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MM Leadership Final Integrative paper of Leader Maye a. Gutierrz

                                                  FINAL INTEGRATIVE PAPER

                                                   Submitted by:  MM Leader Maye A. Gutierrez

On our first meeting, I remember Prof. Jorge asking us to make a brief introduction of ourselves to our classmates.  I had fun listening and knowing a bit about the other 15 leaders.  When it was my turn to speak, I described myself as a happy housewife, a cool mother of 4 and an ex- international flight attendant.  My introduction was "short, sweet and organic."  I remember Prof Jorge saying how impressed he is about housewives like me, who, in spite of our hectic rosters, still finds time to return to the Academe to pursue our passion for learning. (Thank you, Sir!  You don't know how much your words inspired me.)

 Like Goes, Ricci and Clavius, I also have a passion for learning, remaining open to new ideas and challenges.

"Leaders persevere not only out of pride, integrity, and commitment to their values.  They persevere because they are all at once trusting, optimistic, foolish and humble enough to hope and expect that the seeds of their efforts will blossom in times, ways, and places that they can neither predict nor control." (Heroic Leadership, Chris Lowney)

1.       WHERE AM I NOW?

"You can't connect the dots looking forward: you can only connect them looking backwards. So, you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect you in your future."( Steve Jobs)

To know where I am now, it is important that I go back to our learning agreement to check if I had already moved forward..  As I reviewed my leadership agreement, I was reminded of what I wrote 4 months back. "My objective in taking his course is to learn the techniques of an effective leader-- a leader who has strong morals, unaffected by criticisms and stern.  I also said that I want to be a leader who contributes to the formation of the society.

MM Leadership - AVP of Leader Maye Gutierrez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9j51yLtrdE&feature=youtu.be

dear Prof Saguinsin,

I did my AVP last night in front of the class while my AVP was still in the process of completing it's uploading in youtube.  I finally succeeded and here is the link.  

Merry Christmas, Sir Jorge! see you next time.

Maye Gutierrez

MBA MM Leadership

MM Leadership Reflection Paper 3 - My Passion leader Maye A. Gutierrez

On Thursday, December 3, 2015 6:23 PM,

   REFLECTION PAPER # 3 OF MM LEADER MAYE A. GUTIERREZ

I was 12 years old when I took my first airplane ride bound from Manila to San Francisco, California.  What was funny was that I was more excited to see an airplane than to see America. I remember my mom had suits especially tailored for us so we could look photogenic in our airplane photos.

I must admit, I didn't enjoy my first airplane ride.  I felt claustrophobic.  Take –offs and landings made me clench my fist and call on all of the Saints I know.  Turbulence made me nauseous and the barf bag became my new found friend.  I was terrified to look out the window thinking that if I move a bit, the airplane would tilt sideways.  I found inflight meals disgusting and I chose to go hungry than force myself to partake of it. To make the long story short, I managed to cross the Pacific with a dehydrated body, an empty stomach and a full bladder.

MM Leadership CALL TO ARMS SPEECH by Leader Maye A. Gutierrez

                                                           CALL TO ARMS SPEECH

                                                                    By: LEADER MAYE A. GUTIERREZ

Good evening.  My name is Maye Gutierrez.

Do you know that many Filipinos die unnecessarily because First Aid is not widely enough known? And that they die not because their accidents were fatal but merely because no one acted quickly enough to save them?

 According to a survey, more than 59% of 2,000 people are not confident trying to save a life.   And it is sad because "a life was wasted because somebody declined to save that life."

 Let me first define First Aid.  First aid is the primary care given to a person suffering a sudden illness or injury to prevent his condition from worsening and/or promote recovery. 

As a former flight attendant, I underwent a series of First Aid training which proved to be very important as I encountered numerous cases of illnesses on board the aircraft.  Knowing what to do in an emergency makes you look decisive and commanding and people will tend to value your presence more. Let me share to you some of what I've learned.

The first thing that I will talk about is CPR or cardio pulmonary resuscitation because it is the definitive life- saving procedure. What would you do if you see a person lying on the floor appearing to have no breathing and no pulse? What would be your first reaction?  Well, before you panic thinking that you are face to face with a dead person, the first thing that you ought to do is to shake him vigorously to make sure that he is not sleeping.  "Baka naman natutulog lang yung tao at nambubulabog ka pa".   Now, if he still doesn't wake up inspite of your "shake it off", then, that will be the time to do CPR which involves opening the airway and doing your favorite-- mouth to mouth.  You do it 2x  immediately followed by chest compression 30x.  Isn't it amazing to be pushing on someone's chest who you thought was dead just moments before and have them wake up? Wouldn't that be heroic?

