Managing Chaos in Business-Lessons from Sailing

A strong practice simulator or chaos is competitive sailing. If you can master chaos in a sailing race you can master chaos just about anywhere else; such as your job and relationships. As ships swipe within feet of each other at the beginning of the race and people yell out commands all over the place as the whole ship goes buzzing in activity one can get drowned, not in the water, but in the chaos of sailing.  A few tips can help you keep your mental bearings during chaos:

Train: The key to overcoming crisis is the train yourself on what steps to take and what contingencies are available. More training will lead to greater understandings of what to expect and what actions are needed to make it through the stress.

Stay Focused on Your Tasks: People will be screaming and running in a chaotic situation and will be creating additional chaos. Stay focused on your task and don't get overwhelmed. Drown out all the background noise and put one foot in front of the other.

Take a Second, Think and Breathe: Chaos pushes people to make decisions and actions quickly without thinking. The problem can result in the creation of even bigger problems as the wrong direction and activities occur. Take a second to breathe and think about your next steps.

Reflect:  After the chaos is all over, think about what you learned and how to improve for next time. Each new chaotic situation is a chance to learn and improve. Think of chaos as training.

2017 CEBU International Conference on Studies in Business, Management, Education and Law

2017 CEBU International Conference on Studies in Business, Management, Education and Law (SBMEL-17)

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When Pies and Wine Sweeten Economic Growth- Julian as an Example of What Small Towns in Michigan Can Do

One of the old beauties of California is the popular tourist destination of Julian California. Started in 1850 by an English settler and freed slave, the town became a gold rush and transformed from a tent city to a permanent settlement overnight. Since that time Julian has become a know as a resort town that offers wine, pies and bed & breakfast establishments.

With a median household income of $51,000, high home ownership rate, and population of 1,500 people, the economy relies heavily on tourism income that include Gold Rush structures, quint stores, mine tours, wine bars, and restaurants. Future job growth is expected to beach national average at 39.4%. Revitalization has occurred through maximizing tourism income and popular attractions.

Many American cities have not been so lucky and small businesses have failed to survive (Gunwell & Ha, 2014). Some success has been found in anchor institutions such as companies, industry, higher education, or healthcare. However, many small towns do not have these institutions to start building related industries.

Cities that survive find some niche that works well for them and in which they can capitalize on and make additional money. For example, Julian Pies, western souvenirs, wine bars or bed & breakfast tourism may provide a sound base for the local economy to expand. They can't compete with large businesses but would do better seeking something unique to them and creating new opportunities.

It will also be beneficial for small towns to diversify their offerings to develop and maintain employment while not changing their flavor and culture. For example, marketing pies to a wider market and building a stronger food production industries could be one way to go while manufacturing western gift souvenirs could be another.

The main point is that they can continue to brand their small community and build upon its present strengths to maintain their vitality. Small communities offer opportunities to create new kinds of businesses that appeal to specific demographics through local entrepreneurship and stronger marketing. The question small town residents might need to answer is whether or not bigger is always better.

Grunwell, S. & Ha, I. (2014). How to revitalize a small rural town? An empirical study of factors for success. University-community collaboration with a ssmall hisstoric rural tourism town. Journal of Rural & Community Development, 9 (2).

3 Reasons The New President Should Focus on Bipartisan Economic Policies

Donald Trump may have won the elections but the real work on the economy just started! Each new leader has an opportunity to change economic policies. To do anything meaningful means that both parties will need to have honest heartfelt discussions on where we should be heading as a country regardless if Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton won. While the country has been slowly moving forward it has not done so at the pace many emerging nations have experienced. Creating policies supported by research that appeal to both parties is difficult but not impossible if we understand how the economy actually works. Three reasons we should reconcile and create new policies.

1.) We all are influenced by the economy whether we like it or not.

You are a willing or unwilling stakeholder to economic policy and there is no way to escape it! It makes no difference how rich or poor you are because you emerged in it. Your paycheck, taxes, purchases, and lifestyle are influenced by economic policy.

2.) Our nation amounting more debt.

As a nation we are continuing to amount debt and we are at 19.8 trillion which amounts to $158,000 per household. We have some choices that include your traditional arguments such as raising and lowering taxes as well as cutting programs. New ways are needed to raise revenue and lower the cost of our expenditures while increasing the impact of those expenditures.

3.) The importance of the economy was voted on by both major parties.

If there is one thing that the 2016 economic election taught us is that both sides view the economy as their #1 priority. Economy and jobs ranked above national security at 84% as a pressing issue for both parties making it a bi-partisan issue at its root.

2017 International Business Tourism and Applied Sciences Research Conference in London

2017 International Business Tourism and Applied Sciences Research Conference in London

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The ICBTS Conference Center, four years ago for organized conference, hosts the International Conference Business Tourism and Applied Sciences to promote all academic research in the field.

