1. Examine the executive summary. Please re-write the executive summary using the example from the Victoria Business School from week 3. In other words, read over the executive summary from the report in the document from the Victoria Business School. Then rewrite the executive summary for the “Evening Shades†report in a similar fashion to that of the Victoria Business School report.
2. Look at the sources listed. How could the sources be improved upon? You can write one or two sentences in answering this question.
Evening Shades Exec Summary
Recently at the Pittsfield Mall Outlets location of Evening Shades, the management has become increasingly frustrated at its inability to motivate associates to perform the duties assigned to them. After cycling through numerous associates, it is clear that some problem must exist that is preventing new hires from understanding their duties enough to accomplish them.
A survey of our associates was designed and administered to determine what the causes of the confusion could be. The results of this survey confirmed that a lack of consistent training was one contributing cause. Currently, corporate permits twenty-four hours of training. However, this region permits only nine of those twenty-four hours because of payroll constraints.
Additionally, associates appeared frustrated and confused about the tasks assigned to them. One reason was found to be the lack of a common template available for managers to use when assigning store tasks. As a result, managers are left to their own devices to compose documents for assigning tasks and monitoring employee completion. The great variation in the documents used by managers was found to cause confusion among employees. To rectify these issues, two solutions are recommended:
ï‚· First, a consistent training regimen totaling the corporate-allotted twenty-four hours should be implemented.
ï‚· Second, standard templates for in-store memoranda should be implemented to improve associate performance and reduce employee turnover.
Victorian Exec Summary Description
2.3 Executive Summary The executive summary follows the title page and should make sense on its own. The executive summary helps the reader quickly grasp the reportâ€TMs purpose, conclusions, and key recommendations. You may think of this as something the busy executive might read to get a feel for your report and its final conclusions. The executive summary should be no longer than one page. The executive summary differs from an abstract in that it provides the key recommendations and conclusions, rather than a summary of the document.