Category: Management homework help

 
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, review the I’ve Been to the MountaintopLinks to an external site. audio.
During the speech, Dr. King addressed an action that could impact several businesses, the local economy, and the direction of the nation.
In your post,
Explain how the speech reflects leading through hard times while providing a defining vision for followers.

What were the conditions at the time impacting his leadership ability?
What direction could current leaders take from the speech to address the present and the future success of a strategy, movement, vision, or the success of an organization?

Your discussion post should be 250 words.
Reply 1: Eric
 
Hello Classmates,
Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech reflects leading through hard times while providing a defining vision for followers by supporting black workers over discriminatory and unsafe conditions during a time of violence and racism. In this time of injustice, Martin Luther King Jr. talks to his followers about biblical stories of Hebrews and walks them through tough situations. He urges nonviolent protest because he believes black people are not interested in negative protest and arguments. These instances of window breaking should not be their priority. He explained he had vision to his followers. “And I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!” (King 1968). This was a vision that explained they should stay together because unity helps create a collective voice against injustice. 
The conditions were harsh at the time and negatively impacted King’s leadership ability. People were suffering and starving from poor working conditions. In addition, protestors have been sprayed by water hoses. Those who remained after the crowd dispersion were arrested. These conditions injected fear, uncertainty, and doubt into his followers and made it more difficult for Martin Luther King Jr. to lead them. 
Current leaders could take some directions from the speech to address the present and the future success of a strategy, movement, vision or the success of an organization. One takeaway is to always stand firm with a clear vision. As long as the team has a clear vision for an organization, they will know their current actions have purpose. Another takeaway is to remain calm in front of fear and inspire the team. Like King during his speech, having a leader who is unafraid will help the team remain confident during tough times. The head of the spear needs to stay sharp and lead the way, uninterrupted by outside forces. One last takeaway from King’s speech is to urge for a nonviolent method. This maintains ethics and leadership within the team. Having morals is important for leaders because it separates those who prioritize self-interest and those who prioritize utilitarianism. The best solution for a member may not be the best solution for the whole organization.
Reference:
King, M. L., Jr. (1968, April 3). I’ve been to the mountaintopLinks to an external site. [Audio]. American Rhetoric. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemountaintop.htmLinks to an external site.
Reply 2 Melissa
 
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” is a powerful example of leading through tough times and inspiring people with a clear vision. He addressed the struggles of African Americans, especially the Memphis sanitation workers, and called for boycotts against businesses that did not support workers’ rights. Despite facing violent opposition, economic hardship, and internal divisions within the Civil Rights Movement, he emphasized unity and nonviolence. The speech reflects his ability to provide hope and direction during challenging times. He recognized the immediate struggles while inspiring his audience to envision a brighter future. Significant resistance to the Civil Rights Movement existed, including violent opposition from institutional forces and individuals against racial equality. Despite these challenges, Dr. King remained steadfast, using his platform to call for unity and perseverance.
Today’s leaders can draw several lessons from Dr. King’s speech to address challenges. Leaders should clearly communicate their vision and the steps needed to achieve it, much like Dr. King’s focus on economic justice and nonviolent protest. Emphasizing the power of collective action can move followers toward a common goal, as seen in Dr. King’s call for boycotts that united the community in a shared cause. Balancing the immediate concerns of followers while keeping sight of long-term objectives is important, and demonstrating courage and resolve in the face of opposition can inspire and strengthen followers’ commitment to the cause. His ability to lead through difficult times by providing a defining vision continues to offer good insights for leaders striving to effect change and guide their organizations toward success.
Reference
King, M. L., Jr. (1968, April 3). I’ve been to the mountaintop. [Audio]. American Rhetoric. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemountaintop.htm

 
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review the following resources:
Chapter 16 of your textbook Leadership: Theory and Practice
Chapter 2 of your textbook Leadership Essentials: Practical and Proven Approaches in Leadership and Supervision

Forming, Storming, Norming, and PerformingLinks to an external site. webpage

12 Angry Men – Original Live TV Version 1954Links to an external site. movie

Featured: 12 Angry Men (Full Version) 1997Links to an external site. video
In your post,
Apply different scenes from, the 12 Angry Men movie or short film to each of the stages of group development as formulated by Tuckman in Chapter 2 of Leadership Essentials: Practical and Proven Approaches in Leadership and Supervision.
Describe at least one lesson that you learned about leading a group through hard times.
Your discussion post should be 250 words.
Reply 1 Amoni
 
