Question 1:

List two (2) areas of the legislative and regulatory context of an organisation and briefly describe what they involve (approx. 50-100 words).

Employment law

The first area of legislative in context to an organization are laws related to employment. The employment law aims to protect the employees and look after the health, safety and the rights of them. Suppose any organization working in Australia need to consider the main employment law that is “The Fair Work Act 2009” and the “Fair Work Regulations 2009” these laws specifically administer the employees and the employer in Australia (Worth, and Squelch, 2015). Under this law employees are provided with basic rights, flexible work settings, prevent discrimination.

Environmental Law

Under the regulatory area the environmental law falls. Any organization working in Australia needs to follow the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, this is Australia’s national law related to environment. Any people or organization not complying with the with the act will be punished, unless they get approval from an official or minister in Australia (Miller et al., 2015). The motive of the law is to protect the environment as well as the commonwealth land.

Question 2:

Define the following terms in relation to an organisation: approx. 150-200 words. Mission – The mission statement of an organization is basically the precise explanation, as to show people and the customers the reason for their existence. The purpose of an organization  BSBLDR803 Develop and Cultivate Collaborative Partnerships and Relationships 3 can be easily understood by looking at the mission statement. It supports the vision of an organization and also communicate the purpose of the organization to the employees, stakeholders, vendors, and the customers.

Purpose- The purpose of any organization is to portray the reason why the organization exists. It is regarded as one of the most important elements of the culture of an organization. The purpose of any organization is not to answer the question- “What do they do? The purpose of any company is to focus on the services, product quality, and the customers.

Values- The values of an organization are all about the ethics, principles that a company comply with, in order to function properly, this also helps the employees to be motivated and guide them to operate properly.

Objectives- the organizational objectives of an organization are the short-, long- and mediumterm goals that the organization needs to fulfill so that it can reach the organizational goals.

It helps the organization to with their policies, and allocating the resources. Strategies- the strategies of an organization can be regarded as the dynamic roadmap that helps the organization to meet their goals and vision. It is about helping company to allocate resources, and support business activities like marketing, production, and the infrastructure.

Question 3:

Identify and explain three (3) techniques that can be used to cultivate collaborative relationships and partnerships (approx. 50-100 words). The three techniques that can be used to cultivate collaborative relationships and partnerships are as followsThe first technique that can be used to cultivate collaborative relationships and partnerships is to align with the partners (strategic) with the same amount of care, as one does while hiring new employees.

The second technique is to know the organization of the partner as well as one’s own. It is important to look for a partner that has same vision. The benefit will be that an individual can work closely and in a collaborative way with the partner for a long period of time, thus it is important to align the vision, culture, and purpose to work properly (Chicksand, 2015).Thirdly, it is important to openly communicate and in an effective way with the partners so that a collaborative relationship can be maintained. It is very important to communicate face to face. It also important to communicate honestly, so that the relationship can be maintained in the most profitable way.

Question 4:

List and describe three (3) data collection methods (approx. 50-100 words). Three data collection methods are as followsThe first, method used to collect data is through interview, here the interviewer asks questions face to face or through online or telephone, based on the questions the responses are taken down, this form of data collection is applicable when only few respondents are present. It is a time-consuming technique to collect data (Paradis et al., 2016).

Survey is another form of data collection that is used to collect data from the target audience, and from the survey the preference, choices, are collected so that those feedbacks can be used to improve the products and services. There is various software used to collect survey (Series). Questionnaire- is one type of data collection method that is where open and closed ended questions are formed based on which data is collected, and analyze it in order to improve the quality of products, services based on the data collected (Igwenagu, 2016).

Question 5:

Identify and explain the type of analysis that can be used to analyse the eternal content of the business environment (approx. 150-200 words).

Secondary Research- most of the company uses the secondary research method to collect information external environment that would affect their business. The data that already exists is brought together in order to increase the effectiveness the research conducted. The secondary data are materials available in form of documents, reports that is easily available in public libraries, websites, surveys, government and non-governmental agencies. There are many data that are kept confidential, it can also be retrieved and used for analysing the external business environment (Largan, and Morris, 2019).

PESTLE- the PESTLE analysis is also known as PEST is a concept related to the marketing principles. This is used as a tool by many companies to track the external environment that they are operating or will be operating for successfully launching new product, project, service. The acronym of PESTLE stands for P for Political, E for Economic, S for Social, T for Technological, L for Legal, and E for Environmental. It gives an overall view about the market a company wants to enter or conduct business while anticipating plans and ideas. These help the organization to gain insight about the external factors that might impact their business decisions. It helps the leader to have a good understanding about the risk, and change their decisions accordingly (Perera, 2017).

