...Behavior Change Project The Transtheoretical Model The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) is an integrative model developed in the early 1980’s by Prochaska and DiClemente to conceptualize the process of intentional behavior change (Pro- Change Behavior Systems, 2015). The TTM emerged from a comparative analysis of the most powerful principles and processes of change from leading theories in psychotherapy and behavior change, including Conscious Raising by Sigmund Freud, Contingency Management by BF Skinner and Helping Relationships by Carl Rogers (Hayden, 2014; Hergenrather, 200*; Pro- Change Behavior Systems, 2015). Whereas other models of behavior change focus exclusively on certain dimensions of change such as social or biological, the TTM seeks to include and integrate key constructs from other theories into a comprehensive theory of change that can be applied to a variety of behaviors, populations, and settings including treatment settings, prevention and policy-making settings. Thus the name Transtheoretical (Pro- Change Behavior Systems, 2015). Stages of change It is not easy to for individuals to change from an unhealthy behavior to a healthy one. Therefore, the TTM focuses on the decision-making of the individual. It operates on the assumption that people do not change behavior quickly and decisively, rather, change in behavior, particularly long-term behavior, occurs continuously through a cyclical process (Boston University School of Public Health, 2016). The...
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...Organizational Behavior Management The purpose of this paper is to define the meaning of organizational behavior within the workplace. Then explain how organizational behavior affects project management along with how project manger should adapt his or her approach to complement organizational behavior. Next describe the three organizational structures and explain how each one affects the projects being done by team members. Organizational behavior means to maintain and enhance interaction levels among the employees in the business (Organizational Behavior, 2011). For examples, managers needs to know how to lead with good leadership skills, have open discussion so employees can voice his or her opinions, and have set challenge initaives to help the business achieve its strategies in the project. Another example would be in a group setting while informing the teams on the project inform them of the initiatives of completing the project in a timely matter like few day off or a bonuses pay, but the project has to be done with the best research and best results. Organizational behavior affects project management by influceing the team that he or she can get the project done when the team works together (Organizational Behavior, 2011). For example the project management was assign to come up with ideas to increase the space needed to improve the pediatric department to accommodate more patients. For this project the management needs to influences the team on the importance...
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...NAME:___________________________ PERIOD:_____________ Health Behavior Change Project Human behaviorists believe that a behavior can be altered by either practicing it for 28 days to acquire that habit, or by eliminating it for 28 days to extinguish that behavior. You are going to attempt to do this with the project you are about to begin. The first step towards change is awareness of a problem. Therefore, you should take some time to brainstorm any behavior that you currently do that you would like to change or starting healthy behaviors. Some examples include: Starting Health Behaviors Starting a daily exercise program Eating 3-5 fruits and vegetables every day Eating breakfast every morning Doing homework right when you get home from school Quitting unhealthy behaviors Smoking Leaving homework or other important activities until the last minute Going to bed too late Arguing with friends, relatives, significant others Only playing video games/ watching television on the weekends Part 1 After choosing a behavior you would like to change or add to your daily routine, you will come up with 3 strategies on how you are going to change that behavior. You will also explain why you chose this behavior in 30-50 words. You will then turn this portion in. Part 2 For the next 28 days (4 weeks), you will keep a daily journal of your progress. You will have to completely fill out the journal each day for credit. Each day you will need to write what the weather is, how you feel, was...
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...A service learning experience is the application of reflection to consider the change that needs to be made in order to help a community run more efficiently (Homan, 2016). Throughout my service learning experience, I have developed new professional skills and gained a fresh perspective on the experience and my population served. I believe that in any new work environment one can gain these tools from fellow colleagues/coaches, supervisors/advisors and the individuals served. Additionally, working on a group project that spanned the entire semester challenged my teamwork skills and gave me new insight on effective communication and consensus. As a result of my service learning experience, I grew professionally in terms of understanding group dynamics when working towards a common goal. For example, through working with Girls in the Game, I formed a passion for the program and the population we served this semester. In the beginning of the...
