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Employee Development And Performance Appraisal

Employee Development And Performance Appraisal

You are the vice president of a human resources department and Susan has been your executive assistant for one (1) year. She effectively completes her given assignments, sometimes ahead of schedule. Susan has a welcoming personality and is commended on her willingness to help when asked. As a result of her efficiency, Susan often has spare time on her hands. In several conversations, you have spoken with Susan about taking a proactive stance and involving herself in the business to increase her knowledge base. You have suggested she attend strategic planning meetings, shadow other Business Partners, and take professional development courses geared towards human resources.  Susan has not incorporated any of these suggestions. The organization promotes and encourages employee development and has a requirement of 24 professional development (PD) hours for each employee per annual review cycle.  As VP of the department, you have offered to mentor Susan; yet she has not taken advantage of the offer. Given Susan capabilities and potential, you want to mutually establish future performance goals and developmental opportunities to enhance her effectiveness and maximize her organizational contributions. Susan professional appearance and interaction with co-workers is superb.  When asked to complete a task, she fulfills the assignment willingly and with very few errors.  She is well liked and respected by her peers.  She has impeccable oral and written communication skills. Overall, you are pleased with her performance but want to see Susan take initiative to seek out tasks to complete rather than waiting to be told what to do. As the VP of HR, you have been tasked with a two part assignment. In part one of this assignment you will explain the importance of performance appraisals, analyze the essential elements which should be included and describe how performance appraisals can be used to promote employee growth. In part two of this assignment you will create a performance appraisal for Susan. Your paper should be 8-10 pages in length incorporating both parts I and II.  You can either design a performance appraisal document or use an existing template. The performance appraisal should be no more than 3 pages of the total page count for the assignment.  Be sure your paper addresses all of the following components:

 

 

 

Part I: Importance of Performance Appraisals:Explain how performance appraisals can be used as part of employee development.Explain why rankings are given to employees and the advantages and disadvantages of including rankings.Address why organizations should deliver appraisals in a timely manner to employees.Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of three different types of performance appraisals. Make a recommendation of which type of performance appraisal is most appropriate for Susan. Provide suggestions on how the manager can give feedback on a continual basis to the employee to encourage continual development. 

 

Part II: Susan Performance Evaluation As the VP of HR, you are providing Susan with feedback on these areas and suggesting ways to develop in the areas where she is not meeting expectations as outlined in the scenario. The performance appraisal directly ties to compensation increases. The appraisal should highlight achievements over the past year; while addressing expectations and setting goals moving forward. The performance evaluation should address the following areas:
Professional Development
Job performance
Communication internal and external
Professional Demeanor
Working relationships
Compensation recommendation

 

Explain the U.S. federal court system

Explain the U.S. federal court system

1. Explain the U.S. federal court system, and provide examples of the types of legal claims within the field of health care over which each court has jurisdiction.
Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

 

2. Describe how common law has influenced the development of health care in the 21st century. Provide specific examples, and explain some of the common law principles.

 

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

 

3. Describe and provide examples of the sources of law in this country. How do they affect health care?

 

Your response must be at least 500 words in length.

Explain the U.S. federal court system

Explain the U.S. federal court system

1. Explain the U.S. federal court system, and provide examples of the types of legal claims within the field of health care over which each court has jurisdiction.
Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

 

2. Describe how common law has influenced the development of health care in the 21st century. Provide specific examples, and explain some of the common law principles.

 

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

 

3. Describe and provide examples of the sources of law in this country. How do they affect health care?

 

Your response must be at least 500 words in length.

Explain the U.S. federal court system

Explain the U.S. federal court system

1. Explain the U.S. federal court system, and provide examples of the types of legal claims within the field of health care over which each court has jurisdiction.
Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

 

2. Describe how common law has influenced the development of health care in the 21st century. Provide specific examples, and explain some of the common law principles.

 

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

 

3. Describe and provide examples of the sources of law in this country. How do they affect health care?

 

Your response must be at least 500 words in length.

Describe at least three different types of behavioral leadership approaches

  • Describe at least three different types of behavioral leadership approaches.
  • Select a prominent leader and identify their dominant leadership style. Provide examples to justify your selection.
  • Explain the two Situational Leadership Approaches (the Fiedler contingency leadership model and the path-goal leadership model).
  • Analyze their potential advantages over the behavioral leadership approaches.
  • Explore the uses of Transformational Leadership, including the idea that the best leaders are both transactional and transformational.
  • Assess the four key behaviors of transformational leaders for inspiring employees.

Informative Research Assignment

Informative Research Assignment

You will develop a research-based communication presentation. You will research information regarding one of the several communication contexts communication scholars study. You will use your research to create an engaging presentation where you teach the demonstrate usefulness of the communication research you’ve done. Time: 4-5 minutes. Outlines will be collected at BEGINNING of class & Personal  Notes on Index Cards (to be collected AFTER speech); Note: You will not be permitted to speak without and outline & note cards** (Note: This assignment meets Gordon Rule standards. Further details will be provided to ensure you are prepared to meet or exceed the Gordon Rule, college-level writing standards

 

 

Informative Research Assignment

Informative Research Assignment

You will develop a research-based communication presentation. You will research information regarding one of the several communication contexts communication scholars study. You will use your research to create an engaging presentation where you teach the demonstrate usefulness of the communication research you’ve done. Time: 4-5 minutes. Outlines will be collected at BEGINNING of class & Personal  Notes on Index Cards (to be collected AFTER speech); Note: You will not be permitted to speak without and outline & note cards** (Note: This assignment meets Gordon Rule standards. Further details will be provided to ensure you are prepared to meet or exceed the Gordon Rule, college-level writing standards

 

 

What is the “Law of Nature” according to Lewis in the reading?

BIO 101: Law Of Nature

Write 2 paragraphs in response to the the following question:

 

 

 

What is the “Law of Nature” according to Lewis in the reading? How is the Law of Nature distinguished from other laws? How do the Laws of Nature differ in the Lewis reading vs. the video?

 

 

 

 

 

You should answer this question according to the reading and video linked below:

 

 

 

1- PDF: Lewis – The Law of Human Nature (attached)

 

2- Video: Lewis – Religion and Science:

 

 

 

School-wide Intervention Program

School-wide Intervention Program

Candidates will submit a final report in APA (at least 15 pages plus references) that includes at the meets or exceeds level an Introduction (area of focus; defining variables; research questions), Review of Related Literature; Description of the Proposed Intervention or Innovation; How the Data will be Analyzed and an explanation of why this method was chosen and how the results might be shared. 


Complete your action research proposal; a written document that includes a complete introduction, review of the literature, and descriptions of the proposed methodology, data collection, and data analyses procedures. It is also important to understand the conventions of academic writing including titling, person and voice, tense, clarity, consistency, and simplicity of language are also important to produce a good proposal.

Organizational Evaluation

Organizational Evaluation

Now that your team has a better understanding of the population served by the organization, you need to evaluate how able the organization is to serve the specific health care needs of the population identified in the Windshield Survey assessment.


Use the Internet to locate at least three academic or professional resources to use in this assessment.
Follow the same formatting instructions that you used in the Windshield Survey assessment. Your assessment should be done as a report for your team, using APA formatting for in-text citations and references.
Requirements
In your organizational evaluation, complete the following:

Describe the primary health concern for a vulnerable or diverse population.
Explain how the organization currently serves this health care concern. Be sure you include information on how the organization communicates to the population.
Identify gaps in the health care service provided to the population.
Explain evidence-based strategies to bridge the gaps in health care service provided to the population.
Identify any possible barriers to implementing your strategies.