Program Proposal

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAM PROPOSAL

Due Week 6, worth 175 points

As a leader, you must be able to present your management plans and

leadership strategies to inform stakeholders and gain buy-in. For this

assignment, you’ll practice this by developing a proposal for a professional

development training program. The program centers on motivational strategies

and how an emotional intelligence management approach would benefit

department managers.

PREPARATION

Continue with the same organization you selected in Assignment 1. Imagine that

the CEO has charged you, the task force leader, with researching emotional

intelligence (EI) in order to propose a professional development program.

Your proposal should detail how a new incentive program, based on an EI man-

agement approach, will foster teamwork, strengthen interpersonal relationships,

enhance communication, and increase overall performance. You need to help

the CEO gain approval for this initiative. Your program’s proposal must include

supporting research concerning how motivational strategies enhance job satis-

faction and team output.

Prepare for this assignment by identifying the resources you’ll use to create

your proposal. You will need to provide at least two quality resources such as

the course textbook, company website, business websites (CNBC,

Bloomberg, etc.), resources from the Strayer Library, and/or outside sources.

Note: Wikipedia and web-based blogs do not qualify as credible resources.

INSTRUCTIONS

Create a proposal (five to seven pages) that includes the following

components:

1. EI and Motivation

Which of the EI building blocks would impact management’s ability to

enhance employee performance and job satisfaction? Based on your

research on motivational theory, describe how your task force would

utilize positive or negative reinforcement to influence the members of

the organization and resolve the issue. Provide examples to support

your solution.

2. EI and Social Skills and Decision Making

Explain how the core concepts of emotional intelligence would

enhance the social skills and the decision-making efficacy of

the management team.

3. Effective Teams

Describe the core attributes of an effective team and the strategies

you would implement to develop team dynamics that will benefit

the organization.

4. Reward Systems

Create an effective reward system for this organization. Determine

the strategies you would incorporate to motivate your employees and

influence behavior.

5. Executive Summary

Prepare a one-page executive summary that you will present to the

CEO in an upcoming executive meeting. Note: An executive summary

is a condensed version of your full report. It should summarize briefly all

the main points in concise paragraphs. It should be written clearly and

should use language appropriate for the audience.

This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is

different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review

SWS documentation for details.

*Grading for this assignment will be based on the following criteria and evaluation standards:

POINTS: 175

Criteria

1. EI and

Motivation

Weight: 20%

ASSIGNMENT 2: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROPOSAL

Unacceptable Fair Proficient Exemplary

Below 70% F 70-79% C 80-89% B 90-100% A

The descrip- Partially Satisfactorily Fully describes

tion does not describes how describes how how motivation

address how motivation and motivation and and reinforce-

motivation reinforcement reinforcement ment would be

and reinforce- would be used would be used used to influ-

ment would be to influence to influence ence members

used to influ- members of the members of the of the organiza-

ence members organization to organization to tion to resolve

of the organi- resolve the resolve the the issue.

zation to issue. issue. Draws compel-

resolve the Makes loose Makes logical ling, logical

issue. connections connections connections

Examples are between theory between theory between theory

not provided. and solution. and solution. and solution.

Examples do Examples sup- Examples are

not fully sup- port solution. strong and

port solution. support

solution.

2. EI and Social The description Partially Satisfactorily Fully describes

Skills and does not explains how describes how how motivation

Decision explain how the core concepts motivation and and reinforce-

Making core concepts of emotional reinforcement ment would be

of emotional intelligence would be used used to influ-

Weight: 20% intelligence would enhance to influence ence members

would enhance the social skills members of the of the organiza-

the social skills and the deci- organization to tion to resolve

and the deci- sion-making resolve the the issue.

sion-making efficacy of the issue. Draws compel-

efficacy of the management Makes logical ling, logical

management team. connections connections

team. Loose connec- between theory between theory

tions are made and solution. and solution.

to support the Examples sup- Examples are

relationship port solution. strong and

between EI and support

management’s solution.

skills. Applica-

tion of research

is minimal.

3. Effective Does not Partially Satisfactorily Completely

Teams describe the describes the describes the describes the

core attributes core attributes core attributes core attributes

Weight: 20% of an effective of an effective of an effective of an effective

team or strate- team. Strate- team. Strate- team. Strate-

gies to develop gies to develop gies to develop gies to develop

team dynamics. team dynamics team dynamics team dynamics

Benefits to lack details and are articulated. are strongly

organization are source support Benefits to the articulated and

not presented. or are not fully organization detailed. Bene-

articulated. are stated. fits to the orga-

Benefits to the Additional nization are

organization details and logical and well

are unclear. source support supported.

would improve

the description.

4. Reward Did not create Partially Creates an Creates an

Systems an effective creates an effective effective

reward system effective reward system reward system

Weight: 20% or determine reward system and provides and articulates

strategies to and articulates motivational well-thought-

motivate some motiva- strategies. out strategies

employees to tional strate- Details and to motivate

influence gies. Support- source material employees to

behavior. ing details are support how influence

given but could behavior would behavior. The

be expanded to be influenced. connection

describe how between strate-

behavior would gy and influ-

be influenced. ence is strong

Application of and supported

research is by source

minimal. material.

5. Executive Did not prepare Prepares a Satisfactorily Prepares an

Summary a one-page partial execu- prepares an exemplary

executive tive summary. executive sum- executive sum-

Weight: 10% summary. The issue and mary. The issue mary. The issue

problem are not and problem and problem

clearly stated are stated and are clearly

and the main most of the stated. All of

points are not main points are the main points

summarized. summarized. are

Paragraphs are Paragraphs summarized.

not short or could be more Paragraphs are

concise. Lan- concise. short and con-

guage could be Language is cise, providing

more appropri- appropriate for the right

ate for the the audience. amount of

audience. detail.

Language is

ideal for the

audience.

6. Write Writing does not Writing is satis- Writing could Writing is excel-

Professionally meet minimum factory. Profes- be improved, lent. Tone is

Using Quality standards. Tone sional tone is but meets professional

Resources is not profes- developing. acceptable and sophisti-

sional. Commu- Shows moder- standards. Tone cated. Shows

nication is ate logic, clari- is professional. logic, clarity,

wholly lacking ty, and/or con- Shows logic, and consistent

in logic, clarity, sistent format- clarity, and formatting.

and/or consis- ting. May con- consistent Contains no

tent formatting. tain more than formatting. May spelling,

Contains many a few spelling, contain few or mechanical, or

spelling, grammar, no spelling, grammatical

mechanical, mechanical, mechanical, errors. Is free

formatting, formatting, or and/or gram- of formatting

citation, and/or citation errors. matical errors. and citation

grammatical There may be errors.

errors. minor format-

ting or citation Exceeds

errors. number of

required refer-

Meets the ences; all refer-

number of ences are

required refer- high-quality

ences; all refer- choices.

ences are

high-quality

choices.

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