Please join us for the 2017 International Conference Business Tourism and Applied Sciences in London. The purpose of the conference is to provide an opportunity for researchers to present their ideas, proposals, or completed research in all areas of education. Since 20 to 30 different countries are typically represented, presenting at this conference is a great way to get feedback from researchers with a different perspective. An extensive list of acceptable topics is available on our website. 

In addition to the International Conference Business Tourism and Applied Sciences, we are also hosting an International Conference Social Sciences Humanities and Education which will be held concurrently; one registration covering both. 

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Ancient Paintings Teach us About a Refined Personality

Ancient paintings can tell us a lot about a refined personality and its capacity to think on multiple levels. The Painting School of Athens by the Italian painter Raphael includes nearly all of the world's greatest philosophers in one communal setting. The painting currently sits within the Vatican and is a reminder of the benefits of philosophy in society. More importantly, it also teaches us about how the great minds during that time worked and how they can be used as a mental reference point for high capacity leadership. 

The painting is one of a group of four of which each represents four distinct branches of knowledge that include "Seeking Knowledge of Causes", "Knowledge of Things Divine" "Divine Inspiration" and "To Each What is Due". Those categories correspond to the mental development of philosophy, religion, poetry, and law (Gombrich, 1975). 

Philosophy: The science before modern science that included anything from what we would view philosophy today to mathematics. The ability to be analytical and inquisitive about our world. 

Religion: Understanding that the world is connected and has a moral code. The ability to think of the greater spiritual forces of life and nature and our responsibilities in it.  

Poetry: Creating new things that enlighten us to what is beautiful in the world using intuition and inspiration. The ability to be creative as shown through activities such as art, poetry, music, and theater.

Law: The legal and moral aspects of living in a society. The ability to think about fairness and just weight with others. 

Under these pathways to knowledge we can say that a truly developed person should be scientific, spiritual, creative and seek justice in his/her actions. A very tall order for most people who are so inherently focused on their daily needs. As man develops, these four branches of knowledge he will come to find the similarities in each and how they influence each other and create different ways of looking at a problem. 

Ancient art tells a lot of ourselves and highly developed people and their abilities to think on different levels. These earlier ideas made their way into how we view modern leadership and human development. Psychological principles still maintain many of these ideas and find them useful for gauging what a fully functioning person looks like. 

As people develop their thinking changes and the way in which they view and act in the world also changes. Hiring executives with developed capacities also means they will be more independent, less likely to engage in unethical behavior, and more capable of completing the job using their leadership abilities. While ancient art seems like things of the past they have a major influence on how we view ourselves today.  

akward42 (2015). Raphael's School of Athens. Retrieved https://akward42.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/raphaels-school-of-athens/ure

Gombissh, E. (1975). Raphel's Stanza della Segnatura and the Nature of its Symbolism in Symbolic Images: Studies in the Art of Renaissance. (London: Phaidon, 1975).

The Benefits of Preparing PhD's for Both Academic and Industry Employment

Meeting of Doctors University of Paris
16th Century "Chants royaux" manuscript

A recent article entitled Where PhDs Work and What they Earn published in Inside Higher Ed highlights the importance of preparing Academics to work outside the traditional halls of higher education. Fostering the skills necessary to help academics to work in industry and academic rolls helps bridge the gap that leads to greater innovation in both worlds. Preparation means providing theoretical and practical knowledge in ways that can be applied to solve real world problems.

One of the complaints of the hallowed halls of higher education is that academics live in a bubble and don't contribute fully to practical problems. While academic jobs may become more difficult to obtain it also becomes possible to shoot three birds with one stone by adjusting higher edu curriculum to formalize industry knowledge, fill industry leadership positions with practitioner scholars, and create more relevant theories for academics to ponder.

Doctoral graduates should be able to take academic knowledge and apply it to the workplace while at the same time borrowing industry knowledge to enhance curriculum; a two way street of development. Each feeds the knowledge of the other by borrowing and creating areas of knowledge transference.

The value of a doctorate degree rises when graduates can apply their intellectual capital to both worlds. The formation of higher knowledge is a reciprocal process of awareness of problem, exploration of the problem, formation of theory/solutions, application of theory for solutions, and the re-adjustment of theory for accuracy. Intermingling of the two worlds creates faster development.

As a bonus, we also might find that the higher pay in industry can lead to higher pay in academia by supporting faculty negotiation power by enhancing options beyond traditional occupational roles. Wages in one industry create spill over effects when one sector must compete with the other such as that which the report indicates in increase pay for faculty in the business, healthcare and engineering fields. Pay, benefits, working conditions, meaningfulness, and environment become important factors in attracting top talent.

The academic world doesn't exist in a bubble and is a dependent contributor to industry and society. Training faculty to take duel roles as practitioner-scholars gives them needed intellectual and financial leverage. Bouncing between the two also enhances both as knowledge and information create spill over effects that force both to adapt. Knowledge and income rise when practical value meets higher knowledge. Connecting industry and higher education becomes a possibility when doctors are prepared to take on dual roles.