloud to not employee someone because of that persons age unless under the age the law says its OK to work.

Employee benefits such as life cover, income protection and private medical insurance less sustainable in the future.

Employers cannot enforce mandatory retirement ages.



Stereotypical views on the older generation ?



Within the work force their would be many different types of stereotypical views , people believe as you do get older the more unable you are to work but due to the age legislation in 2006 it controdics this because emplpyeers have no right to make this asumption or act on it.

Because times keep moving people offten ask the question " because he/she is old would they be able to move with the times of technology and change "

Also in the media they tend to pertray old people in a certain way for example all the adverts on TV promoting life cover for over 50 is that showing us at 50 we should be getting ready for death ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN8h-1KCOe0
The link i have posted above is on life cover but the person who made the life cover for his family is dead so does that show us that old people are no use to us working or soon to die ?
The media shows alot of different things about old people influencing peoples minds and employeers perseptions.




Stereotypical views of young people ?


Within an organisation their could be many views employers could make on highiering young people such as :

Because of their age, immaturity, and inexperience, young people could be at greater risk in the workplace.

Employers must ensure that they assess the risks to young persons and make sure they put in place controls to reduce the risks.

many employers and people have stereotypical views on young people in the work place such as will they be able to do the job right and also because of age how much training will be needed, but just because of their age does not mean they will be more incompitent do train and do as much work as an older person , does it ?
in my opinion i think not.

On the other hand sad adverts on the TV the media showing us 4 or 5 year olds doing hard labour in the countries this shows age does not come into it young people can sure do what people older may do even though the advert is showing child abuse for the benifit of this blogg it could show the hard work theses children do.

Maybe it all depends on who the person is qualities and trates they may have rather then age.




Can organisations help to change this view ?


Highering different aged people could help the views socioty has created for theses age groups not just aged but different types of people would also help the situation once people start entering different work forceses and see different types of people working, peoples minds will become more relaxed and used to the fact that organisations have changed, change happeneds slowly especially in organisation and socioty so its best to start early so the change can  have a high impact.

An example of an organisation that helps this is TESCO they have a record high level of over 50 years old employees working for them in all different departments.
http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2008/10/01/47690/tesco-reaps-benefit-as-number-of-over-50s-staff-reaches-record-level.html

The link above shows and explains what TESCO is doing for people over the age of 50.




Equal opportunities regarding B&Q


B&Q are the leading home improvement and garden centre retailer in Europe and the third largest in the world, with more than 60 stores opened internationally.

B&Q focus on many aspects of equal opportunities within the organisation but they are most proud of is
In 2006, B&Q was one of only two retailers to make the Top 50 Places Where Women Want To Work, and has continued this achievement for the fourth consecutive year.

They have also earned a reputation for employing older workers, because they want to let their customers tap into their lifetime of knowledge and experience.

 Recognised by work-life balance charity Working Families as one of the top 20 organisations whose initiative and example has made positive change happen for working families.

B&Q’s success is down to the many employees and customers that work and shop with them.
The company strongly believes that a diverse workforce creates a mix of talents that makes the company such a success. More than 1,200 B&Q staff speak over 60 different languages, with many being multilingual.
From products and working practices to store layouts and training, B&Q continue to promote equality of opportunity in everything they do, so there are no barriers for anybody who wants to be part of the B&Q team.





Conclution



In conclution my finding show me a very clear outline of how organisations work and what they think of legisation they may nopt always agree but they do have to obide by them and find away to make it work within their company.
Durring this blogg i have done alot of research that involves me watching videos and going onto different websites finding out about company policys on dicrimination and equal opportunities and i realized one thing its all well putting something down in writing but how do we know or the government know its being obided by ? it would be very difficault to tell.

Teamwork

Working in teams is not always easy, disputes, misunderstandings and segregation can happen which can have a negative affect on the work at hand but when team work is successful it could be a amazing achievement.

Working in a team can be defined as; 

A working group is a set of individuals who are aware of each other, interact with one another and have a sense that they are a group (Schein, 1988)

Am not really a team work person myself but i have had good team working experiences an example of this is when in college and i was put in a team to do a presentation the team was mixed consisting of male and females whom i didn't know well, starting of doing the work was very difficult due to the reason we all didn't know each other well so the "getting to know you stage" was cut out because we had a very tight deadline and demanding work.

I then noticed that we all had one main factor in common this was determination, we all wanted to do well and be successful so we put our all into the work we was doing, we divided the work into section and completed each section to our best and came together and showed each other our section of the work, people commented and had input this was very productive and because of this we worked well as a team, received go recognition from our teachers and completed the work successfully and made new friends because after the work we got a chance to speak and get to know each other.


