...1) Using the model for goal setting, evaluate Allstate’s goal setting process to determine whether or not Allstate as an effective goal-setting program. Allstate goal setting process consist of , starting with the challenge under that falls goal difficulty, goal clarity, and self efficacy. With Allstate the company challenges their employees in all was possible to get them to produce the best that each person can. Under step two for development the company gives each employee an assessment of their current job skills and a road map for developing the skills needed for advancement. This allows each person to have goal clarity, self efficacy and goal difficulty on what is expected of each person. Under moderators there is ability, goal commitment, feedback, and task complexity. Feedback is the main focal point , with the program Diversity Index was used to get feedback from each employee as to their experiences within the company. Being able to create action programs to solve problems and improve work process. Allstate has training classes for employees to have the ability to work well with diversity. Each employee is commitment to doing their job and receiving recognition for their hard work. There are also mediators here falls direction, effort, persistence, and task strategy. Allstate has management that gives direction to the employees that falls under their supervision. The management team is trained on how to work with diverse employees and be able to use all resources...
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...| A More Diverse Allstate | Lenora Gumbs | | Petrina ShatteenLeadership and Organizational Behavior | October 29, 2011 | This paper describes a successful goal setting model and how to effectively implement the model to increase productivity. It also describes Allstate insurance and their mission to have a diverse company and the measures they put in place in order to achieve that mission. | Introduction Goal setting is absolutely essential to having a successful business. In order for a company to have effective goals they have to make sure the goals are clearly understood by the managers and the employees. The company should also provide incentives for meeting and exceeding expectations. Allstate provides a model of how they are creating a more diverse company. Their ultimate goal is to have a company that is diverse internally and can reach the diverse culture that surrounds us. Goal Setting Model The goal setting process starts with the challenge phase. When a company decides to set goals for their organization, the goals need to be clear and concise and provide an opportunity for the employee to be challenged to achieve the goal and create a better company. Hellriegel and Slocum states that, “Employees with unclear goals or no goals are more prone to work slowly, perform poorly, exhibit lack of interest, and accomplish less than employees whose goals are clear and challenging” (2011). “The two key attributes of challenging goals are: Goal difficulty...
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...and effectiveness (p.192). According to Hellriegel and Slocum, Goal setting is set up with motivational aspects which motivates the individuals 1) Directing one’s attention 2) Regulating one’s effort 3) Increasing one’s persistence 4) Encouraging the development goal-attainment which lead to task performance (p.193). According to Case: Diversity Competency, (HR) executives at Allstate Corporation, has found that its diversity strategy has become one of the company’s most important competitive weapons. The company’s vision is stated, “Diversity in Allstate’s strategy for leveraging difference in order to create a competitive advantage” (p.215). Allstate’s Strategy has two major points: internal focus and external focus. According to James DeVries, senior vice president of (HR) 1) Internal focus is about “unlocking the potential for excellence in all workers by providing them the tools, resources, and opportunity to succeed” 2) External focus is about making certain that the workforce matches the experiences, backgrounds, and sensitivities of the market it serves (p.215). Allstate, in opinion, has an effective goal setting program. What they have done was focus on diversity awareness through education and training. They focus on what was mention before tools, resources, and opportunity to succeed along with matching experiences, backgrounds and...
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...Leadership and Organizational Behavior Allstate Insurance Company “Allstate Insurance Company” Janis Cooks Leadership and Organizational Behavior-BUS-520 April 20, 2011 Strayer University-Maitland Using the model for goal setting, evaluate Allstate’s goal setting process to determine whether or not Allstate has an effective goal-setting program. The goal is clear and concise so the employees know what to do and how to carry it out without question. The second aspect of the goal setting model is the moderators which consist of the ability, goal commitment, and feedback and task complexity. The managers of Allstate have taken their goals and made them a daily part of the Allstate life which gives them the ability to achieve the goals without major stress. Allstate goal commitment is apparent because its taken the necessary steps to bring diversify in every area of the company to have a minor representation. Allstate feedback to its employees is superb in that all the employees receive an assessment of their current job skills and a road map for development of skills necessary for advancement. Allstate provide their employees with a road map to succeed. They give them the tools and resources to become a better employee. They have quarterly leadership measurements as well as the surveys to get feedback from employees. Allstate focus on diversity, four steps process to reach their goal. Step 1 succession ...
