Week_Two_Leading_Individual

Week Two: Leading Individuals ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Course Materials * * Mintzberg, H., Lampel, J., Quinn, J. B., & Ghoshal, S. (2003). The strategy process: Concepts, contexts, cases (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. * * Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2007). Organizational behavior (12th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. * * Yukl, G. A. (2006). Leadership in organizations (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. * * All electronic materials are available on your student website. Leading Individuals * Evaluate how attitudes and emotions influence behaviors. * Explain ways personality and values influence behaviors. * Create a plan to increase employee motivation, satisfaction, and performance. ------------------------------------------------- Course Assignments 1. Readings Read Ch. 3, 4, & 6–8 of Organizational Behavior. Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Learning Team Instructions: Creating a Plan for Positive Influence Complete the three self-assessments. Discuss results from the self-assessments. Collaborate insights that will facilitate the Individual assignment. Individual Assignment: Creating a Plan for Positive Influence (your paper must have titles) * Imagine that your Learning Team has been assigned a large project. * Prepare a plan of no more than 1,050 words that may be applied in a business setting and would increase your team’s motivation, satisfaction, and performance. You need a general introduction; Address: * specific differences in attitudes, * emotions, personalities, and values in your collaboration, * how each difference influences behavior. * How may those differences be effectively implemented in the plan to positively influence the team' * Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Discussion Questions * What is the most effective way for companies to monitor employee motivation, satisfaction, and performance' What are its advantages and disadvantages' * What factors do you think influence employee job satisfaction' Compare and contrast these factors to those most important to you. * How does a manager’s personality and values affect job performance' Provide an example. Seldom do people hand you a list of values. How do you infer values' * Verbal recognition for a job well done is not a company expense. How much value does verbal recognition have in an employee’s eyes' Are there actions that may decrease its value' If so, how do managers prevent this from occurring' * When appropriate, how may managers assist employees in controlling their emotions and moods in the workplace'