THE RED BEANBAG.

                                “The simple pleasure parlor”

     

      Walking in to the warm filled café, the wonderful stuff of   The Red Beanbag who where casually dressed in addition to their red aprons round their waists were warmly welcoming.

      With 70’s and 80’s band music playing, one defiantly gets an immediate sense of warmth and homely feel.

      Brown wood color and black seem to be the theme of the restaurant. a cemented floor, strings of light bulbs in different sizes hanging from the ceiling, “sailor” glass water bottles filled with water on each table and brown bean bags printed with inspirational words like; freedom, love, play, passion and truth hanging right above the kitchen wall.

      An open window kitchen, one can hear the kitchen cutlery sounds as the chefs prepare different dishes. One could point out, if one desired to talk to the chefs directly it was possible due to their direct position to the dinning.

      An Australian inspired décor, this contemporary texture of the café; polishes The Red Beanbag incredible uniqueness.

  

    The Red Beanbag is six months old and co-owned by Mr.Akiong lee that was very welcoming and slowly inspected the kitchen and customers, very casually dressed in a black t-shirt and shorts.

    I for one did not notice that he was the boss and his sister Ms.Ipeng lee with her big smile warmly gracing everyone in the café, with her youthful casual chic sense and services.

    The two siblings who once lived in Australia and came up with the idea of The Red Beanbag café.

    The two shared an apartment back in Australia and the name ‘Red Beanbag’ came from an actual bean bag they had in their apartment and hence decided to name the spot “red beanbag” in order to maintain a cool independent, homely and personalized environment, Mr.Akiong lee and his sister incorporated the Australian decent quality of food, décor and concept in to their café which is more of the modern day café.

     One of the first things that you will notice when you walk in to the red bean bag is the restaurant's friendly, knowledgeable staff. With a detailed understanding of every item on the menu, they are always willing to make recommendations.

     What I found interesting most was there cardboard menu printed with the most humorous catchy phrases to their mouth-watering dishes aside and drinks.

     Drinks from there Red Mean Machine known to be the soul of the café with their famous coffee variety imported from Western Australia to the other drinks milky ice teas and yourgahts.

     On the food menu where Phrases like; “it aint heavy, it’s my brekkie” their breakfast that is served all day from 10:00am-3:00pm. Hence any one at any time of the day can walk in and have what is believed to be the most important meal of the day.

    “Dough and not your usual suspects” there main dishes that are Served from     12:00pm-10:00pm and finally there “there’s always room for.” there desserts.

     The Red Beanbag food prices range from 10 RM- 40 RM and all meals are homemade especially there famously known pasta.

      On the menu, I had the “chicken crossing” (19.90 RM) which is a homemade chicken burger patty with fried egg, tomatoes and cheese, in Australia they are famously known to be the Andrew’s burgers very heavy and feeling.

  It is obvious according to the menu, however much you have taken in, “there’s always room for.” desserts. The day’s special was the home made cherry cheese cake (10 RM) that topped off the afternoon.

A warm sweetness, I could feast like any fly

        The fact that it was my first time at The Red Beanbag, first impressions last so defiantly from their café setting; ambiance to their food and service, The Red Beanbag made every bite a delight. 

THE RED BEANBAG

Lot A4-1-8, Solaris Dutamas

Jalan Dutamas 1  50480 Kuala Lumpur

Tel:   03-6211 5116   

Email:theunionhousegroup@gmail.com

Face book: http://www.facebook.com/theredbeanbag

  Opening hours:

Weekdays:10am-10pm

Weekends:9:30am-10pm

Closed on Mondays.

SHE'S DYING

She’s dying, and it just ain’t right, 
She’s crying every night. 
One couldn’t begin to explain the pain 
Or even the love she felt for a nigga she thought was real, 
So she gave into his needs when he said he wanted to see how she really feels. 

She’s dying, a quiet death, but to the average eye, She’s in perfect health. 
And it’s such a shame, traded a moment of pleasure 
For a lifetime of pain all for a nigga and his games. 
She’s dying, before she got a chance to live her life 
Dying to be his girl dying to be his wife 
Yet all he ever gave her was lonely nights 
And a disease that would claim her life. 

