Orb critical assignment

When an individual appears in the presence of others, there will usually be some reason for him to mobilize his activity so that it will convey an impression to others which it is his interest to convey. Some of the illustrations of the times include. “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”, “Never let them see your sweat”. We live in the age of information, so it is not surprising that the use and control of information plays a central role in each of our lives. Impression management often connotes creating a false impression or hiding deficiencies in order to achieve a goal. Impression management means wanting to create a favorable impression on others, in meeting with the public, the chief executive officer (CEO) wants to convince others that he or she is wise, hardworking, and trustworthy, the customer service representative listening to the problem you are having with an electronic device wants to project the feeling that he or she is a friendly, competent person who will take care of your problem and even some scammers want to convey the false impression that they have your interest in mind while really trying to steal from you. The author spoke about how an interviewer can increase fairness in an interview by viewing impression management as a skill. Impression management can be a good thing if it is used correctly. He stated that Impression management is such a natural part of organizational life that it is now considered to be a major component of organizational politics. He also stated impression management involves a deeper aspect of behavior and includes logical thinking and persuasive skills. The author stated that people in the work place are particularly eager to create a positive impression because they want to attain such outcomes as developing allies, getting a raise, getting promoted, receiving a bonus, making a sale, avoiding being placed on downsizing list and being hired in the first place. I agree with the author, “I have a friend who works for a marketing company and is hoping for a promotion. He has been working hard and believes he is the only person in the running for the opening. Recently he was eating lunch with the hiring manager for the new opening and the manager tells my friend that he is thinking about talking to (Warren) another colleague about applying for the opening. This does not make my friend happy, and he begins to tell the hiring manager (who only knows a little about Warren) about the struggles Warren has with his current position because he wants to spend more time with his three children. My friend is using Impression management on the hiring manager to give him a different (albeit potentially false) impression on Warren. We have learnt some impression management tactics to include self promotion, personal stories, opinion conformity, entitlements enhancement of another, overcoming obstacles, justifications and excuses, I think every management if managers are knowledgeable in the art of kinesics, it will help them to a reasonable when their employees or candidates for employments are “putting up appearance” just to impress them for a targeted goal just like my friend did to the hiring manager. Works Cited Burke, Gigi (2011) Impression Management in the Workplace: Research, Theory and Practice vol:35 iss:8 Journal of European industrial training vol:35 iss:8 [0309-0590] pg:851 Retrieved from : http://www.emeraldinsight.com.famuproxy.fcla.edu/toc/jeit/35/9 Christian I Okereke Impression Management 09/30/14