BUILDING THE ORGANIZATION

Using the topic areas and readings in the course, the team will develop an organization which will formulate and describe its own service or product, leadership, vision, mission, goals, structure, culture, motivation and reward system. The team will visit an organization that is similar to their choice. Vision, Mission and Goals This team is to conduct research to find 3-5 articles on relevant vision, mission, goals and values, statements from similar organizations Statement of Values The team should develop the statement of values for the organization based on the organization’s vision and mission Leadership The team is to conduct research to find 3-5 articles on relevant leadership philosophy/style from similar organizations Leadership Style Identify and describe the type of leadership that is most appropriate for your organization -e.g. transformational, servant, democratic, leader member exchange, a combination of two or types. Explain why it is the best type of leadership for your organization. Also identify the type of senior leadership design that is most appropriate for your organization, (e.g., CEO, senior team, council of presidents, and so on); and decide whether you will have a Board of Directors, and if so, why Organizational Structure & Decision Making Design and describe the most appropriate structure for the whole organization. Develop an organization chart and explain how it will be organized and work to achieve the organization’s mission/or purpose using this structure. Include a description of: • Work specialization • Departmentalization • Centralization and decentralization • Formalization • the organization’s model for decision making authority • communication flow and information sharing • reporting relationships On the organization chart identify the titles or organizational designations of people in the organization; and describe their roles and responsibilities, required knowledge, skills and interpersonal capabilities. [Remember these factors should be described for leaders, team leaders/managers, and team members/employees]. Where and how do these roles and responsibilities fit into the organizational structure? Describe how this structure facilitates and enhances: • leadership of the organization • leader-member relationships • movement toward the vision and support of the values • achievement of the mission and goals of the organization. Organizational Culture Using the previous agreed upon values, develop the organizations culture as it applies in the following areas: • hiring and job training • internal communications • inclusion • customer relations • Innovation and risk taking • Attention to detail • Outcome orientation • People orientation • Team orientation • Aggressiveness • physical work space, if need be, develop a sample of the work space • organizational symbols - this includes developing slogan and logo designs • any other areas that you deem critical Identify the roles and responsibilities of the leadership and organizational members in the implementation and preservation of the culture you have developed above. Motivation and Rewards System Explain how the established organization motivate and rewards its members’ performance          

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