AMAZONS Career And Succession Plan Differences 1-2 Pages

Proposed Career & Succession Plan

Amazon’s current Pathways Program focuses solely on those employees who have MBA degrees; however, a great career and succession plan is inclusive of all employees, whether they are looking to move vertically or laterally (Succession Planning, n.d.). Succession planning is defined as a process or plan put into place to determine what will happen when an employee leaves a position (Shand, 2010). A good succession plan also helps to put employees on the right track to becoming a leader within the organization or an asset in another position within that same company.

Any career and succession plan begins with the human resources department ensuring that the company has a process in place to ensure that the organization’s staffing needs are met and a process to ensure that if staffing levels change the impact on the organization is minimal (Shand, 2010). A list of objectives should be made in alliance with the company’s strategic vision so that both management and employees know what to expect from the plan (Shand, 2010). Amazon should also make sure that employees and potential employees have access to any job openings within the company, which also includes creating relationships with colleges, universities and other institutions for access to students with the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities (Miles, 2009).

Assessing job openings and internal candidates should be the next step in the career and succession plan for Amazon (Miles, 2009). Human resources professionals should determine what positions are available and what gaps exist and what employees have the skills needed to successfully fill those positions (Miles, 2009). Employees who may not be ready for an upward promotion may be able to make a lateral move. As a part of employee development Amazon should offer training courses and seminars during work hours, as well as offering tuition reimbursement at local colleges (Miles, 2009). Once employees have been given ample time to increase their knowledge base and skillset Amazon should reassess the employees and place them in positions that they will flourish in and provide the greatest benefit to the company.

Finally, Amazon will need to closely monitor the career and succession plan to determine what works and what does not. Employees who don’t necessarily fit the mold should be given alternate opportunities within the company or placed on a performance plan (Shand, 2009). The outcomes should be compared to the objectives as stated at implementation and changes should be made accordingly (Shand, 2009).

 

References

Miles, S.A. (2009, Jul 31). Succession planning: How to do it right. Forbes. Retrieved from

https://www.forbes.com/2009/07/31/succession-planning-right-leadership-governance-

ceos.html

Shand, J. (2010, Jan 4). Five key elements of the succession planning process. Charity Village.

Retrieved from

https://charityvillage.com/Content.aspx?topic=five_key_elements_of_the_succession_pla

nning_process&last=538

 
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HCS 499 Benchmark Assignment—SWOT Analysis

Use the SWOT Analysis worksheet provided to complete this assignment.

Review the SWOT Analysis PowerPoint® presentation prior to completing this assignment.

Based on the review of the Stevens District Hospital strategic planning scenario, conduct a SWOT analysis to generate a list of perceived strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the hospital.

  • Strengths and weaknesses are traits internal to the hospital (i.e., strong physician loyalty to hospital, aging building, and availability of financial resources).
  • Opportunities and threats are external to the hospital, such as a mall facility available for lease or a competitor hospital opening two physician practices in your market.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word analysis that incorporates the key components of a SWOT analysis for the scenario described in Week One to generate a list of perceived strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The analysis will include the following:

  • Analyze the purpose of conducting the analysis in the context of the scenario.
  • Analyze the limitations and advantages of conducting a SWOT analysis on your own (vs. with a group of stakeholders).
  • Use the table provided to record your analysis of the information from the strategic planning scenario and generate two factors for each of the SWOT categories (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats).

Cite at least 1 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your assignment.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines

 
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Organizational Behavior Chapter 1 Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple Choice Quiz
1
The field of organizational behaviour encompasses:
A) how people interact at social functions.
B) what people think, feel, and do in and around organizations.
C) how component parts of machines work.
D) why humans should be replaced by robotics.
E) how organizations act with each other.
2
Organizations are best described as:
A) groups of buildings in which people are paid from the same budget.
B) groups of people who work interdependently toward some purpose.
C) closed systems that operate without consideration of space, time, or people.
D) any entity that can exist without the need to acquire knowledge.
E) physical structures with observable capital equipment.
3
An important reason for studying organizational behaviour is to:
A) understand and predict behaviour.
B) influence behaviour.
C) enhance organizational results.
D) All of the above.
E) Only ‘a’ and ‘b’.
4
Organizational behaviour concepts should be studied by:
A) Marketing students.
B) Computer science students.
C) CEOs of companies.
D) Human Resource Managers.
E) everyone in the workforce.
5
According to the text, which of these is NOT an organizational behaviour trend?
A) Globalization
B) Increasing command-and-control management
C) Workforce diversity
D) Evolving employment relationships
E) Virtual work
6
When an organization extends its activities to other parts of the world, it is engaging in:
A) securitization.
B) globalization.
C) domestic operations.
D) privatization.
E) unionization.
7
All of the following are “primary” dimensions of workforce diversity, EXCEPT:
A) gender.
B) sexual orientation.
C) education.
D) race.
E) mental/physical qualities.
8
Which of the following is a “secondary” dimension of diversity?
A) Age
B) Ethnicity
C) Gender
D) Income
E) All of the above
9
What was the top indicator of achieving career success, as identified by 1000 Canadians in a recent survey?
A) Work/life balance
B) Salary level
C) Level of responsibility
D) Challenging job
E) Loyalty of people reporting to them
10
The evolving employment relationship in which people are expected to continually develop their skills to remain employed is:
A) virtual teams.
B) social responsibility.
C) employability.
D) globalization.
E) knowledge management.
11
Any job in which the individual does not have an explicit or implicit contract for long-term employment or in which minimum hours of work can vary in a non-systematic way is called:
A) outsourcing.
B) telecommuting.
C) grafting.
D) a network structure.
E) contingent work.
12
Which of the following is NOT a conceptual anchor in organizational behaviour?
A) Employability anchor
B) Multidisciplinary anchor
C) Open systems anchor
D) Multiple levels of analysis anchor
E) Contingency anchor
13
Teams whose members operate across space, time, and organizational boundaries and are linked through information technologies to achieve organizational tasks are referred to as:
A) network organization teams.
B) virtual teams.
C) open systems.
D) independent teams.
E) knowledge management teams.
14
An organization’s moral obligation toward all of its stakeholders is referred to as:
A) ethics.
B) values.
C) work/life balance.
D) corporate social responsibility.
E) All of the above.
15
The anchor of organizational behaviour based on researchers’ belief in the value of studying organizations through the use of scientific and qualitative methods is the:
A) multidisciplinary anchor.
B) systematic research anchor.
C) contingency anchor.
D) closed systems anchor.
E) open systems anchor.
16
Which of these phrases best reflects the contingency approach?
A) “Face time”
B) “Open system”
C) “The right thing to do”
D) “Evolving employment relationships”
E) “It depends”
17
Organizational events are usually studied from which of these three levels of analysis?
A) Team, global, and organizational
B) Contingency, universal, and systematic
C) Acquisition, sharing, and use
D) Team, individual, and organizational
E) Virtual, real, and hypothetical
18
OB scholars tend to view organizations as:
A) open systems.
B) closed systems.
C) impermeable solid systems.
D) non-systems.
E) Subsystems.
19
Which anchor of organizational behaviour is reflected in the following statement? “A company is a living organism.”
A) Multidisciplinary anchor
B) Systematic research anchor
C) Contingency anchor
D) Closed systems anchor
E) Open systems anchor
20
Which of the following specifically includes the components of human, structural, and relationship?
A) Knowledge acquisition process
B) Open systems
C) Organizational memory
D) Intellectual capital
E) The three reasons for studying OB
21
Intellectual capital is the sum of an organization’s:
A) human capital, structural capital, and relationship capital.
B) human capital, invisible capital, and relationship capital.
C) human capital, structural capital, and stock capital.
D) knowledge capital, structural capital, and relationship capital.
E) structural capital, relationship capital, and organizational capital.
22
Which of the following refers to an organization’s ability to recognize the value of new information, assimilate it, and apply it to commercial ends?
A) Knowledge sharing
B) Absorptive capacity
C) Intellectual capital
D) Knowledge management
E) Communities of practice

 
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Case Assignment

HR Case Assignment

Case 1
Pay Decisions at Performance Sports
Page 352 (Chapter 9 )

Read the Case Study entitled, “Pay Decisions at Performance Sports” on pages 352 in Chapter 9. Then, answer all of the questions at the end of the case.

Case 2
Evaluate the Work/Life Climate in Your Company
Pages 413 (Chapter 11 )

Read the Case Study entitled, “Evaluate the Work/Life Climate in Your Company” on pages 413 in Chapter 11. Then, answer all of the questions at the end of the case. Each Agree/Disagree statement MUST be explained to get points. Also, reveal the conclusion based on your score and explain what your score means.

I selected the most interesting and applicable cases for the class. Please be sure to back up your answers to both of these cases with facts from the textbook. Please number each of your answers. This is very important so that I understand which questions you are responding to. Remember, it is quality that counts so be brief, thorough, and to the point. Good Luck!

Please be sure to back up your answers to both of these cases with facts from the textbook (please use APA format). Your case reports should have a minimum of 1000 words combined (500 words each). Please submit your case reports as Word documents (or both case reports as one Word document). Please number each of your answers, so that I understand which questions you are responding to.

 
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Annotated Bibliography For Persuasive Speech

Topic: Should minors be able to purchase birth control without their parent’s consent?

Directions: Write an annotated bibliography for three to five sources in preparation for your Week 7 Persuasive Speech. Document the sources using APA standards. Alphabetize by author last name, double space, and use the hanging indentation style.

NO ET AL Reference!!!!!

Must be Scholarly REFERENCE ONLY

Assignment:

  1. Sources should be in alphabetical order by author last name. Cite the book, article, or document using appropriate APA style.
  2. Write an annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or article, gives information about the author, and tells how you might use this information in your speech.
  • Paragraph 1: First, summarize the source. Be sure to put the writing into your own words and avoid plagiarism. Second, evaluate the authority or background of the author. What makes them an authority or expert on this subject? You may have to search beyond the article to find out more about your author.
  • Paragraph 2: Explain specifically how this work might be used in your research paper. For example, it would be good for background, good for discussion of opposite views (state what they are), good for valuable facts and statistics, a good summary to help with your conclusion, good quotations from experts in the field, and so forth.
 
