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Motivation Techniques used by CISCO
Motivation Techniques used by CISCO
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Motivation Techniques used by CISCO
CISCO is a company that has been in the forefront in producing quality products related to networks among other technologies. This dynamic field requires defined strategies to meet the needs of customers in a competitive line of production. One of these strategies is employees’ motivation as this will improve their performance in relation to creativity among other outputs. There are different techniques used to, but some are more effective in motivating employees than others (Hiam, 2010).
Work-Smart is the leading motivation technique used by CISCO in enhancing employees’ performance. This is where the company creates a culture that appreciates new ideas from employees, improvements in performance, and innovations. The appreciation is mostly through awards or promotions. Such initiatives make employees offer best of their services. The strategy gives answers to why CISCO sells classy products, which dominate the networking industry despite other companies such as TP-Link and D-Link, which produces cheaper products (Boorsma and Mitchell, 2011).
Annual activity schedule is also among the strategic techniques used by CISCO. This defines the work schedule of different departments, where they have to meet the target by the end of the financial year. In this instance, employees will be forced to work using the set guides and this facilitates the company in exploiting human resources to the maximum (Hiam, 2010). The annual activity schedule is designed with the “can’t lose spirit”. This enhances the company’s objective as they will be meet demands of customers and uphold their market share (Locke & Latham, 2009).
Disarming technique is also a technique used to overcome critics from different parties. Practically, critiques are ideals tools, which facilitate identification of loops in services and products. The company motivates employees to criticize these critics by offering better services (Hiam, 2010). This turns out being a defense mechanism, thus improving employee performance.
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Boorsma, B. and Mitchell, S. (2011). Work-Life Innovation: Smart Work—A Paradigm Shift Transforming How, Where, and When Work Gets Done Available at: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac79/docs/ps/Work-Life_Innovation_Smart_Work.pdf
Hiam, A. (2010). Motivational management: Inspiring your people for maximum performance. New York ; Toronto: AMACOM, American Management Association.
Locke, E. A., & Latham, G. P. (2009). Goal setting. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
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Activists’ acts may range from letter writing, posters, boycotts, demonstrations, to terrorist acts, in cases where matters get out of hand. More often, activists confront their opposition in swaying their opinion while also gaining support from the general public. Activists seek to educate the public on matters relating to why they are getting involved in activism acts. Parental modeling is somewhat significant in bringing up future activists because many children learn from their parents how to respond to particular situations appropriately. Those who are likely to become prime activists develop a personality while still young. They learn to speak out for themselves whenever they feel emotionally compelled on issues that matter to them. They can also speak on behalf of the others who tend to be shy and fear confrontation. People usually become activists to promote, enact, or intervene in the social, political, economic, or environmental change to reform societal course towards a perceived greater good (Han, Pg. 1). The paper looks to focus on Greta Thunberg’s TEDTalk and Yousafzai’s UN speech.
Being an activist requires boldness, bravery, and some considerations to the issues that matter to the well-being of society. At the age of 15, Thunberg was a recognized environmental activist and had won an essay contest about the environmental issues in a local newspaper. Following her win, she could not relax, and so she started to hold protests at the parliament premises in Sweden. Thunberg vowed to continue with the protests until the Swedish government reconsiders the environmental issues per the world’s agreed carbon emissions target (“Greta Thunberg: Who Is She And What Does She Want?”). The protests took a hit on social media and widely spread across the world. Her hashtag read #FridaysForFortune. Thunberg could miss Friday classes regularly to attend the protests and often urged students worldwide to join her. In a few months, many students started to hold protests across major cities in the world. In 2019, Thunberg did not return to school; instead, she continued to campaign and attend climate conferences. She also traveled to New York to address environmental issues at the UN conference. Upon her return, she refused to board a plane as she was concerned with the environmental issues, and she ended up going back with a racing yacht, which took two weeks. Millions of people applauded Thunberg’s acts across the world, and they started to protest in support of her movement.
The reason as to why people become activists is to speak for their rights and the rights of hundreds of people struggling to achieve the goals of peace, education, and equality (Doshisha.Ed. Pg. 16). Yousafzai understood that millions of people had fallen victim to terrorism acts, and someone has to step up and speak on their behalf. She says of the right to equality of opportunity and the right to education. An activist, she is determined to stop at nothing to achieve her ambitions and life expectations. Yousafzai cannot afford to be weak; either can she display a sign of fear and hopelessness as she has to pursue her dreams. Being an activist, she understands that women’s rights and girlchild education matter to society. Still, the vast majority of the people who should step up for such projects do not care whatsoever. She urges men not to stop fighting for women’s rights, but meanwhile, women need to come forward and fight for what is right for them. The only way to liberate society or rather the oppressed in society is through the activists’ voices. Activists’ words mean a lot to the world and can inspire changes and prosperity.
