...competency assessment tool THE WEB-BASED CORE COMPETENCY PROFILE ASSESSMENT TOOL Colleen S. Post and Micheline L. Brunett* ABSTRACT. The Professional Development and Certification Program for the Procurement, Materiel Management and Real Property Community is a key initiative that supports the Government of Canada’s priority to strengthen and streamline government operations. The Program is designed to provide the tools to help functional specialists better serve clients and exercise higher levels of delegated authority in order to meet the challenges of an evolving and increasingly complex environment. The Program Management Office of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat has developed an innovative web-based Assessment Tool that enables practitioners and their managers to create a core competency profile and assess their competencies. The tool generates a gap analysis report and learning solutions to assist in the development of individual learning plans. INTRODUCTION Citizen-focused, values based and results-oriented government requires the sustained efforts of a professional and motivated workforce, across the public service, working with the right values. The Public Service Modernization Act, introduced by the Government of Canada on February 6, 2003, is the centrepiece of ongoing efforts to modernize the management of the government’s human resources. One of the objectives of Human Resource Modernization is more coherent training and learning to help employees...
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...Professional Development Plan Kate Bethea LDR/531 June 22, 2015 Dr. Dave Aiken Professional Development Plan Management develops a plan that will address the characteristics of their team. With this plan, management can better lead their team by using each's personality characteristics. If such plans are used effectively, they can also determine a team's strengths, weaknesses, their skills, any improvement areas, and to help members of the team reach professional goals. Throughout this essay, such a plan will be developed to for "Learning Team D” and address the team member designated as manager. DISC Assessment In week, one of organizational leadership each member of “Learning Team D” completed the DISC Platinum rule. The DISC Platinum rule is a behavioral style assessment that breaks down an individual’s predominate behavior styles; dominate, interactive, steadiness, and cautious. There are sixteen sub-styles that further attempt to explain the results. "Learning Team D" is comprised of three members, and not one of them has the same style. One of the team members predominate style is dominated, one member style is cautious, and the third member is steadiness. Those who have the dominate style are driven self-starters who are fast-paced, goal oriented, decisive in their actions and decisions, and are more at ease when they have freedom to manage themselves and others. A cautious style is slower-paced and task-focused, they are cautious in their decisions and actions...
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...B. Team Case Diagnostic Scan Presentation Students will work on a team to complete a diagnostic scan of a problem or issue of concern in a case. Student teams will work together to analyze the case, and prepare a presentation that includes the following elements: Describe the preliminary problems or issues of concern your team identified in the case. [Note – Consider “what is” and “what should be.” Gaps between those two indicate a potential problem or issue of concern.] Specify the preliminary root causes for each identified problem or issue of concern. Describe your team’s assessment and feedback plan to confirm your diagnosis. Your plan should include a description of the diagnostic model and methods your team will use in conducting the diagnosis. Anticipate any negative consequences that you foresee resulting from assessment and feedback plan. Then, describe what steps can be taken to avert these negative consequences. ⇒ List the OD Best Practices your team would follow if you were hired on as consultants on this case. These best practices will have emerged from the previous...
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...SERVICES AND FEES The Adviser provides personal financial plans consistent with a client’s financial status, investment objectives and tax status. The Adviser will obtain the necessary financial data from the Client to prepare the financial plan. The financial plan may include information regarding retirement planning, education planning, planning for major purchases, life and disability insurance needs, longterm care needs, and estate planning issues. Client will receive a written financial plan from The Adviser. The financial plan will not include information or analysis with respect to liability risks or tax planning. Fees for the financial planning services referenced above are as stated below. Client may elect to pay the fee upon execution of this Agreement, upon delivery of the written financial plan, or a combination of upfront and arrears. Client may choose to periodically update his/her personal financial plan through The Adviser. Such updates may be conducted at the election of the Client and a new agreement disclosing the services and fees will be required between The Adviser and the Client. FEES: Hourly Fees are billed at $150 per hour and are paid in full at the completion of the Financial Plan. Fixed Fees are based per Financial Planning Job based on extent of involvement and complexity and can range from $500 to $15,000. Client may elect to pay the fee upon execution of this Agreement, upon delivery of the written financial plan, or a combination of upfront and arrears...
