Strategic Staffing Decisions Recommendations Staffing Levels • Acquire or Develop Talent In deciding to acquire talent or to develop talent, Tanglewood should focus on developing talent in order to achieve the “centralization” the company is looking for. By focusing on developing talent, Tanglewood would be able to create a core workforce with the ability to learn KSAOs (KSAOs are the knowledge, skill, ability, and other characteristics that are needed to perform the job effectively) from entry level jobs all the way up to management jobs. The newly developed employees would be able maintain the current values and culture that Tanglewood is focusing on maintaining for now and in the future as they continue to grow. Tanglewood has previously focused on the acquisition of their employees. Even though many of the employees are able to start employment with little training, this has led to the differences in human resource practices among regional managers which counter Tanglewood’s original philosophy.
Identifying where change needs to be made is not always obvious in an organisation. Simply challenging the ‘status quo’ or ‘it’s the way we’ve always done it’ can lead to new ideas and ways of ‘thinking outside the box’ that benefit the company. AC1.2 Identify the barriers to change and innovation in the organisation There can be multiple barriers when trying to implement change. The organisation may know they need to make changes but lack of planning or lack of agility can stop progression. Employees and Managers play a
ILM ASSIGNMENT 1 Understanding leadership styles 1.1 – Leadership styles vary throughout the workplace. Certain situations require certain leadership styles and they do not always cross over. For instance in a transport maintenance workshop the work load will be known by the manager who then allocates work to each individual knowing their strengths and weaknesses. Quite “autocratic”, though the team members do still have an input and a sense of owning the job because they have “a democratic” input in deciding whether to replace components or repair particular faults. In DBS, operational staff are rostered to carry out specific jobs for the day and are left to manage the completion of the job.
Generally, the authoritarian leadership style is considered to be the more traditional type. In the past most businesses operated under the assumption that there were not effective reasons to discuss decisions with staff before making significant changes. This rather militant style of operating businesses can be visualized as a top-down approach; decisions come from above and trickle to those below. This is mostly effective, but leaves the people on the bottom, oftentimes the ones actually doing the labor, with no voice about how to perform their daily work activities. Over time management concepts have evolved into modern techniques that rely more on listening to and understanding the needs of employees as more businesses realize how much more productive employees can be when they have some control in their team or work environment.
The management team needs to understand that “change is an ongoing and never-ending process of organizational life” (Van de Ven & Sun, 2011, p. 58). After showing the team where they are the next step would be to show them where they can go if they make the necessary changes. During the future state presentation, an outline of how business would increase and improve statistically. Companies often require visual and the future state presentation would provide several visual chart reports showing the company how they will improve their marketability by implementing project management functionality. The increase to employee morale and production would be the closer to this presentation.
Running head: Technology Implementation 1 Technology Implementation MonaLisa Void TEC 401 February 5, 2012 Doug Brtek Running head: Technology Implementation 2 At some point change is inevitable in today’s organizations. In order to survive and stay competitive with the competing organizations, it is imperative to stay abreast of any new technology available. As a manager, it is imperative to follow the necessary steps when implementing new technology into an organization. It
There is lack of innovation coming out from these industries. By providing time and | |tested engineering solutions to customers the firms operating in this industry has matured and implemented efficient work processes to | |improve on quality and service. From my perspective, these firms must also form externally oriented teams who continuously interact with| |their customers and ‘live a day’ in their work to understand the needs and issues they run into. This approach using the concept of | |forming external teams will facilitate organizations to come out with innovative solutions for their customers and facilitate the | |process of innovation. | | | |Managers avoid implementing the ‘real’ concept of external teams as it increases costs in their operations and indulge in ‘eye wash’ | |approaches where people are encouraged to look beyond their organization or industry by following the Internet Search & Research
We have learned in the past that when you increase responsibilities by challenging people with new projects will improve their engagement in the workplace. After assessing the three employees valuations, we were able to facilitate a new way of imbedding our company’s overall expectations and objectives. We learned all three employees possessed different characteristics, behaviors, and needs. Understanding their needs is critical part of keeping them. (Stahl, J.
Economist and Psychologist are showing more interest on the subject of Time Management . Time management pertains to the development of processes and tools that increase efficiency and productivity. (Konig, C. J., & Klenmann, M. 2007). The effects of organization and time management can play a big role in productivity. This is an important factor that can have and affect on the success or failure of a company.
Since the 1970’s, the employment relationship has experienced drastic changes. Indeed, what employees and employers expected from the employment relationship in the 1970’s is substantially different from the expectations employers and employees have nowadays. This relationship has changed on many aspects but this essay will focus on two: the change in employment security and the change in flexibility in the workplace. One of the aspects that have changed in the employment relationship is the employment security. Employment security can be defined as the “assurance an employee has about the continuity of gainful employment for his or her worklife”2.