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Identify two HR strategies that your company uses to ensure that they have the right talent to meet their mission, vision and business objectives

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In Chapter One of Flawless Consulting, Block notes that there are five phases to the consulting process (pp. 6 – 9). You’ll continue to utilize Block’s phases to create a framework of what consulting on a HR specific task might look like. A reminder of the five phases as defined by Block:

1) Entry and Contracting: Determining if the client and consultant are a good match and team and determining expectations of both.

2) Discovery and Dialogue: Questions a consultant might ask in this stage include, “Who is going to be involved in defining the problem/situation/solution?” “What methods might be used (for example, S.W.O.T., S.M.A.R.T goals, interviews, internal and external scans, etc)” “Who should do inquiries, the client or the consultant?”.

3) Analysis and the Decision to Act: Often what people call “project planning.” From the “discovery and dialog” stage, there is always more data than can be feasibly or usefully shared with clients. Therefore, consultants are tasked with mining the data and reporting back to clients the necessary points. This stage includes mining of data, dealing with resistance, co-creation of goals of the project and next best steps. In this stage, it’s important to remember, clients ALWAYS have resistance to data, it’s the consultant’s role to determine how to address the resistance.

4) Engagement and Implementation: Carrying out the plan from phase #3. Sometimes the consultant is involved in this process, other times they are not. Often implementation begins with some sort of collective event to introduce the plan to interested parties.

5) Extension, Recycle or Termination: Should the client/consultant relationship continue? Often this is the case if the problem isn’t totally known until the implementation stage. Should the consulting relationship be extended to other parts of the business? Should the relationship end?

For this discussion you are being asked to consult with an organization on changing the culture of an organization or department. Assume you already have a contract signed. What are five to seven steps (total) you would take in phases 2 – 4 listed above? You do not need to note five to seven steps for each phase but five to seven steps total.

The details of the organization and their current package don’t matter – you’ll take pretty much the same steps for every contract you have. That being said, how might your process differ if you were serving as an internal consultant vs. external consultant.

Example (this was for Comp and Benefit discussion in Week 5 but the same principles apply):

Step 1: Determine current comp and benefits package. Speak with HR, review HR manual.

Step 2: Speak with staff regarding their wants/needs of benefits package. Do both organization-wide survey and interview from a staff from each department selected at random.Identify two HR strategies that your company uses to ensure that they have the right talent to meet their mission, vision and business objectives. Suggest two HR strategies that your company could employ to gain competitive advantage.

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Based on what you’ve learned in the last several weeks about communications, what two methods for communicating HR strategy would be most effective in your organization? Why?

Develop an annotated bibliography that you can use in your Doctoral Study.

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Annotated Bibliography

In each week of this course, you will research and select three (3) peer-reviewed, scholarly sources to develop an annotated bibliography that you can use in your Doctoral Study. You will need to take the three sources and synthesize the references into a single narrative annotated bibliography that compares/contrasts or supports your study. For example, you may develop three references that will fit into the Nature of the Study (or any other component) and then the synthesized version will help you in developing your Prospectus/Proposal. Please see this week’s Learning Resources for the Sample Annotated Bibliography Template, which you should use to complete your annotated bibliography

what are some specific verbal and nonverbal messages or behaviors you might use to restore equity in a close relationship?

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Prior to beginning work on this assignment, complete the Communication Notebook Training and be sure you have downloaded the Communication Notebook. Also, review the Sample Week 5 Final Paper.

Resources
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Week 5 Paper Advice
Week 5 Communication Notebook Video Resources
Sample Week 5 Final Paper
Engaging With Course Content
Avoiding Plagiarism
For this final assignment, you will demonstrate the knowledge you have gained in this class by reporting on the findings of the four exercises you have done throughout this class and then connecting those experiences to key themes from class. This final paper will be 5 to 6.5 pages (1200 to 1600 words) long and include citations to your textbook, at least one course reading, and two course videos.

To begin, you need to complete your Week 5 Exercise (see instructions below). Be sure to use and cite Bevan in your response, for any choice you make. Once you have completed the Week 5 Exercise, read the instructions below to learn how to complete the entire notebook.

