Servant Leaderships

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Servant Leaderships

(Servant Leaderships)

Unit 1

A. While servant leadership can be connected to biblical principles and Christianity, it is not exclusively tied to it. In what ways do the principles of servant leadership cross religious and cultural lines? Justify your opinions by providing specific examples.

B. Discuss the traits, behaviors, and leadership style you would expect to see in a person who identifies as a servant leader. In your response, include discussion about the following.

a. In what ways can servant leadership be considered a vocation?

b. When people commit to being servant leaders, what does that mean about the types of behaviors they exhibit and prohibit personally and within the organizations they are leading?

c. How does servant leadership differ from traditional forms of leadership?

                                                                 RESOURCES(Servant Leaderships)

Electronic Resource

1. A Servant Leadership Story

Read “A Servant Leadership Story,” by Malinski, located on the Servant Leadership Institute website (2017).

https://www.servantleadershipinstitute.com/tips-and-stories/2017/1/13/a-servant-leadership-story

2. Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business

Read “Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business,” by Rivers, from Texas CEO Magazine (2015).

https://texasceomagazine.com/book-review/conscious-capitalism/

3. Raymond Reyes – Greenlief [sic]

View “Raymond Reyes – Greenlief [sic],” by Reyes, located on the YouTube website (2010).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFrWfAiZC6M&index=9&list=PL03A8A7D51890D8EE

4. Servant Leadership Experience Overview

Read the “Servant Leadership Experience Overview” to learn the specifics about the course project due at the end of Topic 8.

LDR-630-RS-Servant Leadership Experience Overview.docx

5. Servant Leadership: The First Pillar of the Colangelo College of Business

Read “Servant Leadership: The First Pillar of the Colangelo College of Business,” by Gibb, located on the Grand Canyon University website (2015).

http://blogs.gcu.edu/colangelo-college-of-business/servant-leadership-the-first-pillar-of-the-colangelo-college-of-business/

6. What Is Servant Leadership?

Read “What Is Servant Leadership?” located on the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership website.

https://greenleaf.org/what-is-servant-leadership/

e-Library Resource

1. The Servant as Leader

Read “The Servant as Leader,” by Greenleaf, from Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness (2002).

https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=587729&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-27

e-Library Resource

1. The Servant as Leader

Read “The Servant as Leader,” by Greenleaf, from Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness (2002).

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Other

1. Biblical Servant Leadership References

Read the “Biblical Servant Leadership References” handout.

LDR-630-RS-Biblical Servant Leadership References.docx

                                                                              Unit 2(Servant Leaderships)

A. Visit the “Competitive Advantages” page of the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership website at https://www.greenleaf.org/winning-workplaces/workplace-resources/research-studies/competitive-advantages/ and review the articles indicating ways that servant leadership helps organizations gain competitive advantage. Using that information along with the Topic Materials, discuss how servant leadership contributes to competitive advantage in contemporary organizations. Provide specific industry examples of companies that have thrived as servant leaders.

B. One of the challenges often faced by nonprofit organizations is financial viability. Consider how the service leadership model can make a nonprofit organization competitive in ways that are not profit driven. In your post, discuss whether or not the value the nonprofit provides to the community and the greater good is professionally appealing enough to make you want to explore as a career opportunity despite the fact that in many cases than the personal and financial gains offered by nonprofits may not match what is available in for-profit organizations.

                                                                       RESOURCES

Electronic Resource

1. “Servant Leadership” – Serve to Be Great

Read “‘Servant Leadership’ – Serve to Be Great,” located on the Intellisource website (2015).

http://www.intellisource.com/2015/02/servant-leadership-serve-great/

2. 1 Little-Known Advantage Most Investors Miss

Read “1 Little-Known Advantage Most Investors Miss,” by Lomax, located on The Motley Fool website (2014).

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/10/23/1-little-known-advantage-most-investors-miss.aspx

3. At Their Service

Read “At Their Service,” by Drake, located on the Smart CEO website (2013).

https://web.archive.org/web/20160610105450/http://www.smartceo.com/wawas-ceo-servant-leadership/

4. DOs & DON’Ts of Servant Leadership

Read “DOs & DON’Ts of Servant Leadership,” located on the Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center website (2015).

http://ritzcarltonleadershipcenter.com/2015/09/dos-donts-of-servant-leadership/

5. Leadership Expert Simon Sinek on Putting Others First 

View “Leadership Expert Simon Sinek on Putting Others First,” located on the YouTube website (2014).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNkOKV5xItI&list=PLfoeIlbBnyWtLECFmCAf_u2IUoXbrtuN_&index=2

6. Servant Leadership Sustains Competitive US Manufacturing Advantage

Read “Servant Leadership Sustains Competitive US Manufacturing Advantage,” by Martin, located on the Industry Today website (2012).

http://industrytoday.com/article_view.asp?ArticleID=we385

7. Servant Leadership: A Path to High Performance

Read “Servant Leadership: A Path to High Performance,” by Hess, from The Washington Post (2013).