She’s dying a prisoner doing a life bid 
Nine months pregnant passing death to her kids. 
It’s crazy what life will take you through, 
And it’s funny what love will make you do. 
Like contract a disease from a nigga you were faithful to 
And it turns out he never felt the same way for you. 

She’s dying. Women like her are dying leaving their children crying. 
And as she glance in the mirror before her is an empty reflection 
Pondering on the fact that she should have used protection. 

She’s dying. We are dying. No matter how it seems, 
we share this thing, dope fiends, teens, even our African queens. 
It’s time we wake up and see what sex really means. 

She’s dying what more can I say 
African American women are dying everyday. 
And it’s a serious thing 
Children are born with HIV in their bloodstreams. 
So please, if you respect yourself, protect yourself, because We’re Dying. Keyana B. Ray

"I’m very attracted to someone who makes me laugh and is that charming. Really, I could be charmed by anyone. I’m just a sucker for somebody that is charming."

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Introverted (I) 54%	Extraverted (E) 46%
Intuitive (N) 55%	Sensing (S) 45%
Thinking (T) 60%	Feeling (F) 40%
Judging (J) 55%	Perceiving (P) 45%

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PRESENTATION 4.The Forgotten Group Member.

1. Identify the five group development stages (forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning) in the case.

 Forming:brief introductions and appointing the leader.
Professor Sandra divides the class into groups of five. Christine's group of five,she is immediately elected as Team Coordinator at the first group meeting and getting to know briefly about each other with the other four members (Diane, Janet, Steve, and Mike) to work as a team.


storming: sharing and exchanging of ideas and voicing of different opinions.
In this case,five different characters working as a team;Christine is devoted and hard-working,Diane was quiet but very intelligent,Mike was the clown,Steve was the business-like individual and Janet was the reliable one.


norming: appointing the team members to there responsibilities in order to hit the main goal.
In the case,i don't think they worked or communicated as a team,for instance mike's constant excuses and absence,the group does not work effectively and also may fail to complete the task on time.


performing: getting the workload done.
all the group members managed to finish up and get there tasks done except for one of there group mates(mike) who seemed not to take things seriously and handed in some handwritten notes which automatically shows less devotion to the team.


adjourning: the finale stage where the work is finalized and evaluation takes place.
christine as the team coordinator,took everyone of her member's efforts in to consideration so the general evaluation is in her hands,even for mike who was never at the meetings,it determines higher or lower scores for her team


2. Identify and describe the causes of conflicts in the case.

•  the major one i think was the fact that mike was not as devoted to doing the work at hand as the rest of the group members.
• they barely had daily meetings,in other words they rarely met as a whole group.   
• also i don't think Christine as the team coordinator set a boundary.because she seemed to shelter mike's constant excuses.

3. Suggest the approach to leadership best suitable for the case.
  
    I think the approach to leadership best suitable for the case is Team management;the team leader or coordinator exhibiting high concern for both task and interpersonal relationships by emphasizing goal accomplishment while supporting people.

PRESENTATION 3.

1.What are the important limitations of McGregor's Theory X Theory Y?

Theory x

• inherently lazy by nature.

due to there miner or no motivation,they desire to work as little as possible and dislike the work and will like to avoid it, if they can.

• naturally Conservative.

Favoring traditional views and values and the tend to resist or oppose change.

• self-centered and indifferent to organizational needs.

• they lack ambition which may possibly led to irresponsibility and also lack creativity in solving organizational problems.

• only motivated by their physiological and safety needs, and are indifferent to the needs of the organization they work for.

    Theory y

• Higher levels of trust; between the employer and employee,they believe that most of the people are high performers in a proper work environment and this is because most of the people are creative and committed to meeting the needs of the organization they work for.

• can be self-directed and creative at work if they are motivated properly.

• willing to accept responsibility.