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...attention, Allstate company has its employees focus on duties of their particular job. The second aspect is regulate effort, Allstate insurance company regulates effort by using succession programs. The allstate company assess employees on current job skills and a outline for developing the skills for advancement within the company. They do this by educating, coaching, mentoring and classroom training so that he company can develop future development programs (hellreill&slocum, 2011). The third and fourth aspect goal is increase persistence and fostering strateges and action programs. Allstate uses two forms of measurement known as diversity index and Quarterly Leadership Measurement Systems (QLMS). These assessment are distributed all employees and has four main questions which relates to goal for diversity and also allows for internal problems to be solved. Step four is accountablitiy and reward. Allstate hold managers responsible for the employees getting the tools need for development and growth. Managers are rewarded for employee growth and each manager merit pay is based on the employee feed back on the diversity index and QLMS. “Diversity is Allstates strategy for leveraging differences in order to create a competitive advantage.”(hellrigel&Slocum,2011). The diversity index helps allstate determine which employee is best suited for the job. Allstate commitment to diversity has helped the coporationexcel in meeting their goals for a diverse workplace. Allstate has worklife...
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...ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY ONE COMPANY FOR ALL r Business 520: Organizational Behavior October 23, 2011 1. Using the model for goal-setting, evaluate Allstate's goal-setting process to determine whether or not Allstate has an effective goal-setting program. Goal-setting is the process of specifying outcomes toward which individuals, teams, departments and organizations will strive and is intended to increase organizational efficiency and effectiveness (Hellriegel and Slocum, 2011). Goals motivate individuals, teams and whole organizations to perform better and at higher level (Adenike, 2009). As a matter of fact, it is considered one of the most important motivational tools for affecting the performance of employees in organizations (Hellriegel and Slocum, 2011). Achieving goals is certainly not an easy task, but Allstate Corporation believes that its diversity strategy is one of the company's most important competitive weapons. According to James DeVries, senior vice president of human resources, this strategy has two major points: one internally and one externally focused. The internal diversity focus is about discovering potential in Allstate's workforce by providing them with all necessary tools, resources and opportunities to succeed. The external focus of diversity is about making sure that the Allstate's workforce matches the experience, backgrounds and sensitivities of the markets it serves (Hellriegel and Slocum, 2011). Allstate...
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...Allstate Insurance Company Michael D. Cobb Bus 520 Leadership and Organizational Behavior Dr. M. Barta October 30, 2011 Allstate goal setting program There is a resilient connection linking a profitable company and a successful goal setting practice. Companies connect with their personnel and give confidence to their employees across the business to focus and effectively achieve these goals with one another by setting goals. Strong goal placement and visibility allows for faster implementation of company strategy by allowing management to assign the proper assets across numerous projects. Managers can direct their workforce on the company’s most important goals and diminish task repetitiveness amongst their group while employees have a better perceptive of how their efforts function within the business goals. Allstate’s process allows its employees to understand the direction of the company and its expectations of its employees. It covers four motivational factors of goal setting. The first is the succession programming which allows employees to develop for positions in the future. The second is development which helps the employees to acquire the skills necessary to advance using education, mentoring, training and coaching. The third step is measurement. Allstate take a survey twice a year to determine how the employees feel in the positions the hold, the facilities the work at...
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...Assignment #2 – Case: “Allstate Insurance Company” Ashley Tevis April 28, 2011 Professor Lathan Using the model for goal setting, evaluate Allstate’s goal setting process to determine whether or not Allstate has an effective goal-setting program. From the case study, Allstate seems like a great company to work for. They have the goal setting and employees in mind at all times. Goal setting isn’t always easy, but it is very important for individuals and organizations to set goals. It is important for individuals to set many goals, career goals and personal goals. I know I have set many long and short term career and personal goals. If you work for an organization and you are on a team, the teams set long and short term goals as well. When you are in a team setting, everyone is there for each other; no one is set out on their own to reach that goal. You do it by working together and pushing for the best. By setting goals, it gives the team or individual something to strive for. I think Allstate’s goal setting program is very effective. They have specific steps, Succession programming, development, measurement, and accountability and reward. Each of these steps plays a role in their goal setting. Allstate takes the time to track career development and opportunities among all of their employees through their management information system. Then each employee receives an assessment of their current job skills. This is to determine in the employee needs any skills...
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...A: Constructive Discharge As a Legal Concept As you know, recent company growth prompted us to make production schedule changes after the first of the year. Production employees are no longer working the standard Monday through Friday work week; instead, they are now working four 12-hour days with four days off. The four work days can occur any day of the week, Monday through Sunday. The entire production team is required to work this shift. Because of this schedule change, a constructive discharge claim has been filed against us by Thomas Thompson. Thompson feels we deliberately made his working conditions intolerable, namely because he now has to work on a religious holy day because of our mandatory shift change. Thomas saw the mandatory shift change as discriminatory, and he resigned, believing he had no other choice in order to practice his religion. Prior to the change in schedule, Thompson worked Monday through Friday with two days off on the weekend. This allowed him to observe his holy day on either Saturday or Sunday. By definition, constructive discharge occurs “when the employer, rather than acting directly, ‘deliberately makes an employee’s working conditions so intolerable that the employee is forced into an involuntary resignation’” (Young v. Southwestern Savings & Loan Association, 1975). Claims such as Thompson’s that end up in court are generally tested by applying the reasonable person test. According to The University of Chicago Law Review, “an employee...
