Session 10: SUMMARY

Session 10 PPT Link

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Assignments:

First: Under Session 10 Summary page (this page) – please blog your takeaway you stated in class today.

1. Management and Operations Plan Draft
DUE IN CLASS THURS

http://welgwu.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/session-10-assmt-feasibility/

2. Read: (bios of speakers)
-         Ways women lead by Judy Rosener
-         Why can’t men lead like women by Appelbaum and Shapiro
-         Hot Mommas Project research blurb

http://welgwu.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/session-10-assmt-excersize/

3. Skill Building: Leadership Styles & Time Management

http://welgwu.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/session-10-assmt-skill-building/

4. Provide online feedback: Peer forum – Jennifer & Laura

http://welgwu.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/session-10-peer-forum/

5. Mentor Interview – first collection of interviews
Follow instructions from Session 9 to complete mentor interview.  (Sample included at following link). You have until April 9. Early turn ins accepted April 2. See interview sample (Part 1 of Mentor assmt) and project write up  sample at column, and imbedded in post below. Part 1 due 4/9, 2 due 4/30.

http://welgwu.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/session-9-assmt-mentor-assignment/

Session 10: Peer Forum

5. Provide online feedback: Peer forum

Act as a peer mentor / forum member / personal board. Read the following two cases and provide advice to each on this post as a comment before the next class. See GUIDELINES at bottom.

 

Jennifer

Laura

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REMINDER TO ALL WEL STUDENTS:

1. Place the words “Student case” before your tagline (www.HotMommasProject.org. Login and go to “my cases” and click “edit” if you have not done this. The tagline can be changed in step 3.)

2. If you do not want this case to come up in a search engine, or for other priacy reasons, REMOVE YOUR LAST NAME FROM YOUR CASE. This is up to you, but, please know this case is out there just like a blog.

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GUIDELINES FOR COMMENTING:

- If you have advice: Use “I” statements. Share experience, not advice. Your feedback should share similar experiences and what you did, not “you should” advice for the case protagonist. Share what you feel comfortable sharing.

- If you have comments in praise or how the case impacted you – feel free to share.

- Place the protagonist first name prior to your answer

- Type “WEL” in front of your first name in the name section of the comments form

- Give it some mental real estate

Peer cases for this week (recommendation – LOG IN FIRST):

Find on www.HotMommasProject.org case library or click on names below:
You can sort by “title” in the library which will order by author’s first name.

You will need to log in to see the entire case and benefit from the full features (appendix, discussion questions, Facebook links, etc.)

GW WEL Students: Type “WEL” followed by your first name in the name form. NOTE: If any information is confidential, let Prof Frey know and we will create a separate confidential blog.

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TO DO: PRESENTERS (i.e., Your case is being read/presented)

AFTER CLASS ON THURSDAY (all comments in), PLEASE REVIEW THE RESPONSES AND PREPARE A “PRESENTER SUMMARY” which is the following:

FORMAT: Title it “WEL – PRESENTER SUMMARY – YOUR FIRST NAME” All caps.

1. How did the forum’s (class) comments help you?

2. Any specific takeaways that stand-out?

3. Any action steps you will be taking as a result.?

Again, post it after class to ensure you are the LAST post.

Session 10 Assmt: Skill Building

3. Skill Building: Leadership Styles & Time Management

This assignment has two parts – blog comments here using “I” and “II”:

I. Leadership style “try on”

First, identify a “try on” leadership trait described in the two articles you read (see readings, #2). Type it out as the headline of your post. The trait can be a male or female trait as described in the two articles. Example: Trait of choice – “share power and information” as described on page 32 of “Why Can’t Men Lead Like Women?”

Explain the specific situation in which you tried on the behavior and your thoughts about how it went.

II. Time management – a different kind of leadership

a.       Pick a day of the week. In advance, write out your calendar for that day (hour by hour) for a 24 hour period.
b.     Pretend you need to “create” an extra hour in the day. How would you get that hour? What activities would you combine, eliminate, etc? Why?
c.       What if you needed to create 2 hours, 3 hour, 4 hours? How “ruthless” can you be with your time?

Session 10 Assmt: Reading

1. Read the following
 
ways-women-lead
Why Can’t Men Lead Like Women?
 
Hot Mommas Project Research – Part 1
http://business.gwu.edu/news/archive/2008/0829.cfm#hotmommas
 
2. Also Google our speakers
 
Susan Apgood of News Generation
Julie Silard Kantor of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Susan Jones of GW’s Small Business Law Clinic

Session 10 Assmt: Feasibility

Please see following sections, below, for your Management and Operations Draft.  Taken together, this section should be no more than 5 pages. DUE IN CLASS THURS.

management-and-operations-overview (notes on below)

Management Plan

Team and Structure

-         Management team and roles
-         List and backgrounds of advisors
-         List strategic alliances
-         Tip:  Present team member bio.
-         Tip: Project needs for staff in the future.
-         Tip: What function in the company will they be handling?

Operational Plan (again, see notes for explanation of below)

Business location

-         Tip: List advantages

Product/Service Plan

-         Detailed description of product/service
-         Supplier/Manufacturing/Inventory detail

Sales & Marketing Strategy

-         Product

• Example: Mature product
• Example: New/introductory product

-       Place

• Tip: Sales strategy

-       Price

• Internal/Cost perspective
• External/market perspective

-    Promotion

• Advertising
• Publicity
• Personal Selling