• Work is as natural as play, provided the work environment is favorable. Work may act as a source of satisfaction or punishment.

• believe in more freedom in order to  have the capacity to exercise imagination and creativity  for opportunity and career growth.

     Therefore;given the same team and same work environment, a Theory Y team is likely to perform better and deliver better quality work product than Theory X simply because, People hate authority and in most cases rebel.

2.What are the important limitations Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

      According to Maslow, human behavior is related to his needs. It is adjusted as per the nature of needs    to be satisfied. when one set of needs is satisfied, it ceases to be a motivating factor.therefore,it is essential to note that not all employees are governed by same set of needs. Different individuals may be driven by different needs at same point of time. It is always the most powerful unsatisfied need that motivates an individual. At the lowest level, there will be first set of needs which can be described as basic needs and are universal in character. This will be followed by other sets of needs.




references:http://kalyan-city.blogspot.com/2010/06/maslow-hierarchy-of-needs-theory-of.html

http://kalyan-city.blogspot.com/2010/06/douglas-mcgregor-theory-x-theory-y.html

Evanescence - My Immortal

PRESENTATION.2-Case Questions: Bob Knowlton.

1. Discuss the reasons why what happened happened.

• Ineffective communication - knowlton who was the head of the photon project he was running,faced miss communication with his boss Jerrold and new group member fester. as a group/head member leading a certain project,there must be ethical values that should be followed when working side by side with people.the fact that knowlton's boss jerry did not call for an introduction meeting over the new member,that pushed knowlton further and he felt cheated out of place considering that he was in a more Superior position when it came to group and project additions in his company.

        knowlton was also never straight   forward with his boss jerry about the new addition to the project(fester) but later tried to open up with his other group mates about fester's impact to the group because he always was against meetings which in someway slowly led to insufficient communication as a leader and also as an employee to his boss Jerrold.

           
      

• jealously and inferiority complex - being the head of the group,knowlton was always sure of the collective decisions he made as a group that he conducted.he was in charge of setting and calling for all the meetings  and had the Superior power.introducing a new character (fester)to the group especially a character that was very hard working and overly confident (genius) made knowlton jealous. fester became the talk of the office and almost Jerrold's best 'golden baby'   

         Knowlton immediately started having mixed feelings and threatened about fester and his position in the group.he felt like he was being slowly pushed over for fester which made him feel almost inferior to him and on several occasions tried to prove to fester that he was the head of the project.

• Lack of team strength and false judgments. - knowlton's group was not that strengthen and it was slowly also threatened when fester came in.fester being a very strong character and a genius at that,it made the group feel incompetent and knowlton to.fester was an individual who could work on his own and knowlton did not understand this,which led him to think that fester was aiming to take credit for all the work that was being done.

     i think fester was judged as a selfish member because of his absence when it came to group meetings and hence making knowlton look bad a the group head.
         
    2. Consider the personalities involved, especially those of Knowlton and Fester, and the organizational characteristics.


          *Bob Knowlton.
       - he was a very responsible man but he  had a low core self evaluation because he needed regular doses of affirmation from Jerrold and  would always communicate agreeably, even when he was feeling disagreeable.


           *Fester.
      - he was a brilliant and self serving scientist. he always approached a problem with a solution immediately and was always on to the next move.during the group meetings,he always presented ideas that were to complex for knowlton to present.
      And the organisational characters,they clearly saw the difference in the  workplace as time went on in the six months since hiring fester. on Jerrold's side,i think it was slightly wrong for him to not have considered knowlton's personality and communicated his intentions of hiring fester from the beginning.


  3. Imagine yourself in the position of Dr. Jerrold at the end of the case, reflecting back over the events. Is there anything you could have done, on the basis of what you knew or could have known at the time, that would have led to a more favorable outcome? State your reasoning.


       If i was in Dr.Jerrold's shoes, and reflection back over the events,i would first consider and look into all group personalties and the head bob knowlton,then go ahead to give a notice in advance introducing a new member to the group.or rather have a personal meeting with bob knowlton introducing a very brilliant person to the project and live it to him to welcome and introduce (fester) to the other group members.
In that way,the communication from the beginning  to Knowlton on hiring fester would have created a whole new story from the beginning.
          

