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Substantive post- 150 words each

Resources

Kinicki, A., & Williams, B. K. (2016). Management: A practical introduction (7 ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill Education.Chapter 5 and 6
Instructions

Develop a response, then post the response as a reply to this discussion starter. Limit your response to 150 to 300 words, demonstrate understanding of and cite the required readings or other credible sources that you apply, and look for opportunities to engage with and learn from others.

#1Scenario 1: Organizational Strategy

Planning starts with understanding our purpose and explaining what we want to become. Kinicki and Williams (2016) state these as the mission and vision of the organization. In this scenario, let's consider fundamental concepts of organizational strategy in this chapter to practices at work by doing the following:

1. Considering the values, mission, goals, and culture at your organization (or an organization with which you are familiar), how are your organizational activities aligned to meet the needs of your customers while also achieving the goals of your organization?

2. Referring to the chapter concepts related to strategy in visionary organizations, what recommendations can you offer to align your organizational strategy to customer needs at a profit to the organization?

#2Scenario 2: Plans

The ability to plan and strategize are fundamental skills for managers. Let's explore some key concepts in planning and strategy that can help us build our competencies and strategic managers.

1. What is the difference between planning and strategy?

2. Comparing the planning processes at your organization to the planning concepts and tools in the course materials, what recommendations can you offer to improve planning practices at your work?

#3Scenario Mission and Vision Statements

I wanted to discuss the concepts of mission and vision statements. In many organizations, they are not accurately written to reflect the goal that you are trying to reach or the audience that is reading it. Often the people that write the mission statement themselves are not committed in the statement they wrote.

If you are trying to change people, motivate people and create creativity, you must believe in the change yourself. Assuming you are already at that stage, think of change management as a way to change your folks into believing in your change.

You must introduce them to the concept and educate them as to why we need it. Then you try to get them accustomed to the change be reinforcing the new environment. Giving people kudos for baby steps, etc. and finally you get them to accept the change.

Thoughts?

#4Watch the "Angie Hicks" video below

Identify 1 to 2 ways Angie Hicks has continued to stick to her original plan even with the continued growth and success of her company.