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/servant-leadership-a-path-to-high-performance/2013/04/26/435e58b2-a7b8-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html

Website

1. America’s Worst Charities

The America’s Worst Charities website can be used to conduct research for the topic assignment.

http://www.tampabay.com/topics/specials/worst-charities/

2. Charity Navigator

The Charity Navigator website can be used to conduct research for the topic assignment.

https://www.charitynavigator.org/

3. Charity Watch

The Top Rated Charities page of the Charity Watch website can be used to conduct research for the topic assignment.

https://www.charitywatch.org/top-rated-charities

4. Competitive Advantages

Review the Competitive Advantages page of the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership website to locate servant leadership articles.

https://www.greenleaf.org/winning-workplaces/workplace-resources/research-studies/competitive-advantages/

5. TopNonprofits

The Top 100 Nonprofits on the Web page of the TopNonprofits website can be used to conduct research for the topic assignment.

https://topnonprofits.com/lists/best-nonprofits-on-the-web/

                                                                              Unit 3(Servant Leaderships)

A. Think about how your personal values correlate with the principles of servant leadership. How can you draw on values and servant leadership principles to better establish your followership to better serve those you lead professionally and personally?

B. Suppose you go to work for an organization that you discover does not align with your personal values. You are in a leadership role and you are not in a position to leave the job. How do you ethically represent the company without compromising your own beliefs? What is the deal breaker for you? How does ethically representing the company demonstrate your ability to be a servant leader?

                                                                    RESOURCES

Electronic Resource

1. As a Servant Leader, You Can Change the World Commencement Address

Read “‘As a Servant Leader, You Can Change the World’ Commencement Address,” by George, located on the Bill George website (2013).

http://www.billgeorge.org/page/as-a-servant-leader-you-can-change-the-world

2. Chick-fil-A Founder Was Embodiment of Servant Leader Philosophy

Read “Chick-fil-A Founder Was Embodiment of Servant Leader Philosophy,” by Oswald, located on the HR Hero website (2014).

http://blogs.hrhero.com/oswaldletters/2014/09/15/chick-fil-a-founder-was-embodiment-of-servant-leader-philosophy/

3. Leading as a Servant 

Read “Leading as a Servant,” by Krakowski, from Entrepreneur (2014).

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/231242

4. Serving More Than the Bottom Line

Read “Serving More Than the Bottom Line,” by Brodsky, located on the Human Resource Executive Online website (2015).

http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/view/story.jhtml?id=534358775

5. The Business of Consciousness

Read “The Business of Consciousness,” by McEllin, located on the Examiner website (2013).

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/business-consciousness-steve-mcellin-mba

                                                                       Unit 4(Servant Leaderships)

A. Think about the principles of servant leadership and provide two examples of specific ways you can apply them in your current work environment, as member of a community group or organization with which you are involved, or in your personal life. Discuss the specific servant leadership principles you would apply, the methods you would use to apply the principles, and the results you would anticipate seeing as a result of implementing these servant leadership principles.

B. Conduct research about a biblical figure such as Moses, David, Paul, Joseph, Esther, or Nehemiah to learn about how the biblical leader exemplified servant leadership and see how the principles of servant leadership transcend time and place. Think about the contemporary leader you are researching for the Topic 4 assignment, and discuss the similarities you see between the biblical servant leader and the contemporary servant leader. Provide specific examples to illustrate the similarities you have identified and include discussion about what you think makes the principles of servant leadership applicable regardless of time or place.

                                                                           RESOURCES

6. ‘Servant’ Leadership Style Is Best for Bosses

Read “‘Servant’ Leadership Style Is Best for Bosses,” by Brooks, located on the Business News Daily website (2015).

http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/7964-best-leadership-style.html

7. 10 Tips on How IT Leaders Can Develop a Service-Oriented Perspective

Read “10 Tips on How IT Leaders Can Develop a Service-Oriented Perspective,” by Tennant, located on the IT Business Edge website (2014).

http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/from-under-the-rug/10-tips-on-how-it-leaders-can-develop-a-service-oriented-perspective.html

8. 9 Ways to Motivate People Using Servant Leadership

Read “9 Ways to Motivate People Using Servant Leadership,” by McCuistion, located on the About Leaders website (2013).

http://aboutleaders.com/9-ways-to-motivate-people-using-servant-leadership/#gs.51M4nGk

9. Being a Servant Leader in the Age of Technology

Read “Being a Servant Leader in the Age of Technology,” by Hollis, located on the Huffington Post website (2015).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-b-hollis/being-a-servant-leader-in-the-age-of-technology_b_8016290.html

10. Recognizing Servant-Leaders – Not Drum Majors

Read “Recognizing Servant-Leaders – Not Drum Majors,” located on the Dreams InDeed International website.

https://www.dreamsindeed.org/news/recognizing-servant-leaders-not-drum-majors/

Other

1. Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders

The “Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders” resource can be used as a reference for discussion questions throughout the course and for completion of some course assignments.

                                                                    Unit 5(Servant Leaderships)

A. Learn about current trends in servant leadership by conducting your own research and locating an article that illustrates how the principles of servant leadership are being employed in the workplace, as part of a volunteer or service effort, or in an individual’s personal life. In the Main Forum, post a short summary and a link to the article. Discuss what you learned from reading the article and whether or not you would consider applying servant leadership in a similar way.

