1 Time Management Plan Student Name Here Walden University Time Management Plan Laying the Foundation (Goals) [In this section, include the big-picture goals you wrote in Week 1 and revised (if applicable) for this week’s Discussion.] Self-Analysis [Summarize the SWOT Analysis that you performed in Week 1, adjusting any of the four areas of assessment based on your growth and learning in this course.] Personal Style and Preferences Time Management System Design [In addition, provide a brief analysis of your results on the four exercises you completed this week: “What’s Working,” “What’s Not Working,” “Your Time Management Preferences,” and “Your Energy Cycles and Sources.”] Strategy and Design [In this section, use your big-picture goals to identify and describe specific activities, as well as daily tasks that make up those activities. Create a Time Map (either in graphical form or as an appropriately formatted table with clear headings and labels) in which you display specific information about your goals, activities, and tasks and their relationship to other aspects of your life. Describe how your map meets the criteria from the Time Map Checklist and identify the tools you will use to keep you on track. Include your time map as a figure in your paper or as an appendix; be sure to utilize appropriate APA format. ]  Figure 1. Figure Title Figure 1. [Enter the description of your figure here. Refer to the information about figures on pp. 150–167 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.] Making It Happen [In this section, develop your strategy for putting your plan into practice. In your strategy, address the following: • How will you use the tools you have identified to keep you balanced, hold yourself accountable to your plan, and monitor your productivity? • How often will you review your progress? • What alternative strategies will you put in place to manage risks, environmental factors, and/or psychological obstacles? References (Please note that the following references are intended as examples only.) Alexander, G., & Bonaparte, N. (2008). My way or the highway that I built. Ancient Dictators, 25(7), 14–31. doi:10.8220/CTCE.52.1.23-91 Babar, E. (2007). The art of being a French elephant. Adventurous Cartoon Animals, 19, 4319– 4392. Retrieved from http://www.elephants104.ace.org Bumstead, D. (2009). The essentials: Sandwiches and sleep. Journals of Famous Loafers, 5, 565–582. doi:12.2847/CEDG.39.2.51-71 Hansel, G., & Gretel, D. (1973). Candied houses and unfriendly occupants. Thousand Oaks, CA: Fairy Tale Publishing. Hera, J. (2008). Why Paris was wrong. 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Retrieved from University of Wooded Glen, Center for Aesthetic Improvements in Fairy Tales website: http://www.uwg.caift/~40_921.pdf DBA 1 Pursuing my DBA Savior C Wright DDBA 8006: Contemporary Challenges in Business Dr. Stella Rostkowski DBA 2 Pursuing a DBA degree In today’s business administration world, conventional MBA (master of business administration) degrees have just become a commodity. It has thus become a requirement to those who wish to remain relevant to do something that will see them remain at the edge of this profession. A solution to this lies in the pursuance of a DBA (doctorate in business administration) degree (Batchelor and Napoli, 17). This one provides a take that is fresh and new on the competencies that are core and needed to think strategically in the business environment of today. It synthesizes skills in practical business with a top level insight into the challenges that are complex about the field allowing one to have data-driven creation strategies for enterprises that wish to remain innovative. The reason why I want to go for the DBA degree is first to gain a competitive advantage above other employees with the MBA certificates. According to the current trends journals and other business publications there is an influx of MBAs in the US. The recession that is being experienced has led to holders lose about 4.6% of average pay (Bourner, Geoff Rugger and Jon, 489). The DBA will help me leverage marketing trends that are emerging while remaining a step ahead of the other business administration professionals. Since I was a kid I have wished to be a leader and when I grew interest in business administration I knew the kind of a leader I will become. Since the field is very competitive, only a DBA degree can place me an added advantage above the other competitors. This certificate will ignite my passion in business. It will improve the autonomy in me while offering me the ability to make differences that are meaningful with my efforts. DBA 3 The SWOT analysis results involves the following; my strengths are work experience, education and good networking. The weaknesses include limited education for highly competitive field. The opportunities are enhancing education and strengthening network. The main threats include high competition and education obstacles. The three goals that I wish to achieve once I finish my degree include; becoming a highly competitive business administration leader who is able to steer a company to continued success. I also wish to remain relevant regardless of the changing business market trends that threaten to have many MBAs become irrelevant and outdated. I want to be a successful and experienced business leader who can operate my own business and make it remain among the best in the market after being employed for some time. This means I wish to be my own boss after some time. The strengths that will see me sail through and achieve my goals