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health and wellness reflection

health and wellness reflection

Health and Wellness Program Analysis

Well-organized health and wellness programs have the capacity to improve employees’ generalized well-being. Consequently, the development of such initiatives is very common in organizations today, with HR professionals playing a key role in organizing and championing employee health and wellness.

Your assignment this week is to first watch the On-the-Job video of Stew Leonard’s health and wellness program that is located in the online Mind Tap content associated with this course. Watching this video will give you an excellent example of a company that has an exceptional health and wellness program. One of the reasons people want to work at Stew Leonard’s is its great benefits, but the company also emphasizes health and wellness with a variety of programs. For example, a healthcare center in the store is staffed by a registered nurse who answers employee questions. To control healthcare expenses, Stew Leonard’s invests in health and wellness, helps employees solve healthcare problems, and educates employees about healthcare costs. Because of the company’s efforts, 85% of its employees and their families are up to date on their physicals, an unusually high percentage. A wellness committee creates programs that encourage healthy activities. Stew Leonard’s has a director of safety and wellness, and each store has a safety committee that meets monthly. As an incentive, employees are rewarded with a pizza party if their store doesn’t have a safety incident in 30 days. When employees don’t have to worry about health and safety issues, they can focus on the customers.

After watching the video, identify another company that has an excellent health and wellness program and write a short, 2-page report on the company’s practices. You should focus specifically on the policies and approaches the company utilizes to enhance employee health and wellness.

To identify key information, look through reputable news outlets and business publications (online and/or print) for stories about your selected company’s health and wellness efforts. To better understand these approaches, you should be somewhat familiar with the company in terms of background, industry, operations, and/or culture.

The report should be approximately 2 single-spaced pages (12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins; page count does not include title page or bibliography). At least 5 credible sources (much more is preferable) should be cited that provide support for your assessment. The file submitted should be in Microsoft Word format

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Reality Based Leadership by Cy Wakeman

Reality Based Leadership by Cy Wakeman

Complete an analysis of the book Reality Based Leadership by Cy Wakeman.

Include the following in your analysis

1. In chapter one Cy addresses the issues reasons leadership seems so tough, focus and energy are being spent on what? When it should be spent on what?

2. What are your thoughts on her list of, “measuring your office’s freakout factor” Do you agree? Disagree? Explain

3. Cy speaks to the chain of events that leads from an event to its (albeit disappointing) results. List the chain events and very briefly explain

4. Would you rather be right or widely successful? Do you agree with Cy or disagree? Explain.

5. Explain lead first manage second, reference Cy from this chapter.

6. What does Cy mean when she talks about playing favorites – Work with the Willing.

7. What are the three stages Cy speaks to regarding change?

8. What are the three core competencies that make people bullet-proof? Briefly explain

9. What are the three common mistakes to avoid?

10. What are the limiting beliefs Cy mentions? Briefly explain

11. What is Cy referencing when she speaks to ambiguity?

12. Complete the assessment on Appendix 2. Be honest with yourself when answering the questions. Then write a brief paragraphs of what you learned about yourself and how you might use this information.

Last paragraph, what did you like about the book and what did you not agree with. It is ok to disagree with an author, remember this is just one opinion and I want you to use this information to further develop your own views and thoughts. If you quote from the book be sure to properly site. I want to hear your words not complete quotes from the book.

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Economics of Education

Economics of Education

Hello, Attached are the five Peer reviewed Journal Articles related to Economics of Education.

Please review the articles and summarize each article with 150 words each.

•Write a concise summary – in your own words, no copying – of no less than 150 words for each assigned article that complies with the following:

•the authority or background of the author, including why we should trust the source of the material,

•summarize the information presented in the journal article

•Possible shortcomings or biases of the work

•What you found most interesting in this work.

•Do not use words that relate to you personally such as “I”, others “you”, or reference your personal opinion

•Remember that these articles have been peer reviewed by others in the field.

• The article presented first should be based upon alphabetical order of the article title.

 

I.          “Christian ministry and theological education as instruments for economic survival in Africa” Article Summary

II.          “Education as a Vehicle for Socio-Economic Change in Kenya” Article Summary

III.          “Higher education, collaboration, and a new economics” Article Summary

IV.          “Promoting low socio-economic participation in higher education: A comparison of area-based and individual measures” Article Summary

V.          “Theological education and economic revitalization: Creating sustainable organizations through authentic engagement” Article Summary

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Tittle: emerging terrorist threat

Tittle: emerging terrorist threat
Choose Topic: Psychology
Select number of pages: 1
Question Description: In this discussion, you will identify an emerging terrorist threat and begin to explore the different ways in which it may evolve. Begin by researching a current news article on an emerging terrorist threat. Use this article as the basis for your initial post. In your initial post, briefly summarize the article focusing on the emerging terrorist threat. Then, present a minimum of three alternative futures related to how this threat may evolve over time.

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ART I: Essay Questions (20 points each) Instructions: Answer any two of the following four questions. Each essay should include citations from course or independent materials. Failing to provide this information will lower your grade. Each answer should

ART I: Essay Questions (20 points each) Instructions: Answer any two of the following four questions. Each essay should include citations from course or independent materials. Failing to provide this information will lower your grade. Each answer should

ART I: Essay Questions (20 points each)

Instructions: Answer any two of the following four questions. Each essay should include citations from course or independent materials. Failing to provide this information will lower your grade. Each answer should be 2 – 3 pages in length. Please identify which questions you are answering.

Essay #1: Moral Exemplar

Describe a public sector moral exemplar in your own life. Why do you consider this individual to be a moral exemplar? Use Cooper’s discussion of exemplary public administrators to guide your answer.

Essay #2: Organizational Ethics

What do research findings say about the power of organizations to influence employee’s ethical decision making? How can organizations structure themselves to overcome these challenges? How can an organization promote ethical behavior? How can individuals encourage organizations to be places where ethical analysis drives behavior? Besides modeling, what can one person do?

Essay #3: Applied Ethics: Vermont State Code of Ethics

The State of Vermont does not have a Code of Ethics. The state recently organized the Vermont State Ethics Commission to create a Code of Ethics and is seeking public input on a draft code of ethics for elected and public officials. Unless you are a Vermont resident, it would not be appropriate to submit your input. However, it is interesting to see how these things develop. Take a look at the draft at the link below (about 7 pages long). Do you think the draft is sufficient? Is it thorough enough? What are its best points? What areas could be improved? Other suggestions?

https://ethicscommission.vermont.gov/sites/ethics/…blic%20Comment%20July%2010%202020.docx

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For more information on the Vermont State Ethics

Essay #4: Internal and External Factors

Practicing ethical public administration entails many different behaviors both internally (within the organization) and externally (outside the organization). Elaborate on the ways that these internal and external factors impact ethical behavior. What steps that have been taken to curtail unethical behavior.

PART II: Case Study (15 points)

Instructions: Chose from one of the cases in the O’Leary book: Chapter 4, Chapter 5, or Chapter 6). Identify an ethical issue with this case study. Consider the competing obligations and responsibilities that these individuals faced and how they determined whether their actions were right. Think about the impact of guerrilla government on the political appointees, organization, and public policy. Your response should be about 2 – 3 pages long, identify the case study you chose, include a description of the ethical issue(s), an explanation of why you think the career employees were motivated to use guerilla tactics as a solution despite the risks to their careers, and whether their choice of guerilla action. Explain how these actions affected the organization and public policy. Conclude with an evaluation of the potential lessons for public administrators and the importance of these lessons. Include at least two citations beyond the O’Leary book to

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