B. The article “Why Isn’t Servant Leadership More Prevalent?” poses the question, “But if servant leadership is as effective as portrayed in recent research, why isn’t it more prevalent?” Using what you have learned about the principles of servant leadership and your own experiences, address this question. Use examples to support your hypotheses.

                                                                 RESOURCES

Electronic Resource

1. Simon Sinek: Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe 

View “Simon Sinek: Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe,” located on the TED website (2014).

http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_why_good_leaders_make_you_feel_safe?language=en

2. The CEO of Popeye’s Says Becoming a “Servant Leader” Helped Her Turn Around the Struggling Restaurant Chain

Read “The CEO of Popeye’s Says Becoming a ‘Servant Leader’ Helped Her Turn Around the Struggling Restaurant Chain,” by Goudreau, located on the Business Insider website (2015).

http://www.businessinsider.com/popeyes-ceo-servant-leadership-traits-2015-3

3. TheThe Baltimore Ravens’ John Harbaugh Discusses Servant Leadership

View “The Baltimore Ravens’ John Harbaugh Discusses Servant Leadership,” by Smart CEO Magazine, located on the YouTube website (2013).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEIDjB7uyFc

4. Top Midsize Workplace: AutomationDirect.com

Read “Top Midsize Workplace: AutomationDirect.com,” by Tierney, located on the AJC.com website (2014).

http://www.ajc.com/news/business/top-midsize-workplace-automationdirectcom/nfF67/

5. Why Isn’t Servant Leadership More Prevalent?

Read “Why Isn’t Servant Leadership More Prevalent?” by Heskett, from Forbes.

http://onforb.es/10Vh7qx

                                                                         Unit 6(Servant Leaderships)

A. Think about Greenleaf’s principles of servant leadership and what you have learned about the biblical foundation of servant leadership. Identify specific principles of servant leadership that, when employed effectively, can proliferate respect for multiculturalism and diversity within the organizations and communities they serve? Provide specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

B. Research an international servant leader or international servant leadership organization to examine the similarities and differences in the way servant leadership is executed in Western culture and Christianity when compared with other cultures and religions. Summarize the similarities and differences you discovered and discuss which principles of servant leadership you think are universal, regardless of religious and cultural differences. Provide examples to support your opinions.

                                                              RESOURCES

Electronic Resource

1. Effective Leadership Within a Multinational Environment

Read “Effective Leadership Within a Multinational Environment,” by Rentfrow, located on the Leadership Advance Online website (2007).

http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/lao/issue_10/rentfrow.htm

e-Library Resource

1. Servant Leadership and World Values

Read “Servant Leadership and World Values,” by Rubio-Sanchez, Bosco, and Melchar, from Global Studies Journal (2013).

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                                                                 Unit 7(Servant Leaderships)

A. In the Topic Materials you read several examples of ways that servant leadership can be displayed through true volunteerism and acts of service to others. Research an historic or current servant leader who is a true volunteer in service to others. In what ways does the person inspire leadership while building his or her own character and integrity? How does this leader exemplify the moral obligation to lead through kindness, compassion, and justice?

B. Share the servant leadership volunteer opportunity you are completing. Discuss how you think this experience will help you develop your own character and give you experience in leading through exhibiting kindness, compassion, and justice.

                                                                          RESOURCES

2. When Servant Becomes Leader: The Corazon C. Aquino Success Story as a Beacon for Business Leaders 

Read “When Servant Becomes Leader: The Corazon C. Aquino Success Story as a Beacon for Business Leaders,” by Udani and Lorenzo-Molo, from Journal of Business Ethics (2013).

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                                                                              Unit 8(Servant Leaderships)

A. Now that you have participated in your servant leadership opportunity, discuss how the experience affected your understanding of how through serving others one actually leads. Support your ideas with specific examples from your volunteer experience.

B. Watch the video “Servant Leadership – Joe Schmitt.” Discuss why this is a good example of leadership through acts of service in terms of the way the actions of the leader demonstrate integrity and personal character building while also establishing followership and pushing others to grow professionally through emulating his actions. Discuss how this example embraces both Greenleaf’s principles of servant leadership and the call to service evident in Christianity.

RESOURCES

Electronic Resource

1. Drew Dudley “Everyday Leadership” – TED Talks 

View “Drew Dudley ‘Everyday Leadership’ – TED Talks,” located on the YouTube website (2013).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR2UnsOuKxo

2. Servant Leadership – Joe Schmitt

View “Servant Leadership – Joe Schmitt” located on the YouTube website (2014).

