Extra Practice - Business Decision Making - ثاني ثانوي

وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 Business Decision Making S1 S2 S3.indb 41 Extra Practice Real Life Independent Challenge You can apply the problem-solving techniques you learned in this chapter to challenges, difficulties, and other problems in other parts of your life. Start by selecting a problem you want to solve. Next, using the template below, construct a problem statement, following the steps in Lesson 3 and the example model provided in Figure 1-4. Ideal situation: Problem summary: Symptom: Size and scope: Consequences: Research: Team Challenge You have just been hired by Qassim Builders, a company in Buraydah, Al-Qassim Province, specializing in sustainable building. In line with Saudi Vision 2030, the goals of your company are to design and build structures that use energy, resources, and materials efficiently. For your first project, you are assigned to a newly formed team that will communicate with clients and solve their problems. However, your new team itself is having problems: the team has only met once and one person dominated the discussion. Everyone else was silent or quietly responded to text messages. Your manager learned about the ineffective meet- ing and suggested that you start by creating a team charter, which spells out the rules for conduct for the team and its members. The following Web site can be used for free for this purpose: https://mural.co (team charter template: https:// mural.co/templates/team-charter) a. Meet as a group to begin creating a team charter. Identify the goals of the Qassim Builders team. Discuss how often the team should meet, and what happens if a team member skips meetings or doesn't do their share of the work. Identifying and Defining Problems. 41 30/06/2023 14:27

Chapter 1 Ministry of Education 2024-1446 Business Decision Making S1 S2 S3.indb 42 b. Identify the strengths of each member of the team. Discuss how to resolve conflicts and other team problems. c. On your own, summarize the conclusions of your team. Be sure to include suggestions for resolving conflicts and handling team problems. d. Meet again as a team and compile a single charter for your team. Be the Critic You are working for Asif Insurance, an insurance agency in Riyadh. Asif Insurance often contributes to local nonprofit organizations, and provides major support to one organization each year. You are a member of a committee that is select- ing this year's organization. Figure 1-6 describes the meeting. Analyze the prob- lem-solving discussion, noting its weaknesses, and send a list of the weaknesses to your instructor. FIGURE 1-6 Yousef (committee chair): Let's support the food pantry. Khalil: That sounds like a good idea. Farah: I like any idea that helps people in need. Tahir: I have to leave in 10 minutes. Jamal: What about something else, such as the electronics recycling program? Yousef: Electronics recycling doesn't seem as helpful as the food pantry. Khalil: I agree. Tahir: So we've settled on the food pantry? 30/06/2023 14:27