Selected Business Article

Professor Klinkowstein

Playing the confidence game at work —

— the wrong way

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20130910-the-confidence-game-at-work

Xiuqi Zhu

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Professor Klinkowstein

The Evolution of Overconfidence

Business World Shift

Jack Welch’s Time Has Ended

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High school

teacher – Weems

says that letting

students to make

decisions is the

confidence of a

teacher.

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Confident executives

of the 1980s can no

longer survive these

days. Cooperation is

what we need!

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To be confident is

very important when

you looking for a job.

But as a manager, the

confidence showing

on everyone is your

confidence!

Ethnographic Research

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Targets

ALPFA VS. Adopt a Dream

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Step One – Interview

“Well Organized.”

“Detailed Time Schedule.”

“Professional.”

“Free Food.”

ALPFA Members

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Step One : Interview

– “Very Few Communication between Members.”

– “Uneven to Freshmen and Sophomores.”

ALPFA Members

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Step One – Interview

“Warm Discussions”

“Feel Free to Give Opinions”

“Equal as G-Board”

“Good Listeners”

Adopt A Dream Members

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Step One – Interview

“Unprofessional”

“Ineffective”

“Oligarchy”

“Vague Time Schedule and Purpose”

Adopt A Dream Members

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Step two – Observation

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Step two – Observation

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Step two – Observation

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Step two – Observation

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Step two – Observation

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Step two – Observation

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Step three – Practice

“ We are looking for confident leaders who is:

Strong in Ability

Follow Disciplines

Finish tasks Purposefully

Brave to Give Opinions”

– Executive of Deloitte

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Step Four – Conclusion

Either OVERCONFIDENT

or DISCONFIDNET

Diagonals – Visual Research

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Arcs – Visual Research

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Irregular – Visual Research

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Grids – Visual Research

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Monochrome – Visual Research

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Neutral – Visual Research

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High key – Visual Research

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Low key – Visual Research

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Combination – Visual Research

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Blace and White – Visual Research

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Selected Article for Research:

Professor Klinkowstein

Playing the confidence game at work —

— the wrong way

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20130910-the-confidence-game-at-work

Xiuqi Zhu

Social circumstance Observed

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Employees and Employers

have trouble with showing

their CONFIDENCE in a

RIGHT way.

Observation

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Lose directions of project

Too bossy

Poor organized

Hard to focus on topics

Cause chaos

…

Desire

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A specific class or cause that

-- help employees and employers show appropriate

confidence

-- mould better working environment