Rucci Self Review

Career Goal

My primary career goal after Fisher MBA will be very similar to the goal before I came here, that is, to work in a supply chain position which I have strong interest in. I want to proudly be part of a company that focuses on satisfying customer demands, promoting new technology and delivering sustainable development commitment in each step of move. The ideal company will be in the Midwest because the friendly culture here balances my giant city experiences and truly connects to my personal value of people, close community, teamwork and collaboration.

Aligning with my passion for customers, technology and people, I believe supply chain consulting is a suitable starting point for my career in business. Throughout my professional life, I have been involved in situations that required gathering and analyzing data, creative problem-solving in a team environment, and interacting with customers. I like the challenges of crafting creative proposals and then defending them in front of upper management or clients. I feel passionately about the impact and success my ideas will bring to an organization.

To start with, as each business performs on a unique supply chain system, I would first learn the business of the corporation, fit into the culture of the company, and apply what I can bring from my MBA credentials, my SAP system expertise and personal competencies to make a contribution. I value the wide range of experiences and perspectives I can acquire and the network of senior-level contacts I can develop as the requirement to be a senior supply chain manager. Then I would reinvest my knowledge into a leadership role, hopefully to manage a few projects in international transportation and high technology shipment.

Self-Awareness and Self Empathy------Must Draw The Line

First, letÐ'ÐŽÐ'Їs take a close look at my "Type". I'm an "ESTP", an extravert and sensitive personality forces me to think and perceive. On this basis, I wait for perfect timing, weigh facts and figures, and warn myself any deviation from what exactly I want to be viewed by others. In addition to that, I regard objective opinions, and comments as something I can take hold of to make my decision and fully devote to help people. On one hand, awareness of myself provides me with a big picture of what I could do to be approachable to others. On the other hand, I could care too much about others feelings. When that care goes too far, it will be against my work.

In my first-time management position, I awarded scattered track records to people in exchange for being sociable, and I gave the chance of their lifetime to make them feel in a team. When they failed, I made up for them. I compensated for them. I was doing othersÐ'ÐŽÐ'Ї jobs all hours of the day my work suffered. One of the most extremely insane examples was that the guy in his department was totally harassing one woman. As I thought to myself that if I fired him, I would not make this world a better place because he could go somewhere else. What I did was to find him a therapist, take him to the therapy and finally be told that he wanted to be in a couple therapy with me. And I went. Not until I had the access to some special education during this therapy, I realized that I made a mistake.

The power of influence is amazing. By just saying Ð'ÐŽÐ'oSure, going to your kidÐ'ÐŽÐ'Їs football gameÐ'ÐŽÐ'± can change that kidÐ'ÐŽÐ'Їs life and change the parent because one can be in a powerful position to help people.

But there is a balance line. What I am doing so poorly is to draw the clear line in a complex awareness situation --- As I understand it today, when I get the power in corporate life I owe it to the corporation and owe it to my boss to help my boss to do my bossÐ'ÐŽÐ'Їs job better. As a perk, I help people. The result could have been totally different and I would never find myself in a couple therapy situation if I was able to step back and take a good picture of what can change and what canÐ'ÐŽÐ'Їt and what should my priorities be as a team leader, I would never let my awareness go that far. For this reason, I see my challenge in developing a more disciplined judgment process without severing relationships with coworkers.

Self-Regulation-----My Difficult Decision

Learning from mistakes in corporate life, my self-regulation competency grew significantly.

Early spring this year, my group had a job opening and each group member took an additional responsibility of interviewing candidates. After meeting and talked to several candidates, I had one experienced, knowledgeable applicant for endorsement. Towards the end of the week, a candidate who happened to be my alumni walked into my office. From our conversation, I knew the candidate had recently completed his master degree on student loan and desperately needed a job.

My first reaction was to console him and agree to help without considering too much because personally I felt it was my responsibility, as an alumnus, to provide this opportunity to help. My awareness told me that everyone wants to help and everyone sympathizes with the one who needs opportunity. But as the day progressed, I kept telling myself that the alumnus candidate was not the one with the strongest background.

After this deliberation, I made my difficult decision. When I was asked my opinions of the candidates, I explained to the team that I felt my judgment might be biased due to personal reasons, and I asked to be excused from the final discussion on whom to select. Now Looking back, I understand that it was my self-regulation competency competed against my emotions to redirect my propensity. My decision at the time doing so would endanger the alumnus applicantÐ'ÐŽÐ'Їs chance, while on the other hand, the regulation made me believe that my personal judgment for his cause would lead me to a biased conclusion. Even though endorsing the alumnus applicantÐ'ÐŽÐ'Їs candidacy was not unethical, I believed my personal sympathy for his cause would lead me to a biased conclusion. As I worked very hard to build leadership credibility, it was important for me not to compromise it and to maintain independent professional judgment at all times.

Motivation------What goes beyond money?

It was back into 2005 when I owned my hotel business. One of my daily hosts was sick and I was put in his shoes and started working. Then I had a guest came in at 5:30 the morning wished to get his shirt ironed for his meeting. Against