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Instructions:

Write a page to discuss how tort law is important in today’s business environment. What do tort laws seek to prevent? Who does it seek to protect?

Also, discuss the concept of standard duty of care as it relates to the industry standard at your current (or past) place of employment. How does such duty of care differ from other industries? What would be considered a breach of duty thus creating liability for negligence?

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Week 6- The Issue of Acess and Cultural Relevency

Thanks to your discussion on the importance of certain outcomes of Outdoor Ed in your respective communities, I want to shift the discussion onto the barriers preventing communities from reaching these resources, opportunities, and outcomes. 

Please listen and take notes on the following podcast from 1A- NPR titled ‘Nurturing A Bond Between Black People and Nature’ then answer the below questions in our discussion section. 

https://the1a.org/shows/2017-12-18/get-out-nurturing-a-bond-between-black-people-and-nature (Links to an external site.)

1- Why is inequitable access to public lands a problem

2- Identify and explain at least three barriers to access outdoor spaces? These can be barriers addressed in the recording or ones that were not addressed. 

3- Propose a solution to some of these barriers.

As always feel free to leave additional questions for your classmates in your response. Continued discussions are always welcome. Remember to maintain an open mind, assume best intentions and be respectful as you enter into a dialogue.

Additional readings and resources

Whitewashing in the Outdoors
https://www.dbpmagazineonline.com/2016/12/11/whitewashingoutdooradventure/ (Links to an external site.)

A Critical Exploration of Women’s Gendered Experiences in Outdoor Leadership
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1053825918820710

If you were the Vice President of Human Resources for a public agency, how would you assess why employees are leaving?  After you choose your method, how would you analyze the data for the top reasons for employee departure? What would your plan of action be to deal with these concerns?( least 200 words and find a resource to support your opinion, Make a reference) less than one hour

Discussion Questions (DQ)

1. Create a Work Breakdown Structure for a term paper project or another school-related project you are working on.  What are the steps in the WBS?  Can you identify any sub-steps for each step?

Internet Exercise 

2. Access https://www.mtholyoke.edu/sites/default/files/datawarehouse/docs/dwprojectprocessanddocumentation.pdf . Analyzing the comprehensive Scope Statement for the data warehousing project, what problem is this project seeking to address? what is the proposed solutions?

MS Project Exercise (Project Outline – Remodeling an Appliance) 

3. Using the information provided below, construct a simple WBS table for the project example.

                      Project Outline— Remodeling an Appliance

I Research Phase

II Design and Engineering Phase

III Testing Phase

IV Manufacturing Phase

V Sales Phase

I Research Phase

A. Prepare product development proposal

1. Conduct competitive analysis

2. Review field sales reports

3. Conduct technological capabilities assessment

B. Develop focus group data

C. Conduct telephone surveys

D. Identify relevant specification improvements

II Design and Engineering Phase

A. Interface with marketing staff

B. and so on

III Testing Phase

IV Manufacturing Phase

                      V Sales Phase

What features should come with a good training site?
Your response must be at least 75 words in length.

What are the parts of the evaluation process?
Your response must be at least 75 words in length.

How important are excellent leaders to organizations? Well, the answer, in theory of course, would be very important. However, the answer as practiced by countless organizations might indicate otherwise. Only 38 percent of organizations have a formal frontline leadership development program in place. It’s important for organizations to commit to strong leadership development, and it’s particularly important for organizations to begin grooming their Gen Y employees to move into critical leadership positions. Why? Within 10 years (by 2025), these Millennials are set to comprise 75 percent of the global workforce. That’s why organizational leadership development programs are absolutely essential. Let’s look at what some companies are doing to prepare the next generation for leadership.

Excellent leaders have to be developed and cultivated.

3M’s leadership development program is so effective that it has been one of the “Top 20 Companies for Leadership” in six of the last seven years and ranks as one of the top 25 companies for grooming leadership talent according to consultant Hay Group. What is 3M’s leadership program all about? A few years ago, the company’s former CEO and his top team spent 18 months developing a leadership model for the company. After numerous brainstorming sessions and much heated debate, the group finally agreed on six “leadership attributes” that they believed were essential for managers to have in order for the company to become skilled at executing strategy and being accountable.  Those six attributes included the ability to: develop a plan and implement that plan; motivate and rouse others; be ethical and trustworthy and abide by the rules; achieve outcomes; strive for excellence; and be a capable and creative innovator. The company has continued to reinforce its pursuit of leadership excellence with these six attributes.