In conclusion, it takes more than taking out to the streets to air your grievances. Activists face confrontation from the authorities while trying to protests for their rights. Indeed, standing for what is need people who can sacrifice the time, resources, life, more importantly, being bold and courageous. Activists are often interviewed to address why they are protesting and what they think should be done to rectify the situation. To be an outstanding activist, one has to be bold, sacrifice, and courageous. The three aspects can make one standout among the crowd.
Works Cited
“Greta Thunberg: Who Is She And What Does She Want?”. BBC News, 2020, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49918719.
Doshisha.Ed.Jp, 2020, http://www.doshisha.ed.jp/information/attached/news_20140216yamamoto.pdf.
Han, Hahrie. How organizations develop activists: Civic associations and leadership in the 21st century. Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Pathophysiology between Diverticulitis and Diverticulosis
Collectively diverticulitis and diverticulosis are referred to as diverticular diseases, and both occur in the large intestine. They also share the same feature of diverticula, a pocket or protrusion in the colon wall. Diverticular disease is categorized by the presence of tiny pouches in the wall of the large intestine; diverticulosis develops when these pouches push through the colon’s thin outer muscle layers; it may occur everywhere in the colon but is more common in the sigmoid and descending colons (Ghoulam, 2019). Diverticulosis is categorized by saclike protrusions formed when conic submucosa and mucosa are herniated via the large intestine’s muscle layer defects. Besides, diverticulosis may sometimes become symptomatic, resulting in severe complications. According to Elisei and Tursi (2018), diverticulosis has been studied for decades, but researchers have recently revised the pathophysiologic theory that underlies the condition. Even though constipation is no longer thought to be the primary cause of diverticulosis, it is still essential to recognize that there are likely other causes, from structural changes in the colonic wall to microbial dysbiosis that contributes to the development of diverticulosis.
Furthermore, inflammation of the diverticulum also causes Diverticulitis. Diverticulitis is the infection and inflammation in a single or more diverticulum. Diverticulitis develops when bacteria and food in the diverticulum produce inflammation and infection, which can impede drainage and result in abscess formation or perforation. Besides, ten percent or more of patients with diverticulosis will develop Diverticulitis. Diverticulitis can exist as either a chronic or an acute process. In 10%-25% of individuals, diverticulosis will progress to Diverticulitis, the disease’s most serious consequence. Pathophysiologically, Diverticulitis develops when fecalith blocks off the diverticulum sac, causing discomfort of the mucosa and subsequent low-grade congestion, irritation, and additional diverticulum blockage (Rezapour et al., 2018).
Clinical Findings Backing up Acute Diverticulitis Diagnosis in the Case
Some of the clinical results from this case that backing up acute diverticulitis diagnosis include; positive stool for occult blood, which is due to the of erosion and destruction of the arterial blood vessels leading to bleeding, low-grade fever of about 100.20 F caused by dehydration and infection, and the patient suffering from left lower quadrant (LLQ) ache of the abdomen convoyed by vomiting, nausea, and constipation. This is caused by recurrent local inflammation of the diverticula. Also, the large bowel may be slender with fibrotic strictures, resulting in narrow stools, cramps, and increased constipation, or may sometimes result in intestinal obstruction. Another clinical finding supporting the diagnosis of acute Diverticulitis, in this case, is the flat plate abdominal x-ray which shows a bowel-gas pattern in line with the ileus. In such cases, an abdominal x-ray may indicate free air beneath the diaphragm if a perforation occurs from the Diverticulitis.
Other clinical findings that support acute diverticulitis diagnosis are the patient’s dehydration signs, such as the patient’s poor skin turgor with tachycardia [101 bpm] and mild hypotension [90/60 mm Hg], and the patient having pale mucosa. The signs mentioned above and the symptoms are a clear indication of peritonitis. Besides, peritonitis is a condition triggered by leakage of abdominal organs’ contents into the abdominal cavity, mainly due to inflammation, trauma, ischemia, infection, and tumor perforation. In addition, the clinical finding that the patient has left lower quadrant and has tender to light palpation lacking rebound tenderness supports acute diverticulitis diagnosis. Besides, increased tenderness and abdominal pain indicate signs and symptoms of perforation, which is a surgical emergency. The last clinical finding that supports acute diverticulitis diagnosis, in this case, is the hyper-resonance of the patient’s abdomen to percussion due to air in the peritoneum which shows signs of peritonitis.
