PSYC305 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest
DQ 1: Employee Needs
Please take a look at the bulleted needs described on page 286: survival, security, belonging, respect, and fulfillment. Then, describe how your organization meets those needs, and explain what they could do differently to better meet the fulfillment needs.
DQ 2: Happy Employees – common, or scarce?
To kick off this discussion, remember what we were discussing this week about happy employees. Our lecture talked about making employees number one. How prevalent do you find this to be? Do you think it is common? Why or why not? Is it a lack of knowledge, ignorance, or arrogance? You would think that this concept was easy to understand. Do you think today’s managers and leaders forgot to read the handbook on effective employee management?
PSYC305 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest
DQ 1: Manage Team Diversity and Avoid Groupthink
Our text discusses the conclusion of research: Diverse teams utilize diverse opinions and approaches and are generally more effective in their accomplishment of tasks. Yet, the text states “diversity appears to increase group conflict.”
In what ways does diversity make conflict into a positive result? How can the appreciation and encouragement of people to be themselves and share their thoughts result in cohesiveness and effectiveness?
What are some specific things you could do or say in any group to decrease the conflict inherent in diversity and increase the productivity inherent in many minds and styles working together?
How does dealing with diversity in teams help in avoiding groupthink? Think about the forces of groupthink and how they can be dealt with when diversity of opinions, ideas, strategies, is allowed to function in teams.
DQ 2: Organizational Climate: Warm and Open, or Chilly with a Chance of Rain?
As stated in Chapter 5, organizational climate is the hallmark of integrated purpose, strong focus on the advancement of the individual, and respect for all members. Discuss any situations you have encountered in your vocational experiences where this cohesiveness was evident. How did you feel? How do you think this climate affected turnover?
If you have not experienced this type of corporation, what kinds of expectations would you have when you join it? How do you think the employees feel about their situation?
Week 5 Team Assignment 3 Latest
Objectives of Team Assignment 3
1. to continue to work in your team with a new leader and members in other roles, all that were specified in Week 2 assignment, for Week 5, and
2. to participate fully in completing a PowerPoint based on research conducted by your team on the phenomenon of groupthink and at least 3 scenarios/examples in which groupthink has had significant negative consequence.
Tasks and Deliverables
Read the section on “Avoiding groupthink” in the Manning and Curtis book, pp. 256–258. With your team, investigate multiple examples of groupthink and present information about the phenomenon and at least 3 scenarios / examples (other than the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster) in a PowerPoint presentation. Your presentation must cover examples/ scenarios in which groupthink has had a significant consequence.
PowerPoint advice: Every slide should have clear, readable text no smaller than 28 point font; remember to limit your use of full sentences. Each slide should also have some kind of visual to enhance the communication of that content. Using APA guidelines cite your sources, including in-text citations. The professional team product includes an introduction, multiple content slides, and a conclusion, as well as a reference slide. Better products usually have about 15 to 20 slides (four or five from each student). You may need more for more complex products. More detailed guidelines on presentation techniques is provided in a document “PowerPoint dos and don’ts” in the Files section of the Course Menu.
Submit your team assignment deliverable/product to the team discussion, Files section of the Course Menu for all to see, and to the Team Assignment area. The presentation is posted in the team discussions so that you can all work on it, and the team leader or designee should post a final copy in the Files section of the Course Menu so other teams can see it. Each participating team member should post the same final copy in his or her own Team Assignment area so that it can be graded.
Remember to post the TLMR (Team Leader and Member Report) in Team discussions, and in your own area along with the deliverable/ product (PowerPoint).
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Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2
1. Employer needs
Look at the page 286 bulleted needs: survival, security, belonging, respect, and satisfaction. Then outline how your organization serves those needs and what they could do better.
A happy workplace is common or rare?
Remember last week’s conversation about happy employees? Our lesson was about putting employees first. How often do you find this? Is it common? So, why? Is it ignorance or arrogance? You’d think this was a simple concept. Do you think today’s managers and leaders have forgotten the staff management handbook?
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Managing Team Diversity and Avoiding Groupthink
Our text summarizes research findings: Varied teams are more effective at completing tasks because they use diverse ideas and techniques. Density appears to enhance group conflict, the text says.
How does diversity make conflict productive? How can appreciating and encouraging people to be themselves and share their ideas foster cohesion and effectiveness?
What can you do or say in any group to reduce conflict and boost productivity by combining many thoughts and styles?
How does managing team diversity Help avoid groupthink? Consider the forces of groupthink and how they might be overcome by allowing diversity of viewpoints, ideas, and methods in teams.
DQ 2: Organizational Climate: Open and Warm, or Cold and Rainy?
As stated in Chapter 5, organizational climate is the hallmark of integrated purpose, strong focus on the advancement of the individual, and respect for all members. Discuss any situations you have encountered in your vocational experiences where this cohesiveness was evident. How did you feel? Does this climate affect turnover?
