Atha markets its product—unique lighting products (wall, pendant, floor, table, and nightlights)—through a series of regional distributors and an online marketplace. The CEO has asked her leadership team to nominate managers within their areas to spearhead a project to help Atha achieve its corporate goals.
A short time later, you received the following e-mail from your director:
Hello,
I have nominated you to lead a project for the CEO of Atha Corporation. To be considered, I need you to provide responses to the questions in the attached document. Please return your completed document to me within seven business days.
Thanks,
Katie Hart
Director – Atha Corporation.
Atha Corporation Questionnaire
Directions: Please
provide responses to the prompts below. The expectation is that each section is
from 750 to 1,000 words in length. Submit this completed questionnaire to
Assessment 1.
Management of an Event or a Project
Describe an instance where you were required to manage a
specific event or project. This does not necessarily need to have been in a
business setting or required you to have a manager title. For example, you
might have managed a social event, a church event, et cetera. What is required
is that other people were involved and your management skills were used. If you
do not have an example, share your experience with a manager who led an event
or a project you were involved in as a team member.
[Enter your response
here. 750 –1,000 words.]
Analyze Your Approach to Managing
Analyze your approach (or the approach you witnessed as a
team member) to the situation that you shared in the section above. Reference
specific examples of your actions or your manager’s actions to illustrate and
support your analysis. Consider actions in each of the following functions of
management:
·
Planning.
·
Organizing.
·
Leading.
·
Controlling.
[Enter your response
here. 750–1,000 words]
Characteristics of an Effective Manager
At times, we experience a discontent due to a long-term
erosion of trust with management. Describe numerous characteristics you used
when you managed the event or project you shared in the first section. Again,
if you are speaking of an event or a project in which you were a team member,
share the characteristics that you witnessed in the manager who led the event
or project. Justify why these characteristics are important.
[Enter your response
here. 750–1,000 words]
***End of Document***
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze the characteristics and behaviors of effective managers.
Analyze one’s own approach to the management of a specified project or event.
Justify why chosen management characteristics are appropriate for a specified situation.
Competency 3: Communicate effectively and professionally.
Convey clear meaning in active voice, with minimal issues in grammar, usage, word choice, spelling, or mechanical errors.
Describe an instance where one was required to manage a group, team, or projec