12 Angry Men perfectly displayed the stages of group development as discussed in Chapter 2 of Leadership Essentials. It began with the forming stage when the jury goes into deliberation during the murder trial. Forming is as described by Tuckman, when the group is still individually associated. “Members learn about each other, and plan their work and their new roles around these new relationships.”(Oedekoven, O. O., Lavrenz, J., & Robbins, D., Pg.43) As they make an anonymous vote and a debate breaks out regarding the not guilty vote, they begin exuding the storming stage of group development. This is when the obvious storm strikes the group. Many leaders are tested/revealed during this time because there are many tribulations, arguments, and disagreements to work through. By the conclusion of the film the jurors work together to leverage each others opinions and display the norming phase where things begin to level out. Productivity thrives at this point. Shortly after, they were able to perform by coming up with a proper verdict was their priority. The adjourning stage was shown as we are left with juror 3 and 8, two extreme sides of the previous storm that we had witnessed. 
Something I had learned about leading groups through hard times was sometimes all stages must be played out in order for majority to hear all opinions. Many times in my friendships, work leadership roles, and even organizations I tried to step in and quietly assert my opinion much like Juror 8 without much discussion to follow. Trying to avoid the storming stage of group dynamics, I would often cause more chaos. If the situations were to simply norm themselves out, the group would move from the dynamic of individuals to then a collaborative state. With my current leadership skills, I have not allowed for that group development. Hopefully with this new lesson, things will change. 
Reply 2 Emily
 
The five stages in team development described by Tuckman can be found as Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning. The use of the Forming stage in the development of the team is used as the beginning stage where the team has a time to understand the situation they have at hand. This can be seen in the movie “12 Angry Men” when one of the jurors proposes that the team takes some time in order to discuss the case at hand rather than going straight to voting. From this scene, the viewer can see the beginning of the formation of the team by the character opening up the discussion to the rest of the jurors. The storming stage is as the name calls a storm that is brought in the team where “They fight and argue. People feel frustration, resentment, and anger as problems fester and work goes undone”(Oedekoven, O. O., Lavrenz, J., & Robbins, D., p.44). The storming stage from the movie can be scene when arguments start to arise between two jurors over the matter of the reliability of one of the important witnesses testimony. While one is arguing to defend his beliefs in the defendants guilt the other juror is still questioning the credibility that the witness even has. The norming stage is can be seen in the group when the team is able to work through their differences in order to build better relationships with one another. The stage of norming is portrayed in “12 Angry Men” through the execution of looking through the evidence piece by piece in order to get everyone’s input on whether what evidence is actually credible and useful for the case at hand. Performing occurs when the team is able to help one another to become a stronger connected team. The best scene to show the development stage of a team of performing would be when the group finally came to a decision and relooks at all of the evidence together as a team. The adjourning stage is when the team has an end and people are no longer working alongside one another. This stage from “12 Angry Men” can be seen through the final stages of the movie in which jurors left the room after the case had been closed. In this scene the team no longer has a purpose and no longer needs to work with one another. What I’ve learned from leading a group through hard times was from my time in leading my robotics team back in school. Before competition, the team needs to develop a design of just one robot. Getting a group of about 20 people to try and decide on one design can be quite hard, but leading the group by making sure everyone’s voice is heard was the best option. Everyone was able to debate back and forth on what designs could be implemented and people bounced ideas off one another in order to create something better than they had thought. Through these hard times the team truly learned that communication was key to our team’s success. 
Reference: 
Oedekoven, O. O., Lavrenz, J., & Robbins, D. (2014). Leadership essentials: Practical and proven approaches in leadership and supervision. Peregrine Leadership Institute.
Cantabrigidian. (2011, May 29). 12 Angry Men – “This is what I think!” [Video]. YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DkI2I0W5i8&ab_channel=CantabrigidianLinks to an external site.

 
review the following document 
Better, Smarter, Healthier: In Historic Announcement, HHS Sets Clear Goals
Complete a detailed case study analysis of the given case, using the process described in Analyzing Strategic Health Care Cases in your course textbook Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations.
Your completed case study analysis report will include the following sections:
Executive summary
Key issues                        
Situational analysis
Strategy formulation
Recommendation
Implementation strategies
Benchmarks for success and contingency plans
Your assignment should be addressed in a 2- to 3-pg 

Focusing on how health policy encourages healthcare providers to serve in the rural area. RuralHealthCare is a growing and demanding delivery model. Of the policies which address rural care the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) has been one of the most important.
Explain the role of the National Health Service Corp (NHSC) and some of the efforts it makes and benefits it provides in recruiting doctors to a rural setting.
Offer your thoughts on what might be changed or eliminated to make it more attractive in getting doctors to reside and practice in rural areas.
300 words

 
select an area of improvement in the healthcare setting. You will do an RCA for this area this week.
Tasks:

Visit the following link:Determine-root-cause-5-whys

Read the introduction to RCA( Root Cause Analysis).
Read the RCA process.

