Part A - PowerPoint Presentation
Are you motivated to succeed in business? It is time to develop a mini business plan! Prepare a 15- to 17-slide PowerPoint presentation. The PowerPoint presentation will be a business venture you want to launch or be a part of. You can use the information in the required readings and information from other reliable sources. You may use the slide notes function to explain slide contents, if necessary.
Describe what you want to do (this is a strategic plan) (five slides).
- Identify the goal.
- Explain why the opportunity is promising.
- Make an estimate about how long you think this will take.
- Make a statement about the advantages of your business and the desire to pursue it (vision/mission statement).
- Distinguish strategic planning from other managerial actions within your strategic plan.
Describe why you will be successful (three slides).
- Your past performance (company history, if any; what you have done and are doing)
- Tools or services available (investors? services? local association?)
Describe what you need in order to do this (three slides).
- Capital
- Staff (organization chart); include why the staff you designated will best fit the plan
- Approvals/licenses?
Describe the products and services you plan to offer (one slide).
Identify management (three slides).
- You? Other owners/officers? Board members? Consultants? Attorneys? Describe why these choices best fit the plan.
Evaluate the role of strategic planning within the decisions you will be making for the company.
Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Part B - Case Study
Review the motivational ideas or theories addressed in the readings for Unit III. Using yourself as an example, do you feel that one or more of the ideas or theories are particularly effective in motivating you, or is there a better way you can be motivated?
Provide an example of a situation in which a leader used one of these theories to successfully motivate you.
Next, provide an example of a situation where an attempted motivational tool did not work.
What was it about the second example that did not work? Explain your answer.
Your case study submission must be at least three pages in length, not including the title and reference pages. You are required to use at least one outside source to support your explanation. Your case study should be formatted in accordance with APA style.