objectives should be always be “SMART”: Specific Measurable Achievable •The objective is clear and it accuratly describes the desired situation •We should know if the objectives are achivied or not by answering very simple questions •It must be feasible with the parameters that wa have (time‚ resources‚ power...) Relevant •With the global strategy and with the environment Time-bound •Time-defined means an end but it also means steps. In the SMART concept as translated in French
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On Friday July 15‚ my group of medical student visited the simulation laboratory. After climbing a couple sets of stairs we were broken off into three different groups for three different sets of activities. The first for me a combination of a couple of simulations. The first one was a simulation designed to help surgeons further develop their skills. We used small clamps to pick up and move rings to different poles. This seems quite simple but we had to do it looking at a monitor that projected
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English 101 21 February 2014 Destruction of History‚ Thru Technology. Do smart phones hinder interaction with family? When is the right time to put down these electronics‚ and communicate with our loved ones? In earlier years stories were passed thru generations giving us amazing pieces of literature‚ such as Beowulf‚ The Iliad‚ and The Odyssey. Now days we cannot even put the phones down at the dinner table to tell our families how are days were. The trend of how American people communicate seems
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group dynamics were such that we did not effectively utilize the resources we had‚ and consequently pooled a very limited amount of information. Rather than minimizing our risk‚ we increased it. I attribute much of our group’s failure at this simulation to process loss‚ which is defined as the problems that arise from lack of effective coordination among group members. A number of factors at play could explain the process loss which led to our counterintuitive results. First and foremost‚ one must
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Pizza Store Layout Simulation University of Phoenix Introduction The concept of the learning curve is a powerful tool and is applicable to all learning processes. In this simulation I became the manager and ran the Pizza store hoping to produce a better process for the amount of time a customer waits for their order. The goal of my job was to apply the learning curve concepts to test the alternative against the current process of the Pizza store. I will explain and provide information
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Pricing Simulation During twelve months‚ starting in October‚ we were responsible for setting the pricing strategy of Universal Rental Car Company‚ as the district manager for the Florida region of Orlando. It was a big role as Florida was the company’s worst performing region and had two major problems: “Stock outs”‚ which used to occur during demand peaks‚ and “unsold inventory”‚ which occurred in demand valleys. Furthermore‚ we had to deal with the competitor in an intense price war‚ as the customers
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Organization Structure simulation Organizational structure is the division of labor and the patterns of coordination‚ communication‚ workflow‚ and formal power that guide organizational activities. An organization’s structure reflects the company’s culture and power relationships and can establish new communication patterns and align employee behavior with the company’s mission‚ vision and goals. The organizational structure enables effective communication and smooth workflow‚ but organizational
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Organizational Leadership and Change Management LDR/515 "Leading Change" Simulation By: Angela Cassidy‚ Carl V. Gibson‚ Angela Hairston‚ Trey LaRoe‚ and Troy Neumann Mentor: Mr. Bruce W. Webb University of Phoenix Date: June 4‚ 2007 Week Four Leading Change "Leading Change" Simulation Exercise Run the "Leading Change" simulation found on your rEsourceSM course page as an individual before meeting with your Learning Team. Then‚ as a team‚ complete the following assignment. Cultural
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Change management simulation As CEO and founder of Spectrum Sunglass Company‚ I want to bring a change in the company that can make the company and its products more environmentally sustainable. To do that‚ I need to convince 20 managers at Spectrum to adopt my initiative in 96 weeks. And I used 85 weeks to reach that goal. Here’s what I did. At the beginning‚ I want to let them be aware of this initiative as soon as possible‚ so my first 3 choices are to issue e-mail notice‚ walk the talk
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1. Playing this simulation has helped me understand the interdependent nature of organizational change management. It has highlighted the complex nature of change management that every director or executive must face to keep all the employees of the company onboard. They must do their best to keep the employees together though it may so appear that the employees do not seem to easily agree with one another. Also‚ the discrepancies between the middle-level and tactical-level employees could be though
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