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Introduction
This  assignment continues with the scenario from the Week 3 assignment. You  will explain how goal setting and feedback are used to motivate a team. A  goal is a desired result that you envision for your team and  organizational success. Goal-setting helps you break down the things you  want to achieve into more manageable steps so that you can gauge your  progress. Feedback should be corrective or affirmative and should be  delivered using the best method. 
Scenario
As you  recall, Hometown Cars has been struggling to meet profit margins in all  three of their departments (new car sales, used car sales, service and  parts). As the general manager, you decide to set a new long-term goal  for the sales teams to increase car sales by 10% over the next year. 
Instructions
This  assignment contains two parts. In Part 1, you will apply goal-setting  techniques. In Part 2, you will plan for delivering feedback to your  team as they try to achieve the goals. Finally, you will submit both  parts as PowerPoint slides according to the instructions outlined below. Part 1. Goal Setting 1.  Set short-term goals that the team must accomplish to achieve the  company long-term goal. Include one monthly, one weekly, and one daily  goal for your sales teams.  2.  Develop a means to monitor progress toward those goals that will  motivate the new and used car sales teams to meet those goals. For example,  if a grocery store’s monthly goal is to sell 10 cases of bananas, their  weekly goal might be selling one case of bananas by running a  buy-one-get-one-free banana sale. To do this, the grocery manager might  promote the sale in the weekly flyer and set up a banana-sale display in  the store. The grocery manager will then provide a poster in the  employee break room that visually tracks the daily and weekly progress  so the employees can share in the success and further promote the banana  sales with customers in order to reach the long-term goal of 10 cases  sold. Part 2. Feedback 1.  Imagine that one month has passed with the new goals in place. Prepare  feedback slides to use in the future, in which you will respond to the  measures of progress you defined.  2.  Design feedback for both situations: the team is meeting the goals or  it is not. Acting as the general manager, use the eight steps for  providing corrective and affirmative feedback to write out the feedback  you would deliver for each of the scenarios. Part 3. Slide Presentation 1. Prepare a 6–8 slide PowerPoint presentation for your team. Refer to PowerPoint/Slideshow – Strayer Writing Standards (SWS)  for guidance. You should include a title slide, an introduction slide,  and a conclusion slide, in addition to the 6–8 content slides. 2. Part 1 of  the presentation covers goal setting, in which you share the long-term  and short-term goals and what the sales teams will need to specifically  do to achieve them. (For a refresher on backwards planning, refer to  Week 4, the Week 4 assignment, and your feedback on the assignment). Use  speaker notes to provide explanation and clarification as needed. 3. Part 2  covers feedback. Prepare two slides as described above, one which would  apply if the team is successful, and the other if the team is not. Label  one slide Corrective Feedback and the other slide Affirmative Feedback.  Add speaker notes to both of these slides, in which you explain the  type of feedback, the method used to deliver it, and why you have chosen  it. Use the appropriate terms covered in the Week 6 Coach’s Huddle. Add  2–3 sentences sharing why this feedback would be motivational. 
Submission Requirements
Submit your slide presentation to the Week 6 assignment. This course  requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and  information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the  left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any  additional instructions. The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is: Explain how feedback and backwards planning to set goals are used to motivate a team at a given company.  

Based on the article for this week, please name 2 things from the article that stuck out to you. Please include the following in your online post:
The first area that stood out to you, why it stood out and why that information is important in project management.
The second area that stood out to you, why it stood out and why that information is important in project management.
Give your overall opinion about the article.

 
Retailers are becoming increasingly aware of how charitable contributions to local communities and non-profit organizations can impact customer buy-in and loyalty to the company. The general manager at your work has asked you to research a possible community service opportunity for this class or your workplace. Some examples include reading to children at a school, sponsoring a blood drive with the Red Cross, or a local wildlife cleaning event.
Your task is to write a three-paragraph (minimum) memo addressed to the general manager and team leads at your store that recommends one charitable organization you wish to partner or volunteer with that you found via a web search. This memo will briefly discuss the rational /benefits of partnering with a non-profit, explain your recommendation for a non-profit foundation found during your research, and propose a date for a meeting with the charitable organization.
Part 1: Research & Analysis
Research the following:
How many non-profit or charitable organizations are in your city?
How many non-profit or charitable organizations are within a 5, 10, 15, and 20 mile radius from your city?
Find the two best rated non-profit or charitable organizations within a 5, 10, 15, and 20 mile radius of of your city.
After searching and collecting the information for these questions, you will analyze this data to decide which charitable organizations would be the best matches to further explore. Use the chart linked below to compare your data from Question 3.  You should list different charities or non-profits for each of the radius distances.  You’ll rank the charities, provide their names and answer the following two questions: 1) What is the organization’s mission and what do they do? 2) How does this match your school or company’s goals?
Click here to download a .docx file of the Analysis of Local Charities document.Download Click here to download a .docx file of the Analysis of Local Charities document.
Part 2: Writing
After you decide on one organization that best aligns with the goals and mission of your company (or school), write a memo or email message analyzing your findings.  Your memo or email message should be a minimum of three paragraphs. Make it clear in this memo which organization is your first recommendation that you wish to partner with and propose a date for a meeting with the organization. This memo should briefly discuss the rationale/benefits of partnering with a non-profit, explain your recommendation for a non-profit foundation found during your research, and propose a date for a meeting with the charitable organization.
Submission:
You will submit in one file both your analysis chart and memo/email.  Include the memo on a separate page at the end of the Analysis of Local Charities document Download Analysis of Local Charities document. 

