Category: Business and Management

Tasks to complete for Brand You – Personal reflection and professional development
Pre-work (before commencing this assignment)
Before starting the assignment, please be sure that you review the following:
Managing oneselfLinks to an external site. (Drucker, 2008).
The brand called youLinks to an external site. (Peters, 1997).
Chapter 3 What do I want to stand for?Links to an external site. (Wilson & Blumenthal, 2008).
Soft skills for business success: Building Australia’s future workforceLinks to an external site. (Deloitte Access Economics, 2017).
Complete the following personal strengths inventories and quizzes to help you identify your strengths and areas of expertise:
The VIA character strengths surveyLinks to an external site. (VIA Institute on Character, n.d.).
Quiz yourself: do you lead with emotional intelligence?Links to an external site. (Harvard Business Review, 2015).
How good are your listening skills?Links to an external site. (Mind Tools, 2023).
Personal values assessmentLinks to an external site. (Personal values n.d.).
For this assignment, you will write a report using the COM10011 Assignment 3 Report template (DOCX 337 KB)Download COM10011 Assignment 3 Report template (DOCX 337 KB)
. Your report will contain the following sections:
Introduction (150 words)—introduce the report and refer to relevant literature.
Strong points and areas of expertise (300 words)—summarise your personal strengths using the PVA and VIA surveys from the pre-work.
Key elements of an impressive LinkedIn profile (350 words)—identify what makes a powerful and effective LinkedIn profile by discussing three strong profiles of business leaders.
My ‘Future self’ profile (200 words)—design a ‘Future self’ LinkedIn profile.
Development Action Plan (300 words)—decide what steps you need to take to fill in your skills gaps.
Reflection (500 words)—reflect on your experiences in this unit and your own professional development. 
References—list the references referred to in your report using APA 7 style.
The following information will guide you through the main steps in the report.
Step 1: What are your strengths and areas of expertise?
Using the findings from the pre-work and any supporting literature, describe your key strengths and areas of expertise. What did you learn about your core characteristics, emotional intelligence, listening skills, and personal values? This will form Section 2.0 in your report.
Step 2: Develop a ‘Future self’ LinkedIn profile
Identify three entrepreneurs or business leaders who you aspire to be like. You will paste copies of their LinkedIn profiles into the report as Appendix 1.
Reflect on the LinkedIn profiles you have collected. Identify three key elements to having a powerful and effective LinkedIn profile, and why you aspire to be like your chosen entrepreneurs or business leaders. You will use this reflection as part of Section 3.0 of your report.
Think about where you would like to be five years in the future. Start by identifying what experiences, skills and knowledge you would like your future self to have. Imagine what the LinkedIn profile of your future self would look like. Using some of the elements that you identified as making a strong LinkedIn profile, write a mock-up LinkedIn profile that inspires you. Be sure that your future self LinkedIn profile has:
captured the essence of Brand ‘You’ with the key strengths you have developed
a list of the professional experiences you have gained
organisations you have volunteered for
professional associations of which you are a member
notable achievements.
This profile will form Section 4.0 my future self in your report.
Step 3: A Development Action Plan (DAP)
Complete the Employability Skills Audit (Table 1 in Section 5.1 of your report). Take particular note of any areas you identify as needing further development in the final column of the report. This table will not form part of your final word count.
Use the Employability Skills Audit table (in particular where you answered ‘YES’ in the final column) to prepare a Development Action Plan (Table 2 in Section 5.2 of your report). You may like to revisit 11.4 Activity 1: Employability skills audit for help with this step.
The aim of your DAP is to help your future self become a reality. You need to identify the skills, knowledge and experiences you feel that you need to gain or develop over the next few years to have the future self profile of which you will be proud. Take a look at the following student exemplar at an HD standard: DAP Exemplar (DOC 38 KB)Download DAP Exemplar (DOC 38 KB)
.Your DAP will form part of your final word count.
Step 4: Reflect
Write a reflection on what you have learned in this unit (you may like to revisit Week 11: Reflection and reflective writing for help with this step) and everything you have learned about yourself from the previous sections of the report, including:
your personal strengths and areas of expertise (from Section 2.0)
what makes a good LinkedIn profile (from Section 3.0)
what skills and experiences do you want to gain over the coming years (from Section 4.0)
how this unit has assisted you to identify your personal strengths and inspire your personal and professional development (from Section 5.0).
Step 5: Finalise your report
Your final steps of this report will include any sections you have not yet completed, including the Introduction, References and Appendix 1 (inspiring LinkedIn profiles). Use the notes contained within the report template to guide you.
Supporting articles provided and other relevant articles drawn from your own personal research need to be cited within your submission and included in the reference section. These also need to be formatted using APA 7 style. 