 Second, how to stop bleeding?  Simple  --  Using a clean cloth, give direct pressure to the site until the bleeding stops. I am surprised to know that cases of nosebleeding is taken lightly by some.  Some mother's reactions can be, "Naku, anak, dali ka,  kumuha ka ng tissue… kasi baka mamantsahan ng dugo yang t-shirt mo."   Believe it or not, if unattended, one can die from a nosebleed.

Third, Chocking.   Imagine this…You have been wanting to propose marriage to the woman of your dreams.  You look at her, ready to pop up the question and you see her grasping her throat and cannot breathe. It is because a chunk of sirloin steak which both of you just had for dinner is blocking her airway.  What do you?   Of course, it pays to know how to do abdominal thrust.  Hopefully the pressure can expel the sirloin steak, thus increasing your chance of having her say "yes" to your marriage proposal. Ika nga, "totoong, may forever."

Fourth, the beauty of witnessing childbirth. How many times has childbirth happened inflight?  A lot.  It can be described as messy, yet, it can be one of the most fascinating experiences you can have. It is because you didn't only save a life, you helped bring life to the world.  In childbirth, you don't actually do anything because whether you like it or not, the baby is coming out.  All you have to do, is to find a decent and safe place for the mother to give birth to. And of course, to make sure that baby junior won't drop off to the ground as he is born.  If you are able to do this, then you can truly be called a Hero.

  Why do I tell you this?  It is because during an accident or catastrophe, we may not have anybody to rely to except ourselves. Everybody is aware of the Big One or the earthquake magnitude 7 to hit Manila anytime during our lifetime.  A considerable amount of time or days or weeks may pass before help arrives. But with our knowhow, professional help can still be rendered to the survivors in time.  If injuries are not treated as fast as possible, even the quickest, most sophisticated emergency service in the world will arrive on the scene only to certify death.

My advocacy is for everybody to learn how to administer First Aid. The likelihood of an injured person living or dying depends on the timeliness of these lifesaving actions.  The odds of survival are greatly increased if bystanders quickly begin applying first aid rather than taking "selfies or groufies"on location, which sad to say, rather happens most of the time. Although first aid is not a replacement for emergency services, it can still reduce the severity of the injuries and improves the chances of survival.

I chose this topic because I believe, that you, too can be a HERO. .  A REAL HERO who can put his own life on the line to save another.  It is a sacrifice of the highest order because though we are not paramedics, we are doing something outside of our expertise in the heat of the moment to save a life.

First Aid is a humanitarian act that should be accessible to all.  With this skill, we become empowered to save lives and ultimately become a HERO in our own little way.  EVERYBODY CAN BE A HERO.

MM Leadership GENOGRAM BY LEADER MAYE GUTIERREZ

  GENOGRAM AND REFLECTION OF LEADER MAYE A. GUTIERREZ

I was born Ma. Aurora Ignacio Araneta. I learned that Aurora in Latin means "dawn."  It is also the name of the Roman goddess of sunrise whose tears turned into morning dew.    Aurora is also the name of Disney's Sleeping Beauty Princess who made me feel like one when I was a little girl. But actually, these were not the reasons why I was named Aurora.  I was named Aurora because that was the name of my paternal grandmother.  When I was younger, I didn't quite like my name but my mother said that Aurora, is much better than naming me after my maternal grandmother, Purificacion.

The Araneta's hail from Iloilo.  Some people think that we belong to the famous Araneta clan from Bacolod, Negros Occidental.   My Ilonggo relatives joke that since we were not 'hacienderos" ( Spanish term for landlords), then maybe, we were just their "aliping namamahay" (Spanish term for commoners or serfs).   Being born an Araneta has its perks and we live to its name with pride.

MM Movie Synopsis, Analysis of JCampbelll Monomyth and My Life Story by Leader Maye Gutierrez

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                               Synopsis of Movie Gladiator                                 

 The movie that I chose is Gladiator, a 2000 epic historical drama directed by Ridley Scott.   Gladiator was a box office success and won multiple awards at the Academy for Best Picture and Best Actor.  The hero in the movie travels through 12 stages, much like Joseph Palmer's book  "The Hero with a Thousand faces."

·         The Hero is introduced in his ordinary world

       "All for the glory of Rome."

The Hero in the movie, Gladiator, is the Hispano-Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius.  His ORDINARY WORLD is the battlefield where he led the Roman army to its decisive victory from the Germanic tribes. He is loved and admired for his virtues of morality, fortitude, courage, loyalty and most of all, for his devotion to his wife and son.  He earned the favor of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius and was appointed as his successor instead of the usual tradition of passing the crown to his son, Commodus, who was considered a failure in leading Rome.