JUDGE’S INSTRUCTIONS

DIRECTIONS, PROCEDURES AND JUDGE’S ROLE

In preparation for this event, you should review the following information:

1. Procedures

2. 21st Century Skills and Performance Indicators

3. Event Situation

4. Judge Role-play Characterization

Participants may conduct a slightly different type of meeting and/or discussion with you each time; however, it is important that the information you provide and the questions you ask be uniform for every participant.

5. Judge’s Evaluation Instructions

6. Judge’s Evaluation Form

Please use a critical and consistent eye in rating each participant.

JUDGE ROLE-PLAY CHARACTERIZATION

You are to assume the role of owner of MITCHEM DESIGNS, a small graphic design firm. You have asked the director of human resources (participant) to recommend low-cost options for an in-house employee wellness program.

MITCHEM DESIGNS has a staff of 50 full-time employees that spend most of the workday in front of computer screens. Given the nature of their work, employees tend to work independently and not in groups, making the workday even more intense. You encourage employees to take breaks throughout the day to visit the break room and chat with co-workers or to simply walk around the block to get fresh air.

You feel that employers that offer their employees wellness or fitness programs demonstrate they care about their employees, have better recruitment and retention, and will result in higher productivity and less employee stress.

You want to provide employees with a fitness program, but have found that traditional programs are far too expensive. You cannot afford local gym memberships or even discounted memberships. The cost of fitness equipment is too expensive to outright purchase. Due to the expense of fitness, you feel that wellness options would be more affordable and have the same results.

You have asked the director of human resources (participant) to recommend low-cost wellness options that MITCHEM DESIGNS can offer its employees. You are open to all suggestions, including use of empty office spaces.

The participant will present recommendations to you in a role-play to take place in your office. You will begin the role-play by greeting the participant and asking to hear about his/her ideas.

During the course of the role-play, you are to ask the following questions of each participant:

1. What is a general breakdown of cost for our employees to participate in the wellness program?

2. How can this wellness program become part of our employee recruitment campaign?

3. How should we introduce the new wellness program to our staff, and how are we going to encourage their participation?