Week 1 Assignment 1 Imagine you work for a successful company and have been asked to be a guest speaker for an entry-level organizational behavior course at a local college. The goal of this presentation is to help the college students gain a basic understanding of organizational behavior and be able to speak to its importance in an organization. Create a 350- to 700-word handout, such as a chart or a fact sheet, you can hand out to students during your presentation. Ensure your presentation does the following: Defines organizational behavior. Describes how different components of organizational behavior are used within an organization. Identifies how the use of organizational behavior can lead to the success and failure of an organization. Cite any reputable references. Reputable references include trade or industry publications; government or agency websites; scholarly works; your textbook, Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Design in Health Care (2nd ed.); or other sources of similar quality. Format your references according to APA guidelines. Assignment 2 After a productive year with the medical waste management company, Justin has now been tasked with implementing a companywide policy change to require continuing education. Each employee will now be required to complete 2 hours of continuing education each year. Justin’s supervisor has asked for an analysis and plan for the implementation of this companywide change. This analysis will be presented to company leadership as a tool for understanding and implementing this change. Complete the Navigating Organizational Change worksheet. (see attached document) Week 2 Assignment 1 Justin has been recently hired as a manager at a medical waste management company. Since he is new to the company and has been assigned to work with a diverse group of employees, Justin’s supervisor asked him to develop an analysis and plan for working with his employee group. This task will help Justin understand his employees, anticipate possible employee interactions, and help him work through group conflict should it arise. Justin has selected to create a chart to catalog his analysis and plan. Complete the Navigating Employee Groups worksheet. (see attached document) Week 3 Assignment 1 At your current place of employment, you have worked to positively influence the company’s use of groups and teams. You and your colleagues have the opportunity to present your best practices and lessons learned at a national business leader’s conference. Create an 8- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed speaker notes. Your presentation should: Explain the difference between groups and teams as they are used in an organization. Explain how groups and teams can be used effectively in an organization. Identify the 5 phases of group development. List strategies and practices the company can implement to build and maintain team performance. Explain how this helps engage employees through the phases of group development. Note: As an alternative to a slide presentation with speaker notes, you may create a voice-over presentation using Microsoft® PowerPoint® or another program. Cite 2 reputable references to support your presentation (e.g., trade or industry publications; government or agency websites; scholarly works; your textbook, Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Design in Health Care (2nd ed.); or other sources of similar quality). Format your presentation according to APA guidelines. Include a title slide, detailed speaker notes, and a references slide. Week 4 Assignment 1 This assignment will help you research and understand what impact organizational structure and communication have on organizational behavior within an organization. As you complete this assignment, consider experiences you have had with organizational structure and communication. Write a 350- to 700-word paper that: Explains how organizational structure affects organizational behavior. Identifies how effective and ineffective application of structure impacts organizational behavior. Discusses how organizational communications can be used to support organizational behavior. Include effective and ineffective communication methods. Cite 2 reputable references used to complete your chart. Reputable references include trade or industry publications; government or agency websites; scholarly works; your textbook, Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Design in Health Care (2nd ed.); or other sources of similar quality. Format your paper according to APA guidelines.