Week 5

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: Training and development prompts a change within an organization. The goal of training is to identify areas for improvement and develop materials and opportunities to educate employees in order to support growth.

For this assignment, you are required to develop a small training exercise. Review your needs assessment and previous observations conducted on your work environment to help identify one area for improvement that would benefit a part of your organization. This training exercise does not need to be implemented, but should include at least one deliverable that you could use during the training exercise. As you are reviewing your organization, consider employee engagement, systems, procedures, communication, and the culture within the organization. These are suggestions for possible areas that could benefit from a training exercise. The training must include the following:

  1. What goal is the organization trying to accomplish?
  2. What processes or procedures will change after the training?
  3. Describe the strategies or actions involved in the training exercise to meet established goals. What is the expected performance or applications after the training? How will the strategies drive successful business results and improve employee performance?
  4. How will the organization provide support to the employees receiving training? To new employees? Does this support consider strengths and weaknesses within the organization?

You are required to develop a written description (1,000 words) including one visual for your training exercise. Be sure to take time to analyze your work surroundings and identify a need for further training and development.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

LDR531 Week 5 Creative Organizations and Strategic Change

  

Identify and discuss several global creative organizations using the criteria and descriptions in Ch. 10 and 11 of Mastering Leadership

 
 

Include the strategic opportunities for change the organizations have. Each team member must write at least two substantive responses (with a minimum 350 words each)that include the following before submitting them via the Assignment Files tab:

· Discuss why those organizations could be considered creative.

· Explore alternative views.

Project Plan

 

Instructions:

This week’s assignment is to create a project plan using industry-standard software. 

In this assignment, you will be creating a Work Breakout Structure (WBS), GANTT Chart, and Network Diagram for your project using the software application you have chosen. Please include:

At Least 30 Activities, each with

  • Duration/Dates
  • Predecessors
  • Resources
  • A Critical Path
  • Include a copy of the source file from your application. In the case of Smartsheet, include detailed screenshots embedded in a Word file.

extra websites for software

 Basecamp – https://basecamp.com (tutorials at: https://basecamp.com/help/2/videos (Links to an external site.)) Freedcamp – https://freedcamp.com (tutorial at: https://youtu.be/6S0jb6CnnH0 (Links to an external site.)) Flow – https://www.getflow.com (tutorials at: https://www.getflow.com/support (Links to an external site.)) Wrike – https://www.wrike.com (tutorials at: https://help.wrike.com/hc/en-us/categories/201188625 (Links to an external site.)) 

Memo Due Tomorrow

You have recently joined an organization in an entry level HR position. The organization is now subject to union representation. You have been asked by your supervisor to write a brief memo for your HR colleagues that provides an overview of the expectations for managing human resources in a unionized environment. Your memo must address the following:

  1. The differences, from the organization’s perspective, in operating in a union-free environment versus a unionized environment
  2. The rights of the union, management, and employees
  3. The impacts of the union on human resource functions, including
    • Work restructuring  
    • Performance Management
    • Employee Discipline and Job Security
    • Wages and Benefits
    • Health and Safety
  4. Any costs the organization may expect based upon these impacts

Use headings to separate the sections of the paper, double-space, and Times New Roman font, cover page, page numbers, and APA format.

Support your answers! In responding, you must use FIVE references including THREE FROM THE COURSE MATERIAL BELOW. They should be from a scholarly journal or credible news source from within the past three years. At least three should be from course materials. 

PICK 3 ARTICLES TO CITE FROM OUT OF CLASSROOM MATERIAL!

 https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/your-rights/employer-union-rights-and-obligations 

 https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb 

 https://open.lib.umn.edu/humanresourcemanagement/chapter/12-2-collective-bargaining/ 

 https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/bargaining-in-good-faith-with-employees-union-representative 

 https://www.fedsmith.com/2008/07/08/why-do-employees-file-discrimination-complaints-2/ 

csu discussion week 1

apa format

1-2 paragrahs

references

How are critical thinking and decision making related? Identify and discuss at least 3 heuristic decision-making strategies for leaders. 

  1. Are leaders thinking critically when we use heuristics in strategic decision making? Explain your answer. 
  2. Practical Application: Describe a decision a leader that you are familiar with has recently made. The decision can be of a personal or professional nature. Assess whether the leader seemed to use heuristics vs. critical thinking in their decision-making. Discuss why one method would be more effective than the other in reaching the decision. 

csu discussion

Module 5: Discussion Forum 

apa format

1-2 paragraphs

references

In team development, some team members prefer to take initiative while others prefer to be told what to do. 

  • Identify benefits and drawbacks of each preference (consider Cogs Ladder). 
  • Explain how these benefits and drawbacks may affect a team members role within the team. 
  • As a team leader, how important would it be for you to recognize these differences among team member preferences and what could you do to help propel the team through higher stages in team development? 

Assignment 2: Complementary Partners

Imagine you are working with a partner to plan and host a workshop on leadership. There will be 100 people attending. Within this assignment you will be creating a document that discusses the main components of leadership and corporate culture.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

Address a key leadership trait that can assist in managing conflict.

Discuss a tool or strategy a leader can adopt for improving communication within the organization.

Describe some methods for motivating employees and improving behaviors within the workplace.

Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Describe the primary functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, controlling) and the associated skills, tools, and theoretical approaches that can be used to accomplish these functions.

Explain the principal theories of leadership and motivation, and describe the fundamental considerations in managing and motivating individual and group behavior.

Describe actions to improve communications, manage conflict, develop strong organizational culture, and improve the ethical behavior in organizations.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in management concepts.

Write clearly and concisely about management concepts using proper writing mechanics.

Team-Building

Group and team cohesiveness play an integral role in how goals and objectives are achieved within healthcare organizations. One way to achieve such cohesiveness is through team-building activities. What are some examples of team-building activities that you may have participated in or just heard about? How successful were these activities in achieving team cohesiveness? Why do you believe they were successful or unsuccessful? 200-word minimum w/cited references.

Ledlow, G. R., & Stephens, J. H. (2018). Leadership for health professionals: Theory, skills, and applications (3rd ed.).  

CASE STUDY (MANAGEMENT)

 – CASE STUDY (MANAGEMENT)

 – NO PLAGIARISM*****

– NEED PLAGIARISM REPORT ALONG WITH WORK. *****

– CASE AND CASE GENERAL INSTRUCTION ARE ATTACHED. 

– SHOULD STRICTLY FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.