Organizational problem solving and management approaches

¶ … role in college, according to my class schedule and my tuition bill, is the coveted status of 'student.' However, I could possess the same schedule and a bill and never go to class. Being a student also requires living by the routine of a student -- attending scheduled meetings, doing homework, and participating in class discussions. Performing the activities required of student status is part of maintaining the designation of 'student,' not simply being called a student and having a student ID.

However, once I am a college graduate and enter the workforce, does that mean I cease to be a student? Even before I attended school, I was a student of life, asking my parents why the sky was blue, and engaging with the world around me in a curious manner. I was and am constantly learning from my experiences. When I was in high school, I was told that the ideal teacher was someone who would gladly learn as well as gladly teach. In other words, everyone must be constantly learning, even teachers. Learning and being a student is part of living in a meaningful fashion.

Another question is why I have chosen to embark upon a university career as a student. Part of this is simply because I have always assumed that I would go on to college. I would like to maximize my potential as a human being, and I think that having a degree will give me the capability to pursue more lucrative, but also more engaging forms of employment. If I merely wished to get a better job, there are certainly forms of employment that would allow me to make my way in life, without a degree. I am a student because I have an open mind, and college is part of the process of giving that open mind a better foundation before it enters the workforce, and to make my work in the workforce more intellectually challenging over the course of my life.

Essay part 2: An organizational problem

One common organizational problem today is miscommunication between the genders. Miscommunication between the genders results not simply in wasted time during the workday, but hurt feelings and serious consequences. Miscommunication between the genders can cause a casual remark to be taken as sexual harassment, or a serious remark being laughed off as a joke. If a man feels that he is apt to be accused of sexual harassment, he might be unwilling to befriend a female coworker in an innocent manner, and a woman might be afraid to seem friendly less her manner be misinterpreted in a sexual manner by her male colleague. The result of this state of mutual tension is a less friendly and productive working environment. If a woman feels threatened and feels as if her male colleagues cannot take her seriously, she may leave the organization, or sense that her professional efforts are being hampered by her gender, and a male might feel as if he is being constantly watched, and cannot relax and simply be himself in an innocent fashion around his female coworkers.