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Theory and Practice of Military Leadership Styles

Theory and Practice of Military Leadership Styles

Describe how leaders function in a complex global environment (CO4 & 5) As the world becomes more and more connected, the challenge of providing effective leadership increases.

A global environment requires leaders to influence subordinates and superiors, from different organizations and cultures, nation-states, and socio-political entities across borders and oceans.

In the U.S. Army culture, there is a belief that leaders lead from the front—that is, they lead by direct example. However, leading at the strategic level oftentimes poses challenges that preclude leading from the front.

In particular, the ability to influence a diverse force which operates over a vast geographical area forces leaders to find alternative ways to “lead from the front”.

Leading from the front takes on a new meaning in the 21st Century.

Pathophysiology Expected Symptoms Assessment Nursing Diagnosis Medications Patient Safety

Pathophysiology Expected Symptoms Assessment Nursing Diagnosis Medications Patient Safety

Required Elements Points Possible Points Received Comments
Pathophysiology: Admitting diagnosis and primary diagnosis of concern.  Is this diagnosis pertinent to course content? Did the student give a definition based on the textbook? 5    
Expected Symptoms:  Were actual and potential symptoms listed and pertinent to this disorder? 5    
Assessment:

Targeted Physical Assessment: Were pertinent symptoms related to disorder identified? Were specific things listed that the student would assess for?

System Assessment Findings:  Was a system specific targeted to diagnosis assessment listed?

General Survey:  Was a general survey documented and covered all areas? (Head to Toe)

 10    
3 Nursing Diagnosis, meaningful to this patient.  Not more than one “at risk for”. Used Maslow’s Hierarchy & NANDA 10    
Interventions: 3 for each of the three Nursing Diagnosis based on NANDA 10    
Outcomes must be measurable.  Take off points if student uses “by end of shift” NANDA 5    
Medications:  Were the medications listed, stating dose, timing, and purpose.  Were nursing considerations listed? Cite drug book 10    
Lab Tests and Treatments:  Were lab values listed pertinent to patient’s diagnosis?  Did student list the actual value and normal range and state why they were abnormal?  Were the signs and symptoms listed appropriate to the abnormal lab value *If no labs have been drawn recently, student should say what labs should be drawn for the patients diagnosis. Cite Lab book or textbook 5    
Resources:  Did student list who should be involved in the patient care, how interdisciplinary teamwork and collaboration promoted patient care and affect the outcome of care?  Did student state how this was communicated? 5    
Interesting aspects of care:  Did student identify what they felt was the most interesting aspect of this patient related to their diagnosis and care?  Why they chose this patient as their case study? 5    
Patient Safety: Did the student describe factors that create a culture of safety.  How were observations or concerns related to patient safety communicated to families and the health care team?  Discuss any potential and/or actual impact of National Patient Safety Goals, initiatives and regulations related to your patient and the care setting of your clinical rotation. 5    
Teaching plan/Demonstration: Was the teaching plan specific to the patient’s diagnosis, patient-centered, and an appropriate choice to the course level student is currently in. 5    
Verbal Report Given:  Did the student give a thorough verbal report. 5

 

    
Presentation & Professionalism:  Did student speak clearly, obtain eye contact with the audience? 5    
APA Formatting 10    
Total Grade 100   Final Score:
 

 

      

Case Study/Care Plan Grading Rubric 2018

Case Study of Costco

Case Study of Costco

Individual Case Study Part 1 Instructions

Complete a case study of Costco (COST).

A formal, in-depth case study analysis requires you to utilize the entire strategic management process. Assume you are a consult asked by  Costco to analyze its external/internal environment and make strategic recommendations. You must include exhibits to support your analysis and recommendations.

Part 1 Instructions:

  • A total of 6 pages of text plus the exhibits
  • You MUST include (2 pages) exhibits to support your analysis and recommendations.

