...GenRays Communication Plan Human Resources Information System (HRIS) Project Communication Plan GenRays 01/19/13 Table of Contents Communication Plan 3 Communication with Stakeholders 4 Communication Plan The Attached Stakeholder Analysis was used as an input for creating the Communication Plan. Communication Type|Author or Originator|Required Date or Frequency|Key Internal/ ExternalStakeholders|Action Required(I,C,A)|Comments| Bi-Weekly Status Report|Project Manager|Bi-Weekly|Project Sponsor|A|Bi-Weekly project status with sponsor to ensure good communication and prevent project delays.| Monthly Status Reports|Project Manager|Monthly|Project Sponsor,Senior Leadership,Business Units| A|Monthly reports on project progress for Senior Leadership.| Formal Meetings|Project Manager|As Needed|Project Sponsor,Senior Leadership,Project Team,Vendors|C|Formal Meetings when needed throughout the project for various stakeholders.| Online SharePoint Site Access|Project Manager|Monthly|Project Sponsor,Senior Leadership, Project Team,Business Units|C|Website access to documentation and status documents.| Newsletter|Rory Genhardt|Quarterly|GenRaysEmployees|I|This will Inform GenRays employees of progress on HRIS project.| Mailing List|Project Manager|As Needed|Project Sponsor,Senior Leadership,Project Team,Vendors |C|Most project communication to be handled through email. Communication with vendors will help avoid project delays...
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...Enron’s Communication and Leadership Training Program In the aftermath of Enron’s collapse, compelling questions have been raised about the cause of the Enron debacle. Actions and events that led to the company’s collapse are still being pieced together. Responsibility for the losses suffered by the investors has been laid to the company’s executive management, its board of directors, its auditors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (Foundation of Economic Development, 2002). In developing a training plan to increase the effectiveness of groups and teams, Team B constructed a plan that would have hopefully, helped Enron succeed instead of fail, through a discussion of the benefits and challenges of communication, collaboration and conflict management. The training program will show the group the benefits of developing strong communication skills as a foundation of being an effective leader as majority of them have significant roles in leadership and management. Effective communication occurs only when the intended receiver understands the exact information the sender is intending to transmit. The purpose of the Communication and Leadership training program will be to provide the management group at Enron an opportunity to fix many of their problems by developing their communication skills. Many of the problems in organizations are because of faulty communication. It leads to confusion and causes most great plans to fail. In the training program, trainees will understand...
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...Gap Analysis: Global Communications Placide Bashonga University of Phoenix Gap Analysis: Global Communications Business is constantly in move. Some organizations have the ability to follow the progress of new business trends and adapt to them smoothly. Some others fail to invest their time, energy and talents in research and development to respond to the constant demand for new and innovative products and services. Global Communications (GC) is in that case. Leader in telecommunications in the past, the company is struggling to stay afloat. The organization has diverse problems that are undermining its progress, even its existence. From ineffective to unethical negotiation practices, the management is facing challenges to make it profitable again. In the following lines, we will identify the issues that GC is facing and the different opportunities open for its future. We will assess the different interests in the situation and review the problems in the decision making process and the negotiation failure between the management and the union. Finally, we will make a gap analysis to understand what didn’t work and what needed to be done for a better closure in this situation. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification Telecommunications industry has experience important changes over the time. Many new businesses have entered the industry to compete on local, long distance and international markets with innovative and technical advanced products...
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...Reflective Leadership Plan Donald Graham University of Phoenix Reflective Leadership Plan I have had many leadership courses throughout my life, this course Leadership Theories and Practice has been the most profound for me. The theories and self-assessments have caused me to reflect on my current knowledge and application of leadership style and theories. I have discovered that my skills and mind set as it relates to leadership needs to develop and grow into the person and the leader I wish to be. I have developed the following action plan for the development and improvement of my leadership skills. Leadership Theory The assessment of my current leadership style or theory is the situational approach. Clawson (2006) described a situational leader as one who is concerned about the contextual factors of the nature of work required (p. 386). According to Hersey and Blanchard as quoted by (Clawson, 2006) the situational theory can be identified using a two dimensional grid of task orientation and people orientation. The situational approach used a contingent pattern of task and relations behavior with little evidence that this approached increased the effectiveness of the leader (Yukl, 2006). I have been an action or task orientated leader to this point in my life. I want to become a transformational leader to realize effective leadership. Yukl (2006) described a transformational leader as a leader that affects their followers to make necessary self-sacrifices...