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Manage Workforce Planning

Assessment

 

Manage workforce planning

BSBHRM513

 

Student Name Nina Kovacova
Student ID GBC170417 Term 5 Year 2018
Class Trainer Name Tanya Di
Result NYC C
I declare that all work completed in this assessment is my own.
Student Signature   Date  

 

Contents Assessment Guidelines 3 Assessment Schedule 4 Task 1: Research workforce requirements and develop workforce planning 5 Task 2: Implement actions in support of workforce planning 16 Task 3: Monitor and Evaluate workforce planning 21 Assessment methods and tasks 26 Assessment mapping summary 27 Record of Assessment Outcome 28 References / recommended resources 29

Assessment Guidelines

 

Assessment

You are advised to commence work on your assessment from week 1 and must be submitted by the due date.

 

1.       All assessment tasks must be completed and uploaded online in RTO Manager (gbc.rtomanager.com.au) for being marked by your assessor.

2.       Please read all instructions before starting each assessment.

3.       Where you are required to submit documentation for an assessment, it must be attached to your assessment booklet.

4.       Your trainer will not be able to assist you in answering questions. However, your trainer will address any issues concerning questions requiring further explanation.

5.       You may refer to your student learner guide/student resources or any other relevant resource when completing your assessment. Do not quote directly from the notes. You should answer questions in your own words, except where it asks you to quote.

6.       You have access to computers which are equipped with Microsoft suite of products and printing facility is available at nominal cost

 

Assessment Schedule

Week Tasks to complete
Week 1 Task 1:

Review of report

Week 2 Task 1:

Review of report

Week 3 Task 2:

Review of presentation / information briefing

Week 4 Task 2:

Review of portfolio: Staffing action plan

Week 5 Task 3:

Review of portfolio: Climate survey

Week 6 Task 3:

Review of monitoring / evaluation report

 

Task 1: Research workforce requirements and develop workforce planning

Performance objective

In this task you will need to:

· Demonstrate skills and knowledge necessary to research workforce requirements within an organisational context and

· Develop workforce planning.

Assessment description

In this task you will:

· Research workforce requirements,

· Review organisational strategic plans and

· Develop a report outlining your proposed workforce plan to meet organisational strategic objectives.

Workforce planning report

Communications strategy

Risk management and contingency plan

Assessment Task 1

Staffing action plan

Workforce planning presentation

 

Assessment Task 2

Organisational climate survey

Evaluation report

Assessment Task 3

 

Procedure

1. Study the JKL business documents on page 28.

2. Study the JKL information below

JKL Industries is an Australian-owned company selling forklifts, small trucks and spare parts to industry, with a rental division leasing forklifts and small trucks.

The company’s head office is in Sydney and JKL has branches in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra.

After 12 years in business, focusing on forklifts and small trucks, JKL has been offered the sales rights to a range of medium and large trucks from an overseas supplier. This opportunity will provide JKL with an advantage in range over its competitors.

Sales results over the past five years have indicated strong growth in forklift and truck sales, which have averaged 10% sales growth per annum. The rental market has been in decline for the past three years due to the reduced costs of these vehicles and some taxation benefits for purchases of these vehicles.

Taking the sales opportunity will, however, entail some significant changes, including significant changes to company structure and operations. The company will reposition itself to focus solely on retail sales and service and exit the rentals market, in which forces such as competition and consumer choice reduce potential profitability.

The changes will necessarily impact workforce planning. The company will need to ensure it has the right people with the right skills at the right time to achieve objectives. JKL will need to closely monitor turnover and recruitment and implement strategies to retain skilled people and ensure critical roles are filled. In accordance with the organisation’s values, JKL intends (to the extent feasible) to recruit from within the company and up skill or re skill existing rentals employees who wish to remain with the company.

As an HR consultant, you have been contracted by JKL to review workforce requirements and develop workforce objectives and strategies. To complete this task, you will need to assess factors that may affect workforce supply, such as internal labour resources and the external labour market.

3. Study the JKL business documents in Appendix 1, on page 9.

· Study the current data on staff turnover and demographics

The company has occupied following positions: senior manager, branch manager, line manager, sales force and customer service and mechanics. They are focused on selling and renting small trucks and forklifts. Based on the analysis, was found that the main reason why employees are leaving is because unhealthy work culture, then lack of recognition and lack of opportunities. An another reason is also retirement mainly in senior management.

Demographics split between women and men. The highest representation of women it is in sale (87,5%). Overall dividing between female and male employees is 56% for women.

· Study the projections for future workforce needs.

The company has an opportunity sell machinery from overseas supplier

, which will create new working positions what must be covered. They are two ways, on the one hand retrain current employees and on the other hand hire new skilled staff, which shouldn’t be valuable. Hire new staff is usually risky because we never know if a new employee will be loyal and responsible.

4. Using appropriate online sources, investigate the external environment:

a. External factors that may affect workforce supply

There are many external factors which may affect workforce supply. Can be government policy, labour market trends, immigration rates, graduation rates, demand and competition for labour. As it widely known those affects change the status on the market of workforce supply extremely. For example graduation rates, on the market might be so many workers educated at accounting and administration which affect their salaries because the market is overloaded. However, there is lack of handy and skilled people for technical positions. If

b. Relevant industrial relations information, such as modern awards, conditions, rights and responsibilities of workers and management

In Australia, in each state is different modern awards, JKL has branches each in different city.

c. Relevant government policy.

Policies:

Anti-discrimination ACT

Workplace Health and Safety ACT

Licencing requirement

Dangerous goods

Equal employment opportunity legislation

5. Using the results of your review of internal and external data and simulated business documentation, such as strategic or operational plans, develop a workforce planning report containing:

a. An executive summary: a short summary of the contents of the report.

JKL industries is focusing on business in the field of selling forklifts, small trucks. Over the last years have signalized strong growth in forklift and truck sales, which have averaged 10% sales growth per year.

JKL industries got an opportunity to sell medium and large trucks from overseas suppliers, dealers which will be support be taxation benefits after vehicle purchases.

Moreover, that will bring important changes, including company structure, procedures, planning and possibility of exiting rental market. Those changes may negatively effect the profit and reduce customer choice.

Consequences of changes will force workforce planning. The organization will need the employees with specific knowledge and skills.

JKL has two options how to solve the situation. The first one is retrain current employees to keep the turnover on minimum (keep employees happy, loyal and proactive) or recruit a new staff. Also new strategy must be implement to achieve new organization’s goals.

 

b. A discussion of organisational need. including current and future situation with respect to workforce capability:

i. a description of the organisation’s requirements for a skilled and diverse workforce

The company needs employees who will respect company’s strategies, vision and follow the rules, working culture and habits. The employees need to know their exact work position following by all procedures. The company needs to plan business future and prepare the employees for the changes in advance to keep the working atmosphere out of fear and stress of unknown.

The company should regularly control the performance of employees and motivate them.

It is required to valuate employees by the skills and levels.

ii. a discussion of the data you have considered and analysis of the impact on organisational objectives, including:

(1) internal and external labour supply predictions

internal swot

(2) external conditions, for example, government policy

 

(3) organisational future demand and predictive techniques used.

 

 

c. Recommended actions:

i. Your proposed objectives for the modification of the workforce and retention of the workforce in line with strategic objectives through FY 2017–18. Ensure you develop objectives for sourcing skilled labour and promoting from within by:

(1) developing skills and organisational capability

(2) retaining skilled labour

(3) promoting workforce diversity.

ii. Your proposed strategies for realising each of the objectives above.

iii. Your proposed process for developing detailed targets consistent with objectives in consultation with managers.

6. Develop a communication strategy using the template provided in Appendix 2:

a. Plan communication and consultation activities to be undertaken to communicate, and seek approval and endorsement for, proposed workforce planning measures from stakeholders, including:

i. senior management

ii. line management

iii. workers.

b. Include in your communication strategy a broad plan to communicate implementation of the workforce plan to senior management.

Note: This communication activity will be planned in detail and undertaken in Assessment Task 2.

7. Develop a risk management and contingency plan using the template provided in Appendix 3. Assess risk and develop contingency planning for the three workforce objectives and strategies discussed in your report. At least one risk management and contingency plan must be in response to an extreme situation.

8. Submit all documentation as per specifications below. Please keep copies for your records.

Note: For Assessment Tasks 2 and 3, you will need to refer to work submitted for this assessment task.

 

 

Specifications

You must provide:

· a workforce planning report – refer to Appendix 1 and procedures 1-4

· a communication strategy – Appendix 2, refer to procedure 5

· a risk management and contingency plan – Appendix 3, refer to procedure 6.

Your assessor will be looking for evidence of:

· communication and leadership skills to:

· explain the need for change

· gain senior management support for workforce planning initiatives

· literacy skills to read and write reports and succinct workforce plans

· numeracy skills to work with data and predictions about labour supply information

· analytical skills to review data according to the needs of the organisation

· technology skills to:

· communicate with key stakeholders

· support HR functions, including data collection and managing information according to legislation and organisational policies

· knowledge of current information about external labour supply relevant to the specific industry or skill requirements of the organisation

· labour force analysis and forecasting techniques.

Appendix 1: Workforce Data

The following staff turnover and demographics data was gathered from the JKL accounting and payroll system and HR management system.

