Addressing a complex challenge

  Scenario Training opportunities in the workplace (professional development) have become a sound investment for employers. In addition to reducing recruiting and retention costs, they have been demonstrated to boost productivity and job satisfaction. For employees, they also provide the benefit of enhancing skills and offer additional prospects for positioning employees for new opportunities within the organization outside of regular promotions. For the past seven years, your company has sponsored a professional enrichment program (PEP). Each year, a small group or cohort of six to eight employees is chosen to participate in special professional enrichment activities in both group and individual formats. They are paired with mentors from leaders across the company. Employees each submit a letier and career plan that serve as their “application” to the program. You and your mentor previously prepared and refined a list of opportuni�es that interested you in the Selec�ng Your Complex Challenge document. For this challenge, select the research ques�on that most interests you, ensuring you address all elements in the rubric. I. Challenge: Describe your complex challenge and factors that contribute to the complexity of this issue: Demographics of the individuals/group affected by challenge Magnitude of the issue in community affected by challenge Commonly held assump�ons or obstacles around this issue Social condi�ons that exist specific to this challenge Cultural or societal issues specific to this challenge Discipline-specific subject or branch of knowledge