You will need to demonstrate how individual team members contribute to the team’s objectives ND to suggest actions for improvement where underperformed may occur. These improvement activities would relate to a motivational theory to justify how you can encourage team members to achieve their objectives. NOTE: You may want to relate your answers to an organization that you work in.
If you are not currently working within an organization, then you may complete this task in relation to an organization with which you are familiar. This could include experience working in a voluntary capacity. You should plan to spend approximately 7 hours preparing for and writing or presenting the outcomes of this assignment for assessment. The ‘nominal’ word count for this assignment is 1 000 words: the suggested range is between 800 and 1 500 words.
Check your assignment carefully prior to submission using the assessment criteria. Please use the sub-headings shown below when structuring your Assignment Assessment Criteria Understand the organization’s requirements in relation to team performance You will need to establish what the organization expects from your team that meets their productivity performance levels and for you to determine how this can be achieved by providing clear (SMART) objectives for the team to achieve.
Outline the organizations requirements of the team in line with company policy (12 marks) Outline the teams objectives in achieving organizational targets (12 marks) Explain how individual performance of team members affects the overall performance of the team (16 marks) Understand how to address underperformed In instances where the team is not meeting its agreed performance levels, you will need to identify actions that could be taken to rectify this underachievement. Identify indicators of underperformed in relation to own team (8 marks) Explain the possible causes of underperformed (1 2 marks)
List actions that could be taken to rectify underperformed (8 marks) Understand the role of motivation in improving performance In your presentation materials you should be able to show how you could apply a motivational theory to ways for addressing under-performance. Outline a recognized theory of motivation (12 marks) Describe actions that can be taken to motivate own team and improve performance linked to a theory of motivation (20 marks) By submitting I confirm that this assignment is my own work Assignment Task for Unit: Solving problems and making decisions
Identify a workplace problem facing you or your team (or a team within another organization if you are currently unemployed) and examine ways to resolve it. For the purposes of this assignment, ‘problem’ may be interpreted as ‘a deviation from the norm’ OR ‘an improvement opportunity’ OR ‘a potential or anticipated problem’. You should plan to spend approximately 10 hours researching your workplace context, preparing for and writing or presenting the outcomes of this assignment for assessment. The ‘nominal’ word count for this assignment is 1200 words; the suggested range is between 1000 and 2000 words. Background
Briefly describe your organization, what it does, and your role within it. This aspect is not assessed, but is designed to help the assessor understand the context of the information you provide throughout the remainder of this assignment Present situation (Analysis of the problem) Describe: What the problem is and what may have caused it. Its scope (e. G. How widespread, how often, how much etc). Who, how and what it affects in the workplace/team. What you are trying to achieve by solving the problem. What the result would be if no action is taken. Describe a problem, its nature scope and impact (12 marks)
Investigation and identification of possible solutions to the problem Briefly describe possible solutions to the problem. To do this you must gather and interpret information to identify possible solutions. The evidence you gather should be fact supported by evidence and not just your opinion. Gather and interpret information to identify possible solutions to a problem (24 marks) Prepare a summary of the options providing facts and evidence (16 marks) Evaluation of possible solutions Evaluate the possible solutions using a simple decision making technique to arrive at the best solution.
Your evaluation should include human, material and uncial resources. State your chosen solution clearly and concisely. Apply a simple decision making technique to evaluate options to arrive at the best solution (24 marks) Recommend implementation plan to solve the problem Provide an action plan for the implementation and communication of the solution. Your action plan should include actions, timescales and required resources including people. Briefly describe the monitoring and review techniques you could use to evaluate the effectiveness of your chosen solution.
Plan the implementation and communication of the decision (16 marks) Describe which monitoring and review techniques could be used to evaluate outcomes (8 marks) By submitting confirm that this assignment is my own work. Assignment Task for Unit: Understanding leadership The purpose of this unit is to develop the knowledge and understanding of different leadership styles or behaviors to be found in the workplace, including an understanding of your own preferred leadership behaviors, and the impact that these different styles are likely to have on behavior of team members.
The task requires you to demonstrate this understanding in the context of an organization with which you are familiar. It also requires you to use feedback to assess and reflect on your own preferred leadership style in order to identify how you could modify behaviors or build upon existing strengths to become more effective in a leadership role.
If you are not currently working within an organization, then you may complete this task in relation to an organization with which you are familiar. This could include experience working in a voluntary capacity. You should plan to spend approximately 12 hours researching your workplace for assessment. The ‘nominal’ word count for this assignment is 1200 words: the suggested range is between 800 and 1500 words. Understand leadership styles Provide responses to cover these assessment criteria.
Describe the factors that will influence the choice of leadership styles or behaviors in workplace situations (24 marks) Explain why these leadership styles or behaviors are likely to have a positive or negative effect on individual and group behavior (24 marks) Understand leadership qualities and review own leadership qualities and potential For this section you need to gather information about you own leadership style using feedback from others such as line manager, team members.
You may also chose to use some leadership styles self – assessment technique. The information gathered should be used, in conjunction with a recognized leadership model, to assess your preferred patterns of leadership behavior and how effective these are within the working practices and culture of the organization. Once this has been completed you need to identify any actions you should take in order to enhance your leadership behavior.
Assess own leadership behaviors and potential in the context of a particular leadership model and own organization’s working practices and culture, using dieback from others (28 marks) Describe appropriate actions to enhance own leadership behavior in the context of the particular leadership model (24 marks) By submitting I confirm that this assignment is my own work Assignment Task for Unit: Understand how to establish an effective team The purpose of this unit is to develop knowledge and understanding of how to establish an effective team In order for a team to perform effectively the members need to work together in a positive and constructive manner. Many things such as listening to others, treating each other with respect, empathy ND acceptance of differences can all contribute to achieving effective working relationships within the team. In order for a team to perform effectively the manager also needs to know how a team develops and that members have a preference for particular behaviors when working with others.