Na zaklade analyzacie dat bolo zistene nasledujuce:

· hlavny problem odchodu zamestnancov je nezdrava pracovna kultura

blizsim skumanim bolo zistene ze zamestnanci travia vela casu sedenim za pracovnou stanicou (sales a customer service)

zdokonalit situaciu je potrebne zmenit vybavenie kancelarii, hlavne pracovne stoly za vyskovo nastavitelne s moznostou praci v stoji taktiez telefony pridat moznost handfree

vsetky sklady, haly a kancelarie su bez relaxacnych zon- navrhujeme zariadit relaxacnu a hernu miestnost kde zamestnanci mohou sa zrelaxovat napr. Po stresujucom telefonate od klienta alebo po hektickej priprave v sklade

· second of main problems is lack of recognition, zamestnaci citia ze su nedocevany

navrhujeme reviziu benefitov co zn. Odmeny za predcasy, za vernost zamestnavatelovi napr. Tyzden dovolenky naviac, alebo permanetka do fitka alebo wellness

· treti hlavny problem je nedostatok moznosti co rozumieme ako nedostatok moznosti vzdelavania, dostat sa na lepsiu poziciu, moznost rastu,

do buducna spolocnosti bude potrebne preskolit zamestnancov pre nove obchodne prilezitosti

 

 

 

Current HR workforce turnover and demographic data

Turnover FY 2016–17 (29%)
Position Number exits Number staff Reasons for leaving
Senior manager 1 4 1. Retirement

2. Other opportunities

Branch manager 2 6 1. Retirement

2. Other opportunities

Line manager 3 18 1. Lack of opportunity

2. Unhealthy work culture

3. Retirement

Sales force and customer service 25 80 1. Lack of opportunity

2. Lack of recognition

3. Unhealthy work culture

Mechanic 10 32 1. Better opportunities elsewhere

2. Lack of recognition

3. Unhealthy work culture

Demographics FY 2016–17
Position Number Number women Number Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
Senior manager 4 0 0
Branch manager 6 0 0
Line manager 12 2 0
Sales force and customer service 80 70 0
Mechanic 32 3 0

 

 

Future needs

FY 2017–18
Position Number Probability of successful filling of position
Senior manager 4 0.9
Branch manager 6 0.9
Line manager 12 0.9
Sales force 84 0.8
Mechanic 34 0.7
FY 2018–19
Position Number Probability of successful filling of position
Senior manager 4 0.8
Branch manager 6 0.8
Line manager 12 0.8
Sales force 90 0.7
Mechanic 36 0.6
FY 2019–20
Position Number Probability of successful filling of position
Senior manager 4 0.8
Branch manager 6 0.8
Line manager 12 0.8
Sales force 102 0.7
Mechanic 38 0.5

 

Workforce requirements (historical data and projected data)

Sales force

The sales force is critical for achieving revenue targets. Revenue is closely correlated with average staff levels at each location (R2= 0.9782). Future staff requirements (x) have been calculated by substitution into the regression equation (y=0.3717x +0.2175)

 

 

Financial year Numbers of sales/customer service personnel Revenue ($ millions)
FY 2012–13 80 (5 locations) 32
FY 2013–14 85 (5 locations) 34
FY 2014–15 80 (5 locations) 32
FY 2015–16 80 36
FY 2016–17 78 29
FY 2017–18 84 required to support projected revenue across 6 locations 32*
FY 2018–19 90 required 35*
FY 2019–20 102 required 40*

 

*Projected sales

 

Mechanics

As the business expands, more mechanics will be needed to satisfy demand.

Financial year Numbers mechanics required
FY 2012–13 25
FY 2013–14 30
FY 2014–15 30
FY 2015–16 30
FY 2016–17 32
FY 2017–18 38*
FY 2018–19 42*
FY 2019–20 45*

*Projected requirements

The business has red-flagged sourcing skilled mechanics with advanced IT and technical skills as a potential risk area for the business.

 

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Appendix 2: Communication Strategy

Communication objectives: (aligned to workforce objectives and organisational strategic goals)

· developing skills and organisational capability

· retaining skilled labour

· promoting workforce diversity

 

 
   
   
Audience: (characteristics/receptivity to message) Message: Strategy: media, approach, rationale: (why it will communicate message and meet objectives) Resources/budget: (if applicable, estimate) Person:
 

 

       
 

 

       
 

 

       
 

 

       
 

 

       

 

 

Appendix 3: Risk Management and Contingency Plan

Workforce objectives: Risk likelihood: Risk consequence:
     
     
     

 

Workforce objective:  
Risk mitigation strategy or contingency plan:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workforce objective:  
Risk mitigation strategy or contingency plan:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workforce objective:  
Risk mitigation strategy or contingency plan:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task 2: Implement actions in support of workforce planning

Performance objective

This task requires you to demonstrate skills and knowledge necessary to implement initiatives to support workforce planning.

Assessment description

Using the workforce planning report you developed in Assessment Task 1, you will develop a staffing action plan to implement long-term strategies. You will then partially implement the communication strategy developed in Assessment Task 1 to support workforce planning objectives and facilitate organisational change.

 

Workforce planning report

Communications strategy

Risk management and contingency plan

Assessment Task 1

Staffing action plan

Workforce planning presentation

 

Assessment Task 2

Organisational climate survey

Evaluation report

Assessment Task 3

Procedure

1. Review the JKL simulated business documents provided by your assessor and the scenario below.

You are an HR consultant contracted by JKL to review workforce planning, implement activities to manage workforce planning, and evaluate workforce planning effectiveness.

The broad recommendations proposed in your report to JKL management have been accepted in principle. You now need to plan the implementation of your proposed strategies over the current financial year, 2017–18.

You will implement part of your communication plan by presenting and explaining your implementation plan to senior management to gain their acceptance and support.

It is now the beginning of Quarter 2 FY 2017–18. . You will need to plan and schedule activities to implement your management strategies for workforce planning over the next six months.

2. Review the staffing information in Appendix 1 for FY 2017–18.

3. Applying strategies developed in Assessment Task 1 (and documented in a report, communication strategy and contingency plan)and using the template provided in Appendix 2, prepare a staffing plan for FY 2017–18.

a. Ensure your plan includes implementation of strategies for:

i. recruitment and sourcing skilled labour

ii. retention of skilled labour

iii. promoting diversity

iv. succession planning

v. ensuring the workplace exemplifies and is promoted as an Employer of Choice.

Note: Your staffing plan will need to be more detailed and specific than your description of overall strategies in your report in Assessment Task 1. For example, if your overall, long-term retention strategies include promotion from within, you will need to show how this will be implemented in the current period to meet staffing needs, specify who will be responsible, what resources may be required, dates, specific actions to promote long-term strategies and reduce risk. To demonstrate your ability to apply general and longer-term strategies and objectives to current operational problems, your staffing action plan should be broadly consistent with the strategies you developed in Assessment Task 1.

4. Plan to deliver a presentation to senior management to explain and gain support for your workforce planning and your completed staffing action plan. Ensure your presentation:

a. exemplifies strategies to win support and overcome resistance to change from managers

b. outlines approaches to overcoming resistance to change and managing change so that managers may use these in turn among their own staff

c. explains the need for workforce planning with respect to:

i. external labour supply and characteristics

ii. specific present and future needs of the organisation for skilled labour

d. explains staffing action plan and specific application of broad, longer-term strategies in the current period.

5. Arrange with your assessor to deliver your presentation.

6. Deliver your presentation and:

a. use effective communication skills to build support from senior management

b. be prepared to answer questions and defend your workforce planning, staffing action plan and associated strategies.

7. Submit all documentation as per specifications below. Please keep copies for your records.

Note: For Assessment Task 3, you will need to refer to work submitted for this assessment task.

Specifications

You must:

· submit your staffing action plan – Appendix 2, refer to procedure 3

· deliver your workforce planning and strategies presentation – refer to procedure 4, 5, 6

· submit evidence of your presentation, for example, presentation notes, slides, etc. – refer to procedure 4

Your assessor will be looking for evidence of:

· communication and leadership skills to:

· explain the need for change

· gain senior management support for workforce planning initiatives

· literacy skills to read and write reports and succinct workforce plans

· technology skills to communicate with key stakeholders

· knowledge of current information about external labour supply relevant to the specific industry or skill requirements of the organisation.

Appendix 1 – Staffing information FY 2017–18

Role Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth Adelaide Canberra
Senior manager Current: 4

Required: 4

Exiting: 1

Branch manager Current: 1

Required: 1

Exiting: 0

Current: 1

Required: 1

Exiting: 0

Current: 1

Required: 1

Exiting: 1

Current: 1

Required: 1

Exiting: 0

Current: 1

Required: 1

Exiting: 0

Current: 1

Required: 1

Exiting: 1

Line manager (service, sales) Current: 2

Required: 2

Exiting: 1

Current: 2

Required: 2

Exiting: 0

Current: 2

Required: 2

Exiting: 1

Current: 2

Required: 2

Exiting:1

Current: 2

Required: 2

Exiting: 0

Current: 2

Required: 2

Exiting: 0

Sales force Current: 10

Required: 15

Exiting: 3

Current: 9

Required: 15

Exiting: 3

Current: 9

Required: 15

Exiting: 2

Current: 9

Required: 13

Exiting: 3

Current: 9

Required: 13

Exiting: 3

Current: 9

Required: 13

Exiting: 3

Rental customer service (redundant) Current: 5

Required: 0

Exiting: 1

Current: 4

Required: 0

Exiting: 1

Current: 4

Required: 0

Exiting: 1

Current: 4

Required: 0

Exiting: 2

Current: 4

Required: 0

Exiting: 1

Current: 4

Required: 0

Exiting: 2

Mechanic Current: 7

Required: 8

Exiting: 2

Current: 5

Required: 6

Exiting: 2

Current: 5

Required: 6

Exiting: 1

Current: 5

Required: 6

Exiting: 2

Current: 5

Required: 6

Exiting: 1

Current: 5

Required: 6

Exiting: 2

Mechanic’s apprentice 0 1 1 1 0 0

 

 

 

Appendix 2: Staffing action plan Template

Staffing objectives:  
   
   

 

Activity: (staffing move, promotion, ne Timeline Strategy/rationale Resources Person
         
         
         
         
         

 

Checklist

Position Staffing target for FY 2017–18 Actual (as per staffing action plan) Achieved
Senior manager      
Branch manager      
Line manager (service, sales)      
Sales force      
Mechanic      

 

Task 3: Monitor and Evaluate workforce planning

Performance objective

This task requires you to demonstrate skills and knowledge required to monitor and evaluate the implementation of workforce planning.

Assessment description

Using the workforce planning you developed in Assessment Task 1, you will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of your workforce planning against your objectives. To perform this task, you will develop an internal survey, and review and analyse performance data.

 

Workforce planning report

Communications strategy

Risk management and contingency plan

Assessment Task 1

Staffing action plan

Workforce planning presentation

 

Assessment Task 2

Organisational climate survey

Evaluation report

Assessment Task 3

 

Procedure

1. Review the JKL simulated business documents provided by your assessor and the scenario below.

You are an external consultant contracted to develop, implement and review workforce planning at JKL.

You now need to evaluate the implementation of your workforce planning. You will need to review the effects of actual trends in the JKL workforce, review the external environment, survey the workforce and develop an evaluation report for senior management.

2. Using the information provided in Appendix 1, review workforce trends at JKL with regard to exiting employees.

3. Review the external environment for:

a. trends in labour supply that may affect demand

b. review relevant government policy

c. industrial relations and industrial relations legislation, including identification of relevant modern awards, conditions, and rights and responsibilities of workers and management.

