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Write a professional email from perspective of a character

Choose one of the professional scenarios provided. Write a Professional Email Message from the perspective of a character in the scenario. The email should address the communication issue provided in the scenario and should be addressed to another character from the scenario.

The message should take the form of an email; however, you will submit your assignment to the online course shell.

The professional email message must adhere to the following requirements:

1. Content:

1. Address the communication issue from the scenario.
2. Request a face-to-face meeting to discuss the issue (at a specific time).
3. Concentrate on the facts of the situation and avoid using overly emotional language.
4. Assume your recipient is learning about the situation for the first time through your communication.

2. Format:

1. Use a descriptive subject line or heading.
2. Include an appropriate and professional greeting / salutation.
3. Use email form including: To:, From:, Subject:, and Signature.

3. Clarity / Mechanics:

1. Focus on clarity, writing mechanics, and professional language/style requirements.
2. Run spell/grammar check before submitting.

Your assignment must:

• Be typed, single-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Submitting your assignment:

• Submit your assignment through the online course shell only.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Plan, create, and evaluate professional documents.
• Write clearly, coherently, and persuasively using proper grammar and mechanics, and formatting appropriate to the situation.
• Deliver professional information to various audiences using appropriate tone, style, and format.

Workplace Scenarios

John shows up to work approximately five minutes late this morning, walks silently (but quickly) down the hallway and begins to punch in at the time clock located by the front desk. Kim, the front desk manager, says, “Good morning, John,” but John simply ignores her, punches in, and heads into the shop to his workplace. Kim rolls her eyes, picks up the phone, and dials the on-duty manager to alert her that John just arrived and should be reaching his workplace at that moment.

Savannah is the lead on a project with a team of six other people. The project involves using an outside vendor’s software. Without consulting Savannah, Amber (a senior team member) sends a professional email to the vendor asking for a change to the existing software. The vendor responds to the entire team expressing concern over making the requested change.

Paul has worked for the company four years. During that time, he had one manager and three difference supervisors without any major conflicts. Due to a merger, the management structure changed and Paul’s former manager Pat is now the general manager. Sharon, Paul’s new manager, has a meeting with Paul over concerns that proper protocol is not being followed. Sharon tells Paul he must conform to the proper procedures or he will be written up. Paul protests as the process he uses was designed as a work around by Pat. Sharon writes Paul up for insubordination.

Features of the clinton health care

Write a 7-9 page paper with a References List. Your written assignment must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Pocket Guide to APA Style to ensure in-text citations and reference list are correct.

You will synthesize your understanding of why Clinton’s Health Plan was unsuccessful. Discuss the features of the Clinton health care reform plan and provide reasons why it failed and describe the influence of the various interest groups and governmental entities during this process. Make sure to discuss both the policy process and the policy environment-that is, the key players involved and other circumstances that shaped this policy-making effort. Consider and discuss the following:

1. Take a position in support or opposition
2. Discuss the context of this legislation – name the expected demanders and suppliers
3. Describe the expected interest groups and there specific arguments.
4. Describe the expected interplay between demanders and suppliers, interest groups and analyze the public policy environment.

   Part 1

   Write a 7-9 page paper with bibliography. Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Pocket Guide to APA Style to ensure in-text citations and reference list are correct.

   You will synthesize your understanding of why Medicare Part D passed, as well as the influence of the various interest groups and governmental entities during this process. Make sure to discuss both the policy process and the policy environment-that is, the key players involved and other circumstances that shaped this policy-making effort. For this assignment, address the following questions, doing further research as needed:

   • How did various stakeholder groups influence the final outcome of Medicare Part D legislation?
   • What were the specific strategies and tools that were used most effectively?
   • Does the fact that Medicare Part D passed corresponds with your understanding of policy and politics, or did this surprise you? Explain your response.

Discuss four leadership characteristics that every leader

In this module you have explored how leadership and communication styles influence one’s authentic leadership approach. In this week’s reading, Goffee and Jones (2010) discuss four leadership characteristics that every leader must have. Do you agree or disagree that these are must-have leadership characteristics? Be sure to give examples that support your position. Support and justify your opinions with credible reference sources.

REAL LIFE APPLICATION: Which of the four characteristics stand out to you, as your greatest strength in leadership, and which of the four is your area of greatest need for improvement?

Examine the skills gap analysis and performance evaluation

The purpose of this assignment is to give learners an opportunity to apply lessons learned about performance management.