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...The goal of Banner Health will be to improve communication processes within nurses. Within a year, the goal will be to improve the bedside handoff report with nurses by implementing a standard of nurse handoff by 10%. This will be done by the implementation of bedside report. This paper will discuss a strategy for communication, including management strategies, personal leadership development, managerial decision-making, business function, and leadership strategies. Management Strategies In order to reach this goal, a team will be first built to take on the challenge presented. To improve planning, a team will need to be formed, such as a guiding team to be able to create support around the plan (Kotter, & Cohen, 2012). The team will be able to research what is best for the company, while following the legislative processes as well. This team will be responsible for addressing the plan and forming it to how the company would approve of it. This will build on learning and growth goals, to develop education plans on increasing communication within nurses. To develop customer service and meet financial goals, the management by objectives method will be used. First, the guiding team will set goals to implement bedside report in each unit (Daft, 2014). Next, the action plan will be done and reviewing the progress. Corrective action will be taken on those nurses who do not implement bedside report. Lastly, the performance will be appraised each year to reach the 10% a year increase...
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...Discuss the role of leadership and how it can impact organizational performance. In order for any company to succeed, there needs to be someone to lead that company in the right direction. There needs to be someone who not only knows about the company and where it needs to go but also how to take its resources (its employees, its equipment) and put it together to come up with a winning formula. The role of leadership is very important and the goals that a company wants to meet won’t be attainable without an effective leader. A leader needs to be able to motivate and influence its employees. Leaders need to know how is the best way to go about to make its workforce succeed in accomplishing the company’s goals. A workforce is diverse with many employees with different backgrounds, personalities and opinions. An effective leader, manager, director will need to somehow find balance between all these differences and bring together the strengths of their employees so that they can work together to achieve the same goals. Without good leadership, performance will decrease and accomplishing goals will become hard to do. Effective leadership can weather the different storms that come by whether it is increased competition, decrease of market share, or other challenges that could occur. An effective leader needs to be able to adjust and make any necessary decisions in order for the employees and the company to succeed. With so many different challenges in the world today...
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...Developing a Training Plan University of Phoenix Organizational Leadership – LDR/531 Bridget Peaco December 6, 2010 Developing a Training Plan Organizations can help to improve employee communications and ethical practices among employees by having a successful training program in place. When a successful training program is in place, those trainings can provide other unique opportunities for organizations because those trainings can help to give employees important information that can help them be more successful at their job. When employees are successful at their job, that then equals more success for the organization. Training new employees and team environments is best implemented when the organization develops a training program that will give the employees useful information they will need to get a full understanding of the organizational structure, policies, and goals of the company. This paper will review some practices that prevented Enron from collaborating and communicating effectively, provide training ideas that could have helped the management staff be successful and lastly, address how this training plan could have improved Enron’s management team and other employees. When developing a successful training plan, one must identify the issues that were present within Enron’s leadership and management team. Training should start from the top, that way, the people with leadership status, including the management team, will be well prepared to successfully...
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...Global Communications’ Case Analysis University of Phoenix Introduction The business of global communications has experienced an increase in services due to new and ever expanding changes in technology. “The past decade has seen a tremendous increase in internet use and computer-mediated communication” (Wright, 2005). With the newest advantages in telecommunication, consumers have the ability to make changes to their services over the internet at the touch of a button. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the telecommunications industry delivers services to customers that include television, Internet, telephone and other services through broadband and cable providers. “The largest sector of the telecommunications industry continues to be made up of wired telecommunications carriers. Establishments in this sector mainly provide telecommunications services such as such as wired (landline) telephone, digital subscriber line (DSL) Internet, and cable TV and Internet services” (United States Department of Labor, 2009). Global Communications leadership team includes: Katrina Heinz: Chief Executive Officer Sy Rodriquez: Executive Vice President of Consumer Marketing and Sales Nancy Everhardt: Executive Vice President of Small Business and Marketing Sales Joel Thompson: Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Public Relations In generating solutions, there are nine steps in the decision-making process that leadership teams must take into consideration...
