A common way that class-based bias plays out is in hiring. Many companies use some form of “culture fit” criteria to judge whether a candidate would fit in their organization. Respond to the following questions:

How would you define your organization’s culture?
What type of candidate are you looking for that would be a good cultural fit in your organization?
Based on the previous questions, how does your organization practice inclusive hiring?

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For this critical thinking assignment, you will conduct research on what it means to create a strengths-based organizational culture. Please begin by reviewing the information located in the required readings:

Gallup, I. (2020, May 20). How to create a strengths-based company culture. https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/290903/how-to-create-strengths-based-company-culture.aspx (Links to an external site.)

Based on your research, write an essay that addresses the four points listed below.

What are key elements that need to exist in a strength based organizational culture?
What strategies are companies using to create a strength based organizational culture?
What are the differences between a strengths-based organizational culture and one that is not?
What is the role of a leader in creating a strength based organizational culture?
Keep in mind this is academic writing. It should be written in third person and should not include unsubstantiated opinions, but rather facts and theories.

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Issues and disagreements between management and employees lead to formation of labor unions. Over the decades, the role of labor unions has been interpreted in various ways by employees across the globe.

What are some of the reasons employees join labor unions?
Did you ever belong to a labor union? ( no never been in an union) If you did, do you think union membership benefited you?
If you’ve never belonged to a union, do you think it would have benefited you in your current or past employment? Why or why not?

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Explain the impact of effective communication skills on employee behavior by comparing two leaders with whom you are familiar in either your personal or professional life. Alternatively, you may choose two leaders whom you have researched.

Describe in general how these two leaders affect employee behavior through the use of communication skills.
Briefly explain the many forms of communication used by top leaders in the modern organization to communicate and influence the organization.
Do these leaders use multiple forms of communication in the organization, and how does that affect the behavior of others?
Based on what you have learned in the module, do you find the leadership style of each leader as more autocratic or participative? How is this style demonstrated in their communication? Are there times when one style is more effective than the other? Explain.
Support your discussion with examples and at least one scholarly article.

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