I would like all sections except the organizational context (for obvious reason that you would not know what my business is). The incident should be based on delivering feedback poorly to a staff member who reacts aggressively to me and storms off. Everything else in the attachments should allow you to apply the relevant concepts. Please limit it
to 3 units concepts only!!

Assessment 2
The purpose of this assessment is to give you the opportunity to apply the concepts learned in this course
to your own organisational life. Specifcally,

1. you will analyse a specifc incident that you (or someone you observed) could have handled more effectively,
2. explain the organisational context within which the incident happened, and
3. logically derive from your analysis specifc actions you will take to improve your management practice
next time you encounter a similar event. You should aim to draw on concepts from two to three Units of the course in
your organisational action learning review (OALR).

Task Name: Organisational action learning review (OALR)

Due Date: Friday, Week 12 by 3:00pm Sydney time, submitted via Moodle
Weighting: 40%
Individual / Group: Individual
Length: 7 pages (1 page Executive Summary + 6 pages of Text)
Format
Written Report
Details
The purpose of this assessment is to give you the opportunity to apply the concepts learned in this course
to your own organisational life. Specifcally,
1. you will analyse a specifc incident that you (or someone you observed) could have handled more
effectively,
2. explain the organisational context within which the incident happened, and
3. logically derive from your analysis specifc actions you will take to improve your management practice
next time you encounter a similar event.
You should aim to draw on concepts from two to three Units of the course in
your organisational action learning review (OALR).
Please present each ALR under the following four headings: Specifc incident: Provide a very brief description of a specifc incident that you (or someone you have observed) could have handled more effectively. Be clear about what was said and done, but don’t get lost in the detail of the event. Include only as much detail as is necessary to
create a platform for the analysis in the next section of your ALR.
Suggested length: Approximately 2−3 sentences
Organisational Context: Conduct an analysis of the organisational context.

Drawing on relevant data,
describe the external and internal environment of the organisation. This may include an analysis of the
changes in the PESTEL characteristics that have an impact on the way the organisation and employees
within are behaving (Unit 3), a careful articulation and analysis of the strategy (Unit 3), structure (Unit 3),
culture (Unit 4), and various policies and systems (Units 9, 10, or 11) of
the organisation. Grades will not
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be given for using lots of different ideas/concepts, but for presenting a
tight and well-argued analysis of
the organisational context. As such, you should draw on relevant data in
order to justify your diagnosis.
This data could be from public records, any company documents you have
access to, observations of the
organisation, and/or interviews with managers.
Suggested length: Approximately 2 pages
Analysis: Explicitly draw upon relevant course concepts to illuminate why
you (or another) did not think
and act as effectively as you might have. Do not provide defnitions for
concepts. Instead, demonstrate
your understanding of relevant concepts by the way you apply them to analyse
how the event was
handled.
Suggested length: Approximately 2 pages
Improvement planning: Logically derive from your analysis some specifc, conceptually driven actions that
you, personally, will take to manage similar situations more effectively. State how you would evaluate your
effectiveness at applying the steps or initiatives you identify. Describe any obstacles that are likely to
occur (e.g. emotions, lack of time, insuffcient resources, unsupportive colleagues) and how you will address them.
Suggested length: Approximately 2-2.5 pages
Guidelines:
The best OALRs are produced in accordance with the following guidelines:
• Focus on a specifc incident. Without a clearly focused beginning, it’s virtually impossible to produce an
adequately focused analysis and improvement planning section. ALRs with incidents described in any
more than four to fve lines rarely, if ever, have suffcient focus to be of high quality.
• Focus on concepts. In your analysis section especially and throughout the report, demonstrate your
understanding of every concept you use by showing: (i) exactly what the concept reveals about why you
did not act as effectively as you might have; and (ii) in your improvement planning section, precisely what
you will do (not just remember or keep in mind) to apply the concept to act more effectively in future.
•     Try to focus on you! Strong ALRs focus on events that you, rather than other people, could have
handled better. While it may be relevant to analyse the actions and reactions of others in the situation,
focus as much as possible on how you contributed to the challenges you encountered (including ways
you might not have brought out the best in others). Also provide concrete plans about how you will act
more constructively next time you encounter a similar predicament.
•     Make your improvement planning section SMARTER+ (Unit 4).
•     In ensuring that your improvement plan is SMARTER+, avoid indicating
this in the form: ‘My plan is
specifc because …’ Your plan will be SMARTER+ if it makes explicit
precisely what you plan to do, when,
etc.
•     Be coherent, succinct, and logical. Your review should have a coherent argument or set of points
presented within the length limit.
•     Be sure the recommendations in your improvement planning section logically follow from your
analysis. Similarly, the issues raised in your analysis should all be addressed by specifc steps in your
improvement plan.
Thus:
•     Avoid detailed descriptions and narratives that contain minimal application of relevant concepts.
•     Avoid using the ALR as a place to explore your feelings about work.
This kind of exploration is a usefulexercise that you can do at another time.
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•     Whenever you use a course concept to make a point, provide enough descriptive detail or concrete
evidence to show that you understand the concept and that it applies in the way you claim.
•     Avoid listing multiple concepts within a sentence. Only use a concept when applying it to make an
analytical point about the event or about an improvement step. If concepts are presented adjacently, they
are typically just being listed rather than applied in an adequately evidence-based manner.
An overarching principle to keep in mind is that because good management is evidence-based (see Unit
2), it is important to provide evidence for the statements you make in all
assignments.