include the following; work experience that I have amerced and continue to acquire with continued working, interacting with professionals, and through education are making me ready to face and solve any business challenge that might come my way. Education is also making me develop and grow since I will be updated with new and changed trends in the business field and administration. Through education I will also be able to be a step ahead of others in terms of skills, knowledge and merit. so far I have made good relations and networking, aspects that will make me sail through without much efforts as I have people to lean to in case it is necessary. I have learned that to be successful one should not among others and not alone. There are various challenges that threaten my growth and development plans include; continued competition in the field of business administration, whereby everyone is out to remain at the top while dismissing others in the market that cannot cope or are not prepared. The other is DBA 4 training and education obstacles that include lack of funds to further my education, enough time to go for the learning due to being busy with work and inability to handle both the job and education. The limited positions in my area also come as a threat to achieving my goals. To overcome these challenges, I have decided to go for the DBA degree as a means of competing with other professionals in the field. I have also saved enough funds that will see me through my doctorate. I will also learn part time as I work. The DBA certificate will act as a weapon to counter the aspect of limited positions. The completion of this DBA degree will not only help me in achieving the above set goals but will also create new opportunities for me as a change agent in the global market as I will be able to devise solutions to business issues that may be complex while effecting a social change that is positive in my community and the world in general. The reason is that I will improve knowledge through higher learning that will see me instill new ideas of survival in the business world. The degree will offer me the chance to increase experience in the business field and challenge others with the same ambitions as mine. I will have increased my competiveness in the profession and will be able to meet and interact with other experienced business men from where I will be able to learn more. Being able to carry out business successfully means that I will be an asset to the companies that I work for or ensure continued success of any business entity I wish to venture in. DBA 5 References Batchelor, Denise, and R. Di Napoli. "The doctoral journey: Perspectives." Educate 6.1 (2006): 13-24. Bourner, Tom, Geoff Ruggeri-Stevens, and Jon Bareham. "The DBA: form and function." Education+ Training 42.9 (2000): 481-495. BUSINESS CHANGE AND CHANGE MODELS Business change and change models Savior C Wright Walden University 1 BUSINESS CHANGE AND CHANGE MODELS 2 Business change and change models Changes in business involve a partial or full transformation of the business operations or structure and may be inevitable if the success of the business is to be met. However, these changes are not always received with arms open by business owners, managers or the employees. Change management models act as recipes that see to it that these changes are successful (Cameron, & Green, 2015). There are quite many models and philosophies that have varied procedures of realizing a change but all of which have proofed successful. However, the strategies and models applied to the business during the transition determine whether these changes are successful or a failure. An example of a successful change involves the Atlassian Company that develops software products for project managers, content management, and content management. In 2011, it saw that the traditional performance review system that was based on biannual ratings did not bring in the intended outcomes. The employees dreaded the reviews since they were infrequent. Again, performance’s numeric ratings determined the bonus of workers, and this meant that undue attention was centered on whether an employee was a ‘five’ or ‘four.' In addressing this challenge, this review process was trashed for a model that was continuous and less numeric. Instead, managers and workers discussed performance on monthly basis one-on-one. The firm went big by changing not one performance management aspect but the entire process. This change was internally spurred by the unfruitful reviews and was initiated from the top downwards (Todnem, 2005). Managers were used to training employees on how to use the new leveraged technology of performance review system. Here, Rodger’s technology model was applied which involves changing with innovations and involves a five-stage technology adoption process of knowledge, persuasion, decision, BUSINESS CHANGE AND CHANGE MODELS 3 implementation, and confirmation. Its change also agrees to Kotter's model that is an eight stage model with such factors as; building a team which means placing the right persons in the management or the right jobs as the transition takes place (Hayes, 2014). Instilling urgency by motivating the workers to feel the fast need for the change through communication and transparency was also applied. The firm also set short-term goals based on monthly reviews as the model requires. An example of a change failure is that of the Border Company. The Border firm is a giant mortar and brick store that once enjoyed being the ‘mainstay of the book market.' However with increasing