Week 9: Strategic Planning (Waniganayake et al., 2017).

According to Pisapia (2009) in Waniganayake et al. (2017), what is the primary role of leaders in planning and change within an organisation?

• To provide financial support

• To create a vision and recognise opportunities

• To manage team conflicts

• To conduct market research

In Waniganayake et al. (2017), what does Mintzberg (1994) suggest about leaders in terms of organisational learning?

• Leaders should focus only on hard data from market research

• Leaders should ignore soft insights from personal experiences

• Leaders should synthesise learning from diverse sources into a vision

• Leaders should delegate the synthesis of learning to their subordinates

What role do values and beliefs play in the planning processes of an EC setting, according to Nanus (1992) cited in Waniganayake et al. (2017)?

• They provide a moral purpose and guide the future direction

• They are irrelevant to the planning process

• They solely focus on financial outcomes

• They discourage innovation and change

What is the primary purpose of a vision according to Waniganayke et al. (2017)?

• To provide a checklist of daily tasks

• To outline the disciplinary actions for staff

• To serve as a financial plan for the organisation

• To motivate and inspire people to achieve their best

According to Waniganayake et al. (2017), what role does a meaningful vision play in ECE?

• It serves primarily as a marketing tool

• It is used to evaluate employee performance

• It acts as a reminder and motivator regarding the organisation's direction

• It dictates the social activities within the organisation

What does SWOT stand for?

• Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Techniques

• Strengths, Weaknesses, Operations, Threats

• Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

• Solutions, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Techniques

Answer explanation

For Assignment 2, step 2 requires you to create a SWOT analysis.

What is the purpose of conducting a SWOT analysis?

• To evaluate the organisation's current context

• To identify internal strengths and weaknesses

• To assess external opportunities and threats

• All are correct

In a SWOT analysis, what are Weaknesses?

• External risks to the organisation

• Those things within the organisation that are currently done well

• Possibilities external to the organisation that are not presently taken advantage of

• Those things within the organisation that need to be improved