4. Develop a survey to gauge organisational climate:

a. worker satisfaction and reasons for satisfaction levels

b. worker intentions to retire, exit, pursue internal and external opportunities and reasons

Note: Design your survey to gather necessary data while protecting privacy and fair treatment of individual employees under relevant company policy and legislation. Include a short statement on the intention of the survey, how the data will be used and how it will be stored.

5. Submit your survey to your assessor. Your assessor will supply organisational climate data.

6. Uuate the internal and external workforce trends and their effect on organisational objectives

b. build support for your recommendations.

Include in your report:

a. An executive summary.

b. A discussion of internal and external data, including:

i. internal labour trends

ii. external supply

iii. government policy

iv. industrial relations and modern awards

v. climate survey results.

c. Evaluation of the effectiveness of workforce planning and change processes against objectives and targets. Use information from Appendix 1 and refer to the objectives and targets you developed and implemented in Assessment Tasks 1 and 2.

d. Recommendations for changes to objectives and strategies to achieve organisational objectives or, if achieved, contribute to continuous improvement. Ensure your recommendations are supported by your discussion of internal and external data.

8. Submit documentation as per specifications below. Please keep copies for your records.

Specifications

You must provide:

· an organisational climate survey – refer to Appendix 1 and procedures 1-5

· an evaluation report – refer to procedure 6, 7.

Your assessor will be looking for evidence of:

· communication and leadership skills to:

· explain the need for including data collection and managing information according to legislation and organisational policies

· knowledge of current information about external labour supply relevant to the specific industry or skill requirements of the organisation.

Appendix 1: Scenario – Workforce Data

Current HR workforce trends

Turnover FY 2016–17 (29%)
Position Number exits Number staff Reasons for leaving
Senior manager 1 4 1. Retirement

2. Other opportunities

Branch manager 2 6 1. Retirement

2. Other opportunities

Line manager 3 18 1. Lack of opportunity

2. Unhealthy work culture

3. Retirement

Sales force and customer service 25 80 1. Lack of opportunity

2. Lack of recognition

3. Unhealthy work culture

Mechanic 10 32 1. Better opportunities elsewhere

2. Lack of recognition

3. Unhealthy work culture

Demographics FY 2016–17
Position Number Number women Number Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
Senior manager 4 0 0
Branch manager 6 0 0
Line manager 18 2 0
Sales force 80 70 0
Mechanic 32 3 0

 

Turnover FY 2017–18 (20%)
Position Number exits Number staff Reasons for leaving
Senior manager 1 4 1. Retirement

2. Other opportunities

Branch manager 2 6 1. Retirement

2. Other opportunities

Line manager 3 12 1. Other opportunities

2. Retirement

Sale force 15 84 1. Better opportunities

2. Pay

3. Lack of opportunity

Mechanic 8 38 1. Better opportunities elsewhere

2. Personal reasons

Demographics FY 2017–18
Position Number Number women Number Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
Senior manager 4 1 0
Branch manager 6 1 0
Line manager 12 2 0
Sales force 84 73 1
Mechanic 38 5 0
Mechanic’s apprentice 8 3 1

 

Workforce planning scorecard FY 2017–18

Objective Targets Result
Provide required training to meet workforce needs Deliver training to up skill rental employees See Assessment Task 2 staffing action plan
Recruit Conduct workforce planning thru FY 2016–17 See Assessment Task 1 report
  Complete implementation of staff planning for FY 2014–15 See Assessment Task 2
  Conduct skills audits and needs analysis for all roles to be filled by recruitment strategy Completed
  Ensure all critical roles are filled to meet revenue targets See Assessment Task 2 staffing action plan
Become an Employer of Choice Provide personal development plans for all employees 60% completed
  Retain managerial talent through rewards, promotion and training See Assessment Task 2 staffing action plan
Manage performance and adherence to organisational values Complete twice-yearly performance reviews 75% managers compliant
  Communicate organisational values and code of conduct 80% employees and managers state they are aware of values and code
  Build culture of excellence: eliminate discrimination and promote diversity in workforce Hiring practices reviewed

Manager training completed

  Promote levels of diversity in workplace proportional to percentage of population Aboriginal representation in sales force and mechanics apprenticeships increased from 0 to 1 in each category;

3 of 8 mechanics apprenticeships are women

 

 

Simulated Business: JKL Industries

Business and strategic planning FY 2014–15 2

Mission 2

Vision 2

Company values 2

Strategic planning 2

Operational plan 5

Human resources 5

Office requirements 6

Operating capital requirements 7

Insurance requirements 7

Operational workflow 7

Operating hours 8

Risk management strategy and plan 9

Introduction 9

Guiding principles 9

Responsibility and authority 9

Risk management framework 9

Definitions 10

JKL risk management action plan 11

JKL policies and procedures 12

Code of conduct 12

Legislative requirements 12

Health, safety and rehabilitation policy 13

Workplace harassment, victimisation and bullying policy 13

Anti-discrimination and equal opportunity policy 14

Privacy policy 15

Recordkeeping policy 16

Recordkeeping procedures 17

Vocational education and training, apprenticeships and traineeships policy 17

Performance management policy 18

Business and strategic planning FY 2014–15

Mission

JKL Industries is an Australian owned company selling forklifts, small trucks and spare parts to industry. We deliver value to customers and investors through our highly trained, motivated, and expert workforce.

Vision

JKL Industries believes in developing and unlocking the potential of its people to allow the company to become the leading supplier of forklifts, small, medium and large trucks in Australia.

Company values

· Performance excellence

· Value for investors, customers and employees

· Personal and professional development

· Diversity

· Sustainability.

Strategic planning

Goals Strategic objectives Operational objectives
Provide value to investors and owners Increase overall profitability by 10% over next three years Reduce costs through negotiations with suppliers
    Reduce costs through HR management efficiencies
    Increase revenue by through providing increased customer value
    Exit underperforming markets; JKL will withdraw from the rental market and close the rental division within the next 18 months
  HR partners with business to help business achieve financial goals HR completes scan of external conditions and market/industry forces impacting competitiveness and capability development
Provide value to customers JKL will continue to sell and service forklifts and expand their market share by 7% within the next 12–18 months Provide quality customer service
    JKL will expand existing branches to include the sale of medium and large trucks within 18 months
  HR partners with business to help business meet customer needs HR partners with front line managers to help them meet the needs of customers through motivated, competent and well- equipped staff
Develop workforce potential Provide required training to meet workforce needs Deliver training to upskill rental employees
  Recruit Conduct workforce planning through FY 16–17
    Complete implementation of staff planning for FY 2014–15
    Conduct skills audits and needs analysis for all roles to be filled by recruitment strategy
    Ensure all critical roles are filled to meet revenue targets
  Become an Employer of Choice Provide personal development plans for all employees
    Retain managerial talent through rewards, promotion and training
    Provide best in industry programs incentives and HR services
  Manage performance and adherence to organisational values Complete twice-yearly performance reviews
    Communicate organisational values and code of conduct
    Build culture of excellence: eliminate discrimination and promote diversity in workforce
    Promote levels of diversity in workplace proportional to percentage of population
Continuously improve operations and management efficiency Monitor performance in all areas of strategy and operational efficiency Monitor management inputs, such as completion of reporting and coaching requirements
    Monitor stock turns of forklifts, trucks, etc.
    Monitor HR service delivery efficiency

Operational plan

JKL intends to implement operational plans to realise strategic objectives. Key aspects to operations include human resources and workforce planning, performance management, physical and financial resources and workflow.

Human resources

The organisation is currently using a HR business partner model with a human resources officer aligned to each of the three key business areas: sales, fleet rentals, and service.

JKL employees over 190 personnel in the following categories (see organisation chart).

 

The Managing Director reports to a Board of Directors and is based in the Sydney head office, along with the Operations Manager, HR Department and the Finance and Administration team. The HR Manager reports to the Operations Manager and heads up the HR centres of excellence that include recruitment, learning and development, and employee relations and services. At each of the state-based sites there is a branch office consisting of an office building, warehouse, service department and sales office. The HR officers (Business Partners) report to both the HR Manager at head office and their respective managers in the branches.

A summary of human resources at each location in FY 2013–14 appears below:

Sydney head office
Personnel:

· 30 full-time and casual sales and customer service people (10 sales consultants; 5 rental consultants; 5 mechanics; 3 apprentices, 3 HR officers; 3 administrative assistants

· accounts manager and 2 accountants

· senior management team (3) + 1 branch manager (operations manager, HR manager, finance and administration manager)

· CEO and managing directors.

 

Branches
Each branch employs the following personnel:

· 30 full-time and casual sales and customer service people (9 sales consultants; 4 rental consultants; 5 mechanics; 3 apprentices, 3 HR officers; 3 administrative assistants

· branch manager.

 

Office requirements

Sydney Head office
· size: 15,000 square metres (~70% space available for sales and rentals; ~25 available for servicing)

· large mezzanine office space (occupied by Senior Management Team)

· loading bay with large capacity.

 

Branches
· average size: 12,000 square metres (~70% space available for sales and rentals; ~25 available for servicing)

· large mezzanine open-plan office space with separate access (was previously rented out to a telemarketing company)

· loading bay with large capacity.

 

Operating capital requirements

JKL requires approximately $13 million in working capital to sustain the business and ensure it meets all opening and ongoing financial obligations.

Operational expenses
Wages, salaries $6,000,000
Consultancy fees $150,000
Communication expenses $120,000
Marketing $2,400,000
Premises expenses $3,000,000
Insurance $356,000
Depreciation and amortisation $540,000
Office supplies $180,000
Training $180,000
Total expenses $12,926,000

Insurance requirements

JKL will have to incur costs for business liability insurance. The estimated cost for this requirement is $356,000 per year.

Operational workflow

Sales

1. Negotiate with suppliers.

2. Receive and warehouse products.

3. Provide service and information to customers.

4. Receive payment.

5. Arrange delivery of items (if required).

Rentals

1. Conduct market research to determine needs.

2. Negotiate with suppliers.

3. Receive and warehouse rental products.

4. Provide service and information to rental customers.

5. Receive payment.

6. Arrange delivery of items (if required).

Service

1. Conduct market research to determine needs.

2. Negotiate with suppliers.

3. Receive and warehouse service supplies.

4. Provide service and information to service customers.

5. Receive payment.

JKL accepts cash, EFTPOS and major credit cards. Credit terms are available for trades.

Operating hours

JKL operates Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. JKL will be operational yearround except federal and state holidays (as they apply to each branch).

