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Employee training and development Unit 2 Discussion

 First, read the following journal article by Gloria Ferguson Pobst: Meeting the Challenge of Knowledge Worker Shortages with Strategic Talent Management.

Next, based on the challenges you reviewed in the textbook (refer back to Chapter 9) regarding global talent management in Brazil, analyze and explain how the concept of jeitinho can be leveraged as a method to manage managerial talent.

Finally, which solution strategy mentioned in the Pobst article would you use to meet the knowledge worker shortage challenges? Explain your reasoning. 

Read the case study titled “Revitalizing a Brand”, located in the online course shell. Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research the branding and communication strategies of one (1) health services organization that is similar to the health services organizations mentioned in the case study.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the current marketing communication, identity, and brand position of Plaza Home Health Services.
2. Conduct a Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats (SWOT) analysis associated with the current marketing communication, identity, and brand position of Plaza Home Health Services.
3. Assess the importance of benchmarking in Plaza Home Health Services’ development and implementation of an effective brand strategy (marketing communication, identity, and brand position).
4. Compare branding and communication strategies of a similar health services organization with that of Plaza Home Health Services. Determine whether or not Plaza Home Health Services should apply additional best practices into its current branding and communication strategies. Provide a rationale and support for your response.
5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and 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 assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Examine the marketing research process and market segmentation strategies in the health care industry.
• Analyze business planning based on an analysis of domestic and global operating environments, market dynamics (supply and demand), commercialization, and product-market expansion.
• Explain how branding strategies apply to the health care market for existing and new products.
• Determine the marketing communications strategy used in health care services.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services strategic marketing.
• Write clearly and concisely about health services strategic marketing using proper writing mechanics.

1) After reading about mission and vision, write your own mission AND vision statements. DO NOT COPY a mission statement from your work. This should be YOUR personal or professional Mission Statement. Look at examples of other mission and vision statements before you write yours!

2) Look at other examples of mission and vision statements from companies and individuals so you can get an idea of format and terms. You should clearly state your mission and clearly state your vision. VSU has a vision and mission statement. Provide some insight as to why you chose your mission and vision and their meaning to you.

3) This should come from integrating these concepts into your own academic plans or workplace professional perspective. Feel free to be creative with this assignment.

4) This should be a one full page to two-page maximum double spaced paper. Points will be deducted for bad grammar or spelling errors AND failing to complete at least a one full page paper. 

Review each process (job analysis, job design, and performance evaluation), and determine what is a must-do and what can be eliminated when necessary for each process. Each review should be at least one paragraph with one resource supporting the must-do options. Defend all of your choices.

Address the following for each process.

1. Why must you do one task, and why would it be all right to not do another?

2. Will there be problems if you do not do something?

3. Is it possible to not do something now and perhaps readdress it later on without repercussions?

No word count, must answer 3 questions above with a paragraph for each question.

 Training Assessment 

• Imagine you are a new employee in a human resource (HR) department. Your first task is to develop a stress management seminar for the employees. Determine the topics that should be covered in the seminar. Support your selection of the topics.
• Develop criteria to assist in selecting the vendor to use for the training.

Complete two assessments—choose one from each group.

• Group 1. Complete one of the following assessments. 
  • Daft, R. L. (2018). The leadership experience (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. 
    • Chapter 2, “Traits, Behaviors, and Relationships.” 
      • Leader’s Self-Insight 2.2: What’s Your Leadership Orientation?, page 47.
      • Leader’s Self-Insight 2.3: Your “LMX” Relationship, page 55.
• Group 2. Complete one of the following assessments. 
  • Daft, R. L. (2018). The leadership experience (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. 
    • Chapter 3, “Contingency Approaches to Leadership.” 
      • Leader’s Self-Insight 3.1: T-P Leadership Questionnaire: An Assessment of Style, page 69.
      • Leader’s Self-Insight 3.2: Are You Ready?, page 72

Your Leadership Characteristics

This week’s textbook readings focus on leader traits, behaviors, and styles. After you complete the two required Leader’s Self-Insight exercises for this week, you should consider your scores and the leadership perspective that is being generated by these results. As you integrate the information, choose a model that you will discuss in the assignment due this week.

• Describe how this model will guide your human resource leadership role.
• Identify how this model can impact your influence skills with stakeholders outside of the human resource area.

You do not need to share your actual scores on the exercises, but you do need to refer to the results. Support your ideas with course concepts and ideas. Be explicit in your use of course material. Use APA style and format for in-text citations and references.

Determine three (3) advantages and three (3) disadvantages of using traditional predictors (e.g., resume-bio presentations, interviews, reference checks, etc.) versus substantive assessment methods (e.g., personality tests, cognitive tests, integrity tests, etc.) when selecting new employees. Next, select the one (1) assessment method that you believe is the most reliable for hiring new employees, and specifiy two (2) benefits of utilizing your selected method witin an organization. Justify your response.

Provide two examples of actions management can take that will result in poor performance from their team.  Which of the historical breakthroughs in management theory may address the problems you’ve described? 

What do you anticipate will be the next ‘big thing’ in management theory?  What needs or new developments in business do you propose will lead to the ‘big thing’ you’ve described?

What actions and responsibilities does the human resources department have to contribute to the organization’s performance management efforts?

You’ve learned about incentive programs and the balanced scorecard.  How might you tie incentive programs to the balanced scorecard to enhance organizational performance?

If you were in charge of the accounting department in your organization what actions would you take to ensure the accounting function was used appropriately to maximize their contributions to the organizational performance management effort? 500 words each question

Find an article discussing the key characteristics of a successful manager. Post a link to the article in the discussion thread and provide a summary of the following:

1. What is the role and background of the author of the article?
2. What are the key characteristics of a successful manager detailed in the article?
3. What are your thoughts on these characteristics?