Everyone has different experiences with team work and definitions another definition is ;

shared communication network

shared sense of purpose

shared goals

group consciousness

interdependence

interaction

groups structure and roles

ability to act as one

(Huczynski and Buchanan 2004)

This year coming to university i never realized their would be a lot of teamwork, this was very  difficult for me as i came to this university alone and others came hear knowing someone on their course already.
During my course of people and organisations i eventually wiggled my was into a group this was very uncomfortable due to the fact the group was full enough and everyone were friends and i basically had to fit in, i was very focused so i tried my best to be involved and mingle with people.


 
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Forming: Testing Polite Impersonal Guarded Watchful	Storming: Infighting Confronting people Managing conflicts Opting out  Difficulties Losing team members Demotivation  Feeling stuck
Norming: Doing Getting organised Developing skills Establishing systems and procedures High task orientation Confronting issues Competence assessment	Performing: IdentityCloseness Group Maturity Resourceful Flexible  Open Effective  Supportive Sharing  Tolerance

Tuckman 1973
using Tuckman theory i believe my group didn't go though all the developing stages this could be the reason for our grade, everyone was certainly polite but a few including my self were guarded due to the new environment we were put in and the new people we were working with, this was our a first group assignment so everyone was still new to the university environment, totally understandable. That was the forming process going on to the Norming, getting organised was very simple but at this early stage people had alot of work on their plates so meeting up at a good time for everyone was very difficult, eventually a system was created and we got on our feet and started doing the work, no issues were confronted, no one would like to create confrontations at this stage of the assignment, so we kind of just got along with it all.
Moving on to the Storming stage, i felt stuck alot of the time during the assignments alot of things were happening in my personal life,even though i didn't want to i informed my team mates so they would understand but their was no difference, i believe my team mates did not understand what the word team meant, i was stuck and they didn't help i had to unstick my self and get my head focused which was difficult with everything i was passing though BUT no excuses i suppose.
This now leads to the performing stage at this stage i was pretty much tolerating people now vice verser am sure, everything started getting rushed opinions didn't matter any more and communicating was braking down due to this the report we presented was not marked to the standered of our level.


So in conclusion team work can go two ways especially when working with people you don't know and also when your in an environment your not used to.
The key is to establish a good work organisation and understand the work so everyone is clear on what to do and making sure everyone has a role and is not left out.

Personality

Personality

Their has always been debates on how to define what personality means, its argued that personality may be inherited this is called “Nature” an example of this is being born with your personality and traits and on the other hand it is said to have been developed in response to the environmental conditions this is called “nurture” and example of this is a area were your living could build your personality.

Also their are other approaches such as nomothetic and idiographic.

Nomothetic:Fixed

Statistical study of groups

Objective questionnaires

Personality types

Prediction

Link to heredity, biology, genetics

Traits/Trait clusters

                                                                                            Reference: Cattell, Eysenck





Idiographic:
 Individualises

Uniqueness

Adaptable, open to change

Influence of social and cultural processes

Interaction with environment

Self-concept

                                                                                                           Reference: Jung, Rogers, Kelly, Skinner

A time when this debate is taken in to consideration is during the requirement process for a job, their are two candidates for a job role, does the personality of either of them candidates come into the final decision process? What if one has more intellect and knowledge on the job position on the other hand the other candidate has a suitable personality for this role such as confidence and understanding, so who gets the job role?
This would be a hard decision to make.

I believe that nature is more dominate then nurture, I feel that personality come in the Nature because I believe everyone is born with some sort of personality and the environment and society only adds to what was present originally for example a baby deciding to act a certain way if upset or sad that is part of that child's personality, then the child may grow older and develop the idea of acting a certain way when upset or sad.
Also a personality is used to describe an individual also supporting nature would be an example of identical twins, having identical twins will most probably confuse people but as soon as the child is born they have adapted and made their own personality allowing the parents of the child to tell them apart from each other.

I wanted to find out about my own personality, so I did a personality test from the BBC website, website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/whatamilike/index.shtml





I took part in the personality test but the results are audio recorded, but also their was a page i could go on to receive a graph on my results,

My graph shows that my level of Conscientiousness, openness and Agreeableness is very high my level of Extroversion is also very high on the other hand my level of Neuroticism is very low.

The website describes me below ;Openness

This trait is sometimes known as ‘Openness to experience’. People with scores like yours tend to be imaginative and curious about a wide range of things, from appreciating different art forms to exploring new places, cultures and foods.Generating lots of imaginative ideas probably comes very easily to you. However, it's likely that you are prone to daydreaming too.Innovators, investigators and creators often score highly on this trait. It has also been suggested that Openness is related to a person's likelihood to hold unusual beliefs. Do you enjoy the odd conspiracy theory?

My opinion
The above is correct about me, am very imaginative and curious i always have been since i could remember, i love trying new foods and going to different places, i do loose concentration easily and and end up day dreaming.

