Based on the reading, Tanglewood expanded by purchasing already established stores instead of building new ones, which left them with employees that were familiar with retail but had a vast contrast to their existing management core beliefs. Hire yourself or Outsource: according to the case, Tanglewood is not a relatively small business, and they already have an established HR department. Tanglewood should definitely utilize a hiring agency, and outsource. Instead of putting the man-hours towards hiring themselves, they can take that same time and develop a better training plan for new and existing employees. External or Internal Hiring: Tanglewood should hire internally for management positions and externally for entry level positions.
Who is their customer base? Issue 6: Lack of Employee Confidence. Management is supposed to inspire and motivate their team to accomplish goals, to rally them behind a common idea. After the meeting Ethel and Clark were concerned about CanGo’s new direction. They brought real concerns backed with logic.
The inspirational and supportive styles are most effective as these develop through exploiting opportunities of change in order to accomplish positive goals. The supportive style has the role to facilitate the work of employees and provide the necessary involvement of leaders by listening and cooperating. The maintaining phase involves overseeing the progress, guiding others, energizing, and assisting. Logical, inspirational, and supportive leadership styles would give positive results here. This phase is complex and needs a mix of actions and tactics.
According to Blanchard and Thacker (2007), this is necessary to show how important learning is for the success of the company as a whole. (p.91) 5. Learning styles and personalities must also be considered to design effective training. Because we are dealing with people, the training should be design to match people’s feelings as well as KSAs. 6.
The Company were not used to sharing their strategic vision with public. However, after they went public that mentality had to change. Grueber needed to rebuild a good relationship with investors and so, it will improve the perception others had of the company. Also, the company would have benefit from a survey designed to analyze the citizens’ perception of the company. It is very important to know what others think about the company so they can improve their communication and product.
He is going to have to find out what makes Bigelow so influencing and turn that towards himself. Question 4: What longer-range steps should Fosdick take to improve the Providence distribution center’s productivity? Fosdick should consult with Ester to determine whether or not the company is planning to fire Bigelow. Although he is not acting as he should, the way things are now, he holds the key to the company’s success. Maybe as a more long term solution, worker productivity should be added into the company’s next labor contract.
The sooner that company Q can anticipate and foresee what products are more in demand the sooner the company will be able to create a better profit margin, establish a good working relationship with the customer, and achieve a favorable public and consumer perception. The problems that face Company Q today are not unlike those that face many companies throughout the country. The difference is that company Q has the opportunity to repair the public perception, learn from the error of their ways, and develop new strategies to increase their profit margin, establish community relations, and achieve a good public
Companies should open up their criteria for hiring to apply to more people and make the selection process revolve around hard-work and ability not looks. While stores attempt to create a certain vibe within a store, they need to make sure that they are not making too many decisions for employment based on prejudice views. While having certain people working may attract a certain group of people, they are losing the business of people who feel no connection to the store because of the type of employees. If
Role of Technology Paper Anthony Bando University of Phoenix BIS/318 Damien Edwards October 24, 2011 In today's business society, technology including hardware and software, is a critical role of all major businesses and corporations. Technology is essential in this current place in time to compete in the retail business. Technology can make the lives of a company easier as well as consumers who are willing to use it and save time and sometimes money. Technology can be in many different forms within an organization. Certain technologies enable customers and employees to communicate needs faster.
“Transformational leaders are able to increase follower self-efficacy, giving the group a ‘can do’ spirit. Followers are more likely to pursue ambitious goals, agree on the strategic goals of the organization, and believe the goals they are pursuing are personally important” (Robbins & Judge, 2013, p. 384). By evaluating and comparing my characteristics with my admired leader, Janet Mock, “People working for charismatic leaders are motivated to exert extra effort and, because they like and respect their leader, express greater satisfaction” (Robbins & Judge, 2013, p. 381). Developing those additional leadership skills and advancing the characteristics I currently possess, will allow me the opportunity to expand my horizon. Conclusion Understanding and evaluating leadership styles and theories can allow an individual to assess his or her capabilities.