Professional Development Program Proposal

PREPARATION Continue with the same organization you selected in Assignment 1. Imagine that the CEO has charged you, the task force leader, with researching emotional intelligence (EI) in order to propose a professional development program.

Your proposal should detail how a new incentive program, based on an EI management approach, will foster teamwork, strengthen interpersonal relationships, enhance communication, and increase overall performance. You need to help the CEO gain approval for this initiative. Your program’s proposal must include supporting research concerning how motivational strategies enhance job satisfaction and team output.

ASSIGNMENT 2

INSTRUCTIONS Create a proposal (five to seven pages recommended) that includes the following components:

 1. Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Motivation:   Which of the EI building blocks would impact management’s ability to enhance employee performance and job satisfaction? Based on your       research on motivational theory, describe how your task force would  utilize positive or negative reinforcement to influence the members of  the organization and resolve the issue. Provide examples to support your solution. 

2. EI and Social Skills and Decision Making:  Explain how the core concepts of emotional intelligence would enhance the social skills and the decision-making efficacy of the management team. 

3. Effective Teams:  Describe the core attributes of an effective team and the strategies you would implement to develop team dynamics that will benefit the organization.

4. Reward Systems:  Create an effective reward system for this organization. Determine the        strategies you would incorporate to motivate your employees and influence behavior. 

5. Executive Summary:  Prepare a one-page executive summary that you will present to the        CEO in an upcoming executive meeting.

Note: An executive is a condensed version of your full report. It should summarize briefly all the main points in concise paragraphs. It should be written clearly and should use language appropriate for the audience.

PROFESSIONAL AND APA FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS Your assignment must follow these general APA formatting requirements:

·         Be typed (five to seven pages recommended, excluding cover and reference pages)

·         double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12) with one-inch margins on all sides   

·         Include a References List    

·         Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date

·         Include in-text citations following APA style, using attributive tags and signal verbs    

·         Cite at least two credible sources