Assignment 2: Dropbox Assignment

Effective Meetings

In this assignment, you will study how a leader can conduct a variety of meetings effectively.

Complete the following tasks:

• Read the following articles:

  • Are You Running Meetings, Or Are Meetings Running You? (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.bates-communications.com/articles-and-newsletters/articles-and-newsletters/bid/59464/Are-You-Running-Meetings-Or-Are-Meetings-Running-You

  • Matthews, A. (2009, October 14). 6 Secrets Of Effective Meetings. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSft2OeMmzQ

  • Meeting Basics, Leading a Meeting – Before, During and After. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.effectivemeetings.com/meetingbasics/before.asp

  • Taking Charge of Poorly Led Meetings When You are Not the Leader | Facilitative Leadership & Facilitator Training. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://terrencemetz.com/2012/12/13/taking-charge-of-poorly-led-meetings-when-you-are-not-the-leader/

• Attend a meeting. The meeting can be any one of the following:
  • A work-based meeting
  • Municipality, township, or school district meeting
  • A meeting for an organization you might be involved with
  • Any other meeting you can identify within the course required time frame.

Part I

Based on your reading, understanding of the articles, and your experience in the meeting you attended, answer the following questions:

• • Where is the meeting being conducted, and what is its purpose? Is the meeting focused on communications or problem solving, or is it a meeting with no specific agenda?
  • Is the meeting a regularly scheduled event, such as a monthly scheduled meeting or a meeting to address a specific matter?
  • Does the meeting have a set communication designed with relevant information to advance the meeting? Please explain.
  • Was the meeting opened with an announcement or explanation of its purpose and importance?
  • What was the communication style of the meeting’s leader or facilitator?
  • What were the leader’s bases of power? Select from a number of conceptual paradigms and elaborate on your selection.
    • Authoritative
    • Knowledge and Expertise
    • Correction or Castigation
    • Reward or Incentive
    • Persuasion
    • Mentoring or Coaching
    • Relationships or Individual or group interactions
    • Direction or Vision
    • Charismatic or Personable
  • Did the members or attendees have an opportunity to express opinions? Were they asked for suggestions, ideas, and information?
  • Did you recognize any conflict, disrespect, or tension among the members or attendees? If so, was the source of the conflict evident?
  • Did you observe the participants’ body language (such as posturing, positioning, or gesturing) when different topics were introduced? Describe it.
  • What was the intended outcome of the meeting? Was it achieved? Why or why not? What were the pivotal moments of the meeting which contributed to its success or failure?

Part II

Complete the following tasks to provide an overall critique of the meeting you attended:

• • • Identify the positive, effective qualities of the meeting in one list, and identify the qualities which were ineffective in a separate list.
    • Arrange each list from top to bottom, from most important to least important.
    • Take the top three ranked factors from each list and explain the affect they had on the meeting.

Part III

You need to organize a meeting to introduce a new project in a health service organization. The project is sufficiently complex in size and nature to require an expanded cross-section of expertise from within and outside the organization. You are responsible for inviting the necessary individuals and representatives of involved departments and professional functions to the meeting.

Based on the principles contained in the articles, textbook, and elected independent research provided in the course, complete the following tasks:

• • • Develop an agenda for the meeting.
    • Provide information, expertise, and background on the invited attendees. Explain the rationale and intended functional expertise each attendee brings to the group.
    • Recognize and develop measurable objectives to assess the success of the planned meeting.

Compile your responses to Parts I, II, and III in a 7- to 8-page Microsoft Word document.

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Submission Details

Name your document SU_HCM4007_W5_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Submit your document to the W5 Assignment 2 Dropbox by Tuesday, December 20, 2016.

Discuss each question and give examples to explain your conclusion. If you use outside sources, please make reference to them and include the citation in your written work.

Why do human beings believe there is a force outside of themselves that controls life?

a-Can you prove that there is?

b- Why is the belief so strong?

c- Will humans always believe there is a superior being force?

Application: Break-Even Analysis

When expenses and revenues are equal, this is known as the “break-even point” or BEP. To determine break-even, an examination of fixed and variable costs (expenses) in relationship to revenues is necessary. Understanding where the BEP is for a given product or service helps managers determine how to make modifications to increase profitability.

For this Assignment, review this week’s Media, the Weekly Briefing, and the information given below.

LaTricia Jones is planning to make a unique toy that will keep small children entertained for hours! She believes that parents everywhere will want to buy her toy, and she needs to determine her costs and the number of toys she needs to sell before earning a profit.

After researching her costs, she has come to the following conclusions.

• The rental of a small facility will be $2,200 per month, insurance $500 per month, and other fixed costs are estimated at $1,300 per month. In this facility, she will be able to produce 100 toys per month at a variable cost for each toy of $5.00. She plans to sell them for $30 each.

   

• The rent for a larger facility will be $5,000 per month, insurance $1,000 per month, and other fixed costs are estimated at $2,580 per month. In this facility, she will be able to produce 400 toys per month at a variable cost for each toy of $4.00. She plans to also sell them for $30 each.

The Assignment:

• Part 1: Calculate the break-even point for LaTricia Jones’ toy company under each of the two different scenarios using a spreadsheet program such as Excel. Be sure to apply the appropriate accounting process to determine the break-even points.
• Part 2: Recommend which option, based on the scenarios for the company, that you would select using a word processing program such as Word. Support your conclusion with both a written analysis and quantitative data.

Submit your Application (both your Excel and Word files) by Day 7.

To submit your Assignment, do the following:

• Save Part 1 of your Assignment as a “.xls” file with the filename “WK6AssgnP1+last name+first initial.xls”. Sally Ride’s filename would be “WK6AssgnP1RideS.xls”.
• Save Part 2 of your Assignment as a ”.doc” file with the filename “WK6AssgnP2+last name+first initial.doc”. Sally Ride’s filename would be “WK6AssgnP2RideS.doc”.
• To upload Part 1 of your Assignment, click on Assignments on the course navigation menu, and then click the Assignment Part 1 – Week 6 link.
• To upload Part 2 of your Assignment, click on Assignments on the course navigation menu, and then click the Assignment Part 2 Turnitin – Week 6 link.

General Guidance on Application Length:

Your Application, due by Day 7, will typically be 2–3 paragraphs in length as a general expectation/estimate for each bullet point. Refer to the rubric for the Week 6 Application for grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use the rubric to assess your work.