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...group. The project lead had a lackadaisical attitude and his actions promoted this type of attitude and behavior with his team, especially in completing projects. This attitude and his behavior was recognized by his group and they followed-up the same approach. Although John attended the company’s team leadership courses, perhaps the company did not enforce these behaviors and did not follow-up and conduct periodic audits. The company should not only coach relationships with their subordinates, they need to follow-up and oversee the effectiveness of these sessions from beginning to end (new paradigm). Micro Though the personnel in the XRS Laser group may be competent employees, the company needs to ensure that through placing a strong reliance on work teams means that the manger must also have the ability to help the team become more keenly aware of how it operates. Currently, the XRS Laser group is behaving under a group content and is displaying the attitude and behavior of their project manager, John. When the team is more aware of how it operates, it will be better able to analyze and solve its own problems. The company would not have to hire a new project manager (Ryan) to bring about positive results and a new perspective. Causes The XRS Laser group members do not recognize that other employees throughout the company depend on the outputs/work of their department. They also do not recognize the behavior exhibited by their previous project manager, John...
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...in Organizational Theory & Behavior Professor :Dr. Dyck's Bio Name: Zhihui Dai Change Management Simulation: Power and Influence Abstract Within this program Change Management Simulation: Power and Influence, I am a Director Product Innovation manager in Spectrum Sunglass Company, which is a private company that designs, manufactures, and sells sunglasses. What I need do is convince people adapt my proposal. I should choose method from 18 change levers that attempt to convince workers to adapt my new proposal that will change their attitude from awareness, interest, trial, to adoption. I must decide the proper method and use the time wisely. Be able to increase credibility and achieve the greatest percentage of adopters. Key words: Convince percentage of adoption credibility limited time This Management Simulation Project from Harvard provides students a virtual experience to convince people in start-up companies. When I started the first test run of the simulation there are various decisions, However, if an administrator make the wrong move, then I lose credibility and set the proposal is a backwards. On the other hand, if I decide on a correct decision, then not only will I get the workers are more interested in my proposal, but it also increases the credibility of the workers. When I was implementing change behavior, building a coalition of support is a important tool to get satisfied from people. When I simulate this behavior, I can have more awareness, interest...
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...Reinventing Organizational Behavior: Recommendations to Improve Communication at DSW Jessica Detwiler Keller Graduate School of Management Jessica.m.detwiler@gmail.com GM591 – Leadership and Organizational Behavior Dr. Arnold Witchel 14 April 2012 Author Note Thank you to my colleagues whom allow me to pick their brains regarding our organization. I appreciate your honest feedback and candid conversation, which has allowed me to remain objective. I hope to have put our organization in the best possible light, while still being able to make valid recommendations to improve our organizational culture. Abstract This manuscript details research performed on identifying organizational behavior problems at a specific federal facility. Topics discussed include identifying key issues and providing potential solutions to improve the effectiveness of the company. There is also a section that analyzes the root cause of the identified problem areas. Finally, there is a reflection section that details lessons learned throughout the course. Reinventing Organizational Behavior: Recommendations to Improve Communication at DSW The Desert Southwest Region (DSW) of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) is a federal service region that “markets hydroelectricity power to nearly 70 municipalities, cooperatives, federal and state agencies, and irrigation districts.” (About, 2012) The DSW regional office “maintains and operates more than 40 substations and 3,100 miles...
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...Organizational Change Plan Part II Mia A. Lowe HCS/587 December 2, 2013 Dr. Sonnia Oliva Organizational Change Plan Part II Moving, which is the implementation phase is the second phase in Kurt Lewin’s theory. During this phase, organizations begin to implement changes and the behaviors of the employees start to change (Spector, 2010). According to Lewin (2010), “Those new behaviors, must become permanent, for at least a desired period of time” (p. 29). The stakeholder’s agreement to implement a Telemedicine Intensive Care Unit (tele-ICU) in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) becomes operational. The second part of this Organizational Change Plan focuses on strategies for implementing a tele-ICU in the MICU. The chief medical director assigns a project manager to the project to oversee the implementation of the tele-ICU. The project manager schedules large weekly meetings with the stakeholders to ensure everyone is completing their assigned tasks. The project manager has an issues log containing issues categorized by subject, owner, and pending due date or completed date. The purpose of the issues log is to track and resolve issues as identified to keep the project moving forward. If the stakeholders in the meeting cannot resolve the issues, the project manager reviews the issues with the chief medical director for resolution. In addition, the project manager schedules small group meeting with different departments. The small groups report...