What would you expect if you had never worked for a company like this? How do you think the employees feel about their situation?
Week 5 Team Assignment 3 Latest Objectives of Team Assignment 3
1. to continue to work in your team with a new leader and members in other roles, all that were specified in Week 2 assignment, for Week 5, and
2. to participate fully in completing a PowerPoint based on research conducted by your team on the phenomenon of groupthink and at least 3 scenarios/examples in which groupthink has had significant negative consequence.
Tasks and Deliverables
Read the section on “Avoiding groupthink” in the Manning and Curtis book, pp. 256–258. With your team, investigate multiple examples of groupthink and present information about the phenomenon and at least 3 scenarios / examples (other than the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster) in a PowerPoint presentation. Your presentation must cover examples/ scenarios in which groupthink has had a significant consequence.
PowerPoint advice: Every slide should have clear, readable text no smaller than 28 point font; remember to limit your use of full sentences. Each slide should also have some kind of visual to enhance the communication of that content. Using APA guidelines cite your sources, including in-text citations. The professional team product includes an introduction, multiple content slides, and a conclusion, as well as a reference slide. Better products usually have about 15 to 20 slides (four or five from each student). You may need more for more complex products. More detailed guidelines on presentation techniques is provided in a document “PowerPoint dos and don’ts” in the Files section of the Course Menu.
Submit your team assignment deliverable/product to the team discussion, Files section of the Course Menu for all to see, and to the Team Assignment area. The presentation is posted in the team discussions so that you can all work on it, and the team leader or designee should post a final copy in the Files section of the Course Menu so other teams can see it. Each participating team member should post the same final copy in his or her own Team Assignment area so that it can be graded.
Remember to post the TLMR (Team Leader and Member Report) in Team discussions, and in your own area along with the deliverable/ product (PowerPoint).
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PSYC305 Week 1 Individual Assignment 1 Latest
Individual assignment: McFarlane Case, p. 65 (Manning & Curtis): “Part One Video Case, Toying with Success: The McFarlane Companies”
After reading the case, answer “Questions for Discussion” 1 and 2, providing evidence for points you make.
Then, include a well thought-out and reflective 6 to 10-line personal conclusion.
Submit your assignment AS A MICROSOFT WORD DOCUMENT.
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PSYC305 Week 2 Team Assignment 1 Latest
Please read the page “Team Assignments Approach and Overview” located in the Files section of the Course Menu for an overview of approach and requirements for Team Assignments, and the following detailed instructions for Team Assignment 1 to be started in Week 1, and completed in Week 2.
As you know, to develop leadership skills, hands-on in this course, you are being put in virtual teams of 4. With your team members, you will complete 4 team assignments, one in each of weeks 2, 3, 5, and 6. You will do this by each team member having the opportunity to be the Leader in at least one of the Team Assignments (while others take on other specific roles that week).
Objectives of Team Assignment 1 (due Week 2)
To become aware of your leadership qualities, where and how they were developed, areas that need development, and how you could start developing your leadership qualities; and
In order to work together virtually, you will share information with your team about how and when you are available for communication with your team, and your leadership and course goals as stated in 1) above.
Tasks and deliverables for the team assignment of Weeks 1 and 2 – to be completed in week 2:
Instructions: Team Assignment 1 requires you to
Get started in Week 1 to
Individually, analyze your leadership strengths, and areas to develop and improve, based on the personal Leadership development and Course goals document (LDCG) in the Files section of the Course Menu,
Indicate your program, experience with online courses, day and time availability, contact information (phone, chat, e-mail address), and time zones, etc… using the Communication Preferences (CP) document in the Files section of the Course Menu.
Communicate and share the above information in LDCG and CP documents, with your team members, by posting in Team Discussions.
Continue in Week 2 to
Share the above information with each other,
As a team, using the above information, plan out team roles, such as leader, motivator, communicator, facilitator, etc…, for all team members, for all 4 team assignment weeks 2, 3, 5 and 6, as suggested in Team Roles document in the Files section of the Course Menu.
Collate all team members’ Leadership Development and Course goals and Communication Preferences information with Team roles, in ONE Word document. You may create a table in Word, or an Excel worksheet to represent the information on Leadership and Course Goals (LDCG) summary and Communication Preferences (CP) summary, and submit with the Team Roles information, all in ONE Word document.
Team assignment deliverable must be submitted in three places: at the end of the Team discussions by Team Leader, in the Files section of the Course Menu by the leader, and in your own Week 2 Team Assignment area by each team member.
To ensure productivity by each member of your team, a Team Leader and Member Report (TLMR), available in the Files section of the Course Menu, will be completed by each member of the team and posted by each member in the Team discussions between Friday and Saturday midnight, and in their own Team Assignment area along with their Team assignment deliverable/ product by Sunday 11:59pm.