In order to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the importance of this and how it can be applied you need to complete the tasks below. Note: You may want to relate your answers to an organization that you work in and use examples from that organization to illustrate your responses. If you are not currently working within an organization, then you may complete this task in relation to an organization with which you are familiar. This could include You should plan to spend approximately 6 hours researching your workplace for assessment. The ‘nominal’ word count for this assignment is 1000 words: the suggested range is between 800 and 1200 words.
Understand how to develop and maintain effective working relationships You should provide your own understanding of how to develop and maintain effective working relationships by providing responses to the assessment criteria sing, whenever appropriate, examples from a team situation with which you are familiar. Explain the benefits of effective working relationships in developing and maintaining the team (20 marks) Describe behaviors which could develop and maintain trust at work (16 marks) Explain the role of communication in developing effective team working (20 marks) Understand how to build the team a team develops and how members have a preference for particular behaviors when working with others.
Making reference to a team situation with which you are familiar, provide responses to the assessment criteria. Explain the differences between a group and a team (12 marks) Describe the stages of an established model of group formation (1 6 marks) Explain how a manager could benefit from knowing team members’ preferred roles as defined in an established team role model (16 marks) By submitting I confirm that this assignment is my own work Assignment Task for Unit: Developing yourself and others The purpose of this unit is to develop knowledge and skill in identifying and development needs and planning for their achievement. This task requires you to analyses your own and one other member of your team’s development needs and learning styles.
You should decide how you will plan to meet these development needs, what support mechanisms are available and how the development can be monitored. You should plan to spend approximately ours researching your workplace for assessment. The ‘nominal’ word count for this assignment is 1500 words: the Know how to identify development needs Record the outcomes of the following and briefly explain how the techniques were used Use a recognized technique to identify the learning style (s) of yourself and another member of the team. Use a simple technique to carry out a development needs analysis on yourself and one member of your team. Identify any barriers to your learning that might occur and explain how these can be overcome.
Identify own learning style(s) and the learning style(s) of another member of the team (12 marks) Use a simple technique for identifying own development needs and the development needs of another member of the team (12 marks) Identify potential barriers to learning (12 marks) Explain how barriers to learning can be overcome (12 marks) Know how to develop self and others to achieve organizational objectives Based upon the information gathered in section 1: Briefly analyses learning/development options or yourself and the other member of your team (it is suggested that two options each would be sufficient). Identify support mechanisms, such as training resources, job rotation or coaching, for the development of yourself and the other team member. Prepare a development plan to achieve one of the learning objectives either for yourself or the other team member. Describe how a method such as a learning log could be used to monitor development.
Briefly analyses learning/development options to meet need(s) of self and another member of the team (12 marks) Identify support mechanisms for the development of self ND another member of the team (12 marks) Prepare a development plan to achieve a learning objective for self or another team member (16 marks) Describe a method that could be used to monitor the development of self and another member of the team (12 marks) By submitting I confirm that this assignment is my own work Assignment Task for Unit: Understanding organizing and delegating in the workplace The purpose of this unit is to develop knowledge and understanding of how to organize and delegate. The process of organizing involves the allocation of responsibilities so that everyone knows what their task is, what resources they have to complete the task and the time frame for completion.
Delegation and empowerment are ways in which efficiency and effectiveness can be improved with the additional benefits of increasing employee involvement and motivation. The task below requires you to demonstrate your knowledge of how to organize and delegate. You should plan to spend approximately 7 hours researching your workplace Understand how to organize people to achieve objectives Using your own workplace or one with which you are familiar provide examples f good, and possibly bad practice in organizing work. Provide responses to cover the assessment criteria. Explain the main ways in which human resource planning can be used to ensure that human resources are available to achieve objectives.
Explain the importance of making effective and efficient use of people’s knowledge and skills while planning a team’s work to achieve objectives (20 marks) Explain how to identify the appropriate person for an activity in the workplace (20 marks) Explain how human resource planning can be used to assure output and quality in the workplace (8 marks) Understand how to legate to achieve workplace objectives f you intend to delegate or empower there are certain principles you need to follow to make sure that the task(s) is complete to the correct standard. To show your understanding of this you need to explain good practice in delegation by providing responses to cover these assessment criteria.
Explain how to delegate tasks effectively (20 marks) Describe the benefits of empowerment in the workplace (8 marks) Identity barriers to delegation and how these can be overcome (12 marks) Explain a technique that could be used to monitor the outcomes of delegation in the oracle (12 marks) By submitting I confirm that this assignment is my own work Assignment Task for Unit: Understanding health and safety in the workplace The purpose of this unit is to develop knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of health and safety policy as they apply in the workplace and the responsibilities of the manager in implementing policy. The task requires you to show your awareness of the main legislation and industry regulations that apply in a specific workplace.
You will also need to show your understanding of how to conduct a risk assessment and how you would promote safe working within your team. You should provide a short context statement to introduce your responses. You may attach specific examples of documentation you have produced to illustrate your answers. You should plan to spend approximately 9 hours researching your workplace The organization’s policy and responsibilities for ensuring a safe and healthy working environment You need to identify the main legislation and industry regulations that apply in a defined workplace situation. It is sufficient to supply brief details or references. You do not need to supply complete documents.
List current legislation and industry regulations relating to health, safety and lifer at work as relevant to a specific organization (12 marks) Describe an organization’s policy in relation to one specific item of legislation or regulation (12 marks) The manager’s responsibilities for health and safety in the workplace You need to provide responses to the assessment criteria. You should relate these responses to a specific workplace situation.
