Personal Leadership Training Plan: Final In Units II, IV, V, and VI, you  designed PowerPoint presentations on different elements of your Personal  Leadership Training Plan. Now, you will put all of the sections  together into one PowerPoint presentation. Make revisions to your  previous sections based upon your feedback from your instructor.  Additionally, you will add a description of a company or leader you  admire and […]

Case Study 14.1—New Jersey Kills Hudson River Tunnel ProjectThis case illustrates the challenges in making an early termination decision.  Often, particularly in the case of public projects, there is a real difficulty in stopping a project once it has gotten “on the books.”  As a result, projects with huge cost overruns, like Boston’s “Big Dig” are allowed to continue almost indefinitely.  New Jersey Governor Chris […]

You are the director of operations for your company, and your vice president wants to expand production by adding new and more expensive fabrication machines. You are directed to build a business case for implementing this program of capacity expansion. Assume the company’s weighted average cost of capital is 13%, the after-tax cost of debt is 7%, preferred stock is 10.5%, and common equity is […]

In earlier topics, you explored the tenet of conscious leadership and the influence of self-awareness on your leadership style. You established that a clear understanding of your abilities, motivation, and goals provides a firm foundation for leading others. Leadership studies demonstrate that the most effective leaders know how to draw upon self-leadership skills to in turn motivate and lead others to expand their strengths to […]

Your facility has the following payer mix:  40% commercial insurances   25% Medicare insurance   15% Medicaid insurance   15% liability insurance   5% all others including self-pay      Write a 3-4 page report that addresses the following requirements:   Assume that for the time in question you have 2000 cases in the proportions above. (What are the proportions of the total cases for each payer?)      The average Medicare rate for […]

After completing the lecture and reading assignments, compose a well-written response paper to the following question: The ratio of physicians to population continues to increase beyond estimated needs. An oversupply of physicians in many urban regions contrasts with continuing problems of access in rural and inner city areas. Discuss why you believe the maldistribution of physicians persists in spite of the number of physicians graduated? […]

Research questions are a critical component in the doctoral research process.  Research questions stem directly from the problem statement and are broad questions that should state the specific issue or problem begin addressed in the study.  Research questions also guide the choice in methodology.  Research questions are the questions that researchers seek to answer by addressing the specific components within the problem statement and should […]

prepare a maximum 40 slide  professional PowerPoint deck that explains advanced project management  practices, illustrates experiences/applications of such practices, and  provides an overview of best practices and insights that you learned  from class materials and experiences. The intended audience of this  presentation is a CEO/CIO panel that is considering adopting new project  management approaches to create more value from information systems  development projects. You have […]

Your first discussion is both an opportunity to meet your peers in class and a reflection on your own leadership approach. Reflection is an important part of learning, especially at the start of a course, to consider past experience and situate it in terms of new knowledge. This discussion will challenge you to reflect on your current leadership style and your rationale for using that […]

Cindy’s boss has been assigned the task of measuring employee morale in the company where they work. Cindy’s boss is too busy to create this report; therefore, Cindy’s boss has directed Cindy to complete it.  Cindy developed a survey, had employees complete it, reviewed the findings, and presented her final findings in a report. Later, Cindy showed the report to her immediate boss. Her immediate […]