 Conscientiousness.

At work, you probably approach tasks methodically and thoroughly, with everything in its right place.
Some studies have shown the more Conscientious an individual is, the more disciplined they are likely to be about exercise and diet.

My opinion
I scored the max on this section i believe it is very true and extremely hard working and dependable, am also easy to approach and to talk to.

Extroversion.
Extroversion is characterised by positive emotions and the tendency to seek out pleasure-stimulating or risk-taking activities. People with scores like yours are often perceived as gregarious, expressive and energetic. You are likely to be someone who enjoys socialising and be quick to form new friendships.
Personality studies have shown that scoring highly on Extroversion often translates to a natural capacity for leadership. High Extroversion may also indicate a tendency to earn more than those with lower scores, but the reasons for this are unclear.
People with high Extroversion are more likely to lead risky lifestyles and take greater risks in pursuit of rewards. Health studies have shown they are more likely to smoke and less likely to get enough sleep than people who score less highly on this trait.

My opinion
i believe am an energetic person i do have fun taking risks, in things i do i do end up being a natural leader and i like making friends this does not always go my way but never the less i do enjoy making friends, as far as this personality test goes it has been correct so far.

Agreeableness.
Agreeableness measures how sympathetic and considerate a person is likely to be. People with scores like yours are likely to find it very easy to get along with other people. You probably find that you are sensitive to the feelings of others and that people find it easy to warm to you.
As a 'people person' you will probably be very comfortable in situations that require teamwork.

My Opinion
i believe i am a people person, am very trust worthy, people can confined and talk to me about anything big or small, am very sensitive and people do warm towards me.

Neuroticism
In the context of the Big Five personality traits, the term 'Neuroticism' relates to a person’s response to threatening or stressful situations. People with scores like yours are often seen as being calm and even-tempered. They cope well with stressful situations and may seem tranquil despite adverse circumstances.
Some scientists have suggested that Neuroticism was beneficial in evolutionary terms. Early man may have found it advantageous to live in a population where certain individuals had a high sensitivity to threats to the group's survival.
There is evidence to suggest that Neuroticism, when combined with high scores in personality traits such as Conscientiousness, can result in a powerful work ethic and a will to succeed.

My Opinion
i have always been quite a calm person, even in the most aggravated situations, i believe the test is accurate. The results i got back from the test i took were more then accurate i think they described my personality very well, as i was reading my results i realised that everything was true if i was to describe my personality for another person i would say things along the lines of the results of this test.


                                                           Conclusion
Finding out about personality in general is interesting but finding out about your own personality is even more interesting, i didn't really find out anything new about my self from the personality test that i took but it was very interesting to see my results in writing and analysed, personality covers a wide range of things such as your attitudes, your believes and even your life goals.

Perception and communiaction

Perception And Communication

Perception is when a  person interoperate something into what they think it is, also could be said as

“The process by which individuals organise and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment”

                                                                                                Robbins et al, 2010

By reading the article " how to improve staff communication,

Publication date: 15 July 2010

Source:People Management magazine
And relating it to university i have found 3 recommendations that the university could use in order to improve communications with the students.

The first thing the article mentions is to have a shared purpose Creating a shared sense of purpose is an important starting point for a strategic approach to communication. People need to understand the collective goal they are working towards and to appreciate the difference they can make. The university would need to want the same things as the students in order to communicate better, working together as a society to reach the same goal would be very important giving the students a sense of importance within the university making it much easier to communicate with them.
Another thing the article states is engage your peopleThe CIPD has identified three main drivers of employee engagement: having the opportunity to feed your views upwards; feeling well informed about what is happening in your organisation; and believing your manager is committed to the organisation. Your approach to engagement will therefore inform your approach to communication – and vice versa.


The university needs to make the students well informed so they can give feedback and communicate with the university on many different things going on within the university example would be things that are good, things that are bad or things that need improving this would help the communication between the university and students because it will keep both parties involved. Giving the students a sense of comfort would also help making them feel like they are well informed and the u7niversity is committed in helping them or even just listening to their views this will help communication to the students and university.
The article also states that keeping the personal touch is importantEmployees value face-to-face communication highly. The challenge is to ensure that managers develop the skills and confidence to hold meaningful two-way conversations – even on difficult topics. It’s important to let people know that you value these attributes. Consider them as part of the assessment and development process for team leaders.

Having meetings and events so the students can have an opportunity for some face to face communication time with the university members this type of communication is valued highly by students as everyone will have an opportunity to have their voice herd, its important for the students to feel like they have value and communication face to face is not too good for them expressing opinions and feelings on paper is always different when coming directly from the mouth.
A situation of incorrect perception for me was a time when I first started work and I did not know anyone, the kind of work I do requires people to work in groups, whilst I was the “NEW KID” I found myself making perceptions of people and assuming things about them.

