Organizational Leadership Rasmussen College Consultant Report Presentation I will give the presentations, so there is no need for any recordings. Scenario

Organizational Leadership Rasmussen College Consultant Report Presentation I will give the presentations, so there is no need for any recordings.

Scenario Information

An American Internet Technology company has merged with a Canadian Social Media company. Because of this merger, performance is not as optimal as the executives would have hoped; morale is low, and stress is up. The new company has decided to hire you as an Organizational Development consultant. They have tasked you with finding out the issues and what they should do next to get back on track.

Instructions

You will take on the role of an Organizational Development consultant. As such, you need to determine the root cause of issues related to the merger, and recommend an appropriate change process to have a unified organizational culture. Also, consider resistance and how that resistance can be overcome. The company is also seeking your input for recommendations to empower employees. Because of the merger, you need to also provide an analysis of workplace stress as it relates to productivity. The company has asked you to create a slide presentation of your report, including a voice recording. Remember your audience when giving your presentation. You can use any Webware/software of your choosing for the voice recording, and include the following slides:

Title slide
Highlighting the main issues related to the merger
Providing best practices for merging company cultures into one, new culture for the organization
Describing the appropriate change process
Explaining resistance and how to overcome it
Providing examples of employee empowerment
Describing workplace stress and providing examples of behavior because of stress
Providing best practices for managers to manage workplace stress
Conclusion slide that includes the main points of developing a high-performing team and system approaches to being high-performing
Any additional, relevant information
References
Grading Rubric
F F C B A
0 1 2 3 4
Not Submitted No Pass Competence Proficiency Mastery
Not Submitted Failed to describe the problem areas of the merger and best practices for merging company cultures. Provided a description of the problem areas pertaining to the merger. Outlined the best practices for merging company cultures. Provided a description of the problem areas pertaining to the merger. Outlined the best practices for merging company cultures with clear examples. Clearly identified problem area with substantive details pertaining to the merger. Effectively articulated all best practices for merging company cultures using well-defined reasons and clear examples.
Not Submitted Failed to describe the appropriate change process and provide reasoning for the selection. Provided a description of the appropriate change process. Provided a solid description of the appropriate change process including rationale to support the selection using clear examples. Provided a thorough description of the appropriate change process including rationale to support the selection using clear examples and well-defined reasons.
Not Submitted Failed to describe the sources for resistance to change and best practices for overcoming which. Provided a solid description of the sources and reasons for resistance to change. Provided best practices for overcoming resistance. Provided a solid description of the sources and reasons for resistance to change. Provided best practices for overcoming resistance using clear examples. Provided a thorough description of the sources and reasons for resistance to change. Provided best practices for overcoming resistance using clear examples and well-defined reasons.
Not Submitted Failed to describe employee empowerment and provide examples of which. Provided a description of employee empowerment including best practices for empowering employees. Provided a nice description of employee empowerment including best practices for empowering employees using clear examples. Provided a thorough description of employee empowerment including best practices for empowering employees using clear examples and well-defined reasons.
Not Submitted Failed to describe workplace stress and the behavior caused by which. Failed to list best practices applied by managers to manage workplace stress. Provided a description of workplace stress and best practices for managers to manage workplace stress. Provided a solid description of workplace stress. Provided a nice list of best practices for managers to manage workplace stress including clear examples. Provided a substantive description of workplace stress including behavior caused by such. Provided a comprehensive list of best practices applied by managers to manage workplace stress including clear examples and well-defined reasons.
Not Submitted Presentation was missing one or all of the following: voice recording of the presentation, all appropriate slides, references if needed, and conclusion of the appropriate change process. Presentation was recorded, included all appropriate slides, references if needed, and concluded the presentation with a summary of the appropriate change process but did not provide rationale for its selection. Presentation was recorded, included all appropriate slides, references if needed, and concluded the presentation with a summary of the appropriate change process including details of which and rationale for its selection. Presentation was recorded, included all appropriate slides, references if needed, and concluded the presentation with a summary of the appropriate change process including sufficient detail of which and sound rationale for its selection.