Other companies, such as Ernst & Young, start early in recruiting and investing in future leaders, often going after talented college freshmen who have leadership potential. They take the best talent and involve them in various leadership development programs both while in school and after graduation. Deloitte, another company rated high for its leadership development programs, is deeply committed to helping its Millennial employees learn and absorb the leadership skills they will need to lead the company in the future. It starts with a very specific recruiting strategy for hiring Millennials and continues with a yearlong “Welcome to Deloitte” program. This program is all about teaching this age group client-management skills and team-building skills, and offering professional development opportunities. And, not surprisingly, it’s done largely through social media using interactive experiences such as role-plays, simulations, games, and a tool to help these employees track their first-year tasks.

At Facebook, the first Millennial-run organization to become a Fortune 500 company, leadership development is designed around the needs of a fast-moving, fast-growing company. The head of leadership development at Facebook says that the only way leadership development works there is by making it consistent with the types of engineering tech types that comprise the company. Engineers are concerned only with “what works.” And it’s the same for any type of leadership development to be successful here; the focus has to be on what works. Also, since Facebook is an extremely flat organization with few levels of management, employees find out early on that in order to get anything done, they’re going to have to be able to influence and inspire people. That’s why leaders at Facebook don’t have to be convinced of the need for people skills. They won’t survive long without them.

Prepare a 2-page paper answering the following questions.  Remember, use 10-12 pt font and APA format!  Feel free to bring in outside data/sources, but please provide citations and a list of references.

1. Why do you think that there’s a huge gap in theory (what we know we should do) and practice (what we’re actually doing) of leadership development?
2. What are some reasons that companies might not be addressing Gen Y leadership development programs?
3. Three different types of organizations are described here: 3M is primarily a manufacturing organization. Ernst & Young and Deloitte are professional services organizations. Facebook is a tech company. Compare and contrast their differing approaches to Gen Y leadership development.

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You have recently been hired as the HR manager of a small furniture manufacturing company that has 63 employees. These employees include everyone from line workers to upper management. You are the first HR person the company has had. One of your first assignments was to evaluate the fairness of the company’s current compensation system.Based on your evaluation, you have discovered a number of inconsistencies:Some line workers earn more than managers.Some managers earn twice as much as other managers even though the work is similar.Some line workers are making significantly more money than others even though they are performing the same work.What recommendations would you make to improve the consistency of the company’s compensation system?Be sure to provide the rationale for your recommendations.

“Transfer It”  Please respond to the following:

• Rate the three (3) most important concepts that you learned in this course in order of importance (one [1] being the most important). Propose two (2) applications of this knowledge in your current or a future position.
• Predict the most significant ethical issue that you believe HR professionals will face in the next ten (10) years. Provide a rationale for your response.

Prepare PowerPoint (10-12 slides, not counting the cover slide or the references slide). (using two impactful slides)—table or chart, picture, drawing, etc.—discussing what employees can and cannot openly say openly about their coworkers, supervisors, and employer.  Cover how the term “protected concerted activities” affects workplaces. 

The audience for presentation will be new shop-floor, first-line supervisors. 

Include notes underneath the slides on what you will say.

Include at least 4 additional sources to help strengthen your discussion.

Discussion Assignment

Before beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link “Doing Discussion Questions Right” and any specific instructions for this topic.

Before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least two of your classmates’ responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Submit your responses in the Discussion Area.

Introduction

The HR consultant’s feelings and ability to gain feedback are important methods for gaining information and establishing trust and cooperation. During a client interaction, the HR consultant can use other tactics that will enhance the methods typically used when providing expertise.

Tasks

Question 1:

Discuss how you would use the collaborative role to help managers solve problems themselves.

Question 2:

Discuss the implications of the four elements of the consultant–client interaction: responsibility, feelings, trust, and your own needs as a consultant.

Submission Details

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 500–1000 words as noted in the attached PDF.