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...SPD 120 Interpersonal Communication Term Project – Kiser Overview This term project asks you to apply the concepts and theories from this course to your own interpersonal communication experience. First, you will describe major influences on your communication style. Then you will pick two communication contexts/situations and describe your strengths and weaknesses in those areas and devise strategies, based on course materials, to address two of your most important weaknesses. The last part of the project asks you put these plan into effect, keep a journal of your experiences, and write up the results. Step 1 – General Description of your interpersonal communication style Describe major sources of influence that have affected you communication style, such as family background, educational background, sex/age, interaction with your significant others, etc. Discuss how you communication style reflects what/who you are (your self-concept) that has been established through interaction with others. How does your MBTI type affect your communication style? This part of the project should give a sense of who you are and major influences in you life that have affected the way you communicate. This section should be 1-2 pages long. It is due _________________________ Step 2 – Analysis of your communication style in specific contexts. a. Select one of the following communication contexts: (1) male-female communication; (2) family communication; (3) communication on the job;...
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...Integrative Paper Julian Harris Webster University Preface The Heart of Change is a book that tells stories of large scale change within organizations. These stories all revolve around eight key steps that should guide the reader from the beginning to the end of the change process. The book Organizational Behavior and Management is a great tool to support the concepts that are presented. My goal is to describe and discuss what is needed to make these types of large scale change efforts work using the examples provided to me along with more academic information to support or go against these stories. There are many components that are used in conjunction in order to make an organization run. Each one of these components is equally important to successful change. Hopefully by the end of this paper the change process won’t seem so bad. Step One: Increase Urgency When working in many professional settings, you will hear the phrase “act with a sense of urgency”. People who work with a sense of urgency are normally seen as go getters or movers and shakers. In chapter 14 of Organizational Behavior and Management, urgency is said to relate to time (Ivancevich, Konopaske, & Matteson, 2014, p. 406). This is the way many managers see urgency as well. “Time is Money” is not just a saying. In most cases, a full time employee is expected to work an 8 hour shift or 40 hours per week. When management assumes that one is not moving with a sense of urgency, this could lead to...
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...Organizational culture and behavior Organizational Culture and Behavior name MGT344 Instructor University of Phoenix Introduction This paper will discuss a few of the key components of an organization. The components include; organizational culture and behavior, diversity, communication, business code of ethics and an efficient and the importance of effective change management. This paper will provide and example of each of these components from an organization I have been employed by or am currently employed with. Organizational culture and behavior Shared values and beliefs influence each organizational member’s behavior and build the organization’s culture. These shared values and beliefs build relationships within an organization. Key concepts of organizational behavior include diversity, communication, and business ethics and planned change management. These concepts vary from organization to organization and each organization has a different culture. The development company I was employed with a last year encouraged each employee to communicate with other employees and departments. An open communication setting allowed employees to voice his or her opinions and present ideas that would be beneficial to the company and the employees Diversity According to Bateman and Snell, diversity can be defined as a characteristic of a group of people suggesting differences among those people on any relevant dimension...
