Ethics-
- Differentiate between ethics and ethical behavior.
- Why are ethical practices and corporate social responsibility critical issues for contemporary managers?
- Provide an example of how stakeholder's decisions could lead to a company's image and how customers view that picture, either positively and negatively
Workplace Expectations-
- How do you know what is expected of you at work?
- Discuss five expectations you feel are important for your position and describe who could be negatively affected should you not meeting those expectations.
- What are the best ways to communicate your expected performance and what method is used to evaluate your work?
- What does excellence look like in your current role?
High-Performing Teams-
- Adopting high-performing teams to solve problems where direct supervisors and managers recognize service, and quality outcomes could promote quality initiatives.
- Using Google Scholar or EBSCO Library find two peer-reviewed articles written in the last three years illustrating researched teams in healthcare, information technology, education, or the general business sector.
- Read the articles and describe in your own words the setting of the investigation and characteristics that demonstrated the problem under investigation relating to teams.
- Describe the findings of the research and provide a suggestion for future investigation.
NAFTA-
- What is NAFTA? Under what President was NAFTA formed and why?
- What countries are linked? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the trade agreement?
- Define reshoring.
- Discuss why leaders are deciding to reshore products and what implications could that strategy have on the global economy.
Change-
In the lecture, we discussed change agents and those that sabotage an effort for change.
Answer both questions below.
Question A - Describe someone you have worked with past or present that you consider a change agent and provide examples of what contributed to your view.
Question B - Have you encountered a situation where a manager was resistant to change?
Share your perspective regarding a decision where you or a co-worker presented an idea to a manager that was not implemented.
- How did the decision make you feel?
- Looking back, was the decision justified? Why or why not?
Leadership-
Leadership does not begin with the skills for moving others to action. Instead, leadership involves embarking on an " inward and outward journey of self-reflection," which inspires others to action. (Arkoubi, 2013, p. 3).
- Could a new leader "know" how to influence others if a person cannot manage one's behavior?
- What training would you suggest for new leaders?