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Ethics-

• Differentiate between ethics and ethical behavior.
• Why are ethical practices and corporate social responsibility critical issues for contemporary managers?
• Provide an example of how stakeholder's decisions could lead to a company's image and how customers view that picture, either positively and negatively

Workplace Expectations-

• How do you know what is expected of you at work?
• Discuss five expectations you feel are important for your position and describe who could be negatively affected should you not meeting those expectations.
• What are the best ways to communicate your expected performance and what method is used to evaluate your work?
• What does excellence look like in your current role?

High-Performing Teams-

• Adopting high-performing teams to solve problems where direct supervisors and managers recognize service, and quality outcomes could promote quality initiatives.
• Using Google Scholar or EBSCO Library find two peer-reviewed articles written in the last three years illustrating researched teams in healthcare, information technology, education, or the general business sector.
• Read the articles and describe in your own words the setting of the investigation and characteristics that demonstrated the problem under investigation relating to teams.
• Describe the findings of the research and provide a suggestion for future investigation.

NAFTA-

• What is NAFTA? Under what President was NAFTA formed and why?
• What countries are linked? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the trade agreement?
• Define reshoring.
• Discuss why leaders are deciding to reshore products and what implications could that strategy have on the global economy.

Change-

In the lecture, we discussed change agents and those that sabotage an effort for change.

Answer both questions below.

Question A - Describe someone you have worked with past or present that you consider a change agent and provide examples of what contributed to your view.

Question B - Have you encountered a situation where a manager was resistant to change?

Share your perspective regarding a decision where you or a co-worker presented an idea to a manager that was not implemented.

• How did the decision make you feel?
• Looking back, was the decision justified? Why or why not?

Leadership-

Leadership does not begin with the skills for moving others to action. Instead, leadership involves embarking on an " inward and outward journey of self-reflection," which inspires others to action. (Arkoubi, 2013, p. 3).

• Could a new leader "know" how to influence others if a person cannot manage one's behavior?
• What training would you suggest for new leaders?