netrashetty

Netra Shetty
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD; NYSE: AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for commercial and consumer markets. Its main products include microprocessors, motherboard chipsets, embedded processors and graphics processors for servers, workstations and personal computers, and processor technologies for handheld devices, digital television, automobiles, game consoles, and other embedded systems applications.
AMD is the second-largest global supplier of microprocessors based on the x86 architecture and also one of the largest supplier of graphics processing units. It also owns 8.6% of Spansion, a supplier of non-volatile flash memory.[2] In 2010, AMD ranked twelfth among semiconductor manufacturers in terms of revenue.[3]

Further, anchoring techniques also played a significant role in my learning while in the workplace wherein I tend to remember things directed at me when I hear a sound that closely associates with what I have to do. I figured this is relevant for me since because of workloads I tend to overlook some of the most critical part of the sale management process. With this, I tend encourage people around me to voice their concerns so that I can assess my concerns with those. Asking questions and soliciting suggestions are two of my primary techniques while with the sales staff. This is very important considering that I worked with both superiors and subordinates, and face to face communication would be the only resort particularly in times of work-related conflicts.

Oral reporting and presentations are also my forte since I believe that this is the best way I can make the top management understand the status of my department and its necessary future direction. I would like to think that I am not afraid of telling my superiors what should be done and what practices should be eliminated to further the growth of the sales management team. Verbal reinforcements during meetings are highly encouraged especially when it is me that is facilitating that meeting. Visuals are presented and written reports as well, but this should be always accompanied with dialoguing.



Personal development

Williams (2005) noted that although personal development could mean differently to different people, one theme is clear wherein personal development is regarded as an ongoing process. From a personal standpoint, he believes that personal development means coming to understand yourself more deeply thus personal development is a continuous process of developing self-awareness. It is through self-awareness that he can expand his horizons as a way to evolve as a person. Nevertheless, though personal development is different from career development, Williams (2005) states that the two are inextricably linked as one bring the behaviors and skills s/he develop as a person into his/her job role.

The development of self-awareness is a key aspect of self-development. Self-awareness is considered the foundation for understanding performance at work. Thereby, the development of self-awareness and other aspects of emotional competence are directly linked to understanding performance. Self-awareness involves recognizing what emotions you are feeling and why, being able to accurately assess one’s strengths and limitations and having self-confidence (Williams, 2005). Self-awareness also points to being a proactive learner of taking conscious control over one’s decision (Miller, 2001, p. 3). Conscience, creative imagination and independent will are other endowments associated with being proactive.

One of the psychometric measures of preferences in perceiving the world and making decisions regarding future personal development is Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Initially published in 1962, it drew from the typological theories of Carl Gustav Jung who proposed the existence of two dichotomous pairs of cognitive functions as rational (judging) and irrational (perceiving). The former directs thinking and feeling while the latter focuses on sensing and intuition. The 16 possible psychological types are extrapolated from the four dichotomies namely attitude – extraversion (E)/introversion (I), perceiving functions – sensing (S)/intuition (N), judging functions – thinking (T)/feeling (F) and lifestyle – judgment (J)/perception (P) hence, ESTJ and INFP.
 
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