Question 6:

Explain what emotional intelligence is, including and its relationship to individual and team effectiveness (approx. 100-150 words).

The Emotional intelligence is the ability to sense, control, and analyze the emotions. Many studies have shown that the emotional intelligence is a learned behaviour that can be strengthened by working upon it, many suggests that it is an inborn nature. It is very important to control and express the emotions, simultaneously, it is important to understand emotions as well, and properly respond to it. In a workplace is it necessary to understand the emotions of  the employees and vice-versa (Serrat, 2017). Any organization or any other institutions that fosters high levels of emotional intelligence helps in building strong team an helps them to take proper decisions so that they can solve problem in creative way, it also helps the team to maintain quality service and improve performance, trust, commitment level, collaboration, interpersonal relationships. At an individual level it helps people to easily connect with others, turn their intentions into actions, and also help them to take informed decision for better performance and development in career.

Question 7:

Identify and explain the stages in the effective management of change and organisational transformation (approx. 300-350 words).

The effective management of change can be implemented successfully by following eight stages or steps (Kotter’s change model)-

Create urgency- Change within organization is very much necessary for being successful. An environment needs to be created by the leaders within the organization where the employees need to be made aware about the existing problem and why it needs to be addressed urgently. A clear communication is needed that will where everything will be communicated so that a sense of urgency can be created. This sense of urgency will help the employees understand the reason behind change so that they can work with the leaders collaboratively in bringing change. It is important to form a powerful coalition within the organization. Leaders and managers cannot bring change alone, they need to work with the staffs in order to bring change in a proper way. Skills, range of experience is very much important to bring in effective coalition so that business can be maximized (Pollack, and Pollack, 2015).

It is important to create a vision of change, at times it becomes difficult for the employees to understand the reason behind the change, specially for the employees who belong from the lower hierarchy level. Hence, it is important to create a clear vision that would create a clear understanding about the need for change.

Once the vision is cleared, it needs to be communicated effectively, in order work properly on the change.

Remove obstacle is the next stage of change management. Employees is the major obstacle to change; the leaders need to explain the benefits of change management to the employees so that it can effective be implemented.

Sort term-goals need to be implemented. In the change process long-term strategies generally do not work, hence short-term plans need to be made in order to reach the goal.

The changes need to be worked hard upon so that it becomes a part of the organization, just like goals and culture.

Slowly and steady this change needs to be added in the corporate culture, so that it can become a part of the lives of the employees and leaders.

Question 8:

List five (5) outcomes that might establish with business partners (approx. 50-100 words).

Business partnership can result into the development of new products, it can also help to generate creative ideas, it enhances the knowledge of both the parties in the business, corporate and social responsibility can be enhanced, leverage in contacts (Golovina, and Polyanin, Kokorev, 2016).

Question 9:

Discuss two (2) models for effective consultation and collaboration within partnerships (approx. 150-200 words).

The three models of consultation and collaboration are as followsThe first one is the triadic-dependent model, over here an individual or a group of individuals goes to some other group of professionals to seek help so that they can work on their skills, or vice-versa, in order to properly help the business deals or the clients.

The collaborative-interdependent consultant model is the second model it is a situation when people or group of people having diverse areas of expertise come together to solve an issue that they are facing in the group. By using this model, the people working in partnership has equal authority and accountability in developing or implementing solutions.

The collaborative-dependent model is the third model where a business partner reaches out to other partners to ask for advice, so that they can effectively solve the problem or challenges.

Question 10:

How can you develop collaborative approaches to enhance individual, team and organisational outcomes (approx. 100-150 words).

The first technique that can be used to cultivate collaborative approaches amongst the team members and individuals to align with the partners (strategic) with the same amount of care, as one does while hiring new employees. The second technique is to know the culture of the partner as well as one’s own. It is important to look for a partner that has same vision. Thebenefit will be that an individual can work closely and in a collaborative way with the partner for a long period of time, thus it is important to align the vision, culture, and purpose to work properly. Thirdly, it is important to openly communicate and in an effective way with the partners so that a collaborative relationship can be maintained. It is very important to communicate face to face. It also important to communicate honestly, so that the relationship can be maintained in the most profitable way. This will not only help the team, individuals, but will also help the organization to develop.

Question 11:

List four (4) reasons why organisation seek to forge collaborative relationships and partnerships (approx. 50-100 words).

Reasons behind collaborative relationship and partnership are as follows-

• It helps in the overall success of the work.
• It increases the level of creativity.
• It helps in growth and innovation.
• Enhances flexibility.
• Improved quality of products and services.

Question 12:

Explain the three (3) major processes that can be established and used to contribute to the creation and maintenance of a positive culture that embraces collaboration positive workplace culture (approx. 50-100 words).