This assignment is a spin-off of the work you did with your team. So, refer to the work you did with your team and to your text. Please refer to the resources below to assist with the assignment.

Assignment Steps

Resources: Human Resource Management; Supplemental Resources.

Develop a 1,225-word Full Performance Strategy Analysis including:

• Describe the overview of the performance management process.
• Include a flowchart of the performance management process.
• Explain the job analysis.
• Examine the skills gap analysis and performance evaluation.
• Determine ways to measure employee performance.
• Assess counseling for exceptional or performance that needs improvement.
• Attach an appendix of the resources needed to create a comprehensive performance analysis.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

Assignment regarding the leadership evaluation

Leadership Evaluation

The purpose of this assignment is to explore how leadership is formally evaluated in different organizations. In this assignment, examine and analyze the process used to evaluate leaders in a specific organization. Obtain a copy of a leadership performance appraisal form from an organization. To do so, contact an organization’s human resources department or conduct an Internet search.

Once you have obtained a sample form

Question 1: Provide a summary and overview of the form.

Question 2: Evaluate any gaps in the knowledge and skills assessed.

Question 3: Compare the form to the different techniques used to measure leadership effectiveness.

Question 4: Identify what the organization could do to improve the leadership evaluation process and make recommendations for improving the process.

Your paper should be three to four pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages).

Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the APA format, and it must include citations and references from the text and at least three scholarly sources.

Contrast the population-based orientation of public health

Discussion Assignment

In the 8th Edition it is Chapter11-Public Health and the Role of Government in Health Care

Answer the following questions on Public Health Services:

The Public Health Service originated in 1798 as the Marine Hospital Service. Identify two (2) motivating factors that prompted that development.

Why, in the 1960s, were the health-related programs of Medicare, Medicaid, and Neighborhood Health Centers assigned to non-health federal agencies instead of the Public Health Service? Please provide two (2) examples.

Public health efforts and those of private medicine complement each other and together serve the spectrum of health service needs of American society. Why, then, has their relationship been sometimes contentious and have they not consistently worked together proactively to improve the health status of Americans? Please provide two (2) examples.

Contrast the population-based orientation of public health with the individual-centered focus of private health practitioners. Provide two (2) examples.

Deaths in the United States that result from preventable causes total approximately 40% of all deaths each year. Deaths result from tobacco use, poor dietary habits and sedentary lifestyles. What additional two (2) actions should/could the U.S. health care system use to combat the factors that contribute to preventable deaths or incentivize more healthy living lifestyles among the most at-risk populations?

Discuss about the recruitment-turnover-company culture

What is the fundamental difference between re-engineering and restructuring? If your company has been through one of this strategic changes, please describe the challenges that the company faced.

describe and analyse an ethical dilemma that might be encountered in a commercial or industrial situation

This 1000 word report should describe and analyse an ethical dilemma that might be encountered in a commercial or industrial situation. You may select a situation from your own experience, one you have heard of from work colleagues or one reported in the media. The report must be divided into subsections and must be provided with an executive summary of one paragraph, a contents page at the beginning as well as page numbers. Referencing should conform to the Harvard system. You are advised to consult the electronic journals available in the library for reference sources.

The report should describe the problem or dilemma you will study. It should list the options that were available in response to the situation. It should then evaluate the chosen actions in terms of an ethical code of conduct. Your personal opinions are welcome as this is an open ended endeavour. Opinions that are supported with references carry more weight and will receive higher marks.

Explain the most significant impact of a union on human resource management.

Explain the most significant impact of a union on human resource management.

Explain managing corporate entrepreneurship case

3M Optical Systems: Managing Corporate Entrepreneurship Case

Case Study: “3M Optical Systems: Managing Corporate Entrepreneurship”

The 3M Corporation is known for placing a strong emphasis on innovation. As described in this week’s case study, 3M Optical Systems: Managing Corporate Entrepreneurship, the company’s goal was to have had at least 30% of its available products developed in the previous four years. 3M was attempting to develop a new non-glare, privacy screen for computers. The first two attempts had been failures and now the manager must make the decision whether or not to fund an additional attempt-and where the funding would come from.

After reading the case study, consider the following:

What are the most critical factors that the manager needs to consider in his decision making?

Based on the information given, what would be your recommendation if you were the manager?

What do you see as the greatest risks?

How does the need for funding of future projects affect your thinking?

What effects do the different solutions have on the quality of the product?

How does the morale of the development teams affect the quality of the product?