Risk Factors for Acute Diverticulitis
Some risk factors that increase the chances of developing acute Diverticulitis include; age, where the probability of developing Diverticulitis increases with age. This is due to cellular hypertrophy, structural changes, and deterioration in the circular muscle layers of the large intestine. Even though older age is often associated with acute Diverticulitis, this relationship is strong per se. The prolonged period in which the colonic wall is susceptible and exposed to other pathogenetic factors plays a vital role in the development of acute Diverticulitis (Alessandra et al., 2018).
Another risk factor that increases the odds of developing acute Diverticulitis is nutrition low in fiber and rich in animal fat. A high intake of animal fat in combination with a low-fiber diet seems to increase the risk of developing acute Diverticulitis. Lastly, opioids, steroids, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as naproxen, sodium, and ibuprofen are associated with high odds of causing acute Diverticulitis. A high risk of diverticular bleeding is linked with the regular usage of aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (Alessandra et al., 2018).
Why IV Fluids and Antibiotics are Specified in this Case
In this case, since the patient shows clear signs and symptoms of experiencing dehydration, the patient requires to be hydrated with electrolytes and the IV fluids she has lost. In addition, it is clear that the 84-year-old patient is suffering from acute Diverticulitis with noticeable symptoms, and thus hospitalization is urgently needed. In most cases, hospitalization is indicated for those immunocompromised and elderly patients or those taking corticosteroids. Administering IV fluids, withholding oral intake, and instituting nasogastric suctioning in case of distention or vomiting are utilized to rest the bowel. The IV fluids have been indicated in this case since they will be administered to the patient to replace the electrolyte and fluid she has lost. Besides, colloid, fluid, and electrolyte replacement is the main focus in managing acute Diverticulitis (Hinkle & Cheever, 2018). Apart from IV fluids, administration of some quantity of an isotonic solution can be prescribed in this case. Lastly, IV fluids have been specified in this case to help the patient’s gastrointestinal tract restore from the severe bouts of acute Diverticulitis and clear the gastrointestinal tract before certain tests and procedures like colonoscopy, which might be performed on the patient.
Moreover, since the patient is showing signs of infection, antibiotic therapy is required, which is why antibiotics have been indicated in this case. Antibiotic therapy is usually introduced early in the treatment of acute Diverticulitis. In this case, antibiotics have been indicated to stop the inflammation from spreading further (Van Dijk et al., 2018). Besides, these antibiotics can be used as tablets, syrup, or an infusion. During the treatment of acute Diverticulitis, large amounts of broad-spectrum antibiotics are intravenously administered until the exact organism leading to the infection is determined and the necessary antibiotic therapy can be started. In addition, antibiotics such as rifaximin and Flagyl are often utilized to treat GI infections such as Diverticulitis.
References
Alessandra, V., Ginevra, C., Chiara, M., Alberto, B., Antonio, N., Mario, C., … & Gian, L. D. A. (2018). Epidemiology and risk factors for diverticular disease. Acta Bio Medica: Atenei Parmensis, 89(Suppl 9), 107.
Elisei, W., & Tursi, A. (2018). The pathophysiology of colonic diverticulosis: inflammation versus constipation? Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases, 3(2), 55-60.
Ghoulam, E. (2021, November 24). Diverticulitis. Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology. https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/173388-overview#a6.
Hinkle, J. L., & Cheever, K. H. (2018). Brunner and Suddarth’s textbook of medical-surgical nursing. Wolters kluwer india Pvt Ltd.
Rezapour, M., Ali, S., & Stollman, N. (2018). Diverticular disease: an update on pathogenesis and management. Gut and liver, 12(2), 125. DOI: 10.5009/gnl16552Van Dijk, S. T., Bos, K., de Boer, M. G. J., Draaisma, W. A., van Enst, W. A., Felt, R. J. F., … & Boermeester, M. A. (2018). A systematic review and meta-analysis of outpatient treatment for acute Diverticulitis. International journal of colorectal disease, 33(5), 505-512.