Risk management strategy and plan

Introduction

JKL recognises that risk management is an essential component of good management practice and is committed to the proactive management of risks across the organisation. The strategy is designed to:

· identify, evaluate, control and manage risks, including environmental risks

· ensure potential threats and opportunities are identified and managed

· inform store management, partners and staff members about their roles, responsibilities and reporting procedures with regards to risk management

· ensure risk management is an integral part of planning at all levels of the organisation.

Guiding principles

JKL is committed to achieving its vision, business objectives and quality objectives. This will be achieved through the proactive management of risk at all levels of the organisation. JKL acknowledges that embracing innovative ideas and practices carries with it risks, but that these are identifiable and measurable and therefore capable of being subject to realistic risk mitigation processes.

Responsibility and authority

Store managers/partners have responsibility for ensuring that risk management is in place.

Managers/partners have the responsibility of reviewing the Risk Action Plan (outlined in the table at the end of this document) on a monthly basis.

Staff support and implement policies approved by the partners.

Key risk indicators will be identified, closely monitored and action taken where necessaryby all employees of JKL.

Risk management framework

This framework encompasses a number of elements that together facilitate an effective and efficient operation, enabling JKL to respond to a variety of operational, financial, commercial and strategic risks. These elements include:

· Policies and procedures: A series of policies underpin the internal control process.

· Reporting: Decisions to rectify problems are made at regular meetings of the partners and management.

· Business planning and budgeting: The business planning and budgeting process is used to set objectives, agree on action plans and allocate resources. Progress towards meeting business plan objectives is monitored regularly by the partners. Contingency planning is undertaken as required.

· Risk management review: The partners are required to report monthly.

· External audit: The final audit of financial statements is controlled by an external chartered accountant who provides feedback to the partners.

Definitions

Risks are identified on a scale of likelihood of occurring in the next 12 months and assigned an impact or consequence of the risk as high, medium or low. High includes either a significant shortfall of around 40% in achieving budget or a significant reduction in ability to function in such a way as to achieve company goals. Medium includes either a shortfall of budget of between 10% and 20% or some reduction in function, and low indicates minor reductions in achieving budget or minimal reduction in performance.

 

Appendix 2: Staffing action plan Template

Simulated Business: JKL Industries Risk management strategy and plan

 

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JKL risk management action plan

Risk Risk likelihood Risk impact Controls Monitoring Timelines Responsible
JKL fails to meet revenue goals Medium high Tightly plan and manage skills and capability Scorecard results

Financial statements

Monthly and quarterly reporting Managers at each level
JKL fails to expand market share Medium High Manage performance and adherence to organisational values

Regular training

Revenue figures

Customer

Monthly and quarterly reporting Managers at each level
JKL fails to recruit and retain staff in areas of critical need (management, salesforce, mechanics) Medium High Manage performance and adherence to organisational values

Take steps to become an Employer of Choice (steps TBD)

Plan strategic approach to workforce and staffing for three years in alignment with organisational goals

Consult to complete shorter term (yearly staffing plans in business partnership with relevant managers in alignment with workforce strategic planning)

HRMS statistics:

· training numbers

· recruitment figures

· turnover

Internal climate survey results

Monthly and quarterly reporting Managers at each level
JKL fails to comply with legislative requirements Low High Manage performance and adherence to organisational values

Regular review of legislative environment and relevant policies

HRMS statistics:

· demographics

Audit results

Internal climate survey results

Monthly and quarterly reporting Managers at each level

Individual staff and contractors

Simulated Business: JKL Industries Risk management strategy and plan

References / recommended resources Online resources

 

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JKL policies and procedures

JKL has a number of policies and procedures to support its core values and to ensure compliance with legislative requirements.

Code of conduct

JKL Industries acknowledges its role as a responsible corporate citizen. JKL’s success will result not simply from satisfying specific equipment needs for a quality product at reasonable prices, but from conducting its business with integrity and in accordance with the core values of the organisation.

Employees and officers of JKL are expected to:

· respect and support the core values of the organisation:

· performance excellence

· value for investors, customers and employees

· personal and professional development

· diversity

· sustainability

· respect others and treat others (colleagues, managers, reports, clients, customers and organisational stakeholders) with fairness

· act in accordance with relevant legislation, standards and industry codes of practice

· act honestly to protect the reputation of JKL; avoid the fact or appearance of conflict of interest

· protect the privacy of others in accordance with organisational privacy and recordkeeping policies.

Legislative requirements

It is company policy to comply in all respects with local, state/territory, and federal government legislation. The relevant legislation that needs to be complied with includes:

· Competition and Consumer Act 2010

· Disability Discrimination Act 1992

· Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Cwth)

· Fair Work Act 2009

· Freedom of Information Act 1982

· Privacy Act 1988

· Racial Discrimination Act 1975

· Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

· Sex Discrimination Act 1984

· state and territory health and safety legislation.

JKL’s policy of compliance with legislation requires each employee to understand the legislation relevant to their position.

Managers and employees of JKL are expected to conduct their operations in a manner consistent with all relevant legislation.

Relevant legislation is available for reference through senior management, HR or via access to the internet. State legislation and summary notes are accessed on state government websites.

A guide to accessing federal and state legislation, court decisions, key national and state bodies and research tools is available at:

· Parliament of Australia, ‘Key internet links on Australian law’, viewed March 2014, <http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/ Parliamentary_Library/Browse_by_Topic/Auslaw>.

Health, safety and rehabilitation policy

The purpose of this policy is to state the organisation’s commitment to reducing and managing health and safety risks, and delivering workers’ compensation and rehabilitation and first aid training.

This policy applies to all officers, employees and contractors of JKL.

Applicable legislation includes:

· Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cwlth)

· Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW)

· state health and safety Acts that apply to each branch (check your state’s legislation)

· Workers’ Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)

· Workplace Injury Management and Workers’ Compensation Act 1988 (NSW).

The JKL health, safety and rehabilitation policy are displayed in all work locations. JKL’s commitment to the work health and safety is further detailed as part of the JKL Work Health and Safety Management Standards.

Workplace harassment, victimisation and bullying policy

The purpose of this policy is to underscore the organisation’s commitment to the elimination of all forms of bullying and harassment in the workplace. All employees have the right to conduct their work within a fair, supportive, high-performance environment.

Harassment, victimisation and bullying in the workplace are illegal and such actions are not tolerated by JKL.

Staff members found to be harassing or bullying other members of staff or customers will face disciplinary action ranging from counselling and performance management to summary dismissal.

This policy applies to all officers, employees and contractors of JKL.

Relevant legislation may include, but is not limited to:

· Disability Discrimination Act 1992

· Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Cwth)

· Racial Discrimination Act 1975

· Sex Discrimination Act 1984

· Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).

Anti-discrimination and equal opportunity policy

The purpose of this policy is to underscore the organisation’s commitment to the fair treatment of all personnel and customers.

JKL Industries values the diversity of its team, clients and communities and respects the rights of individuals and groups to operate in an environment free of discrimination.

Access and equity (diversity and anti-discrimination) is fundamental to the operations of JKL. It is embedded in policies, practices and forward planning.

JKL recognises the importance of diversity in achieving our vision.

JKL understands the business environment and actively assists customers to reach their optimum potential. Our primary objective is to be solution-oriented and focused on customer needs. JKL recognises that valuing diversity is pivotal to achieving its vision.

A welcoming, supportive environment will be provided leading to positive learning and employment, and individuals having the opportunity to reach their optimum potential.

At JKL, anyone engaged in employment or the provision or receipt of training and/or services has the right to operate in an environment that is free from discrimination on the grounds of:

age; breastfeeding; disability; industrial activity; lawful sexual activity; marital status; physical features; political belief or activity; pregnancy; race; religious belief or activity; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; parental or carer status; employment activity; or personal association with any individuals with these characteristics.

Procedures are in place for handling any grievances including complaints of discrimination, unfair treatment or harassment. Complaints will be taken seriously and every effort will be made to resolve them quickly, impartially, empathically and with appropriate confidentiality. Victimisation of complainant/s and witness/es is illegal. Complaints may also be lodged with a relevant government agency or regulatory body.

This policy applies to all officers, employees and contractors of JKL.

Relevant legislation may include, but is not limited to:

· Disability Discrimination Act 1992

· Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Cwth)

· Racial Discrimination Act 1975

· Sex Discrimination Act 1984

· Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).

JKL is committed to upholding affirmative action, equal opportunity and anti-discrimination legislation. This legislation is detailed at:

· ‘Legislation’, Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission, viewed March 2014, <http://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/legal/ legislation>.

Privacy policy

The purpose of this policy is to outline JKL’s commitment to protecting the right to privacy of both employees and customers.

Customer information is treated under the following rules.

Collection Organisations must ensure that individuals are aware their personal information is being collected, why, who it might be passed on to and that they can ask the organisation what personal information it holds about them.
Use Personal information may not be collected unless it is necessary for an organisation’s activities and must only be used for the purpose it was collected.
Data quality Organisations must take steps to ensure that the personal information they collect is accurate, complete and up-to-date.
Data security An organisation must take reasonable steps to protect the personal information it holds from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
Openness An organisation must have a policy document outlining its information handling practices and make this available to anyone who asks.
Access and correction Generally, an organisation must give an individual access to personal information it holds about the individual on request.
Identifiers Generally, an organisation must not adopt, use or disclose an identifier that has been assigned by a Commonwealth government agency.
Anonymity Organisations must give people the option to interact anonymously whenever it is lawful and practicable to do so
Transborder data flows An organisation can only transfer personal information to a recipient in a foreign country in circumstances where the information will have appropriate protection.
Sensitive information Sensitive information (such as about someone’s health, political opinions or sexual preference), may only be collected with the consent of the individual (unless a public interest exception applies).

JKL takes care to respect employees to privacy and fully complies with our obligations under relevant legislation. Employee records are exempt from the Privacy Act. Records include:

· employee records and personnel files

· referee reports

· workplace surveillance and monitoring.

Although such records are exempt from the Privacy Act, JKL commits to protecting the privacy of employees through:

· providing access to own records where available or practicable for correction

· undertaking not to pass on data to others or external parties except for the strict purposes of undertaking JKL business or without express permission.

This policy applies to all officers, employees and contractors of JKL.

Relevant legislation may include, but is not limited to:

· Privacy Act 1988

· Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000.

Recordkeeping policy

The purpose of this policy is to outline the organisation’s approach to recordkeeping.