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...InterClean-EnviroTech Merger Memorandum GiGi Douglas Human Capital Management Instructor: Lillie Hibbler-Britt To: First-Level Managers From: GiGi Douglas, Mid-Level Sales Manager 3 Reminders: Management Behavior Affects Productivity Manager Behavior Aligning with Employment Law Best Practices for Working within a Diverse Work Environment As you all are aware, InterClean is in the midst of going through a lot of changes. We have adapted a new proposed solutions/service model, reps will now be grouped into multi-functional teams and prepared to support packages tailored to individual accounts. And we have 90- 180 days to complete the process. We also have just completed the merger with EnviroTech, one of our major domestic competitors in the corporate market. With this acquisition, InterClean is in the process of obtaining domestic market dominance in the sanitation industry. Manager Behavior Affecting Productivity As managers, we need to embrace the change positively. Our company is looking to globalize, and our employees are facing many uncertainties. As first line managers, your behavior will have an direct impact on the productivity of our workers and we must be mindful of our behavior during this merger. If managers keep a positive attitude, and remain open, and supportive, we will see this in return from our subordinates. We have to remind our employees that this means new clients, new opportunities for advancement, and possibly more money and incentive...
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...Behavior Change Project My health goal was to change my eating habits. I chose this goal because I have a bad habit of not eating as well as I should. Although I usually do not eat fast food, I eat a lot of carbs. I was raised in an Italian family so macaroni and pizza are my two worst enemies. I figured that if I used this project to get rid of my bad eating habits, I would have an easier time eating healthy after this class ends. Before starting the project I realized that there will be challenges, but this project was not meant to be simple. If behavior change was simple, then anyone would be able to change behavior whenever they wanted to. In order to translate my health goals into target behaviors I realized that I had to sit and analyze my diet so I can see exactly which of my eating habits I should do away with. Firstly, I usually drink a glass of milk before bed every night. I did some reading online and learned that humans are the only species that drink the milk of another animal and drink any sort of milk after infancy. I also learned that the milk in the grocery store is full of hormones and other toxins. Therefore I decided that it would probably be a good idea to stop drinking milk. Another bad eating habit that I have is that I eat a lot of carbohydrates, especially in the form of macaroni. Since I come from a very Italian family, macaroni has always been a staple of my diet. However, the macaroni at home was handmade which cuts out all the additives and...
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...Project Management Orion Shield Project Case Study Helen Turner UMUC Executive Summary: The basic concepts of project management calls for proper planning, organization and the management of a variety of resources in order to successfully achieve a certain goal. The most important job of a project management is to deliver results within time constraints as well as according to a budget. Effective project managers strategically facilitate the entire project management process to ensure the project’s success. To do this the project manager must adequately meet the specific requirements (i.e., time, scope, quality, and cost) set forth by the project and its stakeholders. Project control is essential but if implemented incorrectly it can have devastating effects on the outcome of a project. Incorrect implementation of project control was the ultimate downfall for Gary Allison. The technical, ethical, legal, contractual and communication issues of project management will be discussed as they pertain to the Orion Shield Project. A thorough analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Gary Allison will also be discussed. Technical Issues . Gary recognized the presence of technical issues during the initiating stage of the project. According to the request for proposal (RFP) released by Space Technologies Industries (STI), the technical specification required that the design should be able to operate at temperatures ranging...
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...when a team needs to work together for a period of one year before the project is complete. Productivity increases, customers are more satisfied and new clients are attracted to the company. A manager must take time to fully develop and implement a plan based on positive influence. This is accomplished through self-analysis, daily efforts in role modeling and instilling positive behaviors in workers. These types of initiatives create a motivated and dedicated team. Positive Behaviors Assess yourself critically in terms of your own positive behavior. As the manager, you are the role model for your employees so you need to correct and address issues, such as pessimistic language, in a timely manner. If a negative issue comes up, it is important to address and resolve the issue in as much of a positive way as possible. Establishing and keeping a positive atmosphere and environment can take some effort. Encourage your employees to become more positive in little ways like smiling more, speaking in an upbeat tone and thanking co-workers more often for their contributions. Beyond being positive, work to keep your team enthusiastic about the project. The assigned project’s timeline is long and employees can get distracted and discouraged when the project does not seem to be making progress. Keeping the enthusiasm up can be just as challenging. Team building events can help to relieve the stresses of a long-term project. Addressing Weaknesses One of the first steps to take when addressing...
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