Human Resources Management

The length of each written assignment must be equivalent to three (3) full & complete typed pages,      double spaced Otherwise acceptable submissions of less than three full and complete pages will receive partial credit One-inch margins all around and a #12 font, no cover sheet or folder the very top of the first page put only your name and the number and title of the assignment, then start your paper You don’t have to agree with everything/anything presented in the article. Due Thursday, 9/3/20 at noon, (12pm Dallas time) for the readings Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity and Winning the Race for Talent in Emerging Markets. Provide me with a brief synopsis of the articles and then address this issue: I think these two articles really compliment each other nicely. For written assignment #1 you need to reconcile the information in the two articles. How do different ideas fit together? Come together? Coincide? Do they diverge? Keep in mind that to reconcile ideas means to make them compatible or consistent with each other. It implies that the two ideas can co-exist in harmony.  Article 1: https://hbr.org/1996/09/making-differences-matter-a-new-paradigm-for-managing-diversityArticle 2: https://hbr.org/2008/11/winning-the-race-for-talent-in-emerging-markets

Supporting Lectures: Review the following lecture:Possibility Approach Before beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link “Doing Discussion Questions Right” and any specific instructions for this topic. Before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least two of your classmates’ responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Submit your responses in the Discussion Area. Introduction The possible approach to consulting is a future-oriented, forward-looking approach to solving problems. It relies upon relationships and trust. A consultant’s goal is to change the employees’ fixation on problems and wanting answers to a discovery approach. The discovery approach focuses on what is working well in a workplace and creates a story or vision for the future. The discovery approach, therefore, looks to what is possible, which means the consultant must be a little more patient and relaxed when dealing with resistance. Tasks Question 1:As an HR consultant, how will you use the possibility approach when working with difficult people and situations? Question 2:As an HR consultant, make a distinction between the stated (presenting) problem and the underlying (drivers) problem. To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. Your initial posting should be addressed at 500–1000 words as noted in the attached PDF.

Prior to beginning this interactive assignment, review the Employee Retention 101: How to Keep a Talented Team Intact (Links to an external site.) article. This is a small sampling of the content available on employee retention, how to keep employees satisfied, and how to avoid turnover. For this discussion, you are tasked with describing key factors in a retention plan. Your retention plan must include a minimum of five key points and strategies to retain employees in your organization. Describe your rationale for each strategy. Support your discussion with a minimum of one scholarly and/or credible sources. Your initial post must be a minimum of 300 words. Support your plans with the discussion article and at least one other scholarly and/or credible source. The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offer additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. For more information on Employee Retention read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_retention

Think of a woman from a previous generation whom you know well. Describe her life trajectory based on the framework by Claudia Goldin discussed in class. For example, what is (or was) her education? Did she work outside the home for pay? If so, in what type of occupation, and was it full- or parttime? Do you think she anticipated that she would work? Do you think she was satisfied with her work or with not working? What were the financial consequences? Also, explain how you arrived at your assessments.

Sue (2010) states, “Do not invalidate the experiential realities of diverse groups in our society. Be aware that privilege and power oftentimes make it difficult to see the perspectives of those who experience discrimination and prejudice in their day-to-day lives” (p. 60). Consider Thomas and Schwarzbaum’s (2017) discussion of “Techniques and Interventions” and “Countertransference” in Chapters 13 and 16. Given Sue’s directive, what technique or intervention might you adopt in practice with a Muslim client or community and LBGT client or community? What countertransference issues may you confront in yourself?

Prepare one page (2 single-spaced paragraphs) case and current event analysis memo.1) How does the case specifically apply to the chapter material? A case attached,    The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition, and Competitor Analysis (Ch 2) Chapter 2 Short version attached 2) How does one WSJ story from the last 7 days apply to the material in the chapter? –  https://www.wsj.com/ 

Discuss the primary manner in which the concepts of this course can be applied to your current or future work position. Rate the three (3) most important concepts that you have learned in this course in order of importance (one [1] being the most important; three [3], the least). Provide a rationale for your rating scheme.

Write a paper analyzing the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Discuss the law from the employee and the employer perspectives. Analyze the way that this legislation impacts the way that business is done and the way the business must deal with employees and employee issues. Evaluate whether or not the reasons why these laws are still necessary. Include in your analysis of current publications that support or add to your analysis and evaluation. Find three current references from research articles or publications. You can select your state or a state of your choosing. Support your paper with a minimum of five (5) external resources In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included. Length: 5-7 pages not including title and reference pages. Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

Assignment Details The planning for the community building session is almost complete. The last details are how to conduct the plenary sessions for sharing information across groups to develop key priorities and themes that will need to be addressed. There are two sessions that need to be planned. One is to review the work done by intact work teams. In this larger session, the goal is to spot patterns and identify themes that can be used to plan actions. These patterns or themes will come from the stop–continue–start charts developed by each functional group. In this way, not only will the changes that need to happen to be identified, but aspects of effective work (those things that work well and should be continued) can also be reinforced. The external consulting team strongly recommended a “cross-functional, by-level grouping” for the first step. Their aim is to promote understanding of priorities and show how different issues at different levels of the organization can be aligned. The internal consulting team is excited about being the primary facilitators for these sessions. Everyone recognizes that a structured approach will be critical (for timing and to control decision–making inputs). The approach called the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) seems to be ideally suited to this task. You want to prepare yourself for conducting the session. Use the library, Internet, or other resources to research NGT. Because each grouping will be of differing size, you want to tailor the overall steps of NGT to the situation you will facilitate. To do this, you must create a meeting session plan (a document of 4–5 pages) that will answer the following questions: What is the goal of the session? How will the nominal group technique be used to achieve this goal? How will the members of the teamwork together (guidelines for effective participation)? What specific steps and tasks will be involved in achieving the goal? How much time will be allocated to each step or task? What voting mechanism is most appropriate for the size of the group and the specific stage of the process? What will the outcome look like? What will the group present to the other levels? Download a sample format here. Your assignment is to complete the missing sections (in red) and develop any additional participant materials or instructions to assist the group in completing the task.  The document is attached!!!

Module 2: Self-Reporting Leadership Assessment Instructions  Choose 1 of 3 Self-Reporting Leadership Assessments (e.g., Ethical Leadership, Authentic Leadership, General Leadership) that are provided in Module 2: Self-Assessments Folder. Complete the Assessment. Use the results or insights obtained from your assessment activity to respond to the Module 2 Discussion questions (see below).     Situation Self-Reporting Instrument (e.g., identify the one you selected) and Personal Attributes (e.g., Authentic Leadership Instrument and Personal Attributes). Influential PCL Characteristics Module 2 Prompt and Questions Situation: Describe a situation or circumstance in which you drew upon the strength and/or personal attribute that you identified in your Self-Reporting Assessment to influence others to achieve the desired outcome, and indicate the desired outcome you aimed to achieve. Name of Self-Reporting Instrument and Personal Attributes: When considering the strengths you drew upon to influence others to achieve this desired outcome, which leadership style(s) were appropriately suited for the conditions you described.  Influential PCL Characteristics: Identity which of the eight PCL characteristics (Covey, 1991) played a role in manifesting influence towards achieving the desired outcome described.