What did I do today?
   
  Today I reviewed and revised my strategic plan paper. I also attended our team meeting and gained some good information from Katie on what was needed for the final presentation. The information gained was what was needed and the proper order/outline of the final presentation.  I also added my paper to the shared folder in Google Drive for other team members to use as a guide if he/she so chooses.

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

   I felt a little behind today actually. This may have been due to the fact that I wasn't able to review and prepare for the week as I would have liked. I should have also pre-read my own paper so I could have made sure that things were done properly and so it was prepared for submission to Google Drive.
     
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?

  I need to always try and prepare for the days ahead. If I don't do this I get the feeling of being behind and not as ready for the activities for the day.  I need to make planning and preparation a priority.

What did I learn this week?

 I liked the fact that we revisited emotional intelligence.  For me, it was something that I was glad happened and I learned more this week about emotional intelligence than what I had previously learned.  I also learned a different way to do budgets as zero based budgeting is not something that Auburn Hills does.  The patrol analysis worksheet is something that I would like to try as I think it might be a better fit for Auburn Hills.

1.) What could I have done differently this week that might have impacted my performance for the better?

    This week I did not volunteer to be group leader as much as I have in previous weeks. If I would have done this maybe our team would have been more organized on two of the problems as we did not have clearly defined leader roles.  I feel that even though we did not designate a leader on those two projects, we did approach the projects with a team or group approach which did work out.

2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced this week?

  I think that revisiting the emotional intelligence will have an impact on how I self regulate.  Self-Regulation was our teams project to explain to the class. I learned more about self-regulation and knowing more about it I might be able to apply it more in my life. I do need to improve in this particular area and I need to pay more attention to it. If I can pay more close attention to self-regulation, it will make me a better all around person.

What did I learn this week?

 I learned about how to create a budget from scratch. I had never heard of zero based budgeting and I found the worksheet to be very useful.  I did like justifying the positions as I felt I was able to sell my view on the personnel well.

1.) What could I have done differently this week that might have impacted my performance for the better?

    I planned my week out very well, as I had started the project prior to the week. I read the rubric and what was expected prior to starting the project, which was a change from the previous distance learning week.  Overall, I felt that the week went great and my pre-planning was a direct result of that. 

2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced this week?

  My real world behavior has already changed, as I try to plan ahead when it comes to projects, tasks, and assignments.  I think that getting ahead of schedule or thinking about problems or potential future problems has been a big reason as to why I feel that I am doing well in this course.  Furthermore, I have started to outline my strategic plan project that will be due in the coming weeks, and putting my thoughts down on paper, I think will benefit me for several reasons. First of all, I won't forget my thoughts and ideas.  Second of all, it really made me think about the department and how to prevent a potential future problem by beginning to address it beforehand.  All in all, I have a different outlook on my agency and my position which I think is for the better.

What did I do today?
    Today, I worked on my goals and achievements sheet. I also was able to meet with a Lieutenant from my agency to discuss some ideas for my strategic plan project.  We set up a meeting for tomorrow to go over it a little bit more since we both had meetings to attend.  I also finished reading team members budget proposals. 

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

   Since I am pretty much done with my budget project, there is not a whole lot more that I can think of to do differently. I have started to plan out my strategic goal project as I would like to get a head start on that as well.

     
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?

  I have been in a pretty good grove this week of Staff and Command. I have planned ahead which is been very useful and caused much less stress. I think that my pre-planning for the week has been the major reason that this week has been a success. Prior to this week I have not had much experience with budgets, so the pre planning has saved me valuable time and energy.

What did I do today?
 
  Today I was team leader for the morning meeting. Prior to the meeting I read memos and budget justifications that were posted in Google Drive by my team members. I also worked on the math calculation sheet for the zero based budget formula.

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?
 
  Well, for some strange reason, I could not find my math calculation sheet that I had previously done on the project. I had to recreate the document and then I had to import it into Google Documents. Importing word documents into Google Documents always seem to give me fits with formatting.  When I know I am going to use Google Documents in the future, I should just start the paper/project/sheet in Google Drive as opposed to word or excel.
     
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?

  I will look at where the end product is going so that way I know what software to use, whether that be Google or Microsoft. This will save me some formatting issues and time in the future.

What did I do today?
   Today, the babysitter called in as she was sick, so I had to work from home for day. I was able to finish my budget justification and memo.  I also was able to complete the agenda for tomorrow as I am planning ahead.

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

  Even though I did my work at home today, as opposed to all of the other distance learning days, I was able to accomplish a lot.  I even prepared for Wednesday as I am team leader. Today, I really maximized my time well as I watched my two little children and was able to get my work done. There really is not anything that I could have done differently today as I was able to adapt to the change in working conditions well. 
    
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?


  I learned that I was able to get work done at home, which has been difficult in the past, unless the kids are napping.  In the future, I won't be as apprehensive to complete my work at home, since I know it can be done.

What did I do today?
 
  Today, I worked on the Budget justification paper. I had completed the zero based budgeting worksheet and was able to access the budget over the weekend, so I had a little head start.

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

  I thought today had gone really smooth as far as classwork goes. I came to work Monday and was well organized with my thoughts and where I needed to go as far as the paper is concerned.

    
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?

  I wish every Monday would start off as today did. I was well organized, was able to get right to work and I wasted little time. It was almost as though it was mid week as I felt "in the zone." I think the preparation that I had done over the weekend was a benefit and a big factor to my performance today.