Week 5 Exercise Instructions (choose one option):

Option 1: Social support

Think of a time when someone provided you, or you provided someone, with social support.
What type(s) of social support outlined in Bevan did you or they use?
What type of verbal and nonverbal cues were used to provide this support.
Was it appropriate for the situation and why?
Option 2: Relationship equity

Report on a time when you felt you were in an unbalanced relationship.
Did you feel underbenefited or overbenefited?
Based on what you have learned in Bevan, what are some specific verbal and nonverbal messages or behaviors you might use to restore equity in a close relationship?
How would you use different messages or behaviors if you were underbenefited versus overbenefited?
Option 3: Are you a chameleon?

In chapter 11, Bevan reports on the value of being a chameleon, where you can change your communication style to suit the scenario. This requires being highly aware and mindful of yourself, others, and the choices you make. In this exercise, you will test this theory:

Put yourself in a challenging position in your personal or professional life. If you are at work, speak up at a meeting or talk to your co-worker or boss about the topic. If you at home, have a difficult conversation with someone you care about.
Before you have the conversation, think about the cultural norms for this exchange. What are they? Are you following or violating those norms?
As you have the conversation, be mindful of where you are emotionally, and where they are. Report on those emotions and the role of empathy and emotional intelligence in the exchange.
How did it go? Did you feel you were closer to being a “chameleon?”

Instructions for completing the Communication Notebook:

Describe your findings for the four exercises.
For each exercise you will then complete step 2 for each by applying what you have learned during this class on the basic principles of effective communication, ideas of the self, or culture to your exercise results.
For each exercise you must cite at least two resources to support you and one can be a video.
For the final document, you must use and cite two course readings (and one must be Bevan) and two course videos.
Note that you will be required to use and cite Bevan at least once for each exercise, but you should use them much more.
Review the Final Paper Video OptionsPreview the document document for a list of videos you can use.
NOTE: Be sure to carefully review your work and the grading rubrics to ensure you have completed all required elements. Score yourself on each grading rubric and make adjustments to areas where you scored yourself low.

The Communication Notebook final paper

Must be 1,200 to 1,600 words of your own content (5 to 6.5 double-spaced pages) in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).

Must utilize an academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must use and cite Bevan, at least one course reading, and two course video resources.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications. Your reference list must have at least four references

Describe an organizational or note taking strategy that would facilitate the creation of this report.

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Assignment 3: Asking the Right Questions
Including the right information in your criminal justice reports depends on many things. It is very important that you develop a habit of asking the right questions in order to collect the right information, taking detailed notes, and always keeping your information organized. You must ensure that the information you put in your reports is specific and accurate in order to ensure individuals are readily identified, facts regarding possible criminal activity lead to or show the necessary probable cause, and that any action by law enforcement during the incident or post-incident investigation does not violate anyone’s civil rights or Constitutional protections.
To complete Assignment 3, write a two-to-three (2-3) page paper in which you:
In a Criminal Complaint and / or Arrest Warrant
Prepare a summary of the essential questions you’ll need to ask in order to gather the information that must be included in the report.
Describe an organizational or note taking strategy that would facilitate the creation of this report.
Explain how the information in the report you’ve selected would be used to form the basis for a presentation to the District Attorney’s office, or for any arrest or follow up investigation.
Please cite at least two (2) quality sources for this assignment.

Develop a three paragraph educational philosophy on managing school personnel.

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Paper details:

Develop a three paragraph educational philosophy on managing school personnel. You may want to use the following link for ideas on the 5 areas of ethical leadership:

Create a budget for a financial plan using Excel to ensure that the financial information is organized, accurate, and complete.

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Criteria for Success: In this assignment, you will:
Create a budget for a financial plan using Excel to ensure that the financial information is organized, accurate, and complete.
Identify a personal savings goal and a time frame for reaching that goal.
Explain your choice of housing option in the context of how it will help you achieve your selected financial goal.
Align expenditures to reflect your selected financial goal.
Reflect on how creating a step-by-step and organized approach to the assignment helped you to adjust your financial priorities and financial plan.
What to submit/deliverables: Two completed templates: Assignment 2 Financial Plan Explanation Word Template and Assignment 2 Financial Plan Budget Excel Template.

