Posts by anniecarson:
Graduation Program
April 29th, 2012The program from the Humphrey Graduation this past Wednesday is live on the Project Thrive site, but I wanted to share it with all of you as well! Here is a link to a PDF version of the program. A big thank you to Kristi for the content and organization, Julia Tylor for the tree design, Molly Brush for the editing, and the Cronkite School’s graphic designer, Linda Davis (she did an amazing job tying the Project Thrive theme into the design of the program)!
Cronkite Humphrey Graduation Program
One last thought… This might be a little cliché (okay, definitely is… I’m sorry, I had to), but Vitamin C’s Graduation Song has yet to be shared on the blog. This is for both the Humphrey Fellows and our graduating attachés! Congratulations!
The semester in review through photos found on Annie’s iPhone
April 27th, 2012Wednesday marked the end of our journey.
For the Fellows, this is the end of a 10-month long stay, and for the attachés, it marks the end of a wonderful semester with wonderful people. I can safely speak for each of the attachés when I say that we are forever grateful for the experiences and opportunities of meeting and working with the Fellows, as well as being able to call them our friends. It is guaranteed that we will all miss each one of you very, very much. With that being said, below is the semester in review through photos I found on my iPhone.
Best of luck to each of the Fellows as some embark on another leg of their journey to their professional affiliations, while others head back to their homes around the world. Thank you again for a great semester.
Keep up with the Fellows (aside from this blog)
April 23rd, 2012
Annie’s Foolproof Guide to Being a Good Leader
April 23rd, 2012Leadership tips from a 20-year-old college kid
-Think different-
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.“ –Apple’s Think Different commercial, 1984
-Have a sense of humor-
-Communicate effectively-
{Lessons from Winnie the Pooh}
“If the person you are talking to doesn’t appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.”
“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like ‘What about lunch?’”
“You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
March 28th, 2012
Steve Jobs, written by Walter Isaacson is the official biography of Apple’s Steve Jobs. Walter Isaacson is the CEO of the Aspen Institute and has been the chairman of CNN and also the managing editor of Time Magazine. The book is close to 600 pages, and is an extremely honest, thorough and interesting account of Steve Jobs, his life, his legacy, his leadership, and how he conducted himself as the leader of Apple. Isaacson writes, “Some leaders push innovations by being good at the big picture. Others do so by mastering details. Jobs did both, relentlessly. As a result he launched a series of products over three decades that transformed whole industries.” The leadership lessons from Steve Jobs that I learned while reading this biography are: keep it simple, be honest, think different and have passion. Although Steve’s leadership styles, methods and his personality were all unconventional, he showed the world how innovation can change the course of society. He forced people to think differently and forced society to move forward. Regardless of the bridges he burned in the process, Jobs gained respect throughout his life and created a legacy that is sure to last forever. Like it says in the Think Different commercial, “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do,” and Jobs was one of those people.
SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/anniecarson/Desktop/Humphrey%20blog%2003.doc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oAB83Z1ydE
Isaacson, Walter. Steve Jobs. 1st ed. New York City: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales
Inc., 2011. eBook.
Presidents/Presidents’/President’s Day
February 21st, 2012As everyone attending ASU complained about the fact that we had classes on a federal holiday, I started to think about why we wouldn’t have class on what seemed like just another Monday. That lead me to a sobering reality – I had no idea what President(s)/(‘s)/(s’) Day even celebrated, let alone where to place the apostrophe in the word. I was under the assumption that it celebrated each of the United States presidents throughout the country’s history, but I learned that who the holiday honors is “up to interpretation.” So, I took this quiz from a Washington Post article to check up on my presidential knowledge (or lack thereof). The article also provides some background information on Presidents Day (I’m keeping the word plural from now on). In some parts of the country, Presidents Day is meant to celebrate George Washington’s birthday… in other areas, it celebrates each president of the United States and the legacy he left on the country. I like to think of it as the latter… Presidents Day as a celebration of each of the 44 United States presidents.
After more research and even more article reading, I came across this fun-fact on a blog from CNN: “Many modern presidents blame the media for making their lives miserable. But the complaint is as old as the Republic. Thomas Jefferson suggested that newspaper editors should divide their papers ‘into four chapters, heading the 1st, Truths. 2d, Probabilities. 3d, Possibilities. 4th, Lies.’”
