This week is really going to test our ability to work
efficiently. With no school on Monday
and a shortened class Friday, we will really have to make the most of every
minute. Here’s a quick look at what we
have to do:
·
Complete interviews
·
Create database of actual businesses we can
contact for partnerships – we need to find a real-world business with whom
we’ll have a year-long partnership (more about this in class)
·
Determine business we will run and business
model
·
Secure real-world business to partner with us
for the year
In order to do all this, you’ll likely have to complete some
of these tasks outside of class. These
tasks can easily get done if we work together and delegate assignments to the
right people. I’m confident this will
get done, especially since we won’t have to worry about running concessions on
Friday afternoon. Here’s our daily
breakdown of tasks:
Monday – LABOR DAY
– NO SCHOOL
Tueaday &
Wednesday
Objectives: Analyze and Critique
interviews, Provide feedback on interviews
Clear Target: We can analyze and critique a job interview
Clear Target: We can analyze and critique a job interview
This is
relatively straightforward. You will
need to complete a critique sheet for each interview and explain whether or not
you’d hire each applicant. Superficial
explanations such as “he didn’t answer the questions really well,” or “he
seemed quite prepared,” are not sufficient.
Thursday
Objectives: Create company database,
Brainstorm economic wants/needs of a target demographic, Discuss ways to
satisfy economic wants/needs of a target demographic, Create business model for
a virtual organization
Clear Target: We can create a business
model
First, we
need to create our company
directory, which should include columns for name, title, location in the
office, email, department, etc.). If we
pass around a sheet of paper and each employee includes as much information as
he/she can (I know you won’t have your position yet, so just leave that out for
now), one person can enter the information into either a Google Doc, Excel
spreadsheet, or Access Table, which can be loaded to Google Drive and shared
with the company. This can be done while
our business discussion takes place.
If you’re
wondering why we need to have another discussion about which business to
operate, I’ll take this opportunity to tell you. After bouncing our original “Grade Check”
idea off our VE Coordinator, I was met with some pushback. That said, we must go back to the drawing
board for a new idea. I’m confident this
group will find a new business model that will ultimately send us to NYC for
the National Competition. I’m not just
typing this to pump you guys up. I’m
putting this in writing because I believe this group will do something special
in the next couple years. Remember this blog entry.
Friday
Objectives: Utilize contacts made this
summer to create a list of businesses to contact for a year-long partnership,
Assign representatives within the company to contact each business, Create
script for correspondence with each business
Clear Target: We can apply networking
skills to enhance our educational experience
I won’t be
in class Friday, but I’ll notify the sub that you will be conducting a staff
meeting. Our CEO will need to oversee
the meeting and ensure we remain on task. We will also need someone to keep minutes
(take notes on each idea, who said it, and when it was said). Given that we
have little time, I’ll frame the goals of the meeting for you:
1.
Compile list
of contacts we made from our CYP visit this summer – I’ll email these to the
CEO on Monday and the CEO will assign someone to create a spreadsheet with
specific information for each
2.
Determine
which contacts would be most helpful and those that would be most willing to
help us – this means we’ll have TWO lists
3.
Formulate a
script for contacting aforementioned contacts (you might want a different
script for different contacts)
4.
Assign
representatives to reach out to each contact
5.
PLEASE DO
NOT CONTACT ANYONE UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN ON MONDAY, 9/8
It is imperative that you are on your best behavior for the
sub and remain on task. Please allow the
CEO to run a smooth meeting by respecting one another, speaking only when you
have the floor, not carrying on any side conversations, and taking notes on all
our ideas. It’s one thing to say a lot of
good things during a meeting, but it’s a completely different thing to actually
log all our ideas and create a plan to implement them.
That’s it for the short week. While there are no videos and only 1 link to
an external form, there still is a lot of work that needs to get done. I’m confident we’ll make it happen.