What were the steps you took to accomplish this and what was the outcome?

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We’d like to learn more about one of your greatest accomplishments in the last 3 years. It can be in academics or in a role you have held as part of an organization, company, team or club. Please describe the following in your response:
What was the outcome you were working towards?
Why was this outcome important to you, others, and/or the organization you were a part of?
What were the steps you took to accomplish this and what was the outcome?

How and why have the mini project workshops contributed towards the development of your employability?

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PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.DOCX, YOU WILL FIND THERE HOW NEED TO BE THE ASSIGNMENT
Assignment task
Using materials generated during the mini project workshops and through your independent study, populate a portfolio of evidence of your learning and development during the module.
Write a 500 word answer to the question:
How and why have the mini project workshops contributed towards the development of your employability?
This assignment requires you to:
1. Create a portfolio as follows:
A minimum of 12 documents is suggested.
 These should be materials generated during FY027 mini project and employability classes, or through independent study relevant to these aspects of the module.
 These materials might include
o a selection of reading logs related to the projects
o photographs of work completed in class or typed up work from class
o reflections on how your project work meets the learning outcomes
o examples of academic writing
o an up-to-date CV
 There is no word count for these documents although it is anticipated that they should provide a minimum of 1500 words, or equivalent, in addition to the summary.
 Using the Learning Outcomes may help you to choose which documents to include.
2. Share a snapshot of the portfolio with your seminar lecturer.
3. Write a 500 word summary explaining your choices of the Portfolio contents and provide the actual portfolio in appendix section of the s

Define what is meant by the concepts of limited liability, and/or liability protection.

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You have a good friend named Frank who is planning to form a new business. He comes to you for advice. He is a Christian, and he wants to obey God in the operation of his business. He is concerned as to whether Christians should attempt to minimize their tax burdens, after all, “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s,” right? Further, he is concerned as to what liability protection really means and whether a Christian should use an entity that provides for liability protection. He fears that by using such an entity he might be shirking his personal responsibilities. In order to help Frank with his decision, answer the following questions:

  1. Define what is meant by the concepts of limited liability, and/or liability protection. From the perspective of a Christian worldview, is it wrong for a business owner to use a business organization form that provides for liability protection?
  2. From the perspective of a Christian worldview, is it wrong for a business to try to minimize its overall tax burden?

Analyse the formal elements of Pull My Daisy and Little Stabs at Happiness that draw attention to the process of making the films.

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  1. Analyse the formal elements of Pull My Daisy and Little Stabs at Happiness that draw attention to the process of making the films.
  2. Analyse one or two films on the module that share techniques in common with other art practices (e.g. music, poetry, painting [abstraction expressionism]). You can make the comparison between film and just one other art practice if you wish.
  1. Who or what is the protagonist of Window Water Baby Moving?

* You may also wish to compare Window Water Baby Moving with Cat’s Cradle.

  1. Analyse the formal treatment of femininity or masculinity in one or two of the films studied on the module.
  2. Analyse the ways that The Act of Seeing With One’s Own Eyes positions spectators in relationship to the film’s subject matter.
  3. Analyse the formal treatment and sensuous and affective* appeal of popular culture in one or two of the films studied on the module.

* Of or relating to the affections or emotions, especially as contrasted with the intellect or rational faculty; emotional.

  1. Analyse performance in one or two films studied on the module.
  2. Analyse the formal treatment of sexuality in one or two films studied on the module.
  3. Critically reflect on Carolee Schneeman’s suggestion that Fuses is in conversation with Window Water Baby Moving.
  4. Analyse the use of split-screen in Chelsea Girls. Questions to consider include (but are not limited to): what implications does the use of split-screen have for spectatorship?

Critically reflect on the politics of representation in any film or two films on the module (paying attention to the intersection of any pairing of sexuality, gender, class, and race [remembering that analysis of representation may include engaging with issues relating to cultural appropriation, and that to think about race may include thinking about whiteness]).

  1. Analyse the mix of documentary and narrative fiction modes in any two films on the module.