Leadership and Control
reate an approximately 5-minute presentation to staff and leadership on your planned response to emerging human resources issues.
Introduction
The assessments in this course build upon one another and must be completed in the order presented.
In the previous assessment, you planned, organized, and led. But what does it take to control your operation? What skills are necessary? What needs to be measured? Are there tools or processes designed to help? What types of things do you need to control, and what do you need to let go of?
Overview
In this assessment, you will create a presentation to staff and leadership on your planned response to emerging human resources issues.
Preparation
If you use PowerPoint for your presentation:
- View Guidelines for Effective PowerPoint Presentations [PPTX] if you are new to PowerPoint.
- Use the PowerPoint Template [PPTX] to complete this assessment.
If you use Kaltura for your presentation:
- Refer to Using Kaltura for more information about this courseroom tool.
Scenario
Imagine that you have received the following e-mail from your boss about a month after they adopted your departmental plan outlined in the previous assessment.
- HR E-mail [PDF]: Use this e-mail from your boss as the basis for this assessment.
Instructions
Create an approximately 5-minute presentation with voice narration targeted to your staff and leadership that effectively responds to your boss's request found in the e-mail. Your presentation should demonstrate leadership qualities such as composure, preparation, solid communication, thoughtfulness, et cetera. The presentation should also:
- Articulate the problems and their sources. (Make sure to include plausible assumptions based upon the facts presented to support your assertions.)
- Detail your plan, which must address:
- Retention: Describe two of the most significant steps you will take to keep employees and why you believe they will be effective.
- Compensation.
- Benefits.
- Culture, leadership, engagement.
- Hiring: Select one of the positions you identified in your organizational chart as new hire. Suggest two actions that you will take to secure new hires. Substantiate your ideas with real market data for at least one of your actions. (Cite your sources.) State any assumptions that you need to make to conduct your research. For example, candidate experience, job level, industry norms, et cetera.
- Training.
- Onboarding or orientation.
- Communicating organizational values and culture.
- Retention: Describe two of the most significant steps you will take to keep employees and why you believe they will be effective.
- Performance measure and standards: Describe how performance will be measured for one of the position types in your group. Your expectations should be consistent with your stated departmental goals.
Note: You have the option of using Kaltura or PowerPoint to complete your presentation.
Additional Requirements
- Communication: Ensure that your narrated presentation is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- Length: Approximately 5 minutes. Submit as many presentation slides as needed to meet the requirements of this assessment. (Include a title slide.)
- Visuals: Use font size, colors, and design to assure optimal readability.
Portfolio Prompt: You should consider adding this assessment to your personal ePortfolio. For more information on ePortfolio, visit the Campus ePortfolio page.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 1: Analyze characteristics and behaviors of effective managers.
- Articulate problems and their likely sources.
- Competency 2: Apply managerial principles to planning, organizing, controlling, leadership, and communication.
- Create a presentation that demonstrates leadership attributes while effectively informing the target audience.
- Develop an appropriate plan for addressing retention issues.
- Develop an appropriate plan for addressing hiring issues.
- Outline an effective plan for performance measurement.
- Competency 3: Communicate effectively and professionally.
- Address the appropriate audience, using familiar, discipline-specific language and terminology.
Guidelines for Effective PowerPoint Presentations
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Introduction
One concern about visual presentations is that the technology used to create them can be used in such a way that it actually detracts from the message rather than enhances it. To help you consider carefully how your message is presented so that it reflects care, quality, and professionalism, consider the information provided in the remaining slides.
NOTE: This presentation serves as an example in itself, by utilizing all of the guidelines mentioned.
Outline
Writing
Organization
Audience
Design
Images
Bullets
Tables
Font
Speaker Notes
The following topics will be covered:
Writing
Present ideas succinctly with lean prose.
Use short sentences.
Use active, rather than passive voice.
Avoid negative statements, if possible.
Avoid double negative entirely.
Check spelling and grammar.
Use consistent capitalization rules.
Organization
Develop a clear, strategic introduction to provide context for the presentation.
Develop an agenda or outline slide to provide a roadmap for the presentation.
Group relevant pieces of information together.
Integrate legends and keys with charts and tables.
Organize slides in logical order.
Present one concept or idea per slide.
Use only one conclusion slide to recap main ideas.
Audience
Present information at language level of intended audience.
Do not use jargon or field-specific language.
Follow the 70% rule—If it does not apply to 70% of your audience, present it to individuals at a different time.
Design
Use a consistent design throughout the presentation.
Keep layout and other features consistent.
Use the master slide design feature to ensure consistency.
Use consistent horizontal and vertical alignment of slide elements throughout the presentation.
Leave ample space around images and text.
Images
When applicable, enhance text-only slide content by developing relevant images for your presentation.
Do not use gratuitous graphics on each slide.
Use animations only when needed to enhance meaning. If selected, use them sparingly and consistently.
Bullets
Use bullets unless showing rank or sequence of items.
If possible, use no more than five bullet points and eight lines of text total per slide.
Tables
Use simple tables to show numbers, with no more than 4 rows x 4 columns.
Reserve more detailed tables for a written summary.
Font
Keep font size at 24 point or above for slide titles.
Keep font size at 18 or above for headings and explanatory text.
Use sans serif fonts such as Arial or Verdana.
Use ample contrast between backgrounds and text.
Speaker Notes
Summarize key information.
Provide explanation.
Discuss application and implication to the field, discipline or work setting.
Document the narration you would use with each slide.
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