SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: BUILDING THE ORGANIZATION
Using the topic areas and readings in the course, you will develop an organization which will formulate and describe its own service or product, leadership, vision, mission, goals, structure, culture, motivation and reward system.
Vision, Mission and Goals
You are to conduct research to find 3-5 articles on relevant vision, mission, goals and values, statements from similar organizations
Statement of Values
You should develop the statement of values for the organization based on the organization’s vision and mission
Leadership
You are 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.
Total length & format of paper: approximately 2 pages (plus or minus), single-spaced in 12 pt. Times Roman font, and 1” margins.