...Organizational Planning Mario S Surla MGT/521 April 9, 2014 Donald Ratliff Organizational Planning Wal-Mart is an American multinational retail corporation and the top retail store with the lowest prices in the world. It is the biggest private employer and the largest public corporation with over two million employees worldwide. There are approximately 245 million customers and members that visit Wal-Mart each week, globally. It has stores in 27 countries and sales in 2013 were $466 billion. Wal-Mart’s mission statement of having the lowest prices is consistent with controlling cost, innovation and continuous improvement (Fortune 500, 2014). One of the strategic plans of Wal-Mart is to bring back “Made in America” products (“Time”, 2014). One of the reasons for having low prices is because Wal-Mart’s global out-sourcing. Goods and products that are made and bought overseas are cheaper. However, higher and increasing shipping costs, high global oil prices and wages overseas, translated to costlier fuel for ships and airplanes. There are also supply interruptions overseas as the middle class is growing and local demands are increasing in developing countries. This prompted Wal-Mart to re-evaluate its sourcing ways on variety of products. As you know, Wal-Mart does not produce goods or products but this giant retailer is playing a part in the manufacturing rebound in the U.S. It promised to buy $50 billion of U.S. goods over the next 10 years...
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...Team Leadership Memo Albert Johnson MGT/521 January 27, 2014 Lloyd Krieger In accordance with the company’s initiative toward entering a new marketplace, I have been asked to create this memo. Recently, I have been paired into a team with the assignment to meet the goals and expectations of the company. I, Albert Johnson, will team with Anthony Buglisi, Yoshika Middlebrooks, Timothy Ray and Latesha Wilkinson in order to attain the goals assigned to our group. We share a lot of similarities, while at the same time, maintain a status of being diverse individuals. By looking at the type of people we are, I think the best approach for us would be along the lines of a democratic atmosphere around our ideas around leadership. The similarities of our group can allow for an easier time for agreement on various subjects. However, the differences in approach between us will help illuminate what the main issues are; that need addressing. Whereas Timothy and I are very creative on our toes for solutions, we sometimes are willing to take risks that could be detrimental to the company without our knowing. This is where Anthony and Yoshika’s worth comes especially in this group. Any idea that pops up can be disputed and dissected for its pros and cons by Anthony and Yoshika. Latesha’s value to the group is that she’s highly persuasive. Whatever idea the group decides to agree on, Latesha is convincing enough to sell the ideas to fellow employees for support and execution, our managers...
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...with the visible purpose. Effective communication achieves its objective to persuade, respond or gain information by considering the style, format, purpose, organization and by tailoring the communication style to meet the audience requirements. Purpose Learning Team A was given five different accounting scenarios with limited amount of information on the JJJ Company, Riordan Mfg, Ad hoc Committee, CEO and the employees. Each team member was assigned a role from the accounting scenario and instructed to write and effective communiqué based on that roles. The communiqués could be n the form of a formal memo, email, power point, and text message. The types of communiqués were based on the information, i.e., formal, informal, long report, short report format, email, power point presentation, or memo, etc. Then each team member had to evaluate the business communication written by the other members and determine its effectiveness by using the following questions as a guide. 1) How well did the communication convey the intended message? 2) Would another type of communication have been more appropriate? Why? 3) Is the communication at the appropriate level for the intended audience? 4) How did the leadership styles in the scenario affect the communication within the group? 5) What changes would you recommend to improve the communiqué? 6) What are the ethical implications of the information being shared? 7) Does the communication share too much information? 8) Does the...
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...Overview 1.1 Description of the Project Remington Peckinpaw Davis leadership team, eRPD oversight committee and IT department have different ideas about what should be most important to the company while fixing problems with the software. The vested groups will work towards resolving the issues with eRPD and embarking on a marketing campaign to save the company’s reputation. 1.2 Problem/Result Statement Members of the Remington Peckinpaw Davis oversight committee do not recognize the importance of contributions from each team member within the eRPD process. The power struggle led to faulty planning for the installation of the eRPD program. RPD can fix problems with the eRPD system by developing and following a baseline for the project. 1.3. Mission Justification The project relates to the mission and goals of Remington Peckinpaw Davis by establishing detailed guidelines for the solving problems with eRPD and for use with future projects. 1.4 High-Level Scope Project Objective To fix the problems with eRPD, establish both a work breakdown structure and organizational breakdown to prevent incurring the same obstacles with future projects. Deliverables • Revamping eRPD to satisfy customers • Team building exercises to strengthen the relationship amongst the three teams • Marketing campaign designed to explain how the company has resolved the software issues. Milestones: • Team Building for Technical team and eRPD oversight committee- July 10 • Implementing Work breakdown...
