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Scenario You are a newly appoin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inted middle manager, leadin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing a department in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in a medium sized company. You have responsibility for managin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing performance, recruitin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing and developin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the team and in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">individuals, managin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing data and in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information, and meetin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing stakeholders’ needs. Assignment Task 1: Construct a personal development plan in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in chart or table format for a middle manager, takin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">into account both potential short and longer term development needs. Ensure you have a range of 6-8 development objectives written in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in lin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine with SMART criteria. You should be plannin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing to meet the objectives usin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing at least 4 different development methods. The expected outcomes in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in terms of what the manager should be able to do better as a result should also be made evident in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the plan. Explain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the rationale for development plannin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing at this level, highlightin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the benefits for both the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">individual and the organisation. Guidelin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine word count: 500 - 550 words Assignment Task 2: Explain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in what is meant by management style. Usin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing one example of a style from management theory, describe the potential impact this style could have on a manager’s relationship with the team, colleagues and staff in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in other departments, and other stakeholders. How might this style assist or disadvantage the manager’s dealin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ings with others? Guidelin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine word count: 350 - 400 words Assignment Task 3: Identify your organisation’s in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">internal and external stakeholders (or those of an organisation of your choice). Separate these in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">into primary and secondary stakeholders, explain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the difference between the two categories, and conduct an analysis of their key needs and expectations. Determin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine the key differences between data and in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information. Provide details of the sources of both qualitative and quantitative data and in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information on the stakeholders you have identified. You may produce this work in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in table or chart format if preferred. Draw up a timed plan to meet one of the stakeholder needs identified in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in your analysis. Ensure you in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">include full details of all the physical, human, fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inancial and technical resources required to deliver the product or service. Guidelin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine word count: 900 - 1,000 words Assignment Task 4: Identify the stages of both the recruitment and selection processes. Describe the prin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inciples that should be followed when the organisation has a vacancy situation. Identify the current legislation and the appropriate organisational policies and procedures which apply to the recruitment and selection process. Guidelin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine word count: 300 - 350 words Assignment Task 5: Determin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine three different methods by which you as the manager of the department might identify that the performance standards of a member of your department were becomin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing unacceptable. Explain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the process you would follow to raise the matter with the employee concerned and provide support for performance improvement. Guidelin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine word count: 350 - 400 words Assignment Task 6: Explain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in what is meant by the term staff welfare, and the range of factors covered by this subject. Describe the busin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">iness case for the adoption of high standards of welfare for your team by identifyin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the impact this can have on the achievement of departmental objectives. Where possible, use work based examples to illustrate your answer. Guidelin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine word count: 350 - 400 words