WMBA-6040B/MMSL-6645/WMBA-6040/MGMT-6645 WMBA6040 Improving Business Performance Week 1 Discussion What Is a System? And What Is Systems Thinking? Donella Meadows, the pioneer of systems thinking and author of Thinking in Systems: A Primer, defines a system as “an interconnected set of elements that is coherently organized in a way that achieves something. If you look at […]

WMBA-6040B/MMSL-6645/WMBA-6040/MGMT-6645 WMBA6040 Improving Business Performance Week 1 Assignment Today’s Problems Come From Yesterday’s Thinking   Albert Einstein is credited with saying, “We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.” This is as true in business as it is in science. Peter Senge (2006) describes this systemic phenomenon as “today’s […]

WMBA-6040B/MMSL-6645/WMBA-6040/MGMT-6645 WMBA6040 Improving Business Performance Week 8 Assignment Systems Thinking for Good, Part 3 This week, you will complete the business report you have been developing during the last 2 weeks. As a reminder, you have assumed the role of a consultant who has been asked by the upper management team to evaluate an organizational […]

WMBA-6040B/MMSL-6645/WMBA-6040/MGMT-6645 WMBA6040 Improving Business Performance Week 7 Assignment Systems Thinking for Good, Part 2 This week, you will return to the business report you began working on in Week 6. As a reminder, you have assumed the role of a consultant who has been asked by the upper management team to evaluate an organizational performance […]

MHRM-6611/MSPM-6010/WMBA-6010/COMM-6504/MGMT-6010/MMSL-6010/WMBA-6010B WMBA6010 Managing People and Promoting Collaboration Week 1 Discussion Describing Organizational Culture What does organizational culture mean to you? Has it been an important factor when deciding where you want to work? Has the culture of an organization ever caused you to want to leave an organization? Or is it a term that has […]

MHRM-6611/MSPM-6010/WMBA-6010/COMM-6504/MGMT-6010/MMSL-6010/WMBA-6010B WMBA6010 Managing People and Promoting Collaboration Week 8 Discussion Handling Tough Decisions in the Workplace Managers make numerous decisions on a daily basis. For some, the best choice is easy or straightforward to determine. If a machine breaks down, you either need to repair it or replace it. In an increasingly interconnected and complex […]

MHRM-6611/MSPM-6010/WMBA-6010/COMM-6504/MGMT-6010/MMSL-6010/WMBA-6010B WMBA6010 Managing People and Promoting Collaboration Week 7 Discussion Exploring Personal Bias Earlier in the course, you examined the importance of a diverse and inclusive culture. An inhibitor to this type of culture can be found through personal biases, which people often have without even realizing it. Individuals and organizations can help create a […]

MHRM-6611/MSPM-6010/WMBA-6010/COMM-6504/MGMT-6010/MMSL-6010/WMBA-6010B   WMBA6010 Managing People and Promoting Collaboration Week 6 Discussion My Best Team Experience Nearly everyone has been part of a team during the course of their lives. Some of these team experiences may have been positive, some perhaps negative, and some neutral to the point that they are barely memorable. By working together […]

MHRM-6611/MSPM-6010/WMBA-6010/COMM-6504/MGMT-6010/MMSL-6010/WMBA-6010B WMBA6010 Managing People and Promoting Collaboration Week 5 Discussion Feedforward for Growth If delivered effectively, feedback centers on specific recommendations for future improvement and growth. If delivered ineffectively, it focuses only on what was done wrong, with no specific path provided toward a better outcome. Goldsmith (2002) provides an alternative approach labeled “feedforward.” It […]

MHRM-6611/MSPM-6010/WMBA-6010/COMM-6504/MGMT-6010/MMSL-6010/WMBA-6010B WMBA6010 Managing People and Promoting Collaboration Week 4 Discussion Good Coach/Bad Coach Business Skills for Good IconBoth positive and negative examples of behaviors and skill sets can be useful in helping to develop your professional skills. Take coaching in a business context, for example. If a former manager built up your knowledge and confidence, […]