Organizational Behavior Consultancy

HRM 821 (C22)
Closed
McMaster University Continuing Education
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Leadership Development Consultant
(0)
2
Timeline
  • September 23, 2018
    Program start
  • October 14, 2018
    Project Kick-Off
  • November 11, 2018
    Project Interim Report
  • December 23, 2018
    Program end
Program
1 projects wanted
Dates set by program
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Small to medium enterprise
Any industries

Program scope

Categories
Leadership Organizational structure
Skills
leadership communication research teamwork
Learner goals and capabilities

Effectively onboarding, engaging, managing, and retaining employees is critical to an organization's performance. In this assignment, organizational behaviour student-consultant groups will develop recommendations and an action plan to address a high-priority talent/leadership opportunity or initiative of your choosing and help drive success.

Learners

Learners
Any level
50 learners
Project
30 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Phase 1 – Project Plan: Students will meet with organization representative(s) to devise the project scope and prepare a detailed plan for completion of the project.

Phase 2 – Project Execution: Students will work on deliverables outlined in the project plan. Teams will periodically communicate with organization representative(s) as needed to complete project tasks.

Phase 3 - Outcome - Each student group will submit a written report that details the problem, suggests alternatives, and provides a recommended solution.

Project timeline
  • September 23, 2018
    Program start
  • October 14, 2018
    Project Kick-Off
  • November 11, 2018
    Project Interim Report
  • December 23, 2018
    Program end

Project Examples

Requirements

Sample student projects include, but are not limited to:

  • designing/redesigning an internal system or process related to employee onboarding/orientation, employee engagement, change management, talent management, or work/life balance.
  • developing/refining a balanced scorecard or performance appraisal process.
  • developing a plan to address employee retention levels.
  • developing a program to support the inclusion, engagement and retention of diverse employee (e.g., women, ethnic minorities, LGBT).

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this program:

  • Q1 - Checkbox
  • Q2 - Checkbox
  • Q3 - Checkbox
  • Q4 - Checkbox
  • Q5 - Checkbox