A500.2.3.RB_Standards

             MLSD 500: Leadership Found in Research

     A500.2.3RB – Standards

Submitted to ERAU Worldwide

in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of MBAA

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Worldwide

Online Campus

August 18, 2015

           A standard is a level of quality, like a bar that is set. A document that outlines standards provides requirements, specifications, guidelines, or characteristics that can be used consistently to ensure that materials, products, processes and services are fit for their purpose (ISO, 2015).  I actually refer to a standard every day at my job.

           A standard of life is similar to a standard of living, evidenced by a set level of resources that may include such things as wealth and material goods and necessities.

Critical-thinking standards in a particular discipline are: reason, logic, rational, consistent, falsifiable, testable, well-organized, reliable, and being effective (Nosich, 2012). 

The non-critical-thinking standards tend to focus more on emotional feelings and attributes like: fun, exciting, feels good, attention-getting, popular, chic, spontaneous, advantageous, and beneficial to me, in fashion (Nosich, 2012).

My personal standards focus on safety and comfort, standards that are crucial to me for a sound foundation. The style and model of my car, for instance, represent the importance of reliable transportation, which I believe is a necessity. It also addresses my standards for comfort efficiency, so the car has a fast engine, calibrated for speed, yet it is designed well enough to mitigate risky malfunction. My job is just like my engine: fast-paced, in sync, challenging, yet conservative.

          My personal standards are identical to my professional standards. I have always been in search of a fast-paced, challenging - both intellectually and physically - standard of excellence. I have always found value in efficiencies; I organized myself so that I could be as productive and efficient as possible, as it was easier for me to accomplish my goals. When I decided to explore efficiences in business, particularly manufacturing, I found that the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification confirmed and formalized my natural inclinations. 

References:

ISO - International Organization for Standardization. (2015). What is a standard? Retrieved from http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards.htm

Nosich, G. M. (2012). Learning to think things through: Critical thinking across the curriculum. Columbus, OH: Prentice Hall. (ISBN: 9780137085149)