Instructions
Select one of the following to discuss:
How does project management help organizations and individuals do more with less? Provide personal examples and support your discussion using principles from our text and at least one outside resource.
What are some reasons projects veer off schedule? What common disrupters have you experienced in projects? Discuss ways to deal with these, based on principles from our text and at least one outside resource.
Be sure to cite all sources.

You are the new HR manager for this fictitious (private sector) company, which has
hundreds of employees and is clearly obligated under Title VII and other major
employment regulations. Rather than starting over from scratch with a brand new
application form, many HR managers would likely take a look at the existing form first.
Using the table located at the very bottom of this document, identify the ten (10) items
that are legally problematic* on this employment application form, why they are
problematic, and what could possibly be in their place, if applicable. Use of the table is
required.
When you are done “save” or “save as” this document with your last name, then first
initial and assignment name (e.g. SmithLApplForm.docx) and place your name in the
table box above. 
*By problematic we are looking for possible violations of various employment
regulations. Note that some may not be blatantly illegal, but, rather problematic and
best to avoid as a best practice.
One final tip: Do not focus on stylist elements such as the layout of the application
form or questions you do not “like.” Focus only on the legally problematic items.
Please see attached sheet

Write a 3-5-page APA formatted paper that reviews the selected case study and answers its discussion questions.
In addition to the APA formatted separate title page (page numbered “1”), provide an Introduction (page numbered “2”) consisting of 2-3 paragraphs describing the background of the case study.
The review and answers should follow the standard 3-5 page essay format.
The body of the paper should consist of the answering of all questions posed at the end of the selected case study.
A Conclusion should be included as should citations and a properly formatted Reference(s) page.
In addition to the textbook, at least one other scholarly paper should be used.
At least one in-text citation is required for all referenced sources (textbook and additional other scholarly paper).
APA format must be strictly followed.  
Chapter Four Case Studies 
UK Police Track Suspicious Vehicles in Real Time with Cameras and the License Plate Database (p. 122)
Walmart Deploys Blockchain for Food Safety (p. 123) 
Chapter Five Case Studies 
Salesforce.com: Taking CRM to the Cloud  (p. 156)
Meeting Demands of Global Growth, Netflix Migrates to Integrated ERP  (p. 157)
Chapter Six Case Studies 
Mobile Payments  (p. 189)
LinkedIn: The Social Network and E-Marketplace for Professionals  (p. 190)

My problem is “The importance of not driving under the influnce”
Describe the problem using the 5W1H method.
Write the problem statement.
Explain whether the problem exists in a personal or professional context.
Describe any cultural influences that may have caused or contributed to the problem.
Evaluate the urgency of the problem.
Explain why you think the problem is important.
Share the results of your theoretical investigation and data collection.
Share the results of your examination of sources for bias and trustworthiness.
Share the results of the interviews you conducted about the problem.
Describe at least two potential solutions.
Assess the realistic expectations to implement either solution.
Evaluate the benefits and barriers to each solution.
Identify the preferred solution and explain the choice.
Briefly describe your action plan to implement the solution.
Explain how you can serve as a change agent for this problem.
Describe the degree of change you can reasonably expect to achieve.
Discuss how you can motivate others to be agents of change for this problem.
Formatting Requirements:
must utilize first person or academic voice. 
must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph
must not exceed four pages in length.
must use at least four credible sources in addition to the course text.

