Select an organization in which you have worked or with which you are familiar enough to perform an observation.
By completing the observation paper, students will meet the requirements of outcomes 1 and 2:
develop and implement strategies that establish constructive interpersonal and group relationships that build high-performing and loyal individuals and teams evaluate the culture and policies of an organization to recommend and implement improvements that support its vision, success, and sustainability
Required Elements to include in the Observation Paper:
Identify the organization's mission, vision, and core values;
Discuss the culture of the organization as you believe it to be. Students want to be thorough in their analysis using course material;
Provide four recommendations with a discussion about the relationship to culture of organization, impact that statement has on culture of organization, importance of mission, vision, and core values, and any other relevant material. For example, you may discover that the employees are unaware of or do not consistently act in accordance with the core values of the organization. Perhaps the culture of the organization is inappropriate to support the achievement of the mission;
Include a conclusion;
Students are expected to apply terminology and concepts of leadership to the paper.