Discipline: Human Resource Management

 A development plan is a key component of a performance management plan because it guides performance improvement and helps with employee buy-in. Create a short-term development plan (1-2 years) and a long-term development plan (3-5 years) for yourself. In your plan, address these items: Development objectives, How skills will be acquired, A timeline for acquisition, […]

 Individuals and families may express many different emotions while working with you.  As a Helping Professional, how would you assess the impact of emotions on an individual’s behavior?  Is there a particular emotion that you believe you would work best with as expressed by an individual or family?  Is there a particular one that causes […]

 Identify something that you did that was highly unusual or bizarre. You do not need to share what you focus on, unless you choose to do so. Your task is to identify the underlying reasons why you did what you did in terms of the following approaches: (1) Maslow’s hierarchy of needs framework, (2) control […]

 Methadone has a more than 30-year history of use in the treatment of opioid addiction. By blocking cravings and withdrawal symptoms without making people high, it reduces illicit drug use. Many individuals on methadone maintenance are able to live successful and productive lives. However, some oppose methadone treatment, arguing that it just substitutes one drug […]

 In thinking about your program development, conduct some research to see what funding sources exist to identify your targeted issue/population. Share at least one funding source or grant opportunity that you find in your research. Are there as many funding opportunities as you expected? What sort of reporting back to the funder is expected for […]

Position= Proactive 2 paragraphs   In organizational change, there is a debate in the literature about the benefits of proactive versus reactive change efforts. Your instructor will assign you one side of the debate, either proactive change or reactive change. While both positions in each argument are important, your task is to state why you […]

  Reflect on an organizational change effort in the past that you are familiar with (this can be at an organization you researched or worked with) that experienced significant resistance from employees, and answer the following questions: Why did employees resist the change? What were the problematic issues that were not being effectively addressed, from […]

 8-2 Journal: Vision and ChangeAssignment Given what you read in the required article this week and what you learned from the positions presented by your colleagues in the discussion topic, complete a journal assignment that answers the following questions: (a) For organizational change to be successful, what role should a leader take in vision development? (b) […]

  Review the case study “Alaska Airlines: Navigating Change” and then complete the following: (a) State what actually occurred in the case regarding Kotter’s steps 5 and 6 of empowering employees for broad-based action and generating short-term wins, and (b) address each of the critical elements for Section II parts E and F in your […]

 What are a few insights for understanding the role of immigration policy and the future patterns of high-skilled migration?  What are the implications for the future?