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