Assignment 2: LASA 1:
Consultant Presentation (CO 1, 2, 3)
Submit your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox
by Wednesday, February 26, 2014.
Wide Horizons Travel Agency Inc. has recently acquired
Vista Travel LLC as part of a multimillion dollar expansion plan. Several
of the employees from Vista were moved to the Wide Horizon Corporate offices in
Houston from their original home office in Detroit. The home offices are
in the process of being closed and there is a skeleton staff left there taking
care of the closure.
The IT team from Wide Horizons is working on transferring
the IT infrastructure of Vista to the latest Office technology from Microsoft™,
a brand new network and a new phone system. Although over 70% of Vista’s
workforce made the move to Wide Horizons, the senior managers are noticing a
marked drop in the amount of business that Wide Horizons is taking in the form
of bookings and certainly not the uptick that was expected with an increase in
the sales force of 35%.
This lack of performance is putting a strain on the
senior management team who are facing having to cut back on their expansion
plans due to lack of funds. There is even some talk of layoffs. Wide Horizons
is in need of advice and they are looking for a consultant to come in and
review their systems, policies, procedures and training. They also need the
consultant to try to determine the problem and make recommendations to address
any deficiencies that are found in an effort to get the company back on track.
You have been hired as the consultant for Wide Horizons
and asked to deliver a PowerPoint Presentation with your recommendations to the
senior management team.
Your PowerPoint should have at least 10-15 slides not
including any Title, Welcome, Questions or Reference slides. Use the notes
section in PowerPoint to clarify your points. Use at least three scholarly
resources when preparing your presentation.
Part 1: Assessment of company
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Create a list of potential areas of weakness
based on the information you have in the case brief.
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Explain the interventions that may need to
take place in the senior management team, finance, marketing, and training
departments
•
Utilize Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs when
explaining what motivational coaching may need to take place
Part 2: Team leadership and roles
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Using Ginnett’s model of team leadership
describe how your team decided on its members’ roles prior to starting the
consultancy.
•
Provide information on how your team and
their roles evolved during the process.
•
Explain each step of the Tuckman’s Forming,
Norming, Storming and Performing model as it pertained to your team.
Part 3: Final Recommendations
•
Provide your suggested plan for the company
•
Evaluate the financial impact of such a plan
and the time it will take to implement.
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Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
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Maximum Points
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Create a list of potential areas of weakness based on
the information you have in the case brief.
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20
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Explain the interventions that may need to take place
in the senior management team, finance, marketing, and training departments
(CO 2)
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20
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Utilize Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs when explaining
what motivational coaching may need to take place (CO 1)
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20
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Use Ginnett’s model of team leadership to describe how
the team decided on its members’ roles prior to starting the consultancy.
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20
|
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Provide information on how the team and their roles
evolved during the process.
|
20
|
|
Explain each step of the Tuckman’s Forming, Norming,
Storming and Performing model as it pertained to the team.
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20
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Provide your suggested plan for the company.
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12
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Evaluate the financial impact of such a plan and the
time it will take to implement. (CO 3)
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24
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Presentation Components:
Organization (12 pts)
Style (4 pts)
Usage and Mechanics (12 pts)
APA Elements (16 pts)
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44
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Total:
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200
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