Discuss the success and failures of Trump presidency

You will pretend to be a reformer who lives in Boston in the 1890s who is submitting a piece to be published as an op-ed in The Bostonians. Your piece should advocate for a specific reform, and should be your usual 500-750 words in length. You may choose to write as any person, fictional or real, man or woman, old or young, educated or not, and of whatever ethnicity and religion that you desire, but it has to be credible (i.e., you cannot be an uneducated Irishmen who studied at Harvard). You can choose any reform that you would like to promote as long as it is credible for Boston in the 1890s. 

Your piece should be written in the 19th century style (read the two pieces in The Bostonians to see the style used at the time). 

Module 3 – Case

Leaders and Leadership

Case Assignment

Once again, we will be considering an experience which has personal significance for you as a means of understanding the material from this module better.  For this case, think about a situation involving leadership that made a strong impression on you.  Please structure your essay in the following format, using the subtopics as headings. Your paper should be 4-6 pages, plus a title page and a references page.

Introduction: Discuss the topic of the paper and how you will approach it.  It is best to write this section after you have written the rest of the paper.

Concrete Experience:  Objectively describe the leadership experience.  It could be a situation where you were in a leadership position, or one in which you were working under someone else as leader.  The situation could have been a good experience or a failure in leadership. The important consideration is that it is a situation which you would like to understand better.  In this section, strive to be objective and stick to the facts – who, what, where, when, and how.

Reflective Observation:  Step back and consider the situation from different points of view.  How did you feel – what were your thoughts at the time?  It is also critical to consider the experience of others involved.  How do you think they were feeling?  Did they see things the same way you did?  The key to this section of your paper is to understand the experience not only from your own perspective, but also to develop the ability to be able to look at the situation through others’ eyes.  Use these different perceptions to add depth and meaning to your objective description.

Abstract Conceptualization: There are many readings and other materials explaining various models of leadership in the background section of this module. Use at least three of them to help explain the behavior of the leader and the followers in this incident.  How do the models of leadership and power presented in the background material help you understand your behavior as well as how others reacted (commitment, compliance, or resistance?) Use proper citations and referencing when referring to any material from the background pages or any additional outside research. (Outside research not required, but you may supplement the background material if you choose. It should not replace the background readings and videos, but acts as an additional source.)

[Remember:  The abstract conceptualization section is the “heart” of your paper.  Your ability to clearly and logically apply concepts of leadership to explain your own experience is essential to demonstrating critical thinking. ]

Active Experimentation:  What have you learned about effective leadership from this exercise?  What have you learned about how the leadership style influences follower’s reactions and motivation? What actions would you take to revise or improve upon your own leadership style and practices to be more effective in the future?

Conclusion:  Sum up the main points of your analysis and the key learning you are taking from it.

Reference List:  List all references that you have cited in the paper using APA formatting.  References include materials from the required background readings as well as any outside internet or library sources you used in researching and writing your paper. If you have APA questions, refer to the optional listings on the background page.

Module 3 – SLP

Leaders and Leadership

Most of what is written about leadership has been written by western scholars and practitioners—mostly from the United States. Thus, what we have studied in this module so far reflects western assumptions and values about how to improve leadership performance.

But leadership quality, we know, is mostly about perception. If the followers perceive that a person is a leader, that person will be treated with respect and the followers will grant him the power and authority to guide their actions. These perceptions can vary across cultures, and successful global leaders know that leadership is viewed differently in different cultures and modify their behaviors to align with culturally diverse expectations. This is what is called Cultural Intelligence.

(If this is a topic that particularly interests you and you would like to increase your capacity for cultural intelligence, you are encouraged to enroll in LED520: Cross-Cultural Communication and Leadership. This course can serve as an elective in several degree programs.)

Required Reading

The following reading discusses the importance of cultural awareness in increasing organizational effectiveness:

O’Reilly, C. (2013). Why is cultural intelligence important? Retrieved from http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/topic/soft-skills/why-cultuiral-intelligence-important/181942

Assignment

In this exercise, there are two sets of quizzes (A & B) that you will participate in.

A. Select either the Cross Cultural Work Scenarios or Working Globally Across Cultures quiz from  http://www.commisceo-global.com/quizzes/cultural-awareness-quizzes?view=qcategory&cat_id=39

B. Choose any one of the country quizzes at http://www.commisceo-global.com/quizzes/cultural-awareness-quizzes?view=qcategory&cat_id=41 that looks interesting to you.