 
Discussion 4 – Persuasive Speaking
Aligns to SLO 3
Watch the following video, “Sample Persuasive Presentation” (9:11 mins; cc):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuC91OLRjlULinks to an external site.
Then, reply to the Discussion to answer the following:
IMPORTANT: You must FIRST create a post to reply to question 1 and question 2.  After you have replied to question 1 and question 2, you will then be able to see your classmates’ responses.  You will then create a SECOND post to address question 3, where you respond to two of your classmates. Do not create a blank first post.
A. FIRST STEP – Create a post to reply to question 1 and question 2:
1)  Did you find the video persuasive?  Why or why not?  Explain your thoughts.
2)  Do an online search for “persuasive presentation.”  State some of the tips for making effective persuasive presentations that you found during your search.

 
This assignment can be found in Google Docs: Computer Applications for Managers Assignment: Create Macro for Car Loan SpreadsheetLinks to an external site.
To make your own copy to edit:
If you want a Google Doc: in the file menu of the open document, click “Make a copy.” This will give you your own Google Doc to work from.
If you want a PDF or Word file: in the file menu of the open document, click “Download” and select the file type you would like to have (note: depending on the file type you select, the formatting could get jumbled).

 
Case studies should be substantive, interacting with what you have learned and answering the questions from the perspectives of the principles and concepts from the assigned readings. Your essayyyyyy should include the following format: 
Identify the person or company of focus, explaining their context and why this case is important to study. Share why you selected this particular case as your choice. 
Evaluate their ability to persuade. What techniques or principles do they utilize in their speaking/presentations? How does the audience respond? Why is it effective? Do they transform their audience? If so, how? 
Explain, in your opinion, why this person is considered a great communicator. Do you personally resonate with this person? Why or why not? What ideas for your own presentations do you take away from this Case Study?  500 wordd min

addressing the Process Management elements that should be considered for inclusion in your Project Quality Plan for the Naturalia™ company. The company is a leader in healthy foods and needs to consolidate its operations in a building that includes the production area and the company headquarters.

 What role do various levels of government play in facilitating economic development and economic growth?  

 
Do you operate on a personal financial budget?
If so, what is the hardest part of staying on track with your budget?
What suggestions can you share with the group about how you overcome budgeting obstacles?

Here are some suggestions of items that you could look at in writing your economic forecast.  
This is certainly not an exhaustive list but only intended to give you some general items. Charts and Graphs are to be included as appendices to the body of your paper. You may also want to include a regional, national, and international perspective.  
I. Domestic  
    A. Inflation
         1. Consumer Price Index
         2. Producer Price Index  
     B. Unemployment
         1. Unemployment Rate
         2. New Claims  
         3. Duration of Unemployment  
    C. Work Week  
         1. Average Hours  
    D. Interest Rate
         1. Prime Rate  
    E. Consumer Debt  
    F. Stock Market
         1. DJIA
         2. AMEX  
    G. Orders for Durable Goods
    H. Housing Market
     I. Foreign Trade
         1. Demand for Imports
         2. Supply of Exports  
    J. Foreign Economies
         1. Demand for US Goods
         2. Supply of Goods  
    K.  Consumer Confidence
II. Resources – Here are some interesting links that may be helpful.  Certainly not limited here.  
  A. Bureau of Economic Analysis   
  B. White House Issues Economy  
  C. Bureau of Labor Statistics   
This is an 8-page report based upon the outline provided of where the economy is headed and the prospects for National Economy. Based upon your reading and research what is the state of the Economy, is it declining or improving trends, and what does the next 6 – 12 months look like in that industry or overall economy based upon your research.  
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***Please finish the paper by 07/26/2023 6PM EST  (U.S Eastern Time)