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.

What did I learn this week?

  I really enjoyed learning about providing a press conference and speaking to the media.  I found the topic and critical incident project extremely beneficial and fun.

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

    I felt that my grant presentation went well, but if I were to improve it, I may have created a note card or two just in case the internet went down during the presentation.  The internet did go down near the end of the presentation, and if I had note cards, I could have smoothly continued. I was able to move on without the powerpoint, but if I would have the note cards it might have been even smoother.

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

  I will be cognizant that I will need a backup plan in cases where technology, such as the internet fails.  If I would have printed my presentation slides, it would not matter as much if the internet quality is poor or goes down during the presentation.