PRESENTATION-MCH 208STRATEGIC ORGANISATIONAL COMMUNICATION.

INTRODUCTION.
 1.What expectations does each of these generational groups have about life and about organisations?
     Each generation has its own distinct set of values that is developed from the social environment in their early years. Different generations have different values and beliefs regarding family, career, the work/life balance, training and development, loyalty, gender roles, the work environment and expectations of leaders. Demographers have named the different generations around today as  Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y.

• Baby boomers and generation X: these two genearations where  born between 1946-1979.the civil rights are very significant to these generations and they have a number of characteristics as follows.

           - open-minded and rebellious but became more conservative in their 30’s and 40's.
           - job status and social stand is very important to this generation.
           - optimistic, ambitious, and loyal, and believe that employment is for life.
           - They are a well-educated generation with many having tertiary qualifications and are resourceful, individualistic, self reliant and sceptical of authority.
           - They sort of  have a “what’s in it for me” attitude.

• Generation Y: this generation was born between 1980 and 1995 and are also known as the Millennium or Net Generation.they are very technologically wise and are comfortable with ethically diverse groups.

          - optimistic, confident, sociable, and have strong morals and a sense of civic duty.Gen Y are not brand loyal and the speed of the Internet has led the Net Generation to be flexible and changing in its fashion, style consciousness and where and how it is communicated with. They expect great workplace flexibility and are likely to change employers even more frequently than Gen X’s.

generation Y finds 'short and precise' ways of communication the easier and more convenient ways of communicate.

  2. what  messages and experiences have contributed to those expectations?

      *Baby boomer's- they have been driven to work harder within there own limited means and are also very conservative.

      * Generation X- resourceful, individualistic, self reliant and sceptical of authority.

      *Generation  Y- they have fully depend on the internet and don't know life without phones and other technology gadgets.big dreamers want to work less and earn more.

       

     3.Over what issues the three groups likely to have conflicts?why?

      * individualism

      *fast and high technology

      *Age.

        I think there are many more unknown conflicts likely to rise with time,the older generations(baby boomer's and generation X) are less social than the generation Y.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS.

   1.To which,if any of the three generational groups do you belong?

         * generation Y.

    2.How do your expectations and experiences correspond to  theirs?

      * open minded

      * direct and positive thinkers.

      *flexibility and sociable.

      * image/physical consciousness.

      * diverse communities.

      3. Over what issues are you likely to have conflict with the members of the three groups? Why? 

             

       * communication skills - personally,i would prefer to text what i have to say to some one and at professional level a formal email would be appropriate and more convenient.compared to the other generations (baby boomer's and generation X) the work ethic term is shared in terms of the end results but it is not the same time and amount of work put in to get great results.

     

       4.Are the strategies chosen by generation X appropriate to the situations they face? generation Yers?

         

           They are not really appropriate because they are getting to try to communicate with different people from either older or younger generations.the generation X has learned to live and work harder within there means where as for the generation Y life is more hands on and it is more of the internet error with the more 'clicking' than 'thinking.'

   

       5.What effects are their straties likely to have on their relationships with their supervisors in traditional firms?with their co-workers?with there subordinates?why?

       

     *mis communication due to different vocabulary.

       

    * lack of most  technology skills due to the constant change and update with the technology      and the gadgets.

      In a nutshell,some truth in some organisations,the baby boomer's and the generation X are often the ones in charge or have power such as;CEO positions and also other senior positions.

where as for the younger generation Y is more on the hands on work and also place in the technology sections hence the provide better communication skills.

SOURCES.

http://www.aginghipsters.com/

http://www.conntact.com/archive_index/archive_pages/4780_Business_New_Haven.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-nHir2YSW0

http://jojackson.suite101.com/veterans-baby-boomers-gen-x-gen-y-and-gen-z-a185353