 
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Enhancing Emergency Evacuation Preparedness

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Enhancing Emergency Evacuation Preparedness

(Enhancing Emergency Evacuation Preparedness)

Importance Of Training In Patient Evacuation

In an emergency evacuation of patients, training plays an important role. Here is an incidence of emergency evacuation of Phillips County Regional Medical Center discussed by Vogt and Sorenson (1999):

Shortly after 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 1997, clouds of foul-smelling smoke began pouring from an herbicide and pesticide packaging plant in West Helena, Arkansas. An alert was sounded, employees evacuated, and the West Helena fire department was called. As three firefighters prepared to enter the plant, the chemical compounds exploded, collapsing a solid concrete block wall, and killing all three firefighters. As the odorous smoky cloud drifted away from the plant, authorities ordered residents in a 2-mile area downwind of the plant to evacuate and those in the 2- to 3-mile zone to shelter in . . . The findings indicate that 90% of those that were told to evacuate did so but only 27% of those told to shelter-in-place did so, with 68% opting to evacuate instead. The implications of these findings for emergency managers is that people will likely choose to evacuate when both warnings to evacuate and warnings to shelter are issued to residents in close proximity to each other (Abstract section, para. 1).

The evacuation of the medical center was facilitated by efforts taken 6 months earlier to update the hospital’s evacuation plan and reconfirm support agreements for relocation sites and supplies. At that time of updating the plan, the entire staff had also participated in a mock drill. When the safety officer observed the buildings across the highway being evacuated and started questioning officials on the possibility of also being evacuated, evacuation plans familiar to staff were in place and had been practiced. When the Director of Nursing gave the “Code White” alert (the signal that an evacuation to an off-site facility would follow) staff was amply prepared to move patients (p. 11).

Interviews with staff indicated that all patients that could be discharged were sent home with a physician’s nurse. Another four or five patients (the most seriously ill) were transferred to a hospital about a half hour away. The majority of the patients 11 (approximately 17) in the rehabilitation unit were transferred to a vacant wing of the Crestpark Nursing home accompanied by hospital support staff. Only one maternity patient evacuated to the Phillips College—Community College where the hospital staff had evacuated and opened emergency room services. The evacuation of patients began at 1:40 p.m. and all patients (except for two on ventilators and one being stabilized in the emergency room) were out 55 minutes later. The remaining three patients were evacuated 15 minutes later. A variety of vehicles transported patients—vans, school buses, ambulances, private cars, and mortuary services. As a precaution, National Guard personnel provided security at the evacuated hospital (pp. 11–12).

On the basis of your understanding on the topic, answer the following questions regarding the incidence of emergency evacuation mentioned above:

What does this study tell you about the lack of training for the community?

Why is communication and education of the community important in saving lives?

Was the community clear on what the procedures were? How?

Why was the evacuation of the hospital so successful?

How important are external relationships with other agencies to having an efficient evacuation plan?

Your review should be at least 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document, not counting the cover page or the reference page.

Support your responses with reasoning and examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Reference:

Vogt, B. M., & Sorenson, J. H. (1999). Description of survey data regarding the

chemical repacking plant accident, West Helena, Arkansas. Retrieved from

http://orise.orau.gov/csepp/publications/files/DescriptSurveyV3.pdf

 
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Healthcare Capital Management

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Healthcare Capital Management: Insights & Ethics

(Healthcare Capital Management)

Capital Decisions

Question description

Evaluating financial statements and using financial analysis methods is a critical part of the decision to make capital investments. The goal of capital management is to acquire and maintain sufficient working capital and assets. This helps an organization meet operating and expense obligations, while also keeping a sufficient cash flow. It is also a way to confirm that capital purchases and agreements are made with ethical standards. This part of your project will require you to complete two (2) article reviews(PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE LINKS) and report on your findings. Then, you will apply your findings to how capital decisions can be made in your specific case***SEE ATTACHED**; as well as comparing your viewpoint to the authors’ and recent ethical scandal. Keep in mind that you will use your article analysis to either support or disprove the purchase of an information system in the final portion of your project.

Submit a minimum 3-page report in APA FORMAT WITH A REFERENCE PAGE that:

  • Discusses why is it more difficult for healthcare companies to get expansion financing in the today’s economic climate and financial issues with expansions.
  • Describes why healthcare companies need to look beyond their banks to secure financing.
  • Explains the importance of making a good case for expanding healthcare providers’ methods of calculating break-even analysis.
  • Discuss non-financial factors do the authors believe need to be included in break-even analysis?
  • Explain how current issues, such as the Affordable Care Act, affect break-even analysis.
  • Summarizes the authors’ viewpoints and apply the concepts to your case. Also include a summary of your viewpoint in comparison to the authors’. Be sure to specifically address the methods that influence capital investments and decision-making; and explore methods of analyzing capital investments (Payback, Net Present Value, and Internal Rate of Return). This report will serve as your Capital Managementsection of your project.
  • Analyze the key points of the Enron Scandal and specifically address how professionalism and ethics influence decision-making. How do unethical standards impact an organization’s performance and capital investments? Reference the concepts of embezzlement and losses. Explain how you maintain ethical standards in relation to Code of Ethics.
  • Include an APA formatted reference page to include at least three (3) academic sources, such as a book or an academic scholarly journal, to support your topic. You should reference your academic sources by including at least three (3) in-text citations. You can use the articles outlined in the instructions, as well as information found on the Enron Scandal. Academic scholarly journals can be accessed through the Rasmussen Online Library.

Article Review #1
Read the article Expanding Credit Lines in Order to Expand which discusses the challenges related to expansion financing.