The three process that can be used to cultivate positive culture and collaboration in workplaceFirstly, clear line of communication is very important to foster positive workplace culture and collaboration amongst members in an organization.

Secondly, a good leadership is important who will guide and manage people to foster positive culture and collaboration.

Thirdly, organizational cultural also matters a lot in positive culture and collaboration. It helps the employees to come together and work in collaborative way, in order to foster positive workplace culture (Kazmi, and Naaranoja, 2015).

Question 13:

List three (3) of the key principles to be applied when resolving conflict in a fair, equitable and collaborative manner (approx. 100-150 words).

The three principles are as follows-

• Use of direct communication is necessary to solve problem in a fair and collaborative way.
• Listen actively to the issue is important before solving the problem (Singer, 2018).
• Thinking before reacting is another principle to be used to solve issues in a fair and collaborative way.

Question 14:

What do you need to consider and include when organising and allocating work activities? (approx. 50-100 words).

There are certain things that needs to be considered while allocating and managing work-

• The first step is to set direction, so that the employees get a clear overview as to what they need to do.
• Secondly, it important to plan and prioritize the task, on the basis of importance, the task the needs to be urgently dealt should be allocated first.
• Allocate the work according to specialization of the employees, so that there is less chaos and work can be completed successfully (Al Ariss, and Guo, 2016).
• Continuous support and monitor are important is important in planning and allocating work.

Question 15:

Identify and describe three (3) activities that you could encourage staff to undertake to support staff in developing their personal competence and performance (approx. 150- 200 words).

The employees can be motivated to take part in the workshops and seminars where they can indulge with other staffs and gain more knowledge, as a result eventually develop competence in them.

The leaders can enhance cross-departmental collaboration where employees get to work with staffs of different expertise and culture as a result of which their competence level increases (Zuefle, Rennpferdt, and Krause, 2021).

Activities that will lead to the development of soft skills needs to be emphasized more in order to increase the level of competence. It will lead the employees to be more motivated and perform better (Cimatti, 2016).

Question 16:

What are the five (5) boundaries you will need to empower individuals to develop their own ways of working within? (approx. 30-50 words).

Five boundaries are as follows-

• Job specification
• Job specialization.
• Job limitation.
• Mentorship opportunities.
• Provide Variety
• Networking opportunities.

Question 17:

What are the indicators and feedback processes that can be established and used to evaluate the health of the work environment? List at least six (6) examples (approx. 50- 100 words).

The KPI, PPI, and the Workbench Success can be used to measure the feedback process and evaluate the health of the work environment (Parmenter, 2015). For example, Turnover, Training hours, Staff Satisfaction, Revenue per employee, Absentees, individual performance.

Question 18:

List three questions you might ask to identify relevant organisation policies and procedures so they can be addressed in partnership plans (approx. 50-10 words). The three questions are-

• What legal compliance issue needs to be adhered?
• What are the eligibility criteria for partnership?
• What is agreement approval process?

Question 19:

List at least five (5) of the legal requirements that will need to be incorporated into the planning of collaborative partnerships and relationships (approx. 50-100 words).

• There must be a contract.
• It important to have minimum 20 members.
• Parties should agree to carry on business.
• Profit Sharing.
• Mutual agency in partnership.

Question 20:

Identify the range of information that will need to be identified and complied with when forming partnerships using collaborative and consultative processes that involve either private or public enterprises (approx. 50-100 words).

The information needed to form partnership are as follows-

• A business name is required to start the partnership.
• Information related to how to register the business.
• Information related to the agreement.
• Information related to local license.

Question 21:

List three (3) types of resources you might plan and allocate to help accomplish a partnership program (approx. 50-100 words).

The three resources are-

• Financial Resource
• Physical Resource
• Human Resource (Snell, Morris, and Bohlander, 2015)

Question 22:

What are five (5) issues that policies and procedures regarding partnership might be to address? (approx. 150-200 words).

The five issues are-

• New approach to partnership?
• Issues related to eligibility requirement in partnership.
• Who will liaise with partners?
• What are the communication methods?
• What are the formal and informal partnerships?

Question 23:

What are the considerations that will need to be made when establishing the reporting systems for reporting results against planned partnership outcomes? (approx. 50-100 words).

Considerations are-

• Statutory
• Legal
• Ethical
• Operational

Question 24:

List four (4) of the questions you will need to answer in order to ensure that your report maps the progress of the partnership against partnership outcomes (approx. 50-100 words).

The four questions are-

• What is the program that the vision needs to contribute?
• Name the boundary partner of the program
• What are the tangible changes that needs to be brought?
• How the program is going to bring change in the boundary partners?