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...managed. Our study specifies the top five tools to manage organizational change based on “Five levers of organizational change management” by Prosci (1996-2011), Inc. “The discipline of change management has a set of tools that support the "people side" of change - regardless of the change that is being introduced.” The five tools are: communication, sponsor plan, coaching plan, training plan, and resistance management plan. In our competitive global economy, we can embrace change by enhancing organizational members’ performance and productivity by implementing these tools. OUTLINE I. Title Page II. Abstract III. Outline IV. Introduction Statement V. Communication a. Raise Awareness About Change b. Social Judgment Skills c. Communication and Organizational Frames VI. Sponsorship a. Stability b. Vision c. Influence VII. Coaching a. Components of a Coaching Plan b. Mentoring c. Group coaching VIII. Training a. Components of a Training Plan b. Training Method IX. Resistance a. Expecting Resistance b. Root of Resistance X. Closing Statement XI. Bibliography page XII. Discussion Questions Organizational change is all around us. From a wide range of small companies to Fortune 500 companies...
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...SLOVAKIAN MANAGER ACADEMY THE GOODMAN COMPANY Case Study Analysis People Leadership and Management THE GOODMAN COMPANY Introduction The Goodman Company manufactures small rubber automotive parts. They operate in industrial rubber business. The Goodman Company operates a single plant with three shifts and each shift has its own supervisors. Production manager of the Goodman Company is Joe Smith and he has three supervisors reporting to him. The president of the company is Robert Goodman. The Goodman Company has been doing quite well, plant are fully staffed on each shift and has operated six days a week. Robert Goodman foresees greater opportunities in the years ahead, but increase in production must occur within the present physical plant, because the company does not have money for new equipment. The president of the Goodman Company decided to hire Ann Bennet as a production analyst to see if greater efficiency could be achieved with current equipment. Changes in production The Goodman Company has plant with three shifts. Workers are paid an hourly rate and each worker have to take care of every step in production, it means to procure material, cut material to required size and transport it to curing press and fill the boxes and transport boxes to shipping area. Workers use this system before changes came and Ms. Bennet made plan which should increase motivation and production. Her plan was to change hourly rate system to piecework system. Her main intentions were...
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...Leadership Commentary Introduction Leadership is an important quality in all nurses. It is relevant to all levels of nursing and increases the quality of care we are able to give to our patients (James P. Smith, 2006). Leadership in nursing is not necessarily about being in charge but more about being able to make confident and competent decisions and influence the behaviour of others to ensure the best patient care is delivered. Throughout a community placement I endeavoured to improve my leadership skills and made use of an action plan to do this. I will make use of Gibbs (1988) reflective cycle to evaluate and reflect on this process. Gibbs is a simple and effective method of reflection and will allow a focus on the event and give a clear structure to the commentary and will also allow an action plan to be formulated to ensure the process is ongoing. Description During a placement with the district nursing team I identified leadership skills which I felt I needed to improve, which were achievable and relevant to nursing practice. I also took into consideration the leadership qualities framework from the NHS institute of innovation and improvement ( NHS institute for innovation and improvement,2005) this highlights a number a important aspects of leadership such as empowering others, collaborating with others and leading change through people. I felt that these were important and the skills which I would develop should be based around these concepts. The skills...