  • Discuss why is it more difficult for healthcare companies to get expansion financing in the current economic situation?
  • Explain the 2 major issues with the Caribbean expansion the turnaround company found and why do you think they were brought up?
  • Describe why healthcare companies need to look beyond their banks to secure financing?

Article Review #2
Read the article The New Break-Even Analysis which looks at expanding how healthcare providers look at break-even analysis and includes some non-financial considerations.

  • Do you think the authors make a good case for expanding healthcare providers’ methods of calculating break-even analysis? Why or Why Not?
  • Discuss non-financial factors do the authors believe need to be included in break-even analysis?
  • Explain how the Affordable Care Act affect break-even analysis?

Ethical Scandal
The ‘Enron Scandal’ involving acts of embezzlement is one of the most well-known financial, ethic scandals in modern day history. Perform a web search of the Enron Corporation Scandal to find more information.

 
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Revamping SoulCycle’s Marketing Strategy

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Revamping SoulCycle’s Marketing Strategy

(Revamping SoulCycle’s Marketing Strategy)

IDS Capstone Paper

Question description

This is a less serious capstone project

Write a report about an organization you have worked/are working, volunteering or interning for. This organization can be a public agency, a nonprofit, a private company or even a student club. In this report you need to identify a problem or issue your organization is facing and propose a solution. The scale of the problem can range from your store having experienced record loses last quarter to the need for better customer service or employee training. If there is no major issue you can think of, approach this report from the perspective of, “How can my company do better?” There is always room for improvement! Do not rely on your experience/intuition alone. Make fact based arguments that you can find support for in existing literature. Stating, “I think we should make changes to process x because my research has revealed that companies a, b and c who have undergone a similar transformation are currently outperforming us” is much more powerful than, “I think we should make changes to process x because I see it is problematic and there is room for improvement”. It does not matter if your position in the organization is “lower” than the level/perspective from which you are writing and indeed that can be good, because it will require you to be aspirational. Example: you may be mainly a barista at Starbucks, but could still write the report as if you were an Associate Manager. The report should be roughly 10 double-spaced pages long, with the caveat that as this is a “practical” rather than strictly “academic” report … it should be as long as it needs to be given the topic and the approach. This means a 7 page paper might be fine, if otherwise superlative; and it means a 15 page paper with a fair amount of graphics would be okay, too.

  • Introduction: Your introduction needs to give the reader a clear idea of what you are going to talk about in your paper and how your paper will be organized. It must also be succinct. If your paper is 10 pages long your introduction should be one page or less.Citations: All key factual statements must be backed up by reliable sources. If you state, “Internships are crucial for gaining employment” you need to cite a source that shows this is really the case and this is not just you expressing your opinion.
  • Limited references to personal experience: It is okay to draw from your personal experience while writing this report, but the whole paper cannot be about what you love about your job or why you are a business wiz. You need to contextualize your experience. For example, “Volunteering with United Way opened up many professional opportunities for me. I am not alone in this experience as x study has shown that students who volunteer as undergrads have greater career opportunities when they graduate.”
  • Good writing and organization: Your report needs to consist of content written out in full sentences, not bullet points (although some bullet-lists are fine, if suitable to the material). You can use pictures and tables if they lend weight to the information you are presenting; however, wholesale substituting of images for written content would be a mistake. You are being judged on the quality of your writing and presentation and research incorporation, not the content per se (the best way of thinking about this: imagine you are writing for a “boss”; the boss likely lacks expertise in what you are writing about, but definitely wants to be reassured that you know what you are writing about… the first sign of lack of expertise, is sloppy prose and organization/presentation.

(Revamping SoulCycle’s Marketing Strategy)

I had planned on doing the paper on the place that I work SoulCycle, this is what I have so far.

For the past year and a half I have worked at SoulCycle, an indoor cycling fitness studio that has changed easily changed the way we think about working out. SoulCycle has also changed the way we think about a company and what it takes to be successful. What started as a singular studio in the upper west side of New York has grown into over sixty locations across the united states (Kowitt, 2016). What is most interesting to me about the spectacular growth of this company is the fact that it was all done organically. They never contracted out to others for marketing but rather took the job into their own hands and handcrafted a marketing technique specific to each location but based on a foundation of reaching out into the community and creating a stronghold.

I was hired at the SoulCycle Coral Gables studio and have worked very hard to be a part of this process, I found that I was learning so many great skills that will be so helpful beyond this job in the future. As I have learned these skills I have also grown within the company and continue to do so. I started as a front desk associate and transitioned into the role of a key holder meaning that I am many times managing the studio myself instead of a manager, I am currently in the process of becoming an assistant studio manager of marketing. Currently at the studio that I work at there have been many changes in management leaving the position of marketing manager vacant. Which I have witnessed become a great issue. Marketing is one of the main reasons behind the success of Soul and placing the position on the bike operations manager who is already at a full capacity of work and the studio manager has created a lack of time spent on the marketing process. Because such an important position has been left vacant the studio is missing out on major marketing opportunities that I feel that I can provide to the studio to bring in more customers.

