Identify an organization (or unit within an organization) that you believe excels in high-quality relationships and enabling conditions for team performance. This organization can be from any industry.

Organizational Analysis: Rough Drafts of the Paper (due in Week 3) and Presentation (due in Week 5)

This week, you need to submit the rough draft of your organizational analysis paper and provide the supporting evidence for your analysis. The paper should be no less than 8 pages and no longer than 10 pages, must include references in APA format, and be written using APA formatting style.

Tasks

Below are the key tasks you need to complete in this assignment:

·      Identify an organization (or unit within an organization) that you believe excels in high-quality relationships and enabling conditions for team performance. This organization can be from any industry.

·      Develop a scorecard for evaluating the organization or unit. At a minimum, you should include information on the mission and philosophy of the organization or unit, strategic projects, and analysis and implementation of findings. Building & Implementing a Balanced Scorecard.

·      Make your case based on available first-hand or second-hand data about how the organization scores in terms of relational capability and enabling conditions for team performance. You will need to submit your scorecard as well as the evidence you utilized to your instructor.

·      Based on your analysis, prepare a 8- to 10-page paper. You will also submit the rough draft of a 20- to 30-slide presentation based on this paper in Week 5.

In the paper:

·      Describe the selected organization or unit. Include the following details:

o   A statement and an introduction regarding why this organization excels in team building and high-quality relationships

o   A description of what prompted the organization to focus on these variables, if known

o   The rationale for selecting the issue-its significance or importance in relation to team-building efforts and the success of the organization

·      Summarize the processes or programs that make this organization successful.

·      Describe the attributes that made those processes or programs effective.

·      Explain how the programs might be translated to your present organization. If you do not currently work, refer to a previous employer or discuss with someone employed and glean how they feel the programs or processes could be applied to their organization or unit.

·      Include all sources used in the reference list in APA format. You need to include at least five cited references.

·      Include a reference to the scorecard developed and used.

·      Include references to substantiate the claim that the organization excels in quality relationships. The second-hand information must be correctly cited.

The presentation should: (rough draft due in Week 5)

·      Include a cover slide with your information.

·      Cover all salient points from the paper.

·      Describe the programs or processes that make the chosen organization or unit successful in team building and high-quality relationships.

·      Include an analysis of the programs or processes.

·      Include a summary explaining how lessons learned could be applied to another organization.

Submit your paper as a Microsoft Word document and presentation as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

Note: Although this is a nongraded assignment, it is mandatory that you submit the rough drafts by the due date. It will help you get timely feedback and guidance from your instructor and ensure that you meet the due dates for the final drafts.

 

Bibliography

From your course textbook, The New Leadership Challenge: The Future of Nursing, read the following:

The Nature of Leadership: Distinguishing Leadership From Management

The World and New Leadership: Changing Our Thinking About Leadership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment Week 3
(draft)  and Week 4 (final) Project
Rubric

Possible Points

Points Achieved

Draft

Points

Achieved

Final

 

 

 

 

Identify an organization (or unit within an organization) that you
believe excels in high-quality relationships and enabling conditions for team
performance. This organization can be from any industry; yet the concepts
NEED to be APPLIED to the DNP role.

Comments: 

3

 

 

Describe the selected
organization or unit.

Comments:

2

 

 

Include the following
details:

 

 

 

 

A statement and an introduction regarding why this organization excels in
team building and high-quality relationships.

Qualities contributing to organization’s excellence
in team building and high-quality relationships; apply the analysis to the
DNP leader role.

 

Comments: 

3

 

 

A description of what prompted the organization to focus on these
variables, if known

Background-explain why the organization concentrates
on the specific qualities of excellence for team building or high-quality
relationships; apply the analysis to the DNP leader role.

Comments:

5

 

 

The rationale for
selecting the issue (specific qualities)-its
significance or importance in relation to team-building efforts and the
success of the organization; apply the analysis to the DNP
leader role

Comments: 

5

 

 

Summarize the processes or programs that make this organization
successful.  The leadership
process or program will become the components of the organization scorecard.

Comments: 

5

 

 

Describe the attributes that made those processes or programs effective; apply the analysis to the DNP leader role

Comments:

5

 

 

Explain how the programs might be translated to your present
organization. If you do not currently work, refer to a previous employer or
discuss with someone employed and glean how they feel the programs or
processes could be applied to their organization or unit; apply the analysis to the DNP leader role

Comments

2

 

 

Develop a scorecard for evaluating the organization or unit. At a
minimum, you should include information on the mission and philosophy of the
organization or unit, strategic projects, and analysis and implementation of
findings. Be sure to include measurable descriptions in the analysis and
implementation section of the scorecard. 

 

Make your case based on available first-hand or second-hand data about
how the organization scores in terms of relational capability and enabling
conditions for team performance. You will need to submit your scorecard as
well as the evidence you utilized to your instructor.

 

Comments: 
missing

 

10

 

 

Include all sources used in the reference list in APA format. You need to
include at least five cited references.

