STRAYER JWI520 ALL DQ

Why People Decisions Are So Important

Everyone knows the importance of making great people decisions. Yet, we see innumerable examples of poor people decisions all around us. Discuss the main reasons for this discrepancy.

Managing Your Team...

Analyze an organization you are familiar with. What are its strategic capabilities? And what are its strategic positions, and why?

Positions vs. Players

Based on the lectures and the readings so far, discuss the pros and cons of: (1) a people management strategy that focuses on “A positions” and (2) a people management strategy that instead focuses on “A players.”Which people management strategy would you recommend, and why?

Performance Evaluations

Review the results of the DiSC style assessment you took in the Business Communication and Ethics course. In view of your scores and what you know about yourself, what would be the best way for someone to provide you with unfavorable performance feedback so you would benefit from the information without becoming demotivated or defensive? As part of your answer, please include specific examples of how someone might actually speak to you and what they might say. Finally, what should they be particularly careful not to say?

Motivating People

Based on your reactions to assigned readings and videos, explain the three most important components of a culture that motivates and rewards top talent. Explain why these elements are most important to employees today, and cite evidence for your reasoning.

Learning By Doing

Discuss a time in your career when you felt like you were learning and growing and another time when you felt like you were not. In each case, discuss how your company’s employee development strategy might have contributed to your feelings.

Leveraging Diversity

Organizations often discuss the concept of diversity, however it many instances, these organizations simply hire a more diverse workforce. Based on this week’s readings and your own professional experience, what is the difference between hiring for diversity and leveraging diversity?

A recent WSJ article discussed the continued utility of having a formal HR (Human Resources) division. Read the article from the link below. (You may need to copy and paste the link into your browser).

http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702304819004579489603299910562-lMyQjAxMTA0MDAwMTEwNDEyWj.

Based on the video, podcast, and the article from WSJ, and using support from our course material, describe the functions and attributes of an HR division that serves as a strategic business partner.

What Kind of Person do...

Think about the process by which you were hired for your current or most recent job. Comment on the selection methods used. Considering the best practices described in the readings, how could they improve the methods used, the way in which they were used, and the actions of the people involved in the assessments?

Distill your learning from this course into a succinct list. Use the following questions as your guide:

• What have you mastered about People Management?
• What do you now understand but may want to learn more about?
• What questions can you now articulate about People Management based on what you have learned in this course?