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Description Post a 150- to 225-word (2- to 3-paragraph) description of the leadership style you think is most effective in business and why. In your description, be sure to include

Description The rubric is the most important guideline to acheiving this assignment. please follow painstakingly. Overview In this Short Answer Assessment, using the practice problems in the textbook (Fundamentals of

Description I. You will begin with your own Internet and/or from the Library search for 1 or 2 current and credible articles on the various types of data resources, processes,

Description Week 3: Identifying, Selecting, and Implementing Strategies This week, you will identify, select, and implement strategies. One good way to look at this is from the perspective of an

Description Explain how managers can contribute to an organization’s strategic and operational planning. (75–150 words, or 1–2 paragraphs) Describe what an organizational chart is and provide a written example of

Description Post a 150- to 225-word (2- to 3-paragraph) description of the main functions of managers within a selected organization. In your description, include the following: Briefly describe the organization

Description PowerPoint Presentation: Strategic Planning Visioning Session (Organization: American Red Cross) Organization: American Red Cross Mission: The current organization’s mission (American Red Cross)  What are the mission, basic philosophy, and core values of the organization? Stakeholders: Organizational chart with key staff and internal and external stakeholders with titles Who are the key staff and internal stakeholders you would involve in this process, and why? Who are the external stakeholders that you would involve, and why? How will you use strategic and scenario planning to effect strategic change in the organization? Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of each planning tool.  Process: Summarize the step-by-step process you will utilize when working with a board of directors or executive staff to conduct scenario planning. This can be a chart or model that you create. What types of questions might you ask to develop your framing questions? How will you negotiate agreement among key internal, and perhaps external, decision makers about the overall planning effort?  External Environment: Identify the external future environmental influences on your organization within the next 5, 10, and 20 years. What are the political, economic, social, cultural, technological, and natural trends or driving forces that may impact your organization? (This slide should include scholarly and professional literature from multiple sources.) Strategic Goals: Imagine that you have completed a strategic planning and scenario planning process; identify the possible strategic goals of your organization. What are two strategic goals the organization would like to accomplish in the next 5 years, and why? What are two strategic goals the organization would like to accomplish 10 years from now, and why? How do these goals have a positive impact on your community, nation, or region? Scenarios: Imagine you have completed the scenario planning process. Build one scenario of a possible future for your organization in 20 years that is plausible and robust and that considers unpredictable events. Identify at least one alternative scenario to the one created based on your previous analysis of future trends that would be a “surprise.” References: A reference slide(s) in APA formatting listing all references used in the creation of the PPT. Using a 15- to 20-slide PowerPoint presentation (PPT), develop a strategic planning visioning session with a government or nonprofit organization’s board of directors or executive staff. Consider how you will formulate and sustain a collaborative environment among all levels of the organization to sustain the vision from executive leadership. You will assume the role of strategist as you direct your findings to the executive leadership members of your organization. As such, this could be a wonderful opportunity to help your organization grow and respond to the demands of the external environment within your particular industry. Please make certain comment within the Notes’ section on every slide in order to expand on the bulleted points within your presentation (VIP requirement). You will also present this powerpoint as an audio file (which is worth 120 points); so make your presentation interesting and dynamic. I will upload a few Best Practices within the discussion forum at a later date. Please find time to review them. Organization: American Red Cross In the role of leader and futurist during this imaginary session, you collaborate with the organizational and community stakeholders to move the organization in a new direction or to stay the current course, depending upon the organization’s mission, goals, and the imaginary visioning session. This is a time to envision the future and the potential for creating a viable outlook.

Description Writing a Wild Card Scenario Looked at trends and driving forces that may have an impact on your organization in the long term. For this Assignment, review the data

Description Starting the Scenario Planning Process In this week’s Learning Resources, you were introduced to the four interdependent stages of the scenario process called QUEST (questions, environments, scenarios, and transformations).

Description FM006: Conduct an Operational Analysis: Conduct operational analyses to ensure operational efficiency and financial viability. Assessment Rubric Rubric Criteria Needs Improvement Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations Leadership Orientation Presentation on