Assignment:
Assignment :1
Your management team has been retained by a senior manager who is concerned about the effectiveness of his managers and their leadership abilities.
He would like you to develop a training guide that shows how personality traits affect management and leadership. The training guide should be designed to improve the interest in and leadership skills of his managers.
Guidelines:
• Your training guide should, at a minimum, include the following:
o The differences in leadership and management
o How factors like personalities, values, attitudes, cognitive differences, emotions, and charisma affect leadership
o How do courage and morals affect leadership and leadership decisions?
o What are the 5 sources of power a leader might possess
Your submitted assignment must include the following:
• A PowerPoint presentation of 8-11 slides that covers all the aspects of the assignment guidelines
o Include speaking notes
o If a reference is required, use APA format
Assignment:2
Your supervisors have come to you and told you that they want to have a better understanding of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Their reasoning is to have a better understanding of where the workers who report to them are coming from in this hierarchy. By doing so, they will be able to communicate better and provide opportunities that may advance them on in the hierarchy.
Guidelines:
• Research and create a write up for your supervisors that includes the following:
o What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
o What motivates people in each level of Maslow's Hierarchy?
o Provide an example of what could be done to move a person to a higher level of the hierarchy within your work group.
o Are there other contemporary models out there like Maslow's? If so, explain what it is.
Your submitted assignment must include the following:
• A typed document of 2 to 3 pages that covers the guidelines listed above.
o Include any references using APA format.
Assignment :3
Diversity has become an increasing topic of focus in the workplace. Demographic trends in the United States have led to increased workplace diversity which includes the following:
• There are more women in the workforce than ever before.
• Aging adults, many of whom are working beyond the typical retirement age
• Multiple generations who have distinctive wants and needs
• Cultural differences such as locations, languages, and work and business ethics
• Other factors, which have contributed to the complexity of managing an organization and its human capital
There are legal/regulatory requirements relative to workforce diversity. In addition, many organizations have developed comprehensive diversity programs to respond to these trends as well as to support organizational strategies. Given your groups expertise on the topic of diversity, you have been asked to contribute an article to an industry publication on workplace diversity.
Guidelines:
• Your group should prepare an article on diversity that covers the following:
o A summary of trends leading to increased diversity in the workplace
o The general impact of diversity on organizations
o What are strategies that companies have implemented or should consider implementing to effectively address the challenges and opportunities of workplace diversity? Refer to a best practices model of at least one organization in any industry that has successfully implemented an innovative diversity program, which can be modified and replicated on some level
o How does diversity help to strengthen the workforce?
o What are some examples of conflicts that can arise due to diversity? How can they be solved?
• The Small Group Discussion Board is available for your collaboration.
Your submitted Group Project must include the following:
• One group submission of 5 to 7 pages that covers all the aspects of the group project guidelines
o 2 references per group member, include all references in APA format.
Assignment:4
You are employed at a large global high-tech company that has offices worldwide in such places as Tokyo, London, Bombay, Toronto, Mexico City, Chicago, and Seattle to name a few. Although the sales has been reasonable these past few months even with the global economic crises, an internal crises exists related to employee morale being at an all-time low. There are many different beliefs on what is right and what is wrong across the board, especially when it comes to the cultural and communication differences and the technological equipment challenges. There are also concerns regarding the selfishness of the employees; where the employees do not enjoy working as a team. You supervisor has tasked you as the as the VP of the Service Department to prepare a research paper that will communicate information and solutions as well as provide a foundation of knowledge so that you can work with your peers and employees to solve these problems. At a minimum, your research paper must:
• Analyze and evaluate the different leadership theories and behavior approaches, including the Tuckman four stages of group development model.
• Evaluate the importance of the internal environmental factors that include the cultural, language, political, and technological differences.
• Apply the necessary steps to overcome the identified challenges with the different sources of power that must be taken into account.
Present your findings as a Word document of 4 to 5 pages formatted in APA style.