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...Advertising Plan In creating an adverting plan for a new type of service like The Auto Zone Mobile Mechanic will be a time consuming endeavor. Once we have this product designed and ready for use we will need to develop an appropriate adverting plan to reach potential users of this product. The advertising plan for the Auto Zone Mobile Mechanic will set the tone for the product’s introduction to the consumer. It will also set a goal for the advertising plan for over a six month period to a year before we will need to reevaluate this advertising plan and maybe come up with a different concept that will promote and sell this product to the consumers. We will need to have strong leadership that will lead to and facilitate a coordinated and effective advertising plan this includes feedback from the support staff and also from a trial panel that needs to be set up to evaluate this product, where before the launch any bugs can be worked out of this product. By setting up a trial panel of consumers, and staff that would be interested in using this product we will be able to efficiently evaluate any problems or bugs that may be in the software prior to the release of this product to the open market. The first step in creating an advertising plan for this new product prior to the release to the open market is setting our sales goals and having an adverting budget. We need to obtain a break-even and profit projection from the accounting department (Greene, F. 2014). This will involve...
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...Professional Development Plan Stephanie Ledford LDR/531 January 18, 2016 VICTOR RAYNERI Professional Development Plan As each class starts, each person in the class is assigned to a learning team. Each week the team could be assigned a weekly project. This could be a difficult chore in the beginning since no one in familiar with each other. Each person has their own personality and ways to do projects, which could be very different from their other teammates. My objective is to complete a professional development plan that will help us work as a team and work towards a common goal. An individual or a team uses a professional development plan so that they have set goals and strategies to achieve the same goal at the end of the period (Multiprofessional Faculty Development, 2012). To help me develop this plan each team member has been asked to take the DISC Assessment. DISC is a personal assessment used to determine behavior types, and how to interpret the behavior (DiSC Profile, n.d.). The DISC assessment has four styles it uses as a determination. They are Cautious (C Style), dominance (D Style), interactive (I Style) and steadiness (S Style). A cautious person is detail orientated, a slow worker and has very high expectations for themselves. A person who is dominance is very goal orientated, need control and must achieve their goals. A interactive person is very enthusiastic, must have acknowledgment and has great people skills. A person who is determined...
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...Abstract Facebook.com, a popular online social network site, provides its users with a means for representing their identities in the digital world.[1] With the “Profile,” each user can manipulate his or her online identity that concurrently delineates personal information and converses with other online identities or “Friends.” Gender, date of birth, hobbies, interests, and relationship status are some of the identifying pieces of information that users display to fill out their Profile. The Profile not only depicts the user, but also shapes the representation of other individuals on Facebook. Scholars have recently begun to study the Facebook phenomenon using surveys and statistical analyses, but none have used ethnography as a means for analysis. This paper draws upon ethnographic data to provide a phenomenological explanation to the Facebook experience. It argues that the digital world is a large part of the experience of young Americans and that the Internet is more social than commonly thought.[2] Moreover, this paper problematizes the static nature of the Profile, arguing that the Profile converses directly with others’ Profiles in a constantly changing digital context that is simultaneously recreated and interpreted. Introduction Embodied conversation between individuals begins when they weave performance and interpretation into an intricate dance that allows individuals to consider voice and body cues. Meaning is interpreted from the context of the conversation...