The studio has experienced many ups and downs in terms of management, in fact the original four managers that hired me are no longer with my company so I believe that this shows my ability to deal with changes in the workplace well. That being said I can understand why one might think it is wise to wait to find the perfect candidate but waiting for an opportunity to come is not wise when the studio is suffering from missing constant opportunities in relation to marketing.

 
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Redefining Mental Health Frameworks

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Redefining Mental Health Frameworks

(Redefining Mental Health Frameworks)

Discussion

The underlying predicament arises when mental conditions are defined as disorders rather than by the predicaments that human beings face. As such, psychiatry is highly dependent on the assessment of the psychological disorders, the definition and the fundamental psychological changes that exist thereof; an aspect that has been mirrored and projected in the scientist’s discussion by J. Krishnamurti, David Bohm, and Rupert Sheldrake.

The result is that the definitions tend to range with others seeking to define it as a disorder and others arguing that it is in essence concept that falls under the socio-political threshold. Additionally, it is argued that a mental condition is predisposed to purposes of social control and to factual basis laid out by the science.
Perhaps with the integration of both the science and socio-political value is aligned, then a proper analysis of mental disorders is inevitable.

At this juncture, it becomes possible to make an assessment of the mental and physical conditions. Conditions are often relative to negativity if they result in the failure of the mechanisms in the performance of processes for which they are mandated. Mental conditions have also been subject to a diagnosis of symptoms and the implications of diagnosis that fall under the cross-cultural criteria. This has also been under scrutiny owing to the lack of a proper justification of a scientific fact or rather a condition influenced by the socio-political environment thereof.

Culture is a variable in making a diagnosis whereby the specific determining variables include the data on family, explanatory models, as well as patient-centric care based on their strengths and weaknesses. It is imperative to make a distinction between suffering that is imposed by nature and the nature of disorders themselves in which case David Bohm argues that
Disorder is a human consciousness and it is directly relative to nature. It is the natural state of the human being to succumb to suffering; what the discussion refers to as the “disorder.” Krishnamurti, argues that remembering pain creates a sense of continuity upon which disorders are based upon, but in reality it is often in self-context, prompting self-concern and commitment and as such the same can be manipulated to free the individual from suffering.

 
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Media’s Impact on Science

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Media’s Impact on Science

Media’s Impact on Science

For the Unit 9 Assignment, you will complete a reflective essay to address the following questions:

There is nothing like reading a good book or watching a great movie for a little escapism and entertainment. With all of the television channels available and easy access to the internet, you can watch just about anything you want at any time. Earlier in the course you discussed the science involved with technology, but in this Assignment, you will turn the tables and delve into how the media portrays science.

How does a pop culture portrayal of science and scientists impact the average person’s view of what science is and how research is conducted? Can what is presented by the media affect how the general populace views a particular research field? What might the long-term impacts of such a depiction be? These are just a few questions that you will reflect upon in this Assignment.

For the Unit 9 Assignment, you will complete a reflective essay to address the following questions:

  1. When you hear the word “scientist” what do you envision?
    1. Discuss at least three characteristics of your vision of a scientist.
    2. Which famous people or characters from the media come into your mind?
    3. What characteristics do they have in common?
  2. Has your image of what a scientist does and how they look changed over time? If so, how has this changed and what influenced you?
  3. Are fictional scientists usually the heroes, villains, or a combination of the two? Provide at least two detailed examples to support your position.
  4. How is science portrayed in fictional media (i.e., television shows, movies, music, books, etc.)? Is it seen as a positive, negative, or neutral force in the world? Give specific examples supporting your position.
  5. Do you think the portrayal of scientists in the various forms of media influences how society views people in this profession? Why, or why not?
  6. Can the portrayal of science in media influence how certain research and technology is viewed and accepted by the general public (e.g., cloning)?

Read this resource from the KU Writing Center on how to write a reflective essay:

https://kucampus.kaplan.edu/MyStudies/AcademicSupportCenter/WritingCenter/WritingReferenceLibrary/WritingTypesAndTools/WritingAReflectiveEssay.aspx

You are expected to use outside resources for this essay. Cite outside sources in proper APA format. You can find numerous APA resources in the KU Writing Center Writing Reference Library on the Research, Citation, and Plagiarism page.

https://kucampus.kaplan.edu/MyStudies/AcademicSupportCenter/WritingCenter/WritingReferenceLibrary/ResearchCitationAndPlagiarism/Index.aspx

Your essay should include a highly-developed purpose and viewpoint; it should also be written in Standard American English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics. There should be no evidence of plagiarism. If you are unsure about what constitutes plagiarism, please review the KU plagiarism policy.

https://kucampus.kaplan.edu/MyStudies/AcademicSupportCenter/WritingCenter/WritingReferenceLibrary/ResearchCitationAndPlagiarism/KaplanUniversitysPlagiarismPolicy.aspx

Basic Writing Expectations:

Media’s Impact on Science

  1. A minimum of 1,500 words not including the title or reference pages.
  2. At least three reliable academic resources utilized.
  3. Per APA include a title page, double space, font size 10 or 12.
  4. Include a highly-developed viewpoint/thesis, purpose, and exceptional content.
  5. Demonstrate superior organization: use logic.
  6. Free of grammar and spelling errors.
  7. No evidence of plagiarism. Note: no more than 10% of your paper should be direct quotes.
  8. Use APA style for all in-text citations, references, and body of paper.

