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INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVES PREMISE BIOS CONCEPTS EXECUTION MILESTONES CHARACTER PROFILES PLOT DEVELOPMENT EPISODE DEVELOPMENT GENERAL CONCLUSIONS REFLECTIONS RECOMMENDATIONS INSPIRATION OUR THANKS CITATIONS & TOOLS
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INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT
FingerPuppetTV Show! risefallmrbossy.wix.com/show
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OBJECTIVES Why we did it and how you will benefit!
Approach • To explain the Concepts: •Learned the terms in the principles of management class. •Create a TV show with a format that is friendly and easy to understand.
Mission why?
• We used animated and how? voice-acted characters to demonstrate concepts from the class. • Our TV show uses relatable characters, using: • Comedic cutaways • Drama • Escalating conflicts
• The target market for our show is college students enrolled in a Management course. They: •Will learn some of the major concepts in the course in an entertaining way, •Learn some new concepts to apply to their jobs or organizations.
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PREMISE
“In a highly acclaimed company, a manager hungers to proclaim his Position Power amiss of Personal Power. However, a new leader, Mr. Wright, with strong management skills uses his power effectively against the corrupted, powerful Mr. Bossy.� Back to Contents
Bios: Meet our Team L. Samuel Rodriguez is a
motivated individual who is always striving towards quality. He takes pride in everything he creates. After finishing his journey in the military, he found passion writing fiction as a hobby. He enjoys reading books to learn writing techniques, but he has an associate's degree in accounting and is currently seeking for a bachelor's degree in finance to further strengthen his corporate finance comprehension. He plans to obtain a MBA/Computer Science and PhD in management.
Adam Kress is a professional web
designer/developer working in the online newspaper publishing world for about 10 years. He graduated from USF St. Petersburg in 2012 with a Bachelor’s in Psychology. His plans moving forward are to earn an MBA with an IT focus and transition into the position of IT Manager. His hobbies include music theory and composition, learning instruments (the piano currently), and all things technology.
Jessica Dillon is an accounting
professional working in USF’s college of health. She enjoys creative writing and learning to play the guitar in her free time, as well as kayaking, hiking and traveling. She has been to Dublin, Ireland and London, England, and would love to travel to South America and Asia. Although she is pursuing a degree in Accounting, her true love is for expressing herself in writing and exploring other cultures. She would love to one day publish a book and hopefully have a career that will support her wanderlust.
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CONCEPTS
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CONCEPTS(cont)
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CONCEPTS(cont)
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HOW YOU EXECUTED THE SHOW AND PROJECT
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MILESTONES
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MILESTONES (cont.)
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CHARACTER PROFILES
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CHARACTER PROFILES (cont.)
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CHARACTER PROFILES (cont.)
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PLOT DEVELOPMENT In our plot development, we follow the simple plot logic of cause and effect.
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PLOT DEVELOPMENT (cont.) Episode 2:
Episode 3:
Mr. Bossy arrives. He has ambitions to make it to the top, and fast.
Mr. Bossy is promoted and begins to manipulate the human resources.
Creates an unfriendly work environment and undermines the founder’s work.
Now the founder’s job is at risk.
He hired Mr. Wright, who turns out to be a charismatic leader.
Mr. Wright decides to make a change.
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PLOT DEVELOPMENT (cont.) Episode 4:
Mr. Wright uncovers Mr. Bossy’s true intentions.
Episode 5:
Mr. Wright is constrained by the company’s limited budget.
Mr. Wright notice the cause of the low morale.
The team finds it hard to make the show with the same quality.
He then creates an informal organization and a whistleblower program.
He uses his leadership tactics to overcome this issue.
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PLOT DEVELOPMENT (cont.) Episode 6:
Mr. Wright gets his hands on the evidence to take out Mr. Bossy
The team to have more money and free themselves from Mr. Bossy.
Mr. Wright uses operational control to complete the show.
Episode 7:
While Mr. Wright goes to the SEC, LAZY decides to betray him.
This causes the team to face unpredictable changes.
Mr. Wright uses resistance to change techniques
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EPISODE DEVELOPMENTS Episode One The Retirement
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• In the retirement event, the Founder speaks about Mr. Truman’s Directing abilities , Effective Leadership skills , and Personal Power , all explained using flashback scenes. Click the icon to go to our YouTube Channel
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EPISODE DEVELOPMENTS EPISODE DEVELOPMENTS (cont.)
director’s commentary episode explains the deep connection between the concept and the show.
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Episode One The Retirement (Directors Commentary) • In the retirement event, the Founder speaks about Mr. Truman’s Directing abilities , Effective Leadership skills , and Personal Power , all explained using flashback scenes.
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EPISODE DEVELOPMENTS (cont.) Episode Two Rise of Bossy
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• It shows the negative environment that Mr. Bossy is bringing to the organization. One of the board of directors suggest to use Valid Selection Techniques . Then Mr. Bossy uses Martha’s Planning Skills and John’s Technical Skills to impress the board of directors and manages to use the influence Tactic of Pressure with Louis.
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EPISODE DEVELOPMENTS (cont.)
director’s commentary episode explains the deep connection between the concept and the show.
Episode Two Rise of Bossy
(Director’s Commentary)
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• It shows the negative environment that Mr. Bossy is bringing to the organization. One of the board of directors claims to use Valid Selection Techniques , which are ignored. Then Mr. Bossy uses Martha’s Planning Skills and John’s Technical Skills to impress the board of directors and manages to use the influence Tactic of Pressure with Louis.