After completing the quizzes, address the following questions in a 2- to 3-page essay:

· Which quizzes did you take?

· Include your actual results in an Appendix at the end of your paper.

· Were you surprised at your score?

· What strengths do you think you have in the area of inter-cultural awareness?

· What weaknesses are you able to identify?

· If there were gaps between your assessment results and your own thoughts about your level of cultural awareness, why do these gaps exist?

· Create a plan of specific, concrete actions you can take to build on your strengths and improve areas of weakness so that you improve your cultural awareness.

· Why is it important for managers to increase their levels of cultural awareness?

Module 3

Required Reading

Commisceo Global. Country specific quizzes. Retrieved from http://www.commisceo-global.com/quizzes/cultural-awareness-quizzes?view=qcategory&cat_id=41

Commisceo Global. Cultural awareness quizzes. Retrieved from http://www.commisceo-global.com/quizzes/cultural-awareness-quizzes?view=qcategory&cat_id=39

Dean J., Cleavengera, D.J., and Munyonb, T.P. (2013). It's how you frame it: Transformational leadership and the meaning of work. Business Horizons 56(3), 351-360

Eveland, J.D. (n.d.) Leadership . Trident University International.

Fiedler’s Contingency Theory (2016). Leadership-central. Retrieved from http://www.leadership-central.com/fiedler%27s-contingency-theory.html#axzz3OemkTtoM

Martin, R. (2012) "PathGoal Theory of Leadership." Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. Ed. John M. Levine and Michael A. Hogg. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2009. 636-37. SAGE Reference Online . Web. 30 Jan. 2012.Retrieved April 2017 from https://studysites.uk.sagepub.com/northouse6e/study/materials/reference/reference7.2.pdf

O’Reilly, C. (2013). Why is cultural intelligence important? Retrieved from http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/topic/soft-skills/why-cultuiral-intelligence-important/181942

Vroom-Yetton-Jago Decision-making Model of Leadership (2013). Leadership-central. Retrieved from  http://www.leadership-central.com/Vroom-Yetton-Jago-decision-making-model-of-leadership.html#axzz3OjpF9lI8

Videos

French and Raven’s Five Forms of Power. Retrieved April 2017 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSb06mh7EHA

TED (2010) Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action

Optional Reading

Center for Creative Leadership Website. (2015) Retrieved from http://www.ccl.org/index.shtml

McNamara, C. (1999) All about Leadership. In Free Management Library. Retrieved from http://managementhelp.org/leadership/

You are required to read/view and compare the set of documents contained in the PDA #3 Documents Folder.

Answer the following four questions in an essay with a MINIMUM length of Two (2) FULL Pages: 

1. Do you agree with President Jackson's conclusions of the necessity for an Indian Removal Policy? Why or why not?

2. Do you agree with President Jackson's assessment of the faults of the Bank of the United States and its supporters? Why or why not?

3. Is President Jackson's arguments against South Carolina's attempts at nullifying federal laws persuasive? Why or why not?

4. Based upon your reading of these documents, can you better understand why President Trump might try to model himself after President Jackson? What positive trait(s) of Jackson can you envision Trump attempting to emulate? What are the potential dangers of President Trump linking his administration to that of President Jackson?

Please remember to use specific details from the document to support your arguments.

Please follow the Formatting and Citation requirements posted in both the Orientation and Writing Assignments pages. Grammar and spelling will also be considered when your essay is graded. The papers are due by the specified deadlines found in both the Syllabus and the Announcements page on this course website. This Primary Document Analysis is worth 50 possible points.

Cite any outside sources you use in your paper (ie…book, article, website, etc.) Failure to do so can result in a charge of plagiarism, which has serious consequences. Please ask questions if in doubt.You will be able to write this essay on your word processing program (Word, etc.) and upload it to me through an anti-plagiarism program called SafeAssign by clicking here.

Write a post (500 to 750 words) which answers one of the following questions related to the text that you chose. Your post should contain well thought-out paragraphs and not simply lists of brief answers. 

I uploaded the file but you can also access it with this link:

file:///C:/Users/student/Desktop/rwe.org-Boston.pdf

Boston

Ralph Waldo Emerson describes his city from an insider’s point of view. Because of his roots in the city, he can be proud while also being critical of where the city is going. How does Emerson describe his city? Are there themes that are particularly important to him? Do you feel that his perspective still holds today?  

