He presented current issues that the firm was facing, and his opinion that the firm was not operating at their full capacity. Recognizing these factors throughout the case allowed our group to understand the change agent is not subject to be someone with prior experience, but also involves, and is crucial for the individual to have ambition, drive, organizational skills, and ability to measure the company and strive to develop his or her skills further to benefit/fit the needs of the company. This case was a great reminder to our group that creating change becomes real when you believe on a personal level that it is possible. Reflecting back to previous cases, a major factor that made creating change challenging was when individuals were not inspired to evaluate situations and determine alternatives to the way they are working. We understand that this does not necessarily mean that the way an organization is working should always think of ways they can change, but more or less be prepared for situations when it should be happening.
Tanglewood prides itself in being an inclusive organization. From their prospective their commitment to diversity is evidenced by their actions; there are consequences for those who exhibit discriminatory behavior, and the organization's position on welcoming diversity is clearly documented in their company handbooks. They claim to be unaware any discriminatory implications in their hiring practices. With that said, they are committed to making changes to their hiring model should it be deemed necessary. However, if it is proven their current practices are not an issue, they want to keep them in place.
Team Strategy Plan The team formation strategy that is most suitable for Riordan Manufacturing would be Discussing / Establishing / Documenting Roles and Responsibilities (such as the facilitator, leader, recorder and participant). This is the best strategy because being able to effectively understand the importance of establishing and implementing team roles and responsibilities; implementing strategies for developing and clarifying your team’s and your individual roles and responsibilities; negotiate deadline and expectations. Establishing team roles and responsibilities, keeps teams and individuals from establishing clear roles and responsibilities is not a lack of desire to do it, but rather a lack of knowledge of how to approach such a task. The potential barriers that may arise during team formations will be unclear team and individual roles and responsibilities can result in; differing and/or unclear expectations; interpersonal conflicts between team members and/or leader; resentment and blame and important tasks are missed and/or there maybe a duplication or effort around a task. I would address these barriers by clearly defining the roles for everyone on the team, by allowing them to ask questions and answering them in a clear concise manner, I will follow up with every team member and them their duties in writing.
The apprehension of the management team is understood because that is the culture; however, once the functionality is implemented and the management team sees the growth and positive change, the company will be more adapt to change. The project management consultant’s strategies to convince the Levon management team to accept and move forward with the change required realistic information to be presented, as well as for the team to be shown where they can
The key employees directly involved the outcome of the problem need to be involved in giving warning to consumers in order to protect the organization, but more important to protect the rights of the consumers. It would be consumers who purchased the products who may have risks, and they need to be able to make an informed decision and need to receive any warnings on the potential danger from the product. The company would be required to use any outlet such as the media, press releases and the company website in order to quickly get the information to the public. The marketing of the tainted
* Trust will be a strong value that will be unacceptable if not used. A well rounded company is embodied by well built standards and procedures. With a strong base of standards our company discourages undesirable conduct. Placing a code of conduct into our company allows a business to improve their ethical standards by screening for unethical employees. A code of conduct is a one of the major key factors in keeping a business in good ethical standing.
The storing of such data calls for necessary security that would protect the employees’ privacy on their information from any litigation or theft. For Huffman Trucking to ensure the protection of employees’ information, it must address the risks related to the safeguarding of confidential information. That is, the company will ensure that no harm would come to the business. However, irresponsive of the procedure of handling the crucial information, the company must implement security measures to effectively safeguard the data, and the assets of the business, as well, from inherent threats such as litigation and
There has to be a balance and you need to consider the risks. 2.2 The purpose of a risk assessment is not to remove the risk, but to take reasonable steps to reduce them. The process involves looking at the risk, and considering what can be done to make it less likely that the risk will become a reality. 2.3 Your first port of call if unsure about what to do if you are exercising your duty of care is to consult your manager. They should be able to advise you about the best approaches to take.
If these assumptions are unchecked or inappropriate, we will make poor decisions and wrong judgments. In our personal relationships we use critical thinking to keep our lines of communications open thereby allowing us to use lessons learned to avoid repeating the same mistakes. In the workplace we avoid stagnation and are willing to challenge the current thinking, which may be out of date and is no longer relevant to our current work philosophy. Paul Richard (2008), an authority on critical thinking, characterizes a good critical thinker in terms of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and habitual ways of behaving, including the following characteristics. The critical thinker: • uses evidence skillfully and impartially • organizes thoughts and articulates them concisely and coherently • distinguishes between logically valid and invalid inferences • suspends judgment in the absence of sufficient evidence to support a decision • understands the difference between reasoning and rationalizing • attempts to anticipate the probable consequences of alternative actions • understands the idea of degrees of belief • sees similarities and analogies that are not superficially
Policies and procedures are in place for reason and they are meant to be followed. Whenever there is room for compromising the policies and procedures, consequences will follow. In the case of Valerie, her choices are limited. She did not want to lose her job, because she