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...Name: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest Kaiser Foundation Hospitals HR #: DOB: Clinician: Personal Health Profile Medications (Prescription and over-the-counter drugs) Drug Names Strength Frequency Medical Office: Occupation: Medication Allergies Drug Reaction Major Surgeries or Injuries (Include year if known) Other Hospitalizations (Include year) Have you been treated for any of the following? Yes No Yes No Yes Diabetes High Cholesterol High Blood Pressure Heart Disease Thyroid Disease Lung Disease Other (Explain) Does your mother, father, sister or brother have any of the following? Yes No Yes No Yes Diabetes High Cholesterol Alcohol/Drug Abuse Have you been sexually active in the past 6 months? No Do you use birth control? No Yes Method: When was your last tetanus shot? High Blood Pressure No Cancer Mental/Emotional Problems Heart attack before age 55 Breast, Colon or Prostate Cancer Yes If yes, how many partners? No Yes No If over 65, have you had a pneumovax vaccine? Have you ever smoked? No Yes Do you smoke or use smokeless tobacco? No Yes Do you use alcoholic beverages? No Yes If yes, how many drinks on an average per week (1 drink=1glass beer/wine or 1 shot hard liquor) 1 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 20 More than 20 Do you exercise regularly? If yes, what type? No Yes Do you use recreational or “street drugs”? No Yes 12803...
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...SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM MKT 505 ASSIGNMENT 3 MKT 505 Assignment 3 - Entry Plan into International Market This assignment will provide you with firsthand experience in developing a strategic marketing plan for entering a new international market. Choose a global company that you are familiar with for this paper. Note: Do not use a company from a previous assignments or discussions. Use the Internet or Strayer Library to research the following components of the global company that you have chosen: • - Company Profile (History & Analysis) • - Product(s) • - Financial Status • - Market Position • - Analysis of current global operating environments • - Integrated marketing communication (IMC) Strategy • - Strengths and Weaknesses Analysis • - Sustainable Competitive Advantage(s) enjoyed by the firm • - Sources of funds for the project • - Pro-Forma Balance Sheet & Income Statement for five (5) years • - Cash-Flow Statement Note: You may also use the following resource for your research:§Financial profiles for global companies: (http://news.morningstar.com/stockReturns/CapWtdIndustryReturns.html) Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you: 1. 1. Choose a country into which the company you selected may expand. Note: Ensure that the country you chose is currently not doing business with the selected company in any capacity (e.g., exporting, FDI, or contract manufacturing). 2. Develop a brief profile of the country that you have chosen. The summary should include: ...
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...not even take into account the additional faculty work that must be graded, evaluated, recorded, and passed back to the faculty. According to some surveys, during the course of just one school year, the average HR manager will have to handle more than ten thousand faculty papers. The educational reforms of the past twenty years have been blamed for placing an intolerable burden on HR managers and it is no wonder that this is cited as one of the main reasons for quitting. Record keeping and administration is often time-consuming and repetitive and many see it as detracting from the HR manager’s real purpose to manage. The fact remains however, that like other professionals, HR managers have to document progress, write plans, and keep accurate records, as well as keep up to date with educational policy not only in a single department but all throughout the school campus. There are informational requirements at various levels. The personnel from the administrative body want to know how well a school is performing and that can only be measured by gathering statistics. The HR department inspects and regulates different departments and colleges and shares the results with the public to allow the administrative body to make informed decisions. They also identify good practice in specific areas of provision in those departments and colleges that...
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...failure is determined by the role the leader plays. It has been said if you are the source of inspiration or the force that drives others then you are the path to the top of the ladder and you are their leader. Leadership I believe is the heart and soul of an organization. Do I have the right style and qualities to inspire and mold others and inspire them to be the best they can be as they perform their jobs? By a study of my strengths and weakness and taking the Seven Habits profile I will be able to find out more about my leadership abilities. It is my desire to be a leader that will empower others by encouragement, providing them the right tools, to cultivate in them a vision to take ownership of a promising destiny. I will inspire others to act through my actions and words whether oral or written. At the same time I will also seek to challenge myself and develop as a leader while supporting and mobilizing others to do the same.’ Seven Habits Profile and Findings After completing the Seven Habits Profile found in Taskstream, I found a few...