Important note regarding Individual Projects in Units 1–5: This course uses a series of progressive Individual Projects in which you will focus on a real world and publicly-held health care organization. You are encouraged to use caution when selecting the organization that you intend to study in the Unit 1 Individual Project because it will be used in all Unit assignments in this course. You should review all five Individual Project assignments to understand the nature of the projects, the information requirements, the research required, and the expectations. Please make sure that the organization that you select is publicly-held and therefore has information that is readily available to the public. This is essential to your ability to complete all assignments. If you are uncertain about the suitability of organizations for these assignments, please speak directly with your faculty member before commencing work on this assignment.

You hired as the Director of Operations Director for a publicly-held hospital chain. You have been asked to evaluate the organization’s strategic planning approach because of changes in recent legislation (Affordable Care Act, Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Joint Commission, etc.). To gather data for your assignment, identify a publicly-held health care organization of your choice. You may use the Library to search for market information.

Prepare a report of 5–7 pages with at least 5 academic or professional references published in the past five years that indicates the following:

Identify all of the stakeholders that are involved and impacted by the organization.

Differentiate internal from external stakeholders, and evaluate the relationship between the organizational mission and vision for each stakeholder group based on strategic planning components.

Evaluate at least 3 business units or stakeholder groups that should be subjected to further evaluation to support the strategic initiatives of the organization, and provide your rationale and justification.

Analyze the mission and vision statements of the organization from the perspective of each of the identified stakeholders.

Assess the organization’s approach to addressing recent health care legislation, and provide an evaluation of the strategic response that is commonly employed.

Assignment 1: Corporate Fraud Schemes 

Identify an organization that was involved in corporate fraud. Explain how fraud can be detected and evaluate the importance of teamwork and leadership in a fraud investigation.    

For this assignment, research the Internet or Strayer databases and identify an organization that was involved in corporate fraud.    

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1- Based on your research, identify and assess the fraud that occurred in the organization and the impact it has had on the corporation’s investors and creditors. Provide support for your rationale.

2- Suggest how a financial forensic investigation could have detected fraud in the organization that you researched. Consider the risk factors, the elements of fraud, and the analysis of competing hypotheses.

3- Evaluate how teamwork and leadership is an effective tool for financial forensic investigations. Provide support for your evaluation.

4- Assess the role of research in fraud examinations and financial forensics professions. Give your opinion on whether or not fraud examinations and financial forensics professions can have long-term success without continuous research in the field. Provide support for your rationale.

Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

A client’s description of symptoms and the observations of the clinical social worker are not always reliable when determining a diagnosis for an anxiety disorder. Therefore, anxiety measurements are very useful in clinical practice. An anxiety scale can indicate the level of severity, which helps the clinician determine the appropriate treatment.  

For this Discussion, review the case study, “Working with Clients with Severe Persistent Mental Illness: The Case of Emily,” and read the DSM-5 chapters on anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. Remember, you will determine a diagnosis for Emily. Also, read the article on anxiety disorders by Olatuni, Cisler, and Tolin (2007). Finally, search the literature for an evidence-based assessment scale that would assist you in your diagnosis.

Post a clinical diagnosis for Emily based on the information provided in the case study, using the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-5. Note that the diagnosis in the case study was based on the DSM-IV. Include other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention in your diagnosis. Compare the two diagnoses, particularly when using a person-in-environment approach. 

What target behaviors and/or symptoms does the scale assess? 

How valid and reliable is the assessment tool? How is the scale administered? 

How would this tool help you with your diagnosis?  

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

Constructing Effective Business Messages Part I

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· Due Jan 04, 5:59 PM

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· POINTS 14

·  Paper

Select a product or service for this assignment in which you believe your organization should invest capital resources to develop for sale in a global environment.

Review Ch. 4 of Business Communication Essentials.

Create a Microsoft® Word analysis of no more than 1,400 words that includes the following:

· Describe the product or service, including its main characteristics.

· Why do you believe this product is worthwhile?

· A profile of your audience/s. Why are these audience/s important? How different would you approach each audience?

· Explain how you would establish credibility.

Explain why you selected the channel.

Select the appropriate channel for delivering your message based on context, audience, and purpose.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

In at least 250 Words answers.

What are the two most interesting guidelines that relate to a strategic planning team formulating a vision of success? Why did you find these two interesting?

What are the desired outcomes of an organizational vision for the future? Why would these be important to understand?

What are a few of the benefits of a clear, succinct, inspiring, and widely shared vision of success? How could they help an organizations long term goals? Support your thoughts with material from our text AND outside sources.