Conduct and report an RCA for the area of improvement you selected. Include in your analysis:

A diagram of the clinical or workflow process
A fishbone diagram of constraints
The steps for improvement, utilizing the five-whys tool

2-3 pgs

 you will assess how the general public’s perception of healthcare quality is influenced by the mass media.
Locate an article that reports on the quality of healthcare services. The article must be sourced from the mass media and not from an academic or healthcare journal. The purpose of this assignment is to review information reported to the general public in a news source that does not exclusively cover healthcare issues. Weekly magazines, such as Time, Newsweek, US News and World Report, Forbes, Money, and Consumer Reports, and newspapers, such as the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, would be appropriate choices. The article may give various examples of good or bad quality instead of covering just one episode of care. Your selected article must be a comprehensive review or assessment of some aspect of healthcare services. Summarize the article. Be certain to indicate the basis for the report, that is, whether it is the result of academic research, an independent investigation, or something else.
Answer the following questions.
Summarize what conditions, processes, or events are noted as good quality or poor quality healthcare in the article. What is your own assessment of these conditions, processes, or events? Explain.
Does the article assign responsibility to persons or processes for the problems or achievements it reports? Does it provide sufficient evidence for assigning responsibility? Explain your answers.

Assess the suggestions for healthcare quality improvement in the article.
Explain your reaction to this article as a consumer of healthcare services. In answering this question, note how the article uses language and any persuasive techniques.
Explain your reaction to this article as a provider of healthcare services. Why is this reaction the same as or different from your reaction as a consumer?
Is the article fair in its reporting and assessing healthcare quality? Why or why not?
respond to the two responses in 5-6 sentences

 
Post 1: 
Research and discuss the fundamental goal of financial management (not the definition of financial management).
Research and discuss financial leverage including the advantages and disadvantages related to leverage.
Include in your discussion of your research who the experts are, where you found them, and what makes them experts on the topics.
View the Value Proposition video and answer the following questions.

What is the purpose of the value proposition tool? 
Who were the designers of the business model canvas that contains the value proposition tool?
How can the value proposition be applied to marketing a product?

 What makes them good sources for these topics? The sources that are chosen for the discussion

1. The “Master of Business Administration-CL” is the grading rubric for this assignment, and the assignment must be completed strictly according to the rubric.
2. The “assessment 2” document contains the materials for the target company of this assignment, and the assignment must be completed based on these materials.
3. The “investment-appraisal-for-tech-innovations-ltd+%282%29” is a table example. I need you to create a table for this assignment following the format of this example.
Therefore, this assignment requires two submissions:
1. **PPT**: The PPT must include the formulas, processes, and results needed for the calculations. It must be completed strictly according to the grading rubric.
2. **Excel**: The Excel file needs to be completed based on the example I uploaded. The calculation processes (Fx functions) must be retained. Do not provide just the final result.
If this assignment can be completed excellently within the specified time, I will give you four more assignments with the same requirements.

 Using your textbook and the video, briefly describe the 3 dimensions: Emotional, physical, and social (minimum of 3 sentences each) 

 
Communication is a continuous process. Expressing your needs and solutions is better received when using “”I” messages instead of accusatory messages (which can cause a person to shut-down and not communicate).
Assertiveness, or assertion, is standing up for personal rights and expressing thoughts, feelings, and beliefs in direct, honest, and appropriate ways that do not violate another person’s rights.
Assertiveness involves the use of “I” messages, for example: “This is what I think.” “This is what I feel.” “This is how I see the situation.” These types of messages express “who the person is” and are said without dominating, humiliating, or degrading the other person.
“Assertiveness involves respect—not deference. Deference is acting in a subservient manner as though the other person is right or better simply because the other person is older, more powerful, experienced, knowledgeable, or is of a different sex or race. Deference is present when people express themselves in ways that are self-effacing, appeasing, or overly apologetic.”  With assertion, one must communicate respect for self and for others.
There are six basic types of assertive messages. With a specific person in mind, write your six assertive messages to her/him. 

I want statements help to clarify to both yourself and others what you really want. For example, “I want you to call when you are going to be late.”

I feel statements help express your feelings without attacking the other per- son. For example, “I feel embarrassed when you criticize my clothes in front of my friends.”

Mixed feelings statements name more than one feeling and explain where each is coming from. For example, “I enjoy going out and doing things with you, yet I feel it is unfair that you frequently do not bring enough money and ask me to pay for you.”

Empathic assertion presents some sensitive understanding about the other person and then expresses how you feel. For example, “I know you said that you are angry and do not want to talk about it. However, I feel we need to talk about it when you feel ready.”

Confrontive assertion is necessary when there are contradictions such as differences between what a person says and what she or he does. For example, “I know you said you would teach the newer students some of the beginning information as part of your internship, yet you consistently put them off or do not show up for appointments.

 I language assertion is useful for expressing difficult negative feelings. For example, “When you cancel a weekend event with me because you say you are busy working and then I find out you went out with someone else, I feel rejected and humiliated. I need for you to be honest with me about why you do things or it could damage our friendship.”