Week 4 - Discussion 1 Elevator Speech

An elevator speech is an excellent way to convey your skills while networking and seeking employment. Typically, an elevator speech is a one-minute summary of who you are, why you are qualified, and what you have to offer the organization or industry. A brief sales pitch will ensure that you are prepared to discuss your career goals whenever the opportunity presents itself. Some examples of where you could use your elevator speech are at a networking event, during a job interview, or in a social setting. 

Watch The Elevator Pitch (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Career Spots video (3:25 minutes) as an example.

The role of HR is to help make business successful through great people and people management.  In an elevator speech, elaborate on the key skills required to be an effective human resource professional, as well as some of the challenges in acquiring those skills. Utilize one of the following options to record your elevator speech and share it with your classmates.    

·         Voki (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

·         iTalk (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

·         PowerPoint

·         YouTube (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Once you have completed your recording, share your pitch with the class by copying and pasting the link, or attaching the PowerPoint document for your presentation into the body of your initial post. If you are having trouble recording your elevator speech, please contact your instructor. 

Review at least two of your peers’ elevator speeches and comment on how well they presented the following information:

·         Who they are

·         Why they are qualified

·         What skills they have to offer the organization or industry

·         What challenges they face in acquiring those skills.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 4 - Discussion 2 No Boundaries

Mergers, globalization, and the desire to bring the right people together to work on the right projects are just some reasons employees are increasingly likely to be required to work beyond their own departmental or organizational boundaries. Discuss the challenges of working across boundaries and how human resources can prepare employees to thrive in a boundary-less organization. Your original response to this discussion question should be 150-200 words.  

 

 

 

 

 

Week 5 - Discussion 1 Role of Culture

An organization’s culture can be a debilitating impediment to the development and implementation of its strategic plan. Consider the role of organizational culture as described by Mindy Grossman in the video, “HSNi’s Mindy Grossman: Agile is the New Smart (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..”  What is HR’s role in ensuring creation and sustainability of the type of climate that CEO Grossman is speaking of within her organization? Your original response to this discussion question should be 150-200 words.

 

 

 

 

 

Week 5 - Discussion 2Knowledge Management

Given the rate of technological change and global market pressures, there is considerable change and uncertainty in many organizations.  Organizational value is determined more by knowledge (intellectual capital) rather than the traditional factors of productions (land, labor and capital).  Review the concept of knowledge management and how human resources can create the conditions for the effective sharing of knowledge within and throughout the organization. Your original response to this discussion question should be 150-200 words.