31 Jan Your initial discussion

Week 5 – Discussion 1

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Progression of Connections

In the readings there is a progression through the various connections of evaluation and motivation. You are now charged with presenting this relationship to a team of workers you supervise who need to understand how each connection is defined and relates to the next step. Provide a brief overview of the Action to Results to Evaluation to Outcomes to Needs Satisfaction process, including the definition and elements of each connection. Be sure to consider the opportunities to optimize the connections discussed in Chapter 10 when you explain how each step benefits both the employee and organization in your evaluation plan. Review and respond to two other students’ overviews as if you were their employee. Be sure to share your impression of each classmate’s evaluation plan, stating whether it is positively motivating or de-motivating, and why.

Week 5 – Discussion 2

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Individual versus Group Feedback

Consider Figure 11.1 in Chapter 11 of your text. Think back to a time in your employment past when you received feedback individually, as well as at the same time as your teammates. How did individual results translate into group results? Did the method for providing feedback have an impact on future productivity? Was the feedback comparable and uniting, or did it cause strife or animosity amongst the team? Explain your reasoning.

Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.