** (TOTAL OF 8 PAGES FOR PART 1- not including abstract)**

  • Use 7 Scholarly References – Have references for Part 1 separated from Part 2
  • Matrices, which must be exhibits/attachments in the appendix and not part of the body of the analysis (The Strategy Club has excellent templates/examples for exhibits and matrices: http://strategyclub.com/free-student-template/)

Content of Case study part 1: (Case study content, text must follow this order with current APA level headings for each component):

  1. Existing mission, objectives, and strategies
  2. A new mission statement (include the number of the component in parenthesis before addressing that component)
    Great mission statements address these 9 components:
  • Customers: Who are the firm’s customers?
  • Products or services: What are the firm’s major products or services?
  • Markets: Geographically, where does the firm compete?
  • Technology: Is the firm technologically current?
  • Concern for survival, growth, and profitability: Is the firm committed to growth and financial soundness?
  • Philosophy: What are the basic beliefs, values, aspirations, and ethical priorities of the firm?
  • Self-concept: What is the firm’s distinctive competence or major competitive advantage?
  • Concern for public image: Is the firm responsive to social, community, and environmental concerns?
  • Concern for employees: Are employees a valuable asset of the firm?
  1. Analysis of the firm’s existing business model
  2. SWOT Analysis (comes from researching the firm, industry, and competitors)
    It is important to know the difference between causes and effects in the SWOT analysis. Causes are important, not effects. Once the SWOT Analysis is created, each group needs to construct the SWOT Bivariate Strategy Matrix.
    Deliverables for this section include:

    1. SWOT Analysis
    2. Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) Matrix
    3. External Factor Evaluation (EFE) Matrix
    4. SWOT Bivariate Strategy Matrix
  3. Historical Financial Statements (Income Statement (I/S), Balance Sheet (B/S) and Statement of Cash Flows) from the 3 most current years for the firm
    The financial statements must include horizontal and vertical analysis between years.
  4. Ratios from the most current and available 3 years with deltas and analysis

Submit this assignment by 11:59 pm (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 5.

Individual Case Study Part 2 Instructions

**(TOTAL OF 8 PAGES FOR PART 2)**

Complete this Part 2 of the case study following Part 1 of  Costco (COST).

Part 2 instructions:

  • A total of 6 pages of text plus the exhibits.
  • You MUST include (2 pages) exhibits to support your analysis and recommendations.

**(TOTAL OF 8 PAGES FOR PART 2- a conclusion )**

  • Use 7 Scholarly references- have references for Part 2 separated from Part 1
  • Matrices, which must be exhibits/attachments in the appendix and not part of the body of the analysis (The Strategy Club has excellent templates/examples for exhibits and matrices: http://strategyclub.com/free-student-template/)

Content of Case study part 2: (Case study content; text must follow this order with current APA level headings for each component):

  1. Executive Summary
  2. BCG Matrix (follow the Strategy Club’s template, not the textbook’s format)
  3. Competitive forces, Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM), and competitor’s ratios
    Deliverables for this section include:

    1. Competitive forces analysis
    2. CPM and analysis
    3. Competitor’s ratios and analyis
  4. Alternative strategies (giving advantages and alternatives for each)
  5. Pro-Forma Financial Statements (I/S, B/S and Statement of Cash Flows) with deltas out 3 years and analysis
    Each year must have 2 columns: 1 with your strategy and 1 without your strategy.

    1. Include Pro-Forma ratios for the first year out with deltas contrasting from the most current year’s ratios.
  6. Net Present Value analysis of proposed strategy’s new cash flow and EPS/EBIT analysis
    NOTE: To construct the first cash flow (cf1) at the very minimum, the new revenue from your strategy(s) must be discounted back to the present value by calculating EBIT and that figure will be your cfn for each year. cf0 (initial cost of your strategy), cf1 (discounted cash flow first year), r (opportunity cost of capital, the rate of the next best alternative use of cash/debt/equity resources).
  7. Specific recommended strategy and long term objectives
    Explain why you chose the strategy, and discuss how much the strategy will cost to implement and how much new revenue your strategy will create. Include your action timetable agenda for accomplishing your strategy.
  8. Proposed new business model