Comments: 

5 previous

2

 

 

Include a reference to the scorecard developed and used.

Comments: 

5 previous

2

 

 

Include references to substantiate the claim that the organization excels
in quality relationships. The second-hand information must be correctly
cited.

Comments

5 previous

2

 

 

Scholarly writing used (specific nouns, past or
future verb tense, active voice sentence structure, transitional
words/phrases); objective, evidence-based descriptions; introduction and
conclusion; level one headings (level two headings when appropriate); table
for scorecard following APA guidelines for table

6

 

 

TOTAL

55

55

 

Late deduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment Week 4
(final) Project Rubric

 

 

Earned/Possible

Identify an organization (or unit within an
organization) that you believe excels in high-quality relationships and
enabling conditions for team performance. This organization can be from any
industry;

 

 

      -6/6

Describe the selected organization or unit.  Select details relevant to the
organization/systems leadership concepts

 

      4/4

Include the following
details when describing the selected organization or unit:

 

 

A statement and an introduction regarding why this organization excels in
team building and high-quality relationships.

 

 

    6/6

A description of what prompted the organization to focus on these
variables, based on actual evidence (from the organization/unit)

 

   10/10

The rationale for selecting the issue (specific
qualities)-the importance in relation to team-building efforts and the
success of the organization

 

   10/10

Summarize the processes or programs that make this organization
successful. 

 

 

10/10

Describe the attributes that made those processes or programs effective

 

10/10

Explain how the programs might be translated to your present organization. If you do not currently work, refer to a previous employer or discuss
with someone employed and glean how they feel the programs or processes could
be applied to their organization or unit

 

 

   4/4

Develop a scorecard for evaluating the organization
or unit.
At a minimum, you should include information on the mission and
philosophy of the organization or unit, strategic projects, and analysis and
implementation of findings.

Make your case based on available first-hand or second-hand data about
how the organization scores in terms of relational capability and enabling
conditions for team performance. You will need to submit your scorecard as
well as the evidence you utilized to your instructor.

 

 

 

 

    20/20

Include all sources used in the reference list in APA format. You need to
include at least five cited references.

 

3/3

Include a reference to the scorecard developed and used.

 

       1/1

Include references to substantiate the claim that the organization excels
in quality relationships. The second-hand information must be correctly
cited.

 

 

     1/1

Scholarly writing used
(specific nouns, past or future verb tense, active voice sentence structure,
transitional words/phrases); objective, evidence-based descriptions;

 introduction and conclusion; level one
headings (level two headings when appropriate); table for scorecard following
APA guidelines for table

     15/15

TOTAL

  100/100

Late deduction (5%
per day up to 25%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rubric

NSG 7000 Week 5 Presentation
Submission

Directions

Points Possible

Points Achieved

 Comments

Identify an organization (or unit within an organization)
that you believe excels in high-quality relationships and enabling conditions
for team performance. This organization can be from any industry.

Comments: 

5

 

 

Develop a scorecard for evaluating the organization or
unit. Score
card needs to reflect the issue/change, organizational leadership, team
building and high-quality relationship
.  At a minimum, you should include
information on the mission and philosophy of the organization or unit,
strategic projects, and analysis and implementation of findings. 

Comments: 

15

 

 

Make your case based on available first-hand or
second-hand data about how the organization scores in terms of relational
capability and enabling conditions for team performance. You will need to
submit your scorecard as well as the evidence you utilized to your
instructor.

*** Clearly explain
the role of organizational leadership, team building and high-quality
relationships

Comments:

15

 

 

The presentation should:

 

 

 

Include a cover slide with your information. 

Include purpose of
the presentation and at least ONE learning objective, written for the
audience

Comments: 

1

 

 

Cover all salient points from the paper

Slide presents key points of
analysis AS BULLECT POINTS.

Speaker notes includes full
sentences with appropriate citation.

Comments: 

1

 

 

Describe the programs or processes that make the chosen organization
or unit successful in team building and high-quality relationships.

Slide presents key points of
analysis AS BULLECT POINTS.

Speaker notes includes full
sentences with appropriate citation.

Clearly explain the application
to DNP leadership

Comments:

4

 

 

Include an analysis of the programs or processes.

Slide presents key points of
analysis AS BULLECT POINTS.

Speaker notes includes full
sentences with appropriate citation.

Clearly explain the application
to DNP leadership

Comments: 

4

 

 

Include a summary explaining how lessons learned could be
applied to another organization.

Conclusion
required-bullet points in slide; full sentence conclusion in speaker notes

Slide presents key points of
analysis AS BULLECT POINTS.

Speaker notes includes full
sentences with appropriate citation.

Clearly explain the application
to DNP leadership

Comments:

5

 

 

20 to 30 slides based on the paper (excluding title slide; purpose and
objective slide, and reference slides)

Spelling, appearance, readability
will be graded in slide

Grammar, spelling, citation will
be graded in speaker notes

Reference slides required

Comments: 

5

 

 

TOTAL

55