Week 6 Instructions

Discussion Instructions

Please refer to the Discussion Grading Rubric and Discussion module for details regarding how your performance will be assessed.  NOTE: Please be certain to read the entire discussion assignment since in some cases there is more than one question you need to discuss, respond to, or address. Be sure that you have answered the entire question!

Paraphrase rather than use direct quotes and provide the page or paragraph number of the resource.  Review the Learn to Use APA so you understand how to cite and reference the eBook, which you are required to use to support the reasoning for what is presented in the discussion questions below.  Cite the source materials used.

Create one thread and post both initial responses in this one thread.

Initial Post For Each Discussion Question

This posting should be a minimum of one short paragraph and a maximum of two paragraphs. Word totals for this post should be in the 200–350-word range. Explain ‘why’ with supporting evidence and concepts from the course materials. Include in-text citations and associated references in a reference list.  Use of the course materials is required.

Discussion 1 – Motivation

In business, being able to motivate people to succeed is imperative to the success of the organization. This Inc. magazine article lists 17 ways great leaders motivate their people. 17 Ways Great Leaders Motivate Their People

For the purpose of this discussion, choose one of the following leaders and research who they are and what job they hold or held.

• Marc Benioff
• Ursula Burns
• Jeff Bezos
• Warren Buffett
• Brian Chesky
• Mary Barra
• Tim Cook

For Discussion

• In your initial post, discuss which one of the seventeen motivational traits mentioned in the article the selected leader possesses and why they are able to motivate their employees/followers.  Utilize the motivational theories.  Please DO NOT discuss your personal feelings pro/con regarding these individuals. You are analyzing why they are successful. [Sometimes, it is interesting to research someone you do not particularly like.]
• Provide an example (supported by research) of a time when this individual served as a motivator for others.
• Based on the course materials on motivation from this week [you must use the course materials in the response and not merely words], discuss a time that you were motivated by a person in a leadership position.  Explain what it was about the person that made him or her a motivator and explain what motivational theory best fits this motivator.

Discussion 2 – Are Interviews a Waste of Time?

• What can human resource managers do in order to make the interview process a more reliable indicator of an individual’s ability to be successful?
• Based on this week’s course materials, what types of interviews or alternatives to interviews would you recommend if you were a human resource manager? Is there something you would add to the hiring process to make it more reliable?
• If you have been interviewed for a job, what, if anything, did the interviewer do that you believe made the process more or less reliable?  Was there anything about the interview that did not align with the course materials?