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...internal Cliffside Holding Company memo, Mr. Anil Ravaswami, Vice President of Human Resources of writes to Ms. Cynthia Castle, CEO to discuss the proposition of a leadership development program for junior insurance executives. Ms. Forsythe of Cliffside Holdings has proposed the new program and identified the total cost to be “$100,000.00 per year plus approximately the same amount for lost time on the job.” Mr. Ravaswami discusses the reasons he believes Cliffside Holding Company should not fund this new development program. The memo and rationale will be analyzed using the steps for Critical Thinking modeled in Asking the Right Questions by Brown and Keeley (2015). What are the issue and conclusion? The issue, or question being raised is apparent in the first sentence of the memo, “That we establish and fund a new leadership development program of our junior insurance executives.” Ravaswami writes that several of the senior leadership members at CHCM have not gone through such training and despite this, are all very “successful and effective without such programs” He goes on to point out that personality traits such as ambition, self confidence and intelligence were possessed by several known leaders throughout history show that leaders are not made, but born. The conclusion, as highlighted in the ‘Conclusion and Recommendations’ of the memo is “CHCM should not invest in the proposed initiative to send its junior executives for annual leadership training.” In Asking the Right...
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...types of communiqués in business situations; formal and informal based on the context of the communiqué and the intended audience. I recently participated in a team project where we were instructed to send communiqués to four audiences based on the purpose of the communiqué and the receiving audience while projecting the senders leadership style; for the following I will be evaluating the four communiqués my team submitted. In the communiqué sent to the CEO of Riordan Manufacturing, John, the accounting manager, was to advise the CEO of the financial instability of JJJ Company and recommend not moving forward with the acquisition. For this communiqué our team collectively agreed that a formal memo would be the best communication for the audience and purpose, I stand by this decision. The memo was a more formal approach as it was intended for the CEO, which showcased his leadership style more direct and to the point. The structure and layout of the memo was assembled with less of a personal feel as is seen common in e-mails or text to a coworker. The information conveyed in the memo was factual pertaining to the purpose of the memo in regard to the financial instability of JJJ Company. I do not think this memo shared too much or too little information. There was no question of ethics present in the memo as it was examining the instability of the company and it was specifically sent to the CEO. Emails were chosen as the communiqués for the other three...
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...implementation of those restructure changes, the different strategies used to foster those restructure changes and the determination of how Buck and Pulleyn will react to a possible change in leadership will also be analyzed throughout this report. As shown from a recent Organizational Change seminar provided by Webster University, the restructuring process is not only challenging but will almost likely be met by some type of obstacle or obstacles which will hamper that process. The main obstacles or problems hindering Buck and Pulleyn’s restructuring process is an agency that in itself has remained relatively static with regards to structure and organizational management for almost11 years, an agency which has shown a lack of employee input in decision making, and an agency with a departmentalization type structure that fosters the famous “Silo Effect” of management. Due to these and other problems, this report will address how Buck and Pulleyn tackled the issues and I then provide some recommendations and solutions on how to correctly apply effective organizational changes to their current organizational structure. The initial change initiatives proposed at Buck and Pulleyn are interesting but at the same time concerning. The employees reaction to The Re-Thinking our Structure Memo proposed by Chris (CEO) and Robert (Creative Director) illustrates how inexperienced the employees are with regards to management and organizational structure. This lack of feedback by the...
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... | | |BCOM/230 Version 3 | | |Business Communication for Accountants | Copyright © 2012, 2010 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course introduces students to the foundations of communication in a business accounting setting. Students are exposed to various topics related to interpersonal and group communications within the context of applications to the accounting field. Students will develop skills in the forms of written communication, including memos, e-mails, business letters, and reports. Other topics include communication ethics, collaboration, information utilization, critical thinking, and professional competence and values. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities...
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...Merger Memo Learning Team B: Kathryn Alvino, Nadia Ge, Delores Jones, Wanda Soderberg-Beck University of Phoenix Author Note: This paper is being submitted on January 30, 2015, for Dr. Kale Kruger’s HCS/514 Managing in Today’s Health Care Organizations course. Merger Memo MEMORANDUM TO: All Employees FROM: Management Team DATE: January 30, 2015 SUBJECT: Healthcare International Organization Merger CC: Leadership Team In response to the recent merging of Healthcare International and Care Alliance Health Systems, the management teams of both medical facilities has come together to write a memo on the merger and the effect that it will have within our new organization. Our organization will now be called Care Alliance International Systems. This memo will discuss how the merger will affect our organizational culture (on products and services), how organizational behavior affects overall quality, and how organizational behavior affects competition and human relations. In addition to that, this memo will review how job design, work processes, and performance expectations effect our organization. Lastly, this memo will discuss how the management team will ensure the success of the new Care Alliance International systems. Organizational Culture: Care Alliance Health Systems is dedicated to providing a healthy culture within our facilities so that we may maintain...