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...ASSIGNMENT 2: ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY BUS 520: LEADERSHIP AND ORGANZATIONAL BEHAVIOR STRAYER UNIVERSITY MAY 4, 2011 Within this paper I will be analyzing Allstate Insurance Company model for goal setting. While reading this assignment the reader should understand Allstate’s competitive advantage of diversity and if they have an effective goal setting process. I have several recommendations for Allstate’s high performance reward system. According to The American Heritage Dictionary, the word diversity is defined as the state or fact of being different. Indeed, Allstate Insurance Company has prided them as being different from other insurance companies; Allstate uses diversity in the workplace to open a line of communication between upper management, employees, and workers. This creates a template for effective goal setting. They believe in affirmative action, and this shows in the diversity of agents that are employed with Allstate. Their primary goal is to provide the best customer service possible and to meet all of their customer’s insurance needs. Allstate does not base its competitive advantage of the Diversity Index on race or gender. It is based on a much broader scale, such as age, religion, origin, disability, etc. How do you take such a diverse workforce and bring them together, leading to a more powerful way of impacting business? Start by listening to the customers. If you have a diverse combination of customers, then you should have a diverse combination...
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...Tutor: Course: College: Date: Allstate One organization that I would like to work for is the Allstate Foundation. I choose the organization because I have great passion for the community and the vulnerable members in the society. The organization is involved in many activities around the United States. The main purpose of the organization is to help people. Many people across the nation who go through various challenges get assistance from the Allstate foundation. The foundation offers solutions to many people access safer and better lives. Most of the projects are carried out in regions that are most affected. The foundation also work with Americans achieve the future financial dreams by empowering people with necessary resources. Additionally, the foundation is a major player in advocating for values, intolerance and inclusion of all people in development projects without any discrimination. History Allstate foundation was established in 1952 as a self governing organization. The main focus of the foundation was based on charitable mission. The organization is funded and sponsored by a parent company of the Allstate Corporation. Milestones • 2004-Allstates foundation set up $1 million catastrophe recovery fund • 2005- started the safe driving agenda with the aim of reducing teen accidents through Awareness • 2006- award victims of domestic violence job opportunities and education support • 2012-allstates foundation give $50000 towards victims...
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...STRAYERUNIVERSITY CASE STUDY: ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY SUBMITTED TO DR. DEMETRIUS CAROLINA IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT OF THE COURSE-BUS 520 BY MORLU DUWOR STRAYERUNIVERSITY LOWER BUCKS CAMPUS, PHILADEPHIA SEPTEMBER2011 Table of Contents BACKGROUND /INTRODUCTION 1 USING THE MODEL OF GOAL SETTING 1-2 ALLSTATE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FROM THE DIVERSITY INDEX 3 HIGH PERFROMANCE REWARD SYSTEM THAT MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES3 -4 MOTIVATION BY THE DIVERSITY INDEX AND QLMS4-5 CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATION5 REFERENCES CITED 6 Assignment #2 – Case Study: “Allstate Insurance Company” . Introduction/Background Allstate Insurance Company is America’s second largest personal insurance carrier, insuring one of every eight homes and automobiles in the country. Of its 50,000 employees, 52.2% are women and 24.7% are minorities--14.3% of whom are African American. Allstate boasts a minority representation among executives and managers of 21%, with 66% of that number being African American. In1993 when its president and CEO backed diversity as a "strategic imperative." Allstate officially launched effort. The effort of Allstate Insurance centers around two goals: 1) expanding career and advancement opportunities for women and minorities; and 2) fostering greater customer...
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...with the performance levels required to attain a certain goal. Allstate has determined that their goal is to be as diverse as possible in order to use it as a weapon against competition. They have stated that their diversity goals are not politically or legally motivated, but instead are essential in “leveraging differences in order to create a competitive advantage.” This strategy is broken down into two major points, one internally focused and one externally focused. The internal focus is dedicated to “unlocking the potential for excellence in all workers by providing them with the tools, resources, and opportunities to succeed.” This means that the company is willing to use whatever they can to ensure that their employees are performing at the highest possible levels and may include special programs to help with personal issues (such as extended leave or back-up childcare) or performance issues (such as training sessions