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EPISODE DEVELOPMENTS (cont.) Episode Three True Arrival
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• A new senior manager arrives to the Centralized Organization . Mr. Wright personality shows charismatic leadership. The crew develop a Mission and Vision Statement that helps, and Mr. Wright get to use for the first time his Influence Tactic of Exchange .
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EPISODE DEVELOPMENTS (cont.) Episode Four Informality
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• An informal Organization is created to motivate the organization. Mr. Wright becomes skeptical about Mr. Bossy. The team does not have enough funds to create the same quality programming. Mr. Wright represents the team as a Liaison . And a Whistleblower program is created.
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EPISODE DEVELOPMENTS (cont.) Episode Five Rope Pulling
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There is a limited budget. So Mr. Wright has to influence the team to accomplish the goals. He uses Exchange and inspirational Appeal Tactics . He explain to the team Mr. Bossy’s Legitimate Power to not provide any incentives. And the low morale improves thanks to the informal organization.
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EPISODE DEVELOPMENTS (cont.) Episode Six Sneaking
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• Mr. Wright get his hands on important paperwork. Mr. Bossy confront him because of his success and tries to use the influence Tactic of Pressure. Mr. Wright explains Quality and set up a system with Pre-control , Concurrent control and Post-control , And Mr. Bossy makes an irresistible proposition to Louis.
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EPISODE DEVELOPMENTS (cont.) Episode Seven Resistance
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• Louis starts with his crime. The team has to overcome Resistance to Change . However, Mr. Bossy tries to escape. Martha propose to create a Strategic Alliance with the competing company. Then, a Force Field Analysis is conducted to find the resistance. Martha is chosen as the Change Agent . And a Leading Coalition is born.
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GENERAL CONCLUSIONS ON MANAGEMENT (OR FUTURE OF MANAGEMENT) We have concluded that: •Management is not a systematic approach. •To manage anything, including a project, like this one, the manager needs to adapt to fast changing environments and apply resistance to change techniques. •We believe that the future of management would change due to new research in behavioral neuroscience.
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REFLECTIONS INDIVIDUAL Samuel’s Reflection • With this project, I have considered that it is useful to learn how to work in groups. Thus, the project has shown us to work in integration to collaborate efficiently and effectively. I have learned that planning is a vital aspect in the organization, but it is not a frozen aspect of it. The fact that changes occur, either by external or internal factors, make us consider the three stages of the psychologist Kurt Lewin: unfreezing, movement, and refreezing.1
Adam’s Reflection • Our group project gave me a lot of insight into how much variety there is in a manager’s job and how important structure and organization are. From the outside, management may seem instinctual or obvious, but there is a lot that goes into being a good manager. I have learned that a good manager respects and listens to their employees and juggles a multitude of tasks, keeping the company’s goals and those of his or her department in mind at all times.
Jessica’s Reflection • Working on this project has taught me a lot about management. We are all unique and have to work to our strengths. It has taught me how to adapt to new situations and think more creatively within the professional setting and how to manage my time and work to get things done.
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REFLECTIONS GROUP Group Reflection • We have learned to work in a group, showing us the importance of integration. A structure is vital to an organization’s success, in addition to understanding the values and personalities of others in the team. Thus, when we merge our strengths to overpower our weaknesses, we are able to tackle any unexpected situation that may arise, especially if we know the team’s fortes and faults.
Reengineering Reflection (What we could have done differently) • We found our work to have substantial quality, and our efficiency proved to be right on speed. However, rethinking on the process, we found that we could have taken a: • Personality test • Strength and weakness test at the beginning of the course. • We would have better understanding of our team before even starting, allocating our skills better for every task.
Remainder Reflection • Most importantly, we should have reminded every member that this is a management class, not a subordinate class. Therefore, we, every team member, have the responsibility to act as a leader instead of just a pawn on a chess game. • Sometimes there would be social loafing. Thus, even though communication through email can be slow it is a great tool to have evidence on “social loafers.” We should have used this strategy, of using email, since the first conflict to avoid frustrations.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
We recommend other students to start brainstorming early and not to wait until the last minute. This is a fast pace class, and procrastinating would be your worst enemy.
Set a communication channel as soon as possible. We used announcements on canvas to announce new group assignments and discussions on canvas to accomplish several of the announcements. Remember, email (evidence) is a great tool against “social loafers.”
GoogleDocs came to be a great tool for this project. We used it to create the initial outlines of design challenges, presentations, and booklet. After the initial outline was done, we copy pasted the material to the respective tools: • Storyboardthat.com • Goanimante.com • PowerPoint
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INSPIRATION Our imagination inspired us to create every character and episode’s story with an unique touch. However, we were mostly inspired by those managers who have position of power and are not leaders. Mr. Bossy represents that legitimate power.
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OUR THANKS! • For the effort of making this class a pleasant experience.
• For giving useful feedback to improve our clarity.
Professor Diasio
Mrs. Weakley
Our Viewers
The Team
• For watching our show and enjoying a new, fun way of learning.
• For the excellent work.
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CITATIONS AND TOOLS 1. Hitt, M. A., Black, J. S., & Porter, L. W. (2012). Management (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall. In order of usage
We used it to create the design challenge. We used it to edit our mid-term presentation. We used it to do the animated show. We used it to get the sound effects of the show. We used it to fix the white noise of the audio. We used it to add the re-caps and final-presentation. Back to Contents