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You are the HR manager for a commercial airline. You have been assigned to develop a realistic job preview for flight attendants. Your objective is to give a balanced picture of the job so that applicants will better understand what they will be asked to do. Job duties, schedules, and other facets of the job should all be well understood early in the recruiting process to avoid poor P/E fit later on.

• How would you gather information about the job context and environment? Explain what sources you would use and why.
  
• How could you use technology to show the positive and negative aspects of the job

Your discussion is to be submitted in 12-point Times New Roman font using APA format.  You must have a minimum of two sources to support your answer. You must also have a minimum of two intext citation of your sources. This is very important.

Students are required to post their primary response (200 word minimum) by Wednesday midnight. Students will respond to 1 other posting (150 words minimum each) by Wednesday midnight..

Executive Presence and Communication Skills

Reflect on how your Executive Presence and communication skills have grown this term. Use the prompts below to organize your thoughts:

• Reflecting on your first video in the course, what changes did you make for Assignment 3, to improve your Executive Presence?
• What have you learned this term about how you communicate in the workplace? Include both positive and negative aspects of your communication style. 
• In what ways have you improved your communication skills during this term?
• What will you do going forward, to continue to improve your communication skills and Executive Presence?

Post your initial response by Wednesday, midnight of your time zone, and reply to at least 2 of your classmates’ initial posts by Sunday, midnight of your time zone.

Class:

Take a deep breath and let it out. We are in Week 10, our last week, and all of your major assignments have hopefully been submitted. So let’s relax, reflect, and have fun.

This is an important week as you sum up what you have learned in this course, and how you can apply this information at your current job and in the future.

Please spend some time answering these questions. Just writing one sentence to complete the assignment is not what is intended for this week’s discussion. Please include references and in-text citations.

Please print the questions out separately within your post so you can be sure to address them all.

Read the four questions carefully and reflect on how your Executive Presence and Communication Skills have grown this term.

1.    Reflecting on your first video in the course, what changes did you make for Assignment 3 to improve your Executive Presence?

Go back and read my suggestions from your first video recording and see if you included them in Assignment 3.

Do you feel your Executive Presence was elevated?

2. What have you learned this term about how you communicate in the workplace? Include both positive and negative aspects of your communication style.

Think about how you responded in the past to your colleagues during a normal workday. Now think about when things got tense or there was a crisis. What did you do before this course? What have you learned and applied now? What will you do in the future when these situations occur?

3. In what ways have you improved your communication skills during this term?

List specific improvements that you feel demonstrate that your communication skills have improved. Have any of your colleagues at work, boss or family members noticed a positive change?

4. What will you do going forward, to continue to improve your Communication Skills and Executive Presence?

This question requires thought. Will you continue to refer to what you learned here in your future journeys? Will you look deeper into any specific subjects?

I look forward to reading your answers and what changes your colleagues have noticed and identified that have taken place in your “persona” through your writings this semester.

Response

 
55 minutes agoJocelyn Johnson Sanders RE: Week 10 DiscussionCOLLAPSE

Hello Professor Paulson and Classmates,

Comparing My Videos

My Assignment 3 video provided an opportunity for adjustments to some of the technical aspects of my presentation as well as executive presence overall.

Learnings

The first technical change was the position of the camera.  Instead of looking down into the camera, it was placed at my same height.  Additional adjustments were made in order to stand during the video presentation, another great recommendation in my feedback and the reading assignments (Paulson, 1).  The final adjustment was the lighting and background for the video which improved the glare from the original assignment.

The Positive and the Negatives

One negative aspect regarding my communication at work that has definitely been improved is the ability to hold back and truly listen.  Due to my Di personality style, getting right to the point of my presentation has always been my workplace communication style.  Learning about storytelling tactics and examples was a huge benefit and growth opportunity in this course.  Conversely, positive aspects include the clarity of my voice and the fact that over the years, my experiences are of great interest to others and can be shared to help develop and grow my team.

Improved Communication Skills

Storytelling and increased listening skills would be the biggest areas of improvement.  Understanding the importance of the “jaw-dropping” moment (JWMI, 2) is the best improvement.  Through these exercises, recalling stories of the past are appropriate for both the Business Communications and Leadership MBA courses.  Sharing these skills with my team has improved business relationships and provided a feeling of trust in places that did not exist previously.  Taking the listening to the next level by referring back to a statement or recommendation made by a team member has encouraged others to share more ideas and openly communicate with the entire team.

Going Forward

Referring back to my learnings will be utilized throughout my MBA program.  At work, the executive sponsorship opportunities are abundant with my team, my peers, business leaders, and community events throughout the year.  Taking advantage of these opportunities and properly preparing for them will be the biggest take away to continue improving my skills.  There’s also a note of laziness during internal leadership meetings where sitting has become the norm.  My preference lately is to stand and there is a better quality of voice and reaction from the audience as a result.  This will remain a practice going forward.

Normal Workdays of the Past

When a crisis happened in the past, my adrenaline would kick into high gear.  Time for listening was a challenge.  Remembering to make sure there was a focus on the bigger “Why” is always a challenge in these situations.  At GE, we tend to go right to the solution or fix it mode of thinking.  My learnings have reminded me to ask “why” and “what did we learn from the crisis” and “how do we make sure this doesn’t happen again” when these situations occur.  My readings of Simon Senik in the past had taught me this but the culture quickly pulled me back into the “fix it” mode (3).  Asking the right questions must increase in my communications.