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...1. Discuss the role of leadership and how it can impact organizational performance. Leadership is guiding people towards productive results to achieve the goals of the organization. An effective leader has the ability to motivate and influence others. Leadership impacts organizational performance depending on the level to which the leader enables managers and team leaders to plan, organize, control, and act effectively. By accepting authority, responsibility, and accountability, managers can confidently face though situations which require decisions made. Both the manager and subordinate understand how to distinguish right from wrong by using sound judgment. Also, the leader must to learn his own strengths and weaknesses at work as well as his personal life and seek to better himself with new professional knowledge. Everybody has different opinions and attitudes towards values, lifestyles, and behaviors. An effective leader will use diversity at the workplace to combat the fierce competition in the market place. Likewise, cultural diversity within the organization will only add to the company’s growth and good leadership values and respect in the differences in cultures and employees do not create negative stereotypes that could affect the company’s success. Leaders need to address the importance of open communications within the organization. Active listening, questioning, and placing emphasis on verbal and written communications between management and subordinates ensures...
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...1. Discuss the role of leadership and how it can impact organizational performance. The role of leadership is vital to an organization’s performance. The way a leader runs an organization is the determining factor of whether or not it succeeds. Many companies have failed due to poor leadership. Leadership is more them management. Effective leadership is a personal role that requires the blending of motivational, strategic and management skills to align focus, energy and drive while creating a culture that encourages individual thinking and attainment. Everyone does not possess the abilities to be a successful leader. The role leadership can have a significant impact on an organization’s performance. The role of leadership sets the tone for the organization and has a trickle-down effect. For example, the organization I work for has been through its share of leaders. Every time the leader changes, it is immediately noticed in the actions of the management team. The management team typically adjusts their management style to that of the new leader. As a result, the entire organization is affected. 2. Discuss Mulally’s leadership style at Ford Motor Company and provide examples of how his actions fit this style. Mulally’s leadership style at the Ford Motor Company is participative. He encourages the employees to participate, but retain the final say over the decision-making process. Employees feel engaged in the process and are more motivated and creative...
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...Introduction The purpose of the paper is to perform an assessment of my leadership practices and skill. I will evaluate my strengths, weaknesses, and plan for improvement. I show my leadership style is situational leadership and show evidence of the leadership. In my evaluation I will use the Seven Habits Profile to determine my good habits and what habits need improvement. Self-Assessment of Leadership Practices Seven Habits Profile and Findings A step in determining what my leadership style is and how to improve on it was to take the Seven Habits Profile. After completed the Seven Habits Profile I discovered what areas I do well in and what areas I need work. I was surprised on some of the results noting what my strengths and weaknesses. After reviewing each habit it became clear why I score was high and low in an area. In reviewing my high scores it indicated that have a good emotional bank account, begin with the end in mind, and have life balance. In this section I will discuss what the results might indicate about my leadership practices today and in the future. One of the habits that I rated high on was that of emotional bank account. Scoring high in this area is shows that my positive attributes are understanding, keeping commitments, and show integrity. I believe this reflects my leadership style. I am empathic with staff who are learning new information. I am an empathic listener. When you do your best for the people that you lead they do the...
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...Discuss the role of leadership and how it can impact organizational performance “Leadership is the process of developing ideas and visions, living by values that support those ideas and that vision, influencing others to embrace them in their own behaviors, and making hard decisions about human and other resources” (Hellriegel & Slocum, 2010, p.290). Leadership has a huge role in organizational performance, in that organizations that are effective have leaders who integrate customer, employee, and organizational goals. The leadership abilities and styles guide the organization and all employees must be clear on their jobs, the organizational goals, and the plans to achieve them. When a leader is clear, concise, open, and honest and conveys those characteristics to employees, he/she is able to gain the trust and loyalty of the employees. Employees who feel that they are valued, respected, and trusted feel happy about the organization and are more likely to put forth maximum opportunity in reaching for the goals. Discuss Mulally’s leadership style at Ford Motor Company and provide examples of how his actions fit this style. Mulally’s leadership style is selling. “In using a selling style, the leader provides direction, encourages two-way communication, and helps build confidence and motivation on the part of the follower” (Hellriegel & Slocum, 2010, p.306). Upon joining Ford, Mulally was able to identify specific goals for the company, implement a process to work toward...
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