Media’s Impact on Science

Turnitin Analysis

A special feature is available to help you with reviewing your Unit 9 Final Project for plagiarism. When you submit your Assignment to the Unit 9 Assignment Dropbox, your Assignment will automatically be analyzed by the plagiarism detection tool, Turnitin. Soon after you submit your Assignment, you will be able to view the Turnitin Originality Report. Originality Reports provide a summary of matching or highly similar text found in a submitted paper. When an Originality Report is available for viewing, an icon will appear in the report column of the Assignment Inbox. Originality Reports are only available in the InBox. For this reason, you will need to download the report prior to the grading of the Unit 9 Assignment. To do this, click on the print icon at the bottom of the Originality Report. This will prepare a readable, PDF version of the Originality Report that you can save to your computer.

 
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Organizational Development Intervention Presentation

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Assignment 2: RA 1: Organizational Development Intervention Presentation

(Organizational Development Intervention Presentation)

For this assignment, you will be creating an organizational development (OD) intervention strategy presentation of approximately 6–8 slides for a fictitious company. Your ability to persuade and influence leadership with precise and concise points is key to good consulting. Your knowledge and emotional intelligence are needed to assist this organization in increasing team performance and overall company effectiveness. You are to read the scenario provided and follow the directions below to create the presentation as an external consultant for the board of directors.

Background Scenario

Declining employee morale, conflict within and between workgroups, and employee performance problems led the newly appointed division manager of company X to search for an industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology professional. The manager would like you to assist with the analysis and development of an organizational development (OD) intervention strategy that will improve team effectiveness and organizational performance. There are twenty-five staff members employed in the division. There is no union organization involved. After an initial meeting with the division manager, you have been asked to present the organizational development (OD) intervention strategy to the executive board. You will be bidding for the opportunity to assist company X in its efforts to improve morale and increase employee and group performance within the division.

Other consultants will be presenting to the executive board as well.

Directions:

In 6 to 8 slides (including detailed speaker’s notes):

  1. Describe your organizational development (OD) practitioner competencies.
    • What makes you the best candidate for this opportunity?
    • What are your credentials?
  2. Select an organizational development (OD) intervention strategy for the scenario above. Begin by reviewing the four categories of organizational development (OD) interventions. There may be multiple issues to be addressed at the same time.
  3. Develop and explain your intervention plan.
    • How will you organize the plan so the organization can change effectively and efficiently?
    • What will most likely transform the organization in the given scenario (i.e., structural, technical, or behavioral change or a combination of these)?
  4. Develop 8–10 pertinent interview questions you will ask management.
  5. Include your rationale for selecting your intervention strategy.
  6. Explain what assessments you will need to perform.
  7. Describe the data that you might need to collect from the organization. Explain how you will collect data and measure results. Justify your answer.
  8. Create and explain a reinforcement strategy or a transfer-of-skills plan. How will you be certain that the change has become the new normal and will continue once your consulting contract is terminated?

Your final product will be a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation of approximately 6 to 8 slides in length (including detailed speaker’s notes). You will utilize three to four scholarly sources in your research. Your presentation should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

 
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Counseling Theories and Assumptions

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Counseling Theories and Assumptions

(Counseling Theories and Assumptions)

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.5.a. Theories and models of counseling.

1. What are your personal assumptions about: How do people develop the kinds of psychological distress that bring them to counseling? What constitutes “good mental health” or “a good life?” How do people change, grow emotionally, develop better coping mechanisms, or change destructive behaviors?

2. Some might argue that a therapist’s theoretical orientation is irrelevant in the counseling process, and that only client outcomes matter. Others might argue that specific factors common across models of therapy-not specific theory or an approach endorsed by a counselor create a positive outcome. What do you think? Why?

3. According to Adler, what is the difference between biological and psychological birth order? Describe how Adler’s theory of psychological birth order (the family constellation) shapes the family member.

4. While there are many neoanalytic writers, they can be divided into two general categories. Some are objective positivist thinkers while others are relativistic/constructivist thinkers. Philosophically, what is the difference among objective positivist neoanalytic writers and relativistic/constructivist neoanalytic writers?

5. Do you think it is possible to combine client-centered and existential approaches in therapy? Why or why not? Explain what a combined approach might look like.

6. Could you be genuine, accepting, and empathic with all clients? What types of problems or clients would present problems for you in terms of being genuine, accepting, and empathic? How would you work with clients with whom you did not feel these three conditions?

7. What types of populations and diagnostic mental health categories would be most inclined to use REBT and behavioral theories? Why?

8. What are the issues of individual and cultural diversity a counselor must consider when using REBT and behavioral theories?

Each Question has to be answer with 150-250 words and a cite.

Each question has to be answered by themselves and not in a paper form!!!

 
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Quantifying Public Health Problems

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Quantifying Public Health Problems

(Quantifying Public Health Problems)

Using EBPH to Define and Quantify the Extent of the Public Health Problem

Note: Your response and comments to this assignment will be laying the foundation for work that you will later complete as part of your final project.