online sales and many physical stores began to suffer. Unable to act in urgency cumbered with continued failures, the company announced in 2011, that it was to lay off its 11,000 employees and closing over 399 stores. At the same time, the Barnes and Noble Company who was the main competitor to Borders experienced the same tough times too but the B&N was saved by something that Border Company lacked, and this was an E-reader system that it had entrenched in the market. The E-reader system of the Border firm was far way too little to accommodate the huge information online. The company found it too late to initiate or make a difference. When a change is too incompatible with the brands that exist, or when the changes come too late, odds get stacked against the changes (Todnem, 2005). This company was failed by its failure to get big and at the same time change its technological structures of managing sales. BUSINESS CHANGE AND CHANGE MODELS 4 Reference Cameron, E., & Green, M. (2015). Making sense of change management: a complete guide to the models, tools and techniques of organizational change. Kogan Page Publishers. Hayes, J. (2014). The theory and practice of change management. Palgrave Macmillan. Todnem By, R. (2005). Organizational change management: A critical review. Journal of change management, 5(4), 369-380. BUILDING A PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK Building a Personal Learning Network Savior C Wright DDBA: 8006- Contemporary Challenges in Business Dr. Stella Rostkowski 1 BUILDING A PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK 2 Building a Personal Learning Network As technology moves with such a high frequency, there is an intimidating feeling that is always left behind. In this case, it has facilitated the building of an online personal learning network in a much simple way. A PLN (personal learning network) is an online network of learners that allows the sharing while enabling a global chat among learners on topics that they are passionate of (Bauer, 2010). The building of a PLN needs resources that help one to construct the plan of looking for individuals or groups that share similar interest. It reflects an individual both personally and professionally. The use of PLNs facilitates the learning and growth of the members as they learn together through communication and sharing of information, ideas and any other useful content to them. PLN involves the entire group of people with which information is being exchanged online. All the people who are interacting make part of one’s PLN whether they are professionals, experts in this field or social contacts. As a method of developing a career, PLN marks a tool, very powerful for learning, gathering information and discovering connections (Siemens, 2014). PLN is based on the collectivism theory or on learning from social webs that are diversified. The connectionism theory shows that learning depends on sharing ideas and communicating with others. A PLN facilitates online learning through interactions that are quite meaningful. The connection power: Building a PLN (Personal Learning Network) The whole aspect of PLNs or Personal Learning Network is not an entirely original concept. Our friends, relatives, and families have all been part of the PLN concept. Thanks to the wireless connections, development of web technology and the internet, those have amplified the use of PLNs in integrating people around the world whom one has never met before. In the BUILDING A PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK 3 augmentation of our understanding of the world that surrounds us, people no longer depend on the radio, textbooks, television and newspaper as they just need to log in on online networking accounts to acquire the information that is needed and sometimes that they do not need (Koper, 2009). These times are indeed exciting and merit one to stay connected or tuned in sync with the modern world that surrounds them. How people represent themselves personally online introduces one’s world to this world. The building of my PLN involves building and correlating relationships all over the world is invaluable since people communicate and have the knowledge imparted in them in various areas. Building my PLN will begin from finding the people with whom I share interests and values. Network and tools of building a PLN PLN building involves the use of various networks and tools that allow people to collaborate and share ideas in large scale. Facebook is the first tool to use in my PLN building. The function offers to people, the ability to use its Just in time (JIT) format. The users can give links and examples to validate discussions to the topics as described in the PLN blog post: Your PLN made easy. The second tool to use is Twitter and its tweetscan.com website. It enables people to search among the many tweets that come every day and use the RSS (rich site summary) to subscribe the results (Tobin, 2008). The things, one is interested in comes to them through the tweets as they tweet back. The Diigo.com is a tool for bookmarking similar to the Del.Icio.Us service and integrates some learning possibilities. This tool lets people bookmark different websites and have conversations about them online. Combining the powers of Facebook, Twitter and Diigo will make me track the ad-hoc opportunities of professional learning as they happen and converse about them after they happen or just before (Blocher, 2012). Other useful tools include the LinkedIn and blog sites. BUILDING A PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK 4 Profile information To attract people in my PLN, I will include the following information in the PLN profile. What I do regarding profession, my full names, what I am interested in and my blog, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diigo websites links to welcome people in my network. For instance; “my PLN is based on keeping me updated with educational challenges and the best way technology engages and supports student learning,’’ Brian Reeves: college tutor and blogger at livelongstudents.com Individuals and groups to include in my PLN The following people and groups will mark the target of my PLN. all these will be concerned with education for students. 