Draw on the material in the background readings and do additional research to prepare a magazine article in which you will discuss how the cycle of excellence you have developed is the optimum approach for managing human capital.

Talent Development or in HR Magazine

Case Assignment
Draw on the material in the background readings and do additional research to
prepare a magazine article in which you do the following:
Analyze the five steps of the Cycle of Excellence and use it as a starting point (only)
to create your own cycle of excellence.
Discuss how the cycle of excellence you have developed is the optimum approach
for managing human capital.

The magazine article you are writing should be similar to an article you might find in TD: Talent Development (magazine of the Association for Talent Development) or in HR Magazine (magazine for the Society for Human Resource Management, SHRM). Both are found in the Trident Online Library.

Utilize at least three other reference sources to build your article. Cite sources within your paragraphs and include them in a References list at the end of your article.
Include a cover page and a reference page.

Background readings:

Read Employee Training and Development, and the following article:
Doeze Jager-van Vliet, S. B., Born, M. P., & van der Molen, H. T. (2019). Using a portfolio
based process to develop agility among employees. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 30(1), 39–60. Available in the Trident Online Library

Read the following for benefits of conducting appraisals:
KPI. (n.d.). 9 benefits of the performance appraisal.
KPI. https://www.kpi.com/blog/2016/01/18/10-benefits-of-the-performance-appraisal-system/

Read the following from the Society for Human Resource Management about company gifts to employees that just might not be appreciated.Wilkie, D. (2020). Company gifts that workers hate [Video]. SHRM. https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/employee-relations/pages/gifts-workers-hate-.aspx

Scott, B. L. (2019, May 20). I’ve come too far to quit [Video].
YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aPntFAyRt

Draw on the material in the background readings and do additional research to prepare a magazine article in which you will discuss how the cycle of excellence you have developed is the optimum approach for managing human capital.
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