Create another analogy for geological time. Use it to relate the following major events in the history of life: The first bird. The first flying insect. The first eukaryotic life. The first life. First flowering plants. First land animals. First dinosaur. First human. First Jellyfish. Make sure that you are clear about how years (or millions of years) are represented in your analogy. You may not repeat an analogy that a classmate has used, so be sure to be creative! It may even be to your benefit to post early in the week. DO a POWERPOINT

Goal:You will be preparing a series of strategic communications and an outline for delivering them regarding a significant change in the annual retreat.Background:Financial Service Now (FSN), is a faith-based financial consulting organization that was started in 1998 by Susan Demarco as a local financial consulting practice and has since grown to over 60 locations throughout the Midwest. The company now employs 175 consultants across the United States who operate from Virtual offices, meeting with clients in person but with leadership and co-workers primarily by videoconference. The company's business leadership team includes President, Susan Demarco, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial officer, Chief Marketing Officer, and Senior VP of Human Resources who are all based out of a headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. The leadership team also includes the Senior VP and Chief Operations Officer, VP of Innovation, and VP of Human Resources, as well as 18 state Regional Directors, all of whom are networked virtually. All totaled, the organization has 525 employees. Each regional center meets weekly for accountability and updates, and the Regional Directors meet with their teams every other week. Situation: One of the company’s most popular events is the well-publicized annual meeting which is typically held at a nice destination hotel/resort with great amenities, strategically planned so that participants can golf or participate in fun outings in the morning, have a social afternoon with dinner provided, and the meeting the next day which features great speakers and food.  It is always a rallying time when the company’s leadership celebrates its accomplishments, recognizes its outstanding employees, and announces new initiatives.  However, the rising costs of hotels, transportation, and fuel, coupled with new regulatory challenges for corporate accountability and sustainability, as well as having a mostly virtual workforce, have forced the company’s leadership to question whether this remains a sustainable option. While employees enjoy and value this event, in the past year costs have risen 15-20%, costing the company upwards of $100,000 for the one event, and leadership is not sure that the benefit is worth the cost. They're also concerned about the continuing pattern of increase and the impact on the company's bottom line.Role: You have been appointed as the Coordinator of Communication for Financial Service Now (FSN), a faith-based financial consulting firm, and you have been tasked with introducing a new initiative.  Although the new initiative makes sound financial sense to the company’s leaders and helps improve the company’s overall sustainability, it involves a substantive change in the company’s methods that will likely meet with divergent reactions.The Plan: Leadership has identified two options to deal with this issue. One is to identify what would need to be removed from the company's employee support in order to fund the gathering. Lucky for you, this has landed in the finance area for analysis. The other option is to try a virtual meeting this next go around. You have been charged with creating a plan to communicate this to individuals in the organization, and leadership has cautioned you that it needs to be presented as a positive and valuable option. The company has decided to offer a virtual annual meeting this year rather than a destination event, meaning that although they’ll still have the same caliber of the speaker and general focus of the gathering, it will be from participants’ virtual offices rather than a mostly-paid-for destination retreat. As the Coordinator for Communications, you now have the challenge of conveying these new initiatives and their rationale to your consultants.  You know these changes will garner a wide variety of reactions, as well as generate rumors, questions, and uncertainty about the company’s future and the viability of virtual meetings.  Plus, it’s a lot to take in all at once.  Yet, you’ve seen the bottom-line numbers and you know what budget and economic realities your leadership team is facing, so you know to help the company succeed through these challenges you will need to make an effective case for this change through a series of well-planned business communications over the next four months to prepare your consultants for the upcoming changes.Details/ExpectationsLeadership has requested that you prepare a plan and documents for communicating. They have identified the following assignments that you need to complete:You have been asked to create an action plan to deploy the communication for the Annual Virtual Meeting. The meeting is roughly 8 months away. Your faculty will have the role of leadership member and will evaluate your work as if he/she were the recipient of your deliverable in the workplace. Your Pre-Planning Outline is the first step needed to begin planning the annual meeting. In a Word document, include the following areas that serve as a reminder of the importance of preparation for communication.Pre-Planning Communication PlanDetermine the purpose of the communicationMake sure your purpose is realistic for the organizationDetermine the intended outcomeMake sure your communication provides the message the organization intends to deliverTiming of communication: Plan the appropriate timing of the communication for the following documents:Plan the Infographic (This is only the planning phase, the actual Infograph will be completed in WS2) What will be the visual theme of the Infograph?When will the Inforgraph be delivered?How will the Infograph be delivered?Plan the Save the Date E-mail Communication (This is only the planning phase, the actual Save the Date email will be completed in WS3)When will the Save the Date email be delivered?To whom will the Save the Date email be delivered?Plan the Inspirational Reflection – Decide on type:Motivational reflectionSpiritual reflectionInspirational reflectionSelect the design theme for the Annual Meeting Presentation Make sure the theme reflects positively for the organizationCreate an agenda for the meetingWelcomeSchedule of MeetingReflectionClosing CommentsWhole day/half/day?Speaker decisionsSpeaker One - Refer to Activity 5.3Name of SpeakerTopicLengthSpeaker Two - Refer to Activity 5.3Name of SpeakerTopicLengthPrepare oral notes which will be included in a PowerPoint presentation.These written planning notes will provide direction for delivery and communication flow during the Annual Meeting, minus any presentation of the two speakersPlanning for the Post Meeting SurveyDetermine the directions of the questionsYour Pre-Planning Outline needs to use clear, insightful critical thinking in outlining the best practices for delivering an effective presentation in the workplace.Book: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/business-communication-for-successI NEED A OUTLINE COMPLETED

Leadership Module 04 ContentCompetencyExplain the complexity of organizational systems and their impact on health care delivery.ScenarioYou have been hired as a consultant for a large health care organization. In your role, you have been tasked with examining the current organizational structure at the micro, meso, and macro levels, including the impact on health care delivery.As you develop your plans, you will reflect how these roles individually and collectively influence the ability of the organization to deliver high quality client services.The roles and titles of people working in the three levels of systems may vary. A brief definition of each is offered to clarify the contributions of leaders at each level. Micro system: This is the point of contact with the client or customer. In the health care setting the micro level may be a specific unit. Roles of those in the micro system include all that come in contact with the client and the manager of the unit or department. Meso system: This level reflects a collection of micro systems, such as a Surgical Services Department including multiple units. The meso level aims to group and coordinate similar micro system levels of service. Macro system: This level is a larger scale of groups and departments typically more at the administration level. InstructionsResearch a health care organization and include their mission statement, vision, or philosophy in your memo.Describe how the organization’s mission, vision, and philosophy influence the expectations of leaders at the three system levels: micro, meso, and macro.Describe how nursing leaders in each of these levels of the organization’s operations address health care delivery goals.Describe nurse leaders at the micro, meso, and macro level of the organization including a discussion of how these three levels may integrate to improve outcomes.Provides stated ideas with professional language and attribution for credible sources with correct APA citation, spelling, and grammar.