Friday - March 31, 2017

Happy Riddle Friday!

You have a barrel of oil, and you need to measure out four gallons. How do you do this if you only have a three-gallon container and a five-gallon container?

Assume you have an unlimited supply of oil and that there are no measurement markings of any kind on the containers. 

As always, NO GOOGLING! 

Wednesday - March 29, 2017 / Thursday - March 30, 2017

Financial Literacy Class
Define "liquidity" as it pertains to investments.
Give an example of an investment that is "liquid".
Give an example of an investment that is NOT "liquid".

Last question, how do you think an investment's liquidity relates to rates of return (how much you can make)?




Management Class
Distinguish the differences between a centralized management structure and a DE-centralized management structure. Pros and cons of each?




Marketing Class
Read the article linked below. Which is your favorite product demo described here and why?

The Best Product Demos Ever and Why They're So Effective

Monday - March 27, 2017 / Tuesday - March 28, 2017

All Classes
Copy and respond to the following quote from Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac:

"He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money."

Benjamin Franklin

Friday - March 24, 2017

RIDDLE FRIDAY!!!

1 3 5
2 4 ?

What should be where the ? is? Six would be too easy, so keep thinking.

Wednesday - March 22, 2017 / Thursday - March 23, 2017

Financial Literacy Class

Reflect on your interview experience in this class. Were you pleased with your performance? Was there anything that surprised you about your performance - in a positive or negative way? If you had to name one thing you should focus on improving, what would it be?







Marketing Class

Read the article linked below. Copy and paste the one paragraph that includes the best message regarding effective sales.

What Business Leaders Could Learn from the Wells Fargo Debacle








Business Management Class

Last class we talked about three options for going into business - start your own business, buy an existing business, or open a franchise. Which option is most appealing to you and why?




Accounting Class

Review the 7 Habits on the back wall with me. Which is the one that would be the biggest difference-maker in your life? What could you do differently TODAY to start adopting this habit?

Monday - March 20, 2017 / Tuesday - March 21, 2017

It's finally here...what you've been waiting for...the final habit...

Habit #7 is SHARPEN THE SAW!

Excerpt from Sean Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens...

Do you ever feel imbalanced, stressed-out, or empty inside? If so you're going to love Habit #7 because it was specially designed to help you deal with these problems. Why do we call it "Sharpen the Saw"? Well, imagine that you're going for a walk in the forest when you come upon a guy furiously sawing down a tree.

"What are you doing?" you ask.
"I'm sawing down a tree," comes the curt reply.
"How long have you been at it?"
"Four hours so far, but I'm really making progress," he says, sweat dripping from his chin.
"Your saw looks really dull," you say. "Why don't you take a break and sharpen it?"
"I can't, you idiot. I'm too busy sawing!"

We all know who the real idiot here is, now, don't we? If the guy were to take fifteen minutes to sharpen the saw, he'd probably finish three times faster.

So what do you think this habit is all about? Have some thoughts and then I'll tell you what the author says.

Friday - March 17, 2017

RIDDLE FRIDAY!!!

Thirty men and only two women, but they hold the most power.

Dressed in black and white, they could fight for hours.

Who are they?

Wednesday - March 15, 2017 / Thursday - March 16, 2017

Financial Literacy
Read the article linked below. Choose one of these odd interview questions and explain how you'd answer.

What's the Capital of Canada? And Other Weird Interview Questions

Business Management

Read the article linked below and answer the questions that follow.

How Netflix-ication Can Deliver A Waste-Free Circular Economy

1. What is planned obsolescence?
2. What is a circular economy?

3. Why does moving to a service economy make sense from an environmental and business perspective?

Marketing Class

Read the article linked below and answer the questions that follow:

How a Funeral Turned Joe Girard into the World's Greatest Salesman

1. What was the key to his success as a salesman?

2. Describe the best salesperson you have ever encountered. What made him or her so effective?

Monday - March 13, 2017 / Tuesday - March 14, 2017

Habit #6 (that's right, we are almost finished) is SYNERGIZE.

Synergy is about celebrating differences, teamwork, open-mindedness, and finding new and better ways of doing things. When it comes to differences, are you a shunner, a tolerator, or a celebrator?Wait for me to define those classifications. Then, assess your openness on the table below. Be honest.

	SHUNNER	TOLERATOR	CELEBRATOR
Race
Gender
Religion
Age
Dress

Now, how can you become a "celebrator" in each category?

Friday - March 10, 2017

It's riddle Friday.  As always, no blurting and no googling!

Two men are in a desert. They both have packs on. One is dead. The guy who is alive has his pack open, the guy who is dead has his pack closed. What is in the pack?

Wednesday - March 8, 2017 / Thursday - March 9, 2017

All Classes

Read the articled linked below and answer the questions that follow.

Investors Are Going Nuts for Snapchat

1. How much money did Snapchat make in 2016?
2. How does the company think it can make lots of money in the future?

Monday - March 6, 2017 / Tuesday - March 7, 2017

Habit #5 is SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD.

Ask yourself, "Which of the five poor listening styles do I have the biggest problem with?"

1-spacing out?
2-pretend listening?
3-selective listening?
4-word listening?
5-self-centered listening (judging, advising, probing)

Which one did you choose? Why do you think you do that?

Now try to go one day without doing it.

Friday - March 3, 2017

It's riddle Friday.  As always, no discussing, NO GOOGLING. and if you've seen this riddle before, zip it!

A team of scientists discover a body which has been frozen in ice for thousands of years.  They are able to remove a large section of ice containing the body, and they bring it back to a laboratory for closer inspection.  As they remove ice and are able to examine the remains, it is clear that this is the body of a man.  And further, one scientist exclaimed, "Oh my God, this is the body of Adam, the world's first man!"

How did he know?

Wednesday - March 1, 2017 / Thursday - March 2, 2017

Accounting Class

Read the following article linked below and answer the questions that follow:

After Oscars debacle, all eyes are on PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant Brian Cullinan

1. What do you think went wrong?
2. How could this have been avoided?
3. Why do organizations like the Oscars even hire accounting firms.




Financial Literacy Class

Read the following article linked below and answer the questions that follow:

Tech Workers Complain About Cost of Living in San Francisco

1. What is "cost of living"?
2. What surprised you about this article?



Business Management Class

Read the following article linked below and answer the questions that follow:

Business Students Willing to Sacrifice Future Earnings for Corporate Social Responsibility

1. What surprised you the most from this article? Cite statistics.
2. Job offer #1 includes an $80,000 salary with a socially repulsive company; job offer #2 includes a $65,000 salary with a company that leads the nation in social responsibility. All other things equal, which job would you take?



Marketing Class

Read the following article linked below and answer the questions that follow:

Oscar Blunder of Marketing Genius?

1. Was it an honest mistake of a publicity stunt in your opinion?

2. Do you think the publicity from this is a net positive or negative for the Oscars?