1. The teacher/student challenges.edublogs.com is a website that highlights the various challenges that learners and tutors experience and the possible solutions to solve them. I would include the group in my PLN since as a teacher I will get content related to both tutor and student success. I came across this group, through continued browsing online (Wilson, 2008). After going through the website, I realized that the group carried useful information about teacherstudent success. 2. The university alumni group from my college involves a network of students who have gone through the college and succeeded in getting an undergraduate, masters or doctorate degrees. The group puts the people together as they share their success, developments, and growth in the corporate world. They also share ways of helping the college they learned from together with students and fraternity in the school. These include financial or academic resource support that sees the college solve student issues such as performance and success (Milligan, 2007). I knew BUILDING A PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK 5 about the group as I have been part of the growth and development forum in the college and so that I can gain much from the daily interactions that I can pass over to the students. 3. Technology.org is an online group that posts content about new upcoming technologies that can support the students in their daily efforts to do well in school. The website has content about useful apps that help to simplify learning process of students. Most apps involve the use of programming models to tackle various quizzes online such as mathematics. I bumped into this through browsing online. 4. The college student portal is an online account for the school that carries all information about the college, students, staff, libraries, developments and resource centers. This can be a useful link to include in the PLN since students and tutors can exchange ideas and raise concerns. Being part of the college fraternity I have been part of the portal and know the potential in the proper use of the website. 5. Mark Zuckerberg@finkd is a twitter network for the famous and successful American blogger and programmer who I thought would make a resourceful encouragement to students and the use of technology apps in the modern world. Being successful in the business he is a good role model for many young people wishing to do well in the future after they graduate and excel in academics. His successful life is a good source of encouragement to many (Warlick, 2009). A PLN (personal learning network) is an online network of learners that allows the sharing while enabling a global chat among learners on topics that they are passionate of. The building of a PLN needs resources that help one to construct the plan of looking for individuals or groups that share similar interest. It reflects an individual both personally and professionally. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Diigo and a blog post website form good tools for my PLN. BUILDING A PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK References Bauer, W. I. (2010). Your personal learning network: Professional development on demand. Music Educators Journal, 97(2), 37-42. Drachsler, H., Pecceu, D., Arts, T., Hutten, E., Rutledge, L., Van Rosmalen, P., & Koper, R. (2009, September). ReMashed–recommendations for mash-up personal learning environments. In European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (pp. 788793). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. Siemens, G. (2014). Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age. Tobin, D. R. (2008). Building your personal learning network. Corporate Learning Strategies. Tu, C. H., Sujo-Montes, L., Yen, C. J., Chan, J. Y., & Blocher, M. (2012). The integration of personal learning environments & open network learning environments. TechTrends, 56(3), 13. Warlick, D. (2009). Grow your personal learning network: New technologies can keep you connected and help you manage information overload. Learning & Leading with Technology, 36(6), 12-16. Wilson, S. (2008). Patterns of personal learning environments. Interactive learning environments, 16(1), 17-34. Wilson, S., Liber, O., Johnson, M. W., Beauvoir, P., Sharples, P., & Milligan, C. D. (2007). Personal Learning Environments: Challenging the dominant design of educational systems. Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society, 3(2), 27-38. 6 Running head: Annotated Bibliography 1 Annotated Bibliography on Innovation Savior C Wright Walden University June 19, 2017 Annotated Bibliography 2 Annotated Bibliography on Innovation Gibson. (2008). Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way Your Company Innovates. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Press. This book lay stress on focusing the ideas of customers, employees & business partners into the process of innovation as a key idea to outperform competition. The book provides three basic pre conditions for innovation. The plan regulations to upgrade innovation network has been covered with illustrations. The contrast between innovation through R&D & innovation cross business model for customer satisfaction is a fascinating part. The significance of assessing ideas & innovation framework has been covered in a definite way. Post innovation situation like managing supply & demand side of innovation alongside sustainability of innovation provides an unmistakable understanding into viewpoints that are frequently disregarded in the process of innovation. The author concluded that innovation in any organization can be realized by taking to consideration the ideas of company employees, customers and business partners. Contribution of all individuals within the organization facilitates innovation. T, Jones, D. McCormick, & C. Dewing. (2012). Growth Champions: The Battle for Sustained Innovation Leadership. Indianapolis, IN: John Wiley & Sons. There are different approaches to develop an organization as clarified in this book. The two noteworthy ways are organic & inorganic (Mergers & Acquisitions). The book clarifies that half of the mergers & acquisitions have a possibility of failure alongside a great example of Daimler-Benz-Chrysler failure. The book additionally elevates organic development prompting the need of innovation in a firm. Annotated Bibliography 3 The book further illustrates examples of growth relationships between Nestle & PepsiCo, Reckitt Benckiser & Procter & Gamble, Audi & Samsung Electronics, Starwood Hotels & Inditex, Narayana Hrudayalaya & Novo Nordisk, Amazon & Google, Rolls Royce & ARM,, Tata & Bharti, BASF & Ahell, Lego & Apple. In conclusion, the author emphasized on the importance of innovation in the growth of any company or business. Innovation is one the cornerstone in the development of a business and a company that underrates innovation is bound to fail. T.O. Akenroye. (2012). Factors influencing Innovation in Healthcare: A conceptual synthesis. Germany: Leipzig Graduate School of Management. In this article, Innovation is portrayed as the impact being made specifically to the organization. Diverse degrees of innovation disclose the effect made to the organization. Factors driving innovation in private sector include technological changes, change in operating environment & customer changes, and changing nature of competition. Factors driving innovation in the public sector facilitate increase in demand with long-term challenges, which prompt fixing of public finance. Different factors that implement the necessity for innovation in health sector incorporate social concerns, sustainability obligations, supply chain necessities, Technological changes, Technological changes, unable operational landscape, & persistent & long-term health issues. In conclusion, this article summarizes well the factors influencing innovation in healthcare which are the key drivers of innovation in the healthcare sector. These factors therefore need to be considered critically by the leadership in the healthcare sector. Annotated Bibliography 4 T. Greenhalgh, G. Robert, F. Macfarlane, et al., 2005. Storylines of research in diffusion of innovation: A meta-narrative approach to systematic review. Social Science & Medicine 61, 2, 417-430. The authors utilized narrative reasoning in their way to deal with a systematic literature review of diffusion of innovations. They adapted the method of narrative literature review to look at the ideal models behind various cases of innovation diffusion, including proof-based medicine. Their approach is called meta-narrative review & it embraces historicity, pluralism, pragmatism, & contestation. Their outcomes demonstrated that for every case there are distinctive factors which consequently influence how diffusion happens. The authors concluded that where the scope of project is broad and the literature diverse, meta-narrative review is a useful approach to synthesize the data, but state that further refinement of the method will be undertaken. Jean-Philippe & Deschamps. (2008). Innovation Leaders: How Senior Executives Stimulate, Steer and Sustain Innovation. This article is totally about the role of leadership in innovation. It goes in insight about unique leadership required for innovation, and uncommon qualities seen in some noted innovators, referring to several jobs for instance. The significance of leadership in stimulating & steering innovation has likewise been unmistakably clarified. The objectives in the four areas of process, cultural, organization structure & staff profiles have been tended to exceptionally well. The four strategies of innovation for improving product, developing new product, process, and new business assist in comprehending part of innovation in any firm. Logitech case has been utilized for instance to Annotated Bibliography 5 clarify the leadership role in innovation. Insights about retaining leaders who are innovative & culture have additionally been covered extremely well in the article. The authors concluded that leadership is very vital in stimulating and driving innovation in any company or business. This indicates that leadership plays a big role in stimulating and steering innovation. Leaders in any organization or business need to be innovative and they should create an environment which enhances innovation for better growth or development of an organization. Annotated Bibliography 6 References
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