Demonstrations of Improvement

My team has been most impacted by my communication skills work in this course.  That was intentional due to the number of opportunities in any given workweek.  The dynamics on the team continue to improve and the benefits of team performance and openness are definitely noticed with a positive reaction.  No one has specifically asked if I’m taking a world-class MBA course in Business Communications but the increased feedback and dialogue from my team are evident.

Future Communications Journeys

There are often compliments with regards to my speaking capabilities and when the proper preparation is utilized, the response is abundant.  To that end, there are many speaking engagements on my path forward, and honing these skills coupled with the areas of career expertise will open the door to refer back and improve my skills in the future.  The storytelling, the succinct, and clear thinking in my message, and the body language will be my points to excel and grow.

1. Paulson, E.  2020.  JWMI505 Business Communications Assignment Feedback.
2. JWMI.  2020.  Week 10 Lecture Notes.
3. Sinek, S. 2009.  Start With Why

 Deliverable 7 – Risk Prevention Policy

Competencies

• Evaluate the safety and security compliance of organizational and employee work environments.
• Analyze organizational practices as they relate to union-related and labor relations laws.
• Design reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of employees and the organization.
• Appraise the workforce relations of an organization to ensure optimal performance.
• Integrate negotiation strategies with legal decision-making to ensure policies and practices reflect ethical values.
• Design an organizational risk management plan.

Scenario

You have been hired as the new Vice President of HR for your organization. One of the first areas in which you need to familiarize yourself with is in how well (or not) the organization manages and prevents risk. Upon review, you realize that there is no comprehensive policy for risk prevention and management currently in place. You report your findings to the CEO, who agrees that this lack of documented policy must be corrected immediately. The CEO has instructed you to develop a policy document to protect the organization and its employees from risk. As part of your role as VP of HR, you will need to research your organization, note that it is publicly-traded.

Instructions

Based on your research, prepare a policy document for the company that:

• Outlines standards for employee safety and security.
• Designs measures for reasonable accommodation.
• Designates critical components that must be addressed to assure business continuity in the event of a natural disaster.
• Describes how management decisions must align to the ethical values of the organization.
• Illustrates the impact of labor laws and unions.
• Incorporates a Human Resources audit.
• Provides attribution for credible sources used in the policy document.

Internet Exercise 4.2 (page 141…Go to the following website: www.debian.org/devel/leader. Evaluate the role of project leader. What is it about the duties and background of the project leader that lets us view him as this project’s leader. 

Discuss whether economies of scale have any relevance to such companies as Wal-Mart.

Fig Technologies wants industry research on gender and work-life attitudes to present an overview of the position of project managers in two geographic areas. You will present this report in a two-page (excluding the title and reference pages) assessment of the position based on information available. In your report, be sure to address the issues below.

Analyze the demographics of gender in the workplace with regard to position, pay, and expectations.

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of flexible schedules and work responsibilities.

Determine the potential human resources benefits of offering child and elder care in the organization.

Explain work-life balances regarding achieving greater results for the organization.

Support your recommendation through the use of at least two sources, one of which can be the textbook. Content should be two to three pages in length. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.

Have some fun with the assignment. Use your creative thinking along with your critical thinking to include your perspective of the findings and how to address the issues.

Question A

Is it time for U.S. labor law to be reformed? If so, what changes are necessary? What intellectual school of thought (e.g., mainstream economics, human resource management, etc.) underlies these changes?

Question B

U.S. law mandates basic democratic procedures within unions including election provisions. Many national leaders are regularly re-elected while there is greater turnover of leaders at the local level. What explanation can you give for this?

Answer both questions with creditable sources.

First, read this article: Nissan To Produce New Crossover Based On Kicks Concept. Also review “Establishment of the ‘Nissan Way’” (Figure 3, within Chapter 11, Section 4.2.3 in your textbook). 

Then, compare the “Nissan Way” organizational culture with the Brazilian jeitinho cultural trait as discussed in our Module Three reading. 

Now consider both of these cultural concepts working in tandem with each other. Identify one Nissan Way value and one jeitinho value that you believe would work well together. Also select one Nissan Way value and one jeitinho value that you believe could create dissonance or organizational conflict. 

Note that this is a challenge that Nissan currently faces, as in 2016, Nissan announced that it would begin producing a new crossover that will be sold globally, starting with Latin American markets. 

Following an investment of $192 million (U.S. dollars), the Nissan Kicks will be produced at Nissan’s Resende Industrial Complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The facility was inaugurated in 2014 and currently produces compact vehicles March and Versa. After the start of production, Nissan expects to hire 600 new employees.

For additional details, please refer to the Journal Guidelines and Rubric document.

I have a written assignment due. I will attach the requirements needed to complete this assignment. Please be advised that there is a 400 word minimum for this assignment. Must use required reading for in text-citations. Must use APA formatting.

Note: Only up to 20% of content in the written assignment can be quotes from third parties. 

There have been some noted differences among private sector and public sector labor relations. Discuss in detail how public employees’ rights generally differ from those of private sector employees. Discuss right to strike and its impact on private and public employees. Identify and explain some of the challenges of public sector collective bargaining.
 

Your response should be at least 400 words in length.