The first shift I did was with a young lady called Joy I perceived her as a rude and arrogant girl, due to the way she dressed and what kind of jewellery she was wearing, this was brought to my mind by the media and TV, the way they show people on TV for example the character Vick Pollard in Little Britain TV Show, the TV show, shows her with earrings and clothing such as the ones Joy was wearing so I perceived her in a negative way.

I made this perception of Joy very early on in the shift and although I assumed this I was incorrect, in fact Joy was the opposite of what I assumed, she was polite and well mannered, and the conversations we had showed she had some intelligence. Making this kind of assumption is quite risky because making the wrong perception of people may trigger people to make assumptions on you leading in negative emotions from both parties, for the future I would not make assumptions again unless I had enough evidence to make one an example of this would be if Joy had said something rude or arrogant.

To avoid this sort of mistake again would not be as easy as it is to say it because when faced with a situation like that you can not help your self but make an instant decision especially when it comes to the way someone looks or what they are dressed in.
So avoiding this situation in the future would be hard, being proven wrong once helps the process of changing and not making perceptions of people.

Conclusion
Perception is what i believe to be mental its hard to not perceive a person or even a place on what it or the person looks like, as soon as you see you will start thinking and make assumptions on what you have seen but the trick is to always wait and see if your perception is right before you start taking actions on what you have seen.
You may not be able to stop making perceptions on people but handling it the right way is always helpful.

Enterprize Week

Enterprize week !!

During enterprise week their was many events which were all interesting I attended 4 events out of the events mainly 2 stood out they were, ‘The intrapreneur in our mist’ and the second ‘ woman in business’.

Attending both events were very informative the first event that I attended was ‘The intrapreneur in our mist’ this even was held on the ground floor of Buckinghamshire new university in a lecture theatre.
There was a guest speaker who was a business man himself talking about how he made it to the position he was in now and sustaining his current passion the event lasted for 1hour 30minutes by the end of this event he achieved many things such as giving students the information needed to become a good intrapreneur this being a word he made up and also information needed to become a good entrepreneur and the difference between the two. This event was a evening set for students with good ideas and that wanted knowledge of the world and how to bring a new idea into it with success also whilst learning this it also was their to comfort students showing them it is ok not to succeed straight away.

I also attended ‘Woman in business’ event this was based in a hotel in Marlow, their was 5 parts to this event it started at 9:45-11:00 a lady called Susan Lock of key consultants spoke to us on confidence and assertiveness then from 11:00-12:00 Jane and Katherine Russell spoke to us about dressing for success and looking for the business 12:00-13:00 Claire Batchelor spoke to us on starting a business then at one we was given a 45 minute lunch brake we then resumed back at 13:45-14:35 Carol Rawson the managing director of suite city spoke to us about her self and how she got to the stage she is at also giving us advice on being a business woman, at 14:45 we had a 15minute brake resuming at 15:00-16:00 for a presentation by Sue Liney on how to brand our selves and stand out from the crowd. This day was made for young woman to help in different aspects giving confidence and help on how to become the best business woman each female can be, by the end of the day they achieved many things because there was so much information given to the young females at the events.


During the event their was not really a hands on physical aspect for the students but we did get opportunities to ask questions and meet up with the person who gave the speech he also gave his e-mail address out for people who have good ideas or just wanted general questions answered.
Depending on the type of person attending this event there was a lot of information and advice that could be gained from this even, from my perspective I benefited from this a great deal because I have a business idea I would like to make reality this information and advice given to me such as never giving up if it gets hard because nothing is easy in the world of business and also understanding that not every idea is a great business idea, on the other hand ‘The woman in business’ event that I attended was very different there was more then one guest speaker covering different helpful aspects we would need to know about no activities were given to us so we did not do any physical things but we did get to ask questions like the first event I attended. I  benefited from this event in many ways I learnt many things such as presentation is important and confidence is key to success, benefitting from this event made me learn a lot and made me understand many things about the business world.

The most successful events I attended was the ‘The intrapreneur in our mist’ this was most successful because it was more constructed then the other event I went to it was short and to the point, very informative and interesting, even though  their is always room for improvements I believe that this even did not have much room for improvements as I think it was organised well and easy to locate unlike the other event that could have gone better if the process of reaching the destination of were the event was located was more straightforward as it could have been also they tried to cramp so much information into one day and if they was going to do that they could have involved activities and physical things for the audience to do.
 

 Conclusion/ Did this week influence my career  aspirations ?
Both days were very good and informative even though I found one more useful then the other and I believe one had more room for improvement then the other I did end up enjoying both events as they were both beneficial to me now and in the future, i have always wanted to become a solicior and the woman in business week has just made me want this career path more then i did,i have lerned so many things and i now understand what i have to, to make it to were i want to be.