Secondary analysis of existing data collected by other researchers, for other purposes, offers researchers the potential to answer research questions without having to go through the process of collecting the data themselves. Based on your Unit III Assignment, address the prompts below.
Identify a specific academic, governmental, or commercial source of quantitative secondary data that could be used to solve the problem you stated in Part 2 of the Unit III assignment. Provide reference information for this source.
Describe how you will obtain access to the raw data.
Explain why the data are suitable for addressing your research problem.
List the limitations of using the data.
This journal should be at least two pages in length, not counting the required references page. Please thoroughly address all areas listed above, and include at least two credible sources. An abstract is not required. Please use APA compliant headings and sub-headings that align with the individual assignment requirements. Adhere to APA Style, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used.

Phase 2: Data Collection
In this phase, you will work on the data collection process. Based on your project, you will search for data sources to collect the variables. You must consult with the instructor about the data sources from where you will collect data needed for your prediction/forecasting model. 
Phase 2 Deliverables
At the end of Week 3 of the course schedule, you need to provide an Excel Spreadsheet with the list of variables as headers and a minimum of 200 observations. As you collect the data, you need to keep in mind the consistency of your data and how “clean” and ready for analysis. The rubric below provides you with more details about the grading scheme.
Limited (0%-50%)
Satisfactory (50%-85%)
Superior (85%-100%)
Data Readiness (70%)
The data is not consistent.
Major cleaning needed. 
Most of the data is consistent but needs minor improvement.
Minor cleaning needed.
Data is clean and ready to use.
Data Volume (30%)
Less than 100 useable observations are collected.   
Between 100 and 150 useable observations collected.   
At least 200 useable observations collected.   

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Please write an essay about Unilever. Focus on adding more details and clarity Ensure references are cited in alfabetical order and include proper in-text citations.

Action Items
Read the case “Shifting Course at Better Horizons Credit Union” in Chapter 10 of Cardon (2021). Choose one of the five situations.
Review the Business Brief Guidelines.
Locate 1 to 2 additional resources to use as references in the brief, in addition to the textbook.
Write a 2- to 3-page business brief that includes:
Introduction: an overview of the situation.
Body: answers the questions, in paragraph form, including details and any research performed.
Conclusion: concluding paragraph that provides your thoughts and recommendations based on which situation you chose.
SITUATION 1
Haniz and Christine Want to Attract New Members by Focusing on Financial Planning
Christine recognized that people under the age of 25 were not joining the credit union. Christine asked Haniz and several marketing team members to develop a plan to attract more college students. After several months of work, Haniz and the team have a plan, but they know the executive team is deeply skeptical of plans to draw younger members. These plans have failed often in the past.
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SITUATION 2
Christine and Haniz Promote a Mentorship Program to Attract and Retain New Hires
Christine recognizes that Better Horizons needs to hire younger, early-career professionals for several reasons. She thinks hiring early-career professionals will help with the strategy to attract younger members. She recently asked several of her employees to develop a mentoring program, which would help attract and retain new hires. She wants to persuade employees to volunteer as mentors for this program. Also, she wants Haniz to use the mentorship program as part of a pitch about career opportunities to soon-to-be college graduates.
SITUATION 3
Haniz Is In Charge of Recruiting Participants for a Local Charlty Event
Christine asked Haniz to be in charge of recruiting credit union members to join this year’s Hope Walkathon to support research on breast cancer. Better Horizons has assembled a walkathon team for this prominent community event each year for nearly a decade. Haniz is writing an email to send to all credit union members. The message will be modified slightly to appear as an announcement on the credit union website as well.
SITUATION 4
Haniz Needs to Create a Flyer Explaining the Benefits of Credit Union Membership Compared to Banks
Haniz is working on a flyer describing the benefits of membership at Better Horizons Credit Union. The flyer will be part of a packet of materials that is distributed to community members who participate in free financial planning and income tax assistance seminars offered by Better Horizons. Haniz is using the message to highlight the benefits of Better Horizons compared to local banks.
SITUATION 5
Haniz Is Helping Develop a Sales Message for Auto Loans
Haniz and several other employees are working on sales messages for auto loans. In recent months, Better Horizon’s senior management decided the credit union should become a “player” in the auto loans market. Few Better Horizons members take advantage of car loans, most assuming that dealer financing is cheaper and easier to get.