The blog discusses different presidencies, how they were remembered and what different presidents’ favorite and least favorite moments and aspects were during their specific time in office. I found it interesting that although technology and society in general have both advanced exponentially since the time when Jefferson held office, he still felt that journalists did not explore the facts of a story thoroughly enough, nor did they weigh the ramifications of what they published before they did so. It seems things have yet to progress in that department.
This connects us to our discussion today regarding whether or not journalists publish an article for it’s relevant content or for the show-biz aspect of the content. As Dr. Bill said today in class, “journalism is the balance between show-biz and ‘actual’ journalism.” It is evident that journalists find it hard to draw a line between profit and popularity of a story and the significance of publishing it in terms of content that is relevant and important to the reader.
The same blog continues to outline what it takes to be a successful president in the United States, a majority of the qualities mirroring the leadership qualities that we have been discussing in class. They are:
1. Be attuned to public opinion (know what the people you serve think and say about you and your leadership skills)
2. Know how to work with Congress (be able to have strong and compatible relationships with those who help you lead and those who are strong influences in making important decisions)
3. Know when to compromise (this is easy and straightforward… know when to accept other opinions and ideas, and when your ideas might not be the best ones)
4. How to say one thing and do another (people will always remember the legacy you leave behind, not the specific, insignificant decisions you make on a daily basis)
5. Know how to deal with temperamental Cabinet secretaries (be able to step into a position of power if your lower level leadership fails to abide by specific decisions you make)
6. Be prepared to hit some bumps along the road (expect the unexpected)
[all bullet points from http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/20/lindsay-celebrating-the-presidents/?iref=allsearch]
Other interesting reads:
http://whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/20/happy-birthday-mr-president-2/
Ethical Behavior Across Cultures: Cultural relativism vs. Ethical imperialism
February 3rd, 2012When in Rome, do you do as the Romans do? Or do you adhere to your own cultural and ethical beliefs? If you’re in a different country, are you more likely to stick to your morals, or would you accommodate the beliefs of the culture you’re visiting?
Reflecting on what I would do in these situations, I think back to my own experiences in different countries. A majority of the time, the safe bet is to do as the Romans do and submerge yourself in the culture. This is referred to as cultural relativism, when the “values and practices of the local setting determine what is right or wrong,” and when ethical behavior is determined by its cultural context. It is having the freedom to make choices without facing the same repercussions that you otherwise would if you were in your home country. Opposite of cultural relativism is ethical imperialism, where there is one universal moral standard, regardless of location or culture.
So where do we draw the line? How do we, as a global community, deem what is unethical if there is no single, universal rule? Even further, how do we apply this rule to businesses? Things can get tricky among businessmen of varying cultures, as there are different expectations for each one.
According to the text, “We should always factor cultural considerations into account when transferring theories and practices from one setting to the next.” Personally, I think it is really important to have an open mind and an ample amount of patience when entering any kind of multi-cultural field, especially when interacting in a business setting. It is pretty evident that having successful and meaningful interactions between cultures is easily achievable, as is proved in our Humphrey Seminar.
Schermerhorn, Jr., J. R., Hunt, J. G., & Osborn, R. N. Organizational behavior. (7 ed., pp. 50-52). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Annie Carson
January 27th, 2012My name is Annie Carson and I am studying Journalism and Mass Communication (specifically Public Relations) and am set to graduate with both my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in May 2013. I am also pursuing a minor in Justice Studies and hope to attend law school to study Entertainment and Media Law following graduation. I enjoy studying both the positive and negative aspects and uses of social media, and the way that mass media can affect various aspects of justice. I was a Public Relations Intern for the past year at The Lavidge Company, a full service advertising, marketing and PR firm in Phoenix, and worked on accounts such as Banner Health and Discount Tire. I also had the opportunity to check various media into the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night, where I got to work with and meet publicists for different celebrities. I am currently working at a restaurant in Phoenix called La Grande Orange. I am extremely organized, thorough and creative. I am a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, am 20 years old, a fourth generation Arizonan, and I hate cold weather.
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