At JKL, records management systems are based on developing and implementing recordkeeping policies, procedures, and practices to meet the operational needs of the organisation and that comply with externally imposed standards such as legislation.

Implementation strategies for recordkeeping systems include:

· ensuring the system to meets all of the operational and strategic needs of JKL

· documenting the system (see procedures)

· training personnel to create and store records

· setting standards for recordkeeping and monitoring the use of systems

· ensuring all legislative requirements are met, including for retention periods.

JKL adheres to the Australian and international standard for recordkeeping, AS ISO 15489: 2002 Records Management.

This policy applies to all officers, employees and contractors of JKL.

Relevant legislation may include, but is not limited to:

· Privacy Act 1988

· anti-discrimination legislation.

Recordkeeping procedures

File management

Create a personal subfolder within the server (using your name as the subfolder name) to hold your day-to-day working files.

Do not store company data on your C: drive (i.e. do not save work only to your computer, rather than to the network) unless absolutely necessary. Company data should be stored in the appropriate server drive. Unlike the servers which are backed up automatically, data on your own computer is not backed up and your work may be lost if you experience a system crash.

If you use a laptop and require access to files offsite, you will be set up with remote access to server files away from the office.

When documents are completed, they should be saved to the appropriate ‘completed work’ folder in your department.

To ensure privacy, all employee records and information gathered from employees must only be used for the stated purpose of collection and must be kept on a secure HRMS server.

Filenames

Filename should include authors last name, title of report (or abbreviated title of report), and date of submission.

Back-ups

Back-up copies of all electronic files on the server are made twice weekly.

If you spend an extended time away from the office network using a laptop, it is your responsibility to ensure local copies of company files are backed up.

Vocational education and training, apprenticeships and traineeships policy

The purpose of this policy is to underscore JKL’s commitment to developing workforce capability and developing its people.

JKL is committed to providing young and new graduates in gaining employment in the industry. Apprentices and trainees are rostered on each shift with at least one vocationally competent person who supervises the apprentice/trainee’s work and performance of duties.

JKL directs all clients to the relevant guide to apprenticeships and traineeships and the relevant government websites.

· Australian Apprenticeships, viewed March 2014, <http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/>.

This policy applies to all officers, employees and contractors of JKL.

Performance management policy

The purpose of this policy is to underscore JKL’s commitment to monitoring performance, developing workforce capability and developing its people.

Performance reviews should be held twice yearly by managers. Performance should be monitored against agreed KPIs and feedback provided on a regular basis.

This policy applies to all officers, employees and contractors of JKL.

Relevant legislation may include, but is not limited to:

· Privacy Act 1988

· anti-discrimination legislation

· equal employment opportunity legislation.

 

 

Assessment methods and tasks

Methods of assessment Through consultation with industry, the following assessment methods have been deemed appropriate for this unit.
Role-play · Assessment Task 2: Student presents workforce planning to senior management (in role of HR consultant).
Written report · Assessment Task 1: Student prepares research report.

· Assessment Task 3: Student prepares evaluation report.

Presentation and observation · Assessment Task 2: Student presents workforce planning to senior management.
Portfolio of work/ simulation · Assessment Task 1: Student submits communication strategy, contingency plan.

· Assessment Task 2: Student submits staffing action plan.

· Assessment Task 3: Student submits employee satisfaction survey (climate survey).

 

Assessment mapping summary

Assessment Task Description Assessment number Assessment method/s Elements/ PCs* Performance evidence** Knowledge evidence***
Research workforce requirements and develop workforce planning In response to a simulated business, the student will research workforce requirements, review organisational strategic plans and develop a report outlining a proposed workforce plan to meet organisational strategic objectives. 1 Review of report 1.1–1.3, 2.1–2.8, 4.2, 4.6 1–4 1–3
Implement actions in support of workforce planning Using the workforce plan developed in Assessment Task 1, the student will develop a staffing action plan to implement strategies. The student will then partially implement the communication strategy developed as part of the workforce planning to support workforce planning objectives and facilitate organisational change. 2 Review of presentation/information briefing

Review of portfolio: Staffing action plan

2.6, 2.7, 3.1–3.5 2, 4 1
Monitor and evaluate workforce planning Using the workforce planning developed in Assessment Tasks 1 and 2, the student will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the workforce planning against objectives. To perform this task, the student will develop an internal survey, and review and analyse performance data. 3 Review of portfolio: Climate survey

Review of monitoring/ evaluation report

1.1, 2.7, 4.1–4.7   1–3

 

* Elements and Performance Criteria are numbered using the Unit of Competency numbering system.

** Obtain number from previous table ‘Performance Evidence’

*** Obtain number from previous table ‘Knowledge Evidence’

 

References / recommended resources

Manage workforce planning – BSBHRM513, 2015, 1st Edition, Version 1, Innovation and Business Industry Skills Council Ltd Australia, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Printed resources

· Anthony, W., Kacmar K., and Perrewe, P., 2010, Human Resources Management: A Strategic Approach, 6th edn, South Western Educational Publishing, Cincinnati.

· Bechet, T. P., 2008, Strategic staffing: a comprehensive system for effective workforce planning, 2nd edn, AMACOM, USA.

· Cole, K., 2001, Supervision: the theory and practice of first-line management, Pearson Education Australia, NSW.

· Compton, R., Morrissey, W. and Nankervis, A., 2014, Effective Recruitment and Selection Practices, 6th edn, CCH Australia, Sydney.

· Johnson, S., 2001, Meeting the challenge of change, Eastern House, Croydon.

· Kramar, R., Bartram, T., De Cieri H., Noe, R., Hollenbeck, J., Gerhart, B., and Wright, P., 2013, Human resource management in Australia, 5th edn, McGraw-Hill Australia.

· Standards Australia, 2009, AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk management – principles and guidelines, Standards Australia.

· Standards Australia, 2009, HB 299-2008 Workforce planning.

· Ulrich, D., Younger, J., Brockbank, W., and Ulrich, M., 2012, HR from the outside in: six competencies for the future of human resources, McGraw-Hill, USA.

Online resources

Websites:

· Human Capital HR Awards Australia, viewed November 2017, <http://www.hrawards.com.au>.

· People Pulse, viewed November 2017, <http://www.peoplepulse.com.au>.

Documents within websites:

· Australian Bureau of Statistics, ‘Statistics by topic’, Australian Bureau of Statistics, viewed November 2017, <http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/viewcontent?readform&view=ProductsbyTopic&Action=expandwithheader&Num=1>.

· Australian Government, 2011, ‘Workplace diversity strategy 2011–13’, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, viewed November 2017, <http://www.immi.gov.au/about/plans/workplace-diversity/workplace_diversity_strategy_2011-2013.pdf>.

· Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA), ‘Skilling Australians: Workforce development case study: SCU study and rewards program’, IBSA, viewed November 2017, <https://www.ibsa.org.au/sites/default/files/media/SCU%20WD%20Case%20Study.pdf>.

· Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA), 2013, ‘NCVER data: enrolments and qualifications issued in IBSA qualifications 2008–2011’, IBSA, viewed November 2017, <https://www.ibsa.org.au/sites/default/files/media/NCVER%20data%202013%20-%20enrolments.pdf>.

· NSW Business Chamber, 2012, ‘Calculating staff turnover’, WorkplaceInfo, viewed November 2017, <http://www.workplaceinfo.com.au/recruitment/pre-employment/calculating-staff-turnover>.

· Phillips J. and Phillips, P., 2010, ‘Measuring return on investment in HR a global initiative for HR strategy’, ROI Institute, viewed November 2017, <http://www.roiinstitute.net/>

· Queensland Government, 2014, ‘How to develop a succession plan’, Business and industry portal, viewed November 2017, <http://www.business.qld.gov.au/business/exiting-business/succession-planning/develop-succession-plan>.

· South Australian Government, 2012, Employer resource kit, a guide to workforce planning and development, available online, Skills For All, viewed November 2017, <http://www.skills.sa.gov.au/ >.

· South Australian Government, Workforce planning in your business, available online, Business, industry and trade, viewed November 2017, <http://www.sa.gov.au/topics/business-industry-and-trade/employing-people/workforce-planning-in-your-business>.

· Yu, S., Bretherton, T., and Schutz, H., 2012, Vocational trajectories within the Australian labour market, available online, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), viewed November 2017, <http://www.ncver.edu.au/ wps/wcm/connect/637e0326-02f5-4955-b98c-8b8284934992/Vocational-trajectories-2557.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=637e0326-02f5-4955-b98c-8b8284934992>.

Managing Director

Operations Manager

Sales Mager

entals nager

ervic Manager

Sales Consultants

Administrative Assistants

Finance and Administration Manager

Customer service Consultatnts

Human Resources Officer (BP)

Human Resources Officer (BP)

Administrative Assistants

Mechanics

Accounts Manager

Human Resources Officer (BP)

Administrative Assistants

Accountants

Apprentices

Branch Managers

HR Manager and Senior Business Partner

Centres of Excellence

4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 2 2.4 2.4 2.8 3.3 3.7 4 4.4000000000000004 4.9000000000000004 5.4 6 6.4 6.8

Number of staff at location

Sales ($M)

 
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Compensation & Benefits

1. P. 52 onwards-Take any Saudi organization and map its compensation strategy and contrast it with Microsoft & SAS-refer to exhibit 2.8 given in the Chapter 2.

2. P 195-197  -Chap 6-Answer comprehensively the four questions given at the end.

3. Group Project-Mapping a compensation strategy of a Saudi company

Group Project:

Each group will visit his company of choice, and will make a research on evaluating the compensation and benefits administration done in that company. Use it as a case study approach.

 

 

The report will be due by the last day of the class. The report must be carrying around 3000-3500 words consisting of at least 4 chapters.

Chapter 1, introduction and your research objectives/methodology etc. ;

chapter 2 will be review literature,

chapter 3- profile of the company, and your main findings of the research.; and

chapter 4 will be conclusion.

 

 

inclode PPT with sumry no less than 8 slides

 

The report will be analyzed on the basis of your originality of data, and rigor of the research adopted. For Report writing, adhere to 12 Times roman font size, and double space. Use APA style for report writing and referencing to the maximum.

 
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MOTIVATING

INSTRUCTIONS

Assignment 2: Motivating Employees

 

Motivating employees is of paramount concern for leaders and managers. Organizations seeking to implement significant changes must take into account the effects of employee motivation and morale on the change process.

Research the importance of motivating employees.

