ERIKA JAMES

The Life And Career Of An Associate Professor

Presented by: Team Spring

-Bikram Bhusal
-Himani Poudel
-Nisha Shilpakar
-Renu Kuwnar
-Sujit Shah
TABLE OF CONTENT
 Introduction to Erkia's Family
 Childhood Activities

 Academic Background

 Adult Life

 Marriage

 Life as a Professor Erika James

 Experience as being Parents

 Managing Career

 Opportunities of her Life

 Conclusion on type of Personality

INTRODUCTION TO ERKIA'S
FAMILY

 Born on 1969, Bermuda

 Only a child of:

 William Hayes

 Gloria Hayes
CHILDHOOD ACTIVITIES

 Migrates to USA
 Stays with mother and
step-dad after the divorce
of their parents.
 Manages relationship with
biological father.
 Visited him every summer.

 Gets less time with current

family.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
 Starts study career from Texas
 Curious on learning

 Gets honor roll awarded

 Migrate California and graduates doctorate in

Organizational psychology.
ADULT LIFE
 Involves in extracurricular activities
 Wanted to become cheerleader

 Completes doctorate 5 years course

within 4 years along with part time

work.
 Always did activities that made her

happy, cheerful and pleasant.

 Starts career as an Assist. Professor

at Tulane University.
 Further shifts to Emory University.
MARRIAGE
 Meets Jimmie James at Dallas
 Manages long distance relationship

 Gets married on 1999.

 Gets separated as:

Jimmie flew to Baton

& Erkia to Atlanta
 Long distance relationship was resumed
back soon.
 Met and spent time together every
weekends.
 Maintained good long relationship with
communication and career.
LIFE AS A PROFESSOR ERIKA JAMES
 Going to academic was one of her career
job.
 Totally strive on job that acknowledges her.

 Joins Darden School of Business as her

husband was transferred to D.C.
 Works hard and becomes a Professor.

 Works for different tasks with Frank to

utilize the leisure time.
EXPERIENCE AS BEING PARENTS
 3 years of marriage gives birth
to a son.
 Assigns nanny for their son

 Worked for 2 hours along with

MBA class far from city they
lived.
 Gives birth to daughter in 2005.
MANAGING CAREER
 Both Jimmie and Erika wanted to
serve others via their career.
 Jimmie was transferred back to
Texas.
 Sales their property and shifts to
Charlottesville.
 Ekria got hard time balancing life
with kids and work.
 Jimmie was transferred back to
Washington DC
 He had to leave family and live at DC

 Came along and spend time with

children every Saturdays and
Sundays.
New Opportunity or Straw That Could Break
The Camel’s Back ?

She has been offered Associate Dean for

Diversity, at the Darden School

Will she be able to do the job properly, with

all new changes that have come to her life so
far? Could she bear the additional strain ?
PERSONALITY FRAMEWORKS

A. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

B. The Big Five Personality Models

A. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
(MBTI)
– ENFJs- Extravert Intuitive Feeling Judging
– Natural Teachers and Leaders
– Relational, Motivational, Intuitive, Idealistic, Ethical and Kind
B. The Big Five Personality Model
MAJOR PERSONALITY
ATTRIBUTES INFLUENCING OB

– Core-Self Evaluation
o Self Esteem
o Locus of Control
– Self Monitoring
– Machiavellianism
– Narcissism
– Risk Taking
– Type A Personality
– Type B Personality
CONCLUSION
Erika's Life reflects Type A Personality.
 She kept on migrating several destinations with her family
and work purposes.
 Her strive to work on multiple tasks a once.

 Nature of

 maximum utilization of leisure time.

 Competitive natured
ANY QUESTIONS???

ANY COMMENTS…
THANK
YOU