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...A SYNOPSIS ON A study on Customer perception to personal loans with reference to Corporation bank in Bangalore. Synopsis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION of CMR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (AUTONOMOUS) affiliated to Bangalore University by Ms. Manjunath Vishwanath Hallikeri Register No: 13201015 Under the guidance of E.Geetha Venu Asst. Professor Dept. of Management Program CMR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (AUTONOMOUS) C.A. #2, 3rd C cross, 6th ‘A’ Main, HRBR layout 2nd Block, Kalyana Nagar Bengaluru-560 043 2013-2015 INTRODUCTION PERSONAL LOANS Loans come in all shapes and sizes, but, overall, there are two main types: secured and unsecured loans. The main difference is that a secured loan will use an asset – usually your home – as security, whereas an unsecured loan is available to most people provided they have a decent credit rating and are in employment. A Personal loan is generally taken by borrowers who are looking for loans for quickly and with minimum documentation. In addition, since there is no monitoring of the end use, it gives flexibility to the borrower to use the loan for any purpose they like. A Personal Loan is taken by a borrower for his/her individual wants and needs; it is commonly referred to as an unsecured loan because there is no security/collateral against it. It is also called “All-purpose loan” at times as there is no...
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...Social Networking Websites and Teens: An Overview by Amanda Lenhart and Mary Madden 55% of online teens have created a personal profile online, and 55% have used social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook. Washington-- More than half (55%) of all of online American youths ages 12-17 use online social networking sites, according to a new national survey of teenagers conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The survey also finds that older teens, particularly girls, are more likely to use these sites. For girls, social networking sites are primarily places to reinforce pre-existing friendships; for boys, the networks also provide opportunities for flirting and making new friends. A social networking site is an online place where a user can create a profile and build a personal network that connects him or her to other users. In the past five years, such sites have rocketed from a niche activity into a phenomenon that engages tens of millions of internet users. The growth in the popularity of these sites has generated concerns among some parents, school officials, and government leaders about the potential risks posed to young people when personal information is made available in such a public setting. The data memo, written by Senior Research Specialists Amanda Lenhart and Mary Madden, is based on a survey conducted by telephone from October 23 through November 19, 2006 among a national sample of 935 youths ages 12 to 17. The survey asked about the ways that...
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...Motivation Plan Kendre Adams LDR 531 March 20, 2015 Dr. Ali Yallah Motivation Plan Crafting a motivational plan is very helpful for any organization as well as for its employees. This paper discusses the summary of the mentor's interview including information about mentor's organization, the department in which mentor works in, and his job description. The paper further analyses specific differences in attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values among the learning team members based on DISC assessment, and address how each difference might be used to positively influence behavior. Lastly, the paper develops a plan that may be applied to the mentor's department and that would increase the learning team member's motivation, satisfaction, and performance based on their personal profiles, as if they were employees of that department. Mentor's Organization Assessment Ed Klein works for Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, which is an American soft drink company. There are two primary businesses of the company: Packaged Beverages and Beverage Concentrate. Packaged beverages sell finished goods to brokers and distributors. Beverage concentrate sells the authentic concentrate of the carbonated soft drinks. Mentor's Job Profile He is associated with the Cold Drink channel. His job description is of a Regional Immediate Consumption Manager and it involves activities like ensuring the development of the region’s On Premise market channels to contribute to the company’s return...
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...of aluminum composite panels, building aluminum profiles, and polycarbonate panels. I made a decision to relocate production lines of aluminum profiles from Germany to Poland by using one of our partners’ plants. My decision was based on the largest aluminum trade margin that allowed me to pursue a more flexible pricing policy. As a consequence, it could lead to increased levels of demand at the local market. At the same time simplicity and low cost of tech manufacturing process made this solution less financially risky in case of my managerial decision failure. My product portfolio did not have another alternative that would help me to increase my turnover index up 50% within 1 year. Therefore, I had no other alternatives except for moving the production line to the local Polish market. Plus, it could provide me with factually reduced cost per unit, cost of logistics and, as a consequence, an increase in sales. Back then I followed the exact rational model of decision making process. I conducted a thorough marketing research project. In 2009, I visited all our 20 branches across the country, and met with all directors and employees at our branches. I consulted with them on how to gather information concerning needs of our customers (e.g., profile types, the monthly volume of possible sales, the amount of customer discounts, delivery times, etc.) In one quarter I proved to the owner of the company with viability of my business plan pertaining to move of...
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