A clear statement of the issue provides a concrete basis for a priority setting process that is objective. This then leads to better program planning, intervention, and evaluation. A fully articulated issue statement includes a complete description of the problem, potential solutions, data sources, and health-related outcomes.

In order to provide a complete description of the problem, the problem must first be quantified. In quantifying the health issue or disease, the application of the appropriate epidemiologic tools is necessary to obtain the answers to certain questions while conducting the community assessment. The community assessment should include the health condition or risk factor being considered, the population affected, the size and scope of the problem, prevention opportunities, and potential stakeholders. This task requires basic epidemiologic skills to obtain additional information about the frequency of the health condition or risk factor in an affected population.

Going back to the public health problem, issue, situation, or concern that you identified for W1: Assignment 3, develop a concise statement of your problem. Your statement must be clear and well-articulated including a description of the problem, potential solutions, data sources, and health-related outcomes. The statement of your problem will serve as the basis for your research purpose or objective, which will be very critical in the application of the evidence-based process which in turn leads to better program planning, program intervention, and program evaluation.

  1. Using the strategies and concepts taught for searching, evaluating, and retrieving EBPH resources and literature, identify five (5) peer-reviewed scientific articles that have information that can be used to quantify the extent of your specific health problem. Ensure that none of these articles are more than 5 years old.
  2. Analyze and evaluate three of the five articles with the intent to quantify the extent of your public health problem, issue, situation, or concern.
  3. Use the epidemiology training and skills from the course to assess the extent of your problem, issue, situation, or concern by identifying and evaluating the risk factors being considered, the population affected, the size and scope of the problem, prevention opportunities, and potential stakeholders from the three peer-reviewed articles.
  4. As part of quantifying the public health condition, obtain the disease rates of the health condition or risk factor in an affected population and analyze and assess if any patterns of the disease exist within subgroups of the defined population.

Utilize assigned and suggested weekly readings, the South University online library, the Internet readings, and references to search, evaluate, and retrieve relevant EBPH literature to support your responses.

 
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Analyzing CVS’s Annual Report

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Analyzing CVS’s Annual Report

(Analyzing CVS’s Annual Report)

Question description

SEC Paper CVS

Project Descriptions

SEC 10-K Paper

You will be asked to select a company that is publically traded. You must research and secure the SEC 10-K Annual Report for the most recent year. This is often available at the company web site. Look for “Investor Information” or “Company Information”. Save the file to your computer for access. There is no need to print as the report is usually 100 pages or more.

1.Post the name of your company in the SEC 10-K company for my approval in the week 1 Discussion.

2.Each student must select a different company so read the company names selected by classmates.

3.You will use this company for discussion in the discussions during the semester.

4.You will write a 2 – 3 page paper, single spaced, one inch margins, 12 pt font, with double space between paragraphs. Your paper should comment on the financial statements for your company as they relate to the information presented through week 5 material for our class, including the notes to the financial statements. ** Use headings in your paper such as Accounts Receivable and Inventory (topics from our textbook; other examples would be Balance Sheet and Income Statement). Please keep your paper to no more than 3 pages The report will be submitted after week 5 material on Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE). Do not consider material from weeks 7 and 8 in your paper.

5.Take care to avoid academic dishonesty. Write your paper, read it, and edit. Use your own words.

6.Please include a brief introduction of your company as well as a conclusion/summary at the end.

7.You will also be required to include the Income Statement and Balance Sheet as an attachment to your report (you can cut and paste directly from the 10-K report).

8.APA style is required for citations and a reference list. Use your own words. The reference list is most important!

9.Ask questions if any of the requirements are unclear.

10.Additional guidance for your paper and resources:

11.Page count does not include title page, tables and exhibits, table of contents, and reference list

12.Please include a title page (include your name on the title page)

13.Include a reference list (business classes use APA format)

14.Include in text citations (business classes use APA format)

15.Your paper should use one-inch margins on the left, right, top, and bottom of each page, and font set at 12 point.

16.Take care to comply with the UMUC policy for academic honesty

17.Write your paper, in your own words, using accounting words from our textbook and explaining how these relate to the financial statements of your company

18.Our discussion postings during the semester should assist you in completing this paper

19.Visit the Accounting Toolbox in the Course Content of our LEO classroom

20.The Accounting Toolbox is a constant resource in our UMUC undergraduate accounting courses

21.Links and explanations to assist you with this paper may appear in this resource

22.Additional information will be posted in the Week 1 Discussion area of Leo Classroom. Please make sure you review carefully and ask questions if you have any.

23.SEC 10-K Power Point Presentation

24.You will also be required to prepare a brief power point file of no more than 10 slides. Post the power point presentation in the discussion area for comments by other students.

25.After you read the comments you may wish to make changes to your power point file before submitting it in the assignment folder along.

26.Include a reference list in APA format.

27.Ask questions if any of the requirements are unclear.

28.You are required to post comments on the work of at least one other student who does not yet have comments so everyone has at least one set of comments. Do not wait until the last day to post your power point file so everyone has a chance to visit the files.

 
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