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...the company’s strategic plan to enter a particular market segment. Your manager would like you to manage one of the teams in this new department. Your manager has put together the team you will be managing. Your new team consists of the members of your current Learning Team. To be successful in the new market segment, your team must efficiently accomplish the goals set by the company. Your manager, therefore, would like you to develop a leadership approach for each team member on your team based on the theories of leadership and each member’s individual personalities. Write a memo to your manager of no more than 1,400 words in which you explain how you plan to successfully lead your team. Include the following: Evaluate the individuals, including yourself, based on the personality assessment. Evaluate the situation in terms of urgency, culture, and so forth. Determine leadership approaches, based on individuals and the situation. Highlight the principles you have applied from various leadership theories. Format your memo consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment 2- Your Learning Team is a team of managers of a customer call center for timeshare vacations. Discuss, with your team, the types of control measures you would use to see how efficient and effective an employee is. Discuss, with your team, the measures you would use to evaluate the entire call center. Prepare a 350- to 1,050-word paper detailing the findings...
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...FROM: Renae Jackson DATE: February 26, 2015 SUBJECT: Leadership Approach Memo Recently the company made a decision to add a new department. In accordance with the business strategic plan to move into a new market segment, I have been appointed as manager over the new department and will be leading the department’s team with the tasks of meeting the objectives and expectations of the company. I, Tania Malveaux, along with Dawn Foster, Sonya Harriest, Wanda Lawson, and Iris Salas will work as a team to accomplish the goals assigned to our department. Because the company is venturing in to a completely new platform, our team will need to carefully and effectively evaluate all areas so that all objectives can be achieved. As department manager, I will develop a control process to measure the actual performance of my team members and a leadership approach. I have arranged a leadership plan to evaluate my team members, including myself based on a few measurable criteria. The leadership style we will use is a democratic style. An evaluation of the current situation in regards to the culture, urgency, and other factors will be included in this memo. I will also include some theories, guidelines, and best practices. My leadership plan consists of weekly brainstorming sessions to develop and critique new ideas. Two team members will be teaming up to go out and do some benchmarking. I will use personal observations and written reports as control processes to measure performance...
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...HRM 517 WEEK 10 ASSIGNMENT 2 To purchase this visit here: http://www.activitymode.com/product/hrm-517-week-10-assignment-2/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM HRM 517 WEEK 10 ASSIGNMENT 2 HRM 517 Week 10 Assignment 2 - MS Project and Team Leadership - Strayer Latest Imagine your human resource project of revamping the employee compensation and benefits package is starting to develop issues. The project is 6 weeks off track and your team members are becoming discouraged. A key member of the team is consistently late with deadlines and you have discovered that your budget has been depleted quicker than expected. Write a 3-4 page paper in which you: 1. Write a memo that communicates the budget situation to the rest of the team. 2. Suggest two (2) ways to improve an underperforming team member. 3. Organize a plan of action to get the project back on track. Your assignment must: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length. Activity mode aims to provide quality study notes and tutorials to the students of HRM 517 Week 10 Assignment 2 in order to ace their studies. HRM...
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...Leadership Communication Skills Assessment Read through the list of skills and for each one check off your present capability in the chart below. Excel = You have mastered this skill and are excellent in it. Competent = You are competent in this skill but could polish it some. ✓ Need to Develop = This is a skill you need to develop further. | | | |Need to | |Area and Skill |Excel |Competent |Develop | |Part 1 – Assessment of the Core Abilities | |Audience Analysis and Strategy | | | | |Analyzing the context for communication | | | | |Analyzing audiences | | | | |Tailoring messages to different audiences | | | | |Selecting the most effective medium (channel) | | | | |Developing a complete communication strategy ...
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... Ed Seibert eseibert@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) edwardbseibert@gmail.com (Personal) 302-853-2571 (EST) Where to Go to Class Main: This is the main forum for the class and is where discussion is conducted. It has read-and-write access for everyone. Chat-Room: This is a read-and-write access forum. It is designed as a place to discuss issues not related to the course content. This is the forum to which we will send our bios. Course-Materials: This is a read-only forum, which means you can read messages here but cannot send any. This is where I will post the course syllabus and materials. Learning-Team-A, B, C, D, E and F: These...
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...Evaluating Business Communication BCOM/230 January 30, 2012 Evaluating Business Communication The learning team assignment for the previous week has a formal memo sent to William, the CEO; a regular memo sent to Mark, the sales manager, and Dana, the marketing manager; and an email to the accounting department. These communiqués were to inform the individuals about the accounting team’s findings on JJJ Company’s files. Upon reviewing each communiqué from the previous week’s learning team assignment I have made the following evaluations. Each communication seemed to clearly convey the message of not moving forward with the acquisition of JJJ Company. The risk of acquiring JJJ is too great of a risk to take for Riordan at this time. The memos and email covered the unstable finances of JJJ Company and discussed the possibility of finding other channels to advance the growth Riordan Manufacturing. Other forms of communication may not have been better, but attaching JJJ’s financial reports to the memos may have benefitted the managers. The managers may not understand the financial reports, but the accounting team could have highlighted the information used to determine if JJJ was financially stable or not. Attaching these reports may have allowed for a better understanding of how the accounting team made the decision. The forms of communication were appropriate for the intended audiences and were kept professional. The individuals had all worked together before...
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