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PAPER 1 : Setting Goals
Background:
The purpose of the Case Assignment is to create a "Live Case" by experiencing the process of coaching. Because this case is designed around experiential learning, we can go beyond the conceptual knowledge covered in the reading materials to actual skills building. This requires putting what you are learning into immediate practice.
In this second module, you will be working with your coachee to choose a problem to work on or a behavior that your coachee would like to change. Drawing on the background reading for Modules 1 and 2, you will plan and carry out a coaching session that involves stages G and R of the GROW model.
There is a comprehensive explanation of the GROW model on the background page. Here is a shorter synopsis:
The GROW model: A simple process for coaching and mentoring. (2014). Mind Tools.
The structure of the Live Case (As a reminder, each case involves three separate activities.)
Each module will follow this cycle: Plan, execute, report
• Before the coaching session, write up a plan using course readings or additional research as a resource (1-2 pages).
• Then meet with the coachee and use your plan as a guide for the session.
• The bulk of the report is on how the session went, including successes and failures. What would you do differently next time? (3 to 5 pages).
Case Assignment
In this module, you will be focusing on helping guide your coachee through the G and R phases of the Grow model. To further prepare for this case, read Chapter 5 entitled "Contracting and Goal-Setting" on pages 61-72 of the following text:
Cook, S. (2009). Coaching for High Performance: How to Develop Exceptional Results Through Coaching. Norwood, Mass: IT Governance Publishing. Retrieved from EBSCO - eBook Collection.
• Choose a problem/issue/behavior that you would like to change and that can be dealt with in an appropriate time frame (8 weeks).
• Set SMART goals (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time sensitive).
• Examine the current reality.
• Write up this meeting as indicated in the Keys to the Assignment, below.
• Turn in your 4- to 6-page paper to TLC by the due date.
Keys to the Assignment
1. After reading the background materials for this module and doing additional research if needed, prepare your pre-coaching plan for a 45-50 minute session:
o What are your goals for this session? How will you know if you are successful?
o What skills will you use?
o How will you go about doing this?
o What questions will you ask?
2. Conduct your coaching session (45 to 50 minutes).
3. Write up your post-coaching reflection.
o Report the facts of the coaching session.
o What went well and what did not?
o What did you learn about coaching from this session?
o What would you do differently next time?
PAPER 2 : Developing a vision statement
In Module 1, you began the process of the Leadership Growth Plan with a thorough self-assessment. Then you identified and prioritized your most important values and motivators and explored your basic leadership style. In this module, you will establish your vision and determine what you need to do to become the kind of leader that other people will follow.
The path to leadership will contain obstacles. To deal with obstacles, determine the sacrifices you are willing to make, identify hidden opportunities, and divide the problem into manageable pieces.
Keys to the Assignment
Write your vision (1-2 pages)
Imagine it is 10 years into the future. You feel that you have achieved your potential and become the leader you have always wanted to be. Write a story to describe your vision of yourself.
Do not get hung up on past accomplishments and future plans, and do not worry about barriers. Use some of these questions to guide your thinking:
• What is your typical day like?
• Who do you interact with?
• What are you thinking about?
• What are you feeling?
• What skills do you possess?
While you are dreaming, think about your legacy. Imagine yourself at the end of your career. What do you want people to say about you after you are gone? How must you start living now in order for that to happen?
When you have finished writing your story, summarize the vision so it is easy to remember. Think of something or someone that symbolizes it. This summary should be no longer than three or four sentences and should be denoted in the paper by a separate heading. Keeping your personal vision in mind is highly motivating.
Identify obstacles (1-2 pages)
Internal obstacles are thoughts, opinions, and beliefs that can prevent you from moving forward. External obstacles are situations or conditions outside of yourself that can prevent you from achieving your goals. Make a chart comparing the internal and external barriers you see as standing in the way of achieving your vision.
Nearly all internal barriers are within your control. The barriers outside of your control are largely external. These are things you have no influence over. It is fruitless to fret over barriers you cannot control. Focus on the ones you have some control over.
There are three proven techniques for dealing with obstacles:
• Decide what you are willing to give up in order to eliminate the obstacle.
• Identify hidden opportunities or strategies that could help you face the obstacle.
• Chunk the problem into manageable pieces, so you can deal with each smaller piece separately. You could also compromise. This would enable you to accomplish two seemingly independent tasks or goals at once.
How will you overcome your obstacles?
Paper 3
In the Module 2 Case, we will examine the innumerable ways in which the external environment affects the choice of strategy (creation of threats and opportunities), and how the external environment affects an organization's chosen strategic direction.
Let's begin here by reading the following case concerning McCain Foods (note that there are several pages of text):
How McCain responds to changes in the external environment. (2014). The Times 100.
Case Assignment
Using the Times 100 article above, write a 6- to 7-page paper in which you address the following:
After performing some current research on McKain Foods, use SLEPT analysis to critically assess the external environment of McCain Foods, and determine the extent to which the company's strategies should be adjusted pursuant to the opportunities and/or threats presenting themselves in the external environment.
Keys to the Assignment
In a 6- to 7-page paper, do the following:
• Describe the strategy (or strategies) followed by McCain Foods.
• Using the SLEPT analysis tool, assess the external environment of McCain Foods. What are the major opportunities and threats presented by the external environment? Be sure that you include the most current information about the company.
• Based on your research and informed analysis, should McCain Foods consider making any adjustments to the strategy or strategies you described above? Why or why not? Provide clear, rational support for your answer.
• How effectively do you believe McCain Foods has been in responding to changes in the external environment? Discuss.
• Be sure to use a minimum of three library sources in support of your answers!
Paper 4
In the Module 2 SLP, you will determine the most salient environmental threats and opportunities currently facing your target organization.
Assignment
Write a 3-page paper in which you address the following:
Evaluate the external environment of your selected organization, determining the extent to which opportunities exceed threats, or threats exceed opportunities.
Keys to the Assignment
The key aspects of this assignment that should be covered in your 3-page paper include the following:
• Define and discuss the most significant environmental threat or threats that currently confront the organization you selected in the Module 1 SLP.
• Discuss the most important opportunities faced by your organization.
• Do environmental threats outweigh opportunities, or do opportunities outweigh the target organization's threats? Explain.
• Based on your assessment, how do you believe your organization should respond to its active environmental threats? How should it take advantage of opportunities that might exist at present?
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