Based on your research, address the following:

· Explain why motivating employees is an elevated leader/manager concern in an increasingly outsourced and virtual business world.

·

· Use your textbook, appropriate trade journals, and academic peer-reviewed journal articles to support your argument.

·

Write a 3–4-page paper in Word format. Note: The title page, references, and appendices are not included in the page count.

 

Apply APA standards to citation of sources

Write your responses in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

 
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Research In Motion (RIM)

Running head: research in motion (rim) 1

research in motion (rim) 8

Company History

Name

Institution

Date

Introduction

An organization is bound to experience a crisis at one point in its existence. The manner in which the organization manages the disaster will determine the success or failure of the organization. Communication is an essential tool in an organization. It is through communication that organizations find it easy to coordinate their activities. Conversely, there is no better time when organizations need to be effective in communication than in times of crisis. In many instances, when an organization is in crisis, there is confusion since many people may be attempting to do what they think is in the best interests of the organization. Unfortunately, their efforts may not be coordinated, and that may end up having adverse effects on the ability of the organization to manage the crisis. Communication plays an integral role in crisis management to the extent that it makes sure that all the stakeholders are reading from the same script, and that all of the stakeholders are moving toward the same direction (Coombs, 2014). In the absence of effective communication, there will be confusion, and that will have adverse effects on the organization.

Company History Research in Motion is a Global telecommunications company. In 2011, the company’s co-chief executives found themselves facing a serious crisis which needed them to take actions to prevent the company from experiencing a further decline in market performance. The previous year, the company had faced one of the most challenging times when it had a decline in its market share while its stock price also experienced a serious hit. In this particular crisis, one of the senior executives in the organization addressed a damning anonymous letter which revealed some of the weaknesses and cultural problems of the company. The letter questioned, among other things, the leadership style of the organization, the organizational culture as well as the product development systems in the company. The anonymous senior executive offered personal insights and possible solutions which could be used to bring back the company to its lost market standing. While the letter was addressed to the executives of the company, it was unfortunate that the letter got leaked and it was picked up by an online technology news provider referred to Boy Genius Report. The contents of this letter were later published in an online article of Boy Genius Report, thereby exposing the weaknesses of the company to the public (Thecasecentre.org, 2012).

Further, the letter seriously exposed the leadership weaknesses of Research in Motion. The co-chief executives of the company were under pressure to find out the best ways to address the public over the issues addressed in the letter. Most importantly, since it was evident that they were being questioned by their employees, the co-chief executives had to find the most suitable approaches to communicate with the employees internally. It was necessary for the co-chief executives to assure the employ the most suitable mechanisms to address the problems internally.

The specific problems to be addressed

There are two specific problems which need to be addressed in this case study. The following is an illustration of some of the problems which would have to be addressed in this case study;

Change the perception of the outsiders concerning the problems facing company; form the case study, it is apparent that the company has come from a difficult financial year which was characterized by poor performance in the market as well as dwindling share prices. When this letter went public, it affected the reputation of the company in the market since it exposed its weaknesses to outside parties. Thus, it is necessary to execute a communication strategy which will restore the reputation of the company in the market (Ulmer et al., 2017).

Address the confidence and faith of the employees in the leadership of the organization; from the letter, it is notable that the employees have lost faith in the company and its leadership. To some of the employees, the leadership is prepared to address the ills facing the company. Besides, it would be helpful for the organization to carry out communication, which would address the concerns of the company. Most importantly, it would be necessary to make the employees understand that the leadership is aware of the challenges, and it is taking necessary steps to address them (Coombs, 2014).

 

Communication goals

There are two primary targets of this communication exercise. The first target is the employees of the organization. The second target of this communication is the outside stakeholders of the company, including clients, suppliers and partners. Among the employees, the communication goal is to reassure them that the organization is doing whatever is possible to address their concerns. However, communication also seeks to help establish a communicating structure between the leadership and the employees (Coombs, 2014). Apparently, the employee might have written the synonymous letter because there was no alternative communication channel which he could use. Another goal of communication is to provide an opportunity for the employees to understand the operations of the company. It may be argued the employee who had a problem with the product development and employee culture of the organization did not have an adequate understanding of the operations of the company. Nonetheless, the main goal of outside communication is to rebuild the image of the company. The publication of the contents of the letter had caused a serious dent to the image of the company, and it was necessary to rebuild it.

The mediums of communication applicable

There are two primary mediums of communication which will be used in this communication. One of the mediums is memos while the second medium is the use of emails. The main purpose of using memos is because it is capable of being used to reach a wide range of audience. For instance, since it will be necessary to communicate with all employees about a wide range of concerns, the use of memos will be most appropriate. When a memo is used, it is possible to summarize the information in such a manner that will make it easily accessible to all the employees. One of the advantages which makes the use of memos suitable in this case is that memos are easy to produce, and they are also easy to read since they are not loaded with many words (Guffey & Loewy, 2012).

However, since there are only a few senior executives working for the organization and it would be possible to reach out to them. The most suitable medium for reaching senior executives is the use of emails. At their level, it would be possible to draft emails which will be directed at each senior executive. The first benefit of this medium is that it will affirm to the senior executives that the management recognizes their rank and status in the organization. Additionally, the use of emails allows senior executives to provide immediate responses to communication.

Targeted audience

For this internal communication, there are two primary targets of communication; employees and senior executives. The issues arising from the leaked letter to the management concerned mainly the employees and the senior executives. A critical examination of both the executives and the employees reveal that they have unique features and cultural dispositions which determine the interaction among them (Thorson & Moore, 2013). Firstly, it is important to note that not all employees speak the same language. While a significant majority of the employees have English as their first language, it is also notable that there are many employees who are not English speakers. Thus, when making internal communication, it would be necessary to make sure that there is consideration of the interests of these groups. Perhaps it would be necessary to consider translating the messages or using simple language for the benefit of the employee who does not have English as their first language.

The message

MEMO

TO: All Employees

FROM: Co-Chief Executive Officers

CC: Senior Executives

DATE: 27.06.2019

SUBJECT: Clarification on Employee Concerns

Research in Motion (RIM) has been one of the most effective companies in the industry for the last decade. In an environment which is a highly competitive industry, there is a reason which has made the company stand out among its peers. It is through sheer determination and commitment to the highest standards of quality and innovation that the company has managed to stand tall in the industry. Besides, the stable leadership which the management has shown has provided a favorable environment for the growth of the company. Although it is notable that the company has in the recent years lost a little ground to its rivals with regards to market share and share prices, there is no reason to suggest that the county is heading south. While appreciating that the recent performances do not indicate the direction which the company wants to take in its growth agenda, it is notable that the challenges are not insurmountable. In a letter which has been circulated in various online platforms, there has been a projection that the company is directionless and disorganized as a result poor leadership, unsuitable organizational culture as well as the product development problems.

Concerning these accusations leveled against the company, we have the following to say; we have the following to say;

Firstly, in the face of the massive growth which RIM has experienced in the last few decades, it is not fair to say that there is poor leadership. Perhaps the accusation concerning poor leadership arises from the fact that the company has lost some economic and competitive ground in the last few years. It is important to note that the performance of an organization in the market is determined by a wide spectrum of political, economic and social factors. Thus, it would be very shortsighted to place the blame on the management. Throughout the time when this company has existed, the leadership has always desired to make decisions which it feels best serves the interest of the business. In many times, the decisions have been favorable, but there are also times when the decisions may fail to achieve the desired objectives. These challenges do not mean there is poor leadership. We would like to assure you that the leadership is steadfast and has an unwavering commitment to take this organization to the next level.

The organizational culture of RIM has also come into sharp focus. Just like many other aspects of the business, the culture of the organization has always kept changing. The management realizes that as times change, it becomes necessary to lead a cultural change which would make sure that the culture in line with the contemporary environment in which the organization operates (Schein, 2010). It is true that the leadership appreciates that there could be problems with the organizational culture which could have been responsible for the poor performance of the organization in the recent past. However, the cultural problem is not so massive that it could be a cause for concern to the organization. The leadership is currently adopting a wide range of measures to influence the development of an organizational culture which would enable RIM to enhance its competitiveness in this ever-changing environment.

While appreciating that the employees may at times have concerns with several issues in the organization, it is, however, essential that employees must use the most appropriate ways or mediums to relay these concerns to the concerned authorities. The leadership of RIM has an open-door policy, which means everybody with concerns is free to knock any door and present grievances without having any disciplinary action taken against him. The adherence to the proper communication channels will not only protect the image of the company, but it will also make sure that solutions to the challenge are found in time.

Needs and Development

During the development of the message, it was important to consider the levels of professional training of the employees. One of the primary challenges which are responsible for the disorganization of most organizations is poor training on a wide range of organizational processes. While employees may be skilled in their various fields, it is possible that they may not have an adequate understanding of the mode of operations in the organization (Cohen, 2017). For example, in the case of the senior level executive who authored the anonymous letter, it is possible that an individual may not have understood organizational processes. Thus, when developing the message, it was necessary to understand that a significant number of employees may not understand the organization. Besides, it was considered that when the employee accused the organization of having a poor organizational culture, the individual may have been new in the organization and as a result, may not have had a clear understanding of the foundations of the culture of the organization (Rao, 2002). As a result of this, it was essential for the message to clearly demonstrate the process of cultural development in the organization and the way it has served the organization.

Support

As the organization goes through this period of transition, it is possible that employees may be affected in a certain way. Thus, the organization has taken several steps to make sure that it helps the employees through the critical transition phase. Firstly, the organization has clearly provided a communication channel which employees may use to seek any clarification. It is important to note that poor communication is one of the factors which lead to confusion and despair among the employees (Cadon, n.d). Through effective communication, it is possible to address the concerns of the employees and help them settle in the organization. Besides, the organization is embarking on a continual training of employees to improve their exposure to current trends.

Potential conflicts arising from the communication

One of the potential sources of conflict arising from communication is the possible misinterpretation of the communication by the recipients (List, 2011). Among the people who accessed the message through the memos, it is not possible for them to seek clarification. Thus, each recipient is entitled to interpret the message in his way, and that can cause a misunderstanding and a subsequent conflict.

 

External Communication

Effective external communication serves as a critical strategy when it comes to proper crisis management. For-profit, as well as non-profit organizations in present-day society should adopt and incorporate effective communication frameworks in their operations; given they remain subject to a great deal of public scrutiny. In essence, the 21st century remains characterized by a wide range of complicated and multifaceted crises, which require any given organization to take a comprehensive approach to developing appropriate and result-driven external communication strategies. Typically, an efficient crisis management plan must factor in a seamless external communication framework because the manner in which an organization manages disasters determines its success or failure. In this case study, the various instances of failure show that Research in Motion (RIM) is in a crisis, which can only be addressed or solved through an effective external communication framework. The communication model should be developed and implemented in manner that it aptly manages the situation facing the company’s external stakeholders. In particular, the company’s external communication should go a long way in assuaging the fears of its customers and other stakeholders, such as suppliers and service providers (Ahmed, 2018). A proper external communication channel will ensure that the intended message reaches the target audience and works towards improving the company’s already tainted public image.

Medium

RIM can utilize a variety of communication channels with the sole purpose of disseminating information to the public and all other responsible stakeholders. Most importantly, these media possess different characteristics, as well as scope, meaning the company should place great emphasis on identifying and the most appropriate and effective medium. In this respect, RIM can achieve this by evaluating how each of the media performs regarding the target audience, costs, and the conveying the intended message. In other words, some external communication channels tend to enhance convenience and reliability, especially when tasked with the responsibility of delivering information to a given audience. On the same note, the cost incurred determines the type of external communication media to use.

Although some communication methods are more effective than others, communication experts associated with successful and international firms have so far recommended the need for using at least two media as way of dealing with or handling any given organizational crisis. According to Burdstrom (2018), this multidimensional and pragmatic approach allows a firm to benefit a great deal from the strengths of each channel. Sensibly speaking, the use of different media plays a leading role in creating communication synergy, which, in turn, presents an organization with the opportunity to reach a broader audience base. In this way, the company in question can quickly disseminate the message in an efficient manner.

RIM should convey the intended message by considering and using external communication channels. In essence, the company can effectively disseminate its position regarding the leaked letter to the management. The firm should make this consideration; given the rapidly developing information and communication technologies and social networking sites and associated platforms. Change-driven companies from across the globe are increasingly becoming digitized as they have and continue to embrace social media, Facebook, Snapchat, and Twitter to communicate with their customers. Information technology (IT) is fast revolutionizing the communication sector with billions of people interconnected through these platforms. The increased uptake of the internet and the use of computers have enabled customers to quickly gain access up to date information about the various developments and trends in the corporate world (Hall, 2014). In this sense, RIM should prioritize the use of their website in disseminating information to external stakeholders. For instance, the company should create a statement on its website and other social media handles, highlighting issues facing the firm, the interventions it has put in place, as well as the way forward.

The use of online platforms in the dissemination of information is advantageous on numerous fronts. When compared to traditional communication channels, such as TV, radio, billboards, and letters, social media networking sites are relatively cheaper. Second, the use of Facebook and other social media platforms would play a fundamental role in ensuring the company reaches the target audience because the leaked letter reached the platform through the same media. Therefore, using the same medium to counter the narrative and set the record straight gives the company an equal opportunity to pass its message to its external stakeholders, especially those who might have been adversely impacted by the letter. Moreover, that the use of online platforms in disseminating information would enable the company reach its millions of customers from wherever they are in the globe (Lazzari, 2018). Concisely, social media has globalized external communication.

In addition to social media, RIM should make a comprehensive media statement on local and international print and electronic media. In the statement, the company should identify, state, and respond accordingly to each of the issues raised by employees in the leaked letter. Equally important, the management should examine and make necessary changes to the statement before it goes public as a precautionary measure; avoiding errors and omissions. The media statement will allow RIM to respond to the various issues affecting the company and reassure its customers and other stakeholders of the initiatives it is undertaking to remedy the situation. A media statement helps the organization to formally narrate its story to the public, which helps in controlling the situation. Hall (2014) argues that an organization can manage a crisis by going ahead of the damaging story. Accordingly, the whole process of arresting the situation allows the firm to shape the narrative of the ongoing crisis and remedy the image of the company.

Target Audience

In the case at hand, the target audience for the external communication comprises the company’s existing and potential clients, shareholders, service providers, and the general public. In particular, RIM is currently facing a crisis that has led to poor share performance in the stocks market and reduced profits. The leaked letter to management highlighting the leadership deficiencies in the organization has had had a negative impact on the company’s corporate reputation. With the perception among shareholders that the company is being poorly managed, the RIM’s share prices have decreased significantly because individual investors have lost confidence in the company. Besides shareholders, the general public and potential investors shied away from the company’s shares as it seemed that the company was experiencing significant leadership and organizational challenges. In his recent article, Ahmed (2018) corroborates that investing in a business with significant the identified management and performance problems serves as a severe risk that both short-term and long-term investors often consider before investing.

Apart from the identified external stakeholders, the company should invest in assuring the general public of the high levels of professionalism and competence that the firm ascribes to. RIM should make the general public aware of its principles as way of ensuring people embrace and identify with it the organization. Cardon (2016) argues that people tend to associate not only with successful but also socially responsible brands that promote their ideals and public policy. The general public is a critical target audience as they are the consumers of the organization’s products and services. In essence, the company’s sales volume depends on the level of consumer loyalty. The relevance of the general public has been reflected by the poor performance posted by RIM in the recent past as the market refrained from purchasing its products.

Draft of External Communication

Media Statement by Jones Whitaker about the Leaked Letter to the Management of RIM

Research in Motion is a dedicated and responsible company driven by high standards of corporate governance.

The company has learnt of the public dissemination of the contents of a letter to the management. As an organization, RIM encourages its employees to continuously critique and make suggestions of how the organization may improve its operations. Through this policy, the company has tremendously improved its capacity and organizational efficiency thereby enabling the organization to meet its objectives. As such, the leaked letter is a testament to the expanded freedom of employees to air out their grievances and highlight areas in need of improvement.

To this end, RIM has forwarded the issues highlighted in the latter to a special task force, as is ordinarily the case, to investigate the allegations raised therein. The company assures its stakeholders that appropriate action will be taken to address these organizational weaknesses, if any, upon receiving the official taskforce report.

Thank you for your continued support.

For interviews contact:

Alex Maine

Head of Public Relations

Phone number: 202-555-1212

maine.alex@gia.com

Conflicts

One of the anticipated conflicts expected by the issuance of the above media statement is the possible misinterpretation of the message. The company’s external stakeholders may have numerous questions arising from the statement because it appears to take a general approach to conveying the intended message. In essence, the statement at hand has not identified any of the issues raised by RIM employees. In this respect, stakeholders are more likely to demand for clarifications. Another conflict would result from external stakeholders’ relationship with the already appointed special contact person tasked with the responsibility of to conducting further interviews and queries. Other players might have difficulty developing and maintaining the much-needed rapport with the contact person thereby keeping crucial information. Cardon (2016) has noted with a great deal of concern that this type of misinformation might compel stakeholders to not fully appreciate the company’s efforts in addressing the various issues highlighted in the leaked letters.

 

Follow Up

Mission, Vision and Goals

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Internal Communication Measurement

 

External Communication Measurement

 

Lessons Learned

 

References:

References Milestone 1

Coombs, W. T. (2014). Ongoing crisis communication: Planning, managing, and responding. Sage Publications.

Thecasecentre.org. (2012). Research in Motion: Sincerely, a RIM Employee (A). Ivey Publishing. Available at: https://www.thecasecentre.org/programmeAdmin/products/view?id=108285

Ulmer, R. R., Sellnow, T. L., & Seeger, M. W. (2017). Effective crisis communication: Moving from crisis to opportunity. Sage Publications.

 

References Milestone 2

Cadon, P. W. (2nd Edition). Managing Through Communication. McGraw-Hill Education.

Cohen, E. (2017). Employee training and development. In CSR for HR (pp. 153-162). Routledge.

Guffey, M. E., & Loewy, D. (2012). Essentials of business communication. Cengage Learning.

List, C. (2011). Group communication and the transformation of judgments: an impossibility result. Journal of Political Philosophy19(1), 1-27.

Rao, J. A. (2002, November). Helping employees embrace change. Retrieved from McKinsey&Company: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organi…

Schein, E. H. (2010). Organizational culture and leadership (Vol. 2). John Wiley & Sons.

Thorson, E., & Moore, J. (Eds.). (2013). Integrated communication: Synergy of persuasive voices. Psychology Press.

References Milestone 3

Ahmed, A. (2018). Types of external communication. Bizfluent. Retrieved Feb. 6, 2019 from https://bizfluent.com/list-7662353-types-external-communication

Burdstrom, G. (2018). When you need to make a statement to the media. Retrieved Feb. 7, 2019, from https://www.thebalancesmb.com/how-to-write-a-statement-2295985

Cardon, P. (2016). Business communication: Developing leaders for a networked world (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Education.

Hall, J. (2014). How to choose the right medium for your message. Retrieved January 25, 2019, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhall/2014/04/20/how-to-choose-the-right-medium-for-your-message/

Lazzari, Zach. (2018, June 28). Importance of external business communication. Retrieved February 6, 2019, from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/importance-external-business-communication-19304.html

 
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Project Management _ Getta Byte Software

In the video that follows, you will meet Hugh Duitt, Nonia Bizness, and Ima Payne, who are on the leadership team of Getta Byte software, the CEO, PMO Director, and the Project Manager, respectively. They are discussing the new billing system that they need to develop and implement. Based on the information in the video, play the drag and drop game below and complete the charter template. This week’s discussion will be based on this charter, so be sure to complete it.

 

Transcript

Getta Byte Software—The Project Scope

We need a new billing system.

Why?

The one we have works fine.

It’s manual, time-consuming, and inaccurate.

There is that…

So, it has to be automated, fast, and accurate.

An online system

Easy data entry

Dynamic updates to receivables

It should save us 25% in labor per month.

We need to work with a bunch of people.

CEO, CFO, Finance, Billing, Customer Service

How will we know if it is a successful system?

Billing cycles are reduced by 30%

We must do the first pilot by September 1.

That means development and testing is done by August 15.

Final release will be complete on September 10.

If we are able to generate reports dynamically…

Speed up transactions and response time…

We’ll be golden!

We only have $250,000 to spend on this project.

What if while we are replacing the system, we have network issues?

There is a risk in data transfer from our paper records to the new system.

That budget is going to be a challenge—a real constraint.

We have to assume that our most of our current customer data are correct.

We won’t be able to do anything with accounts receivable.

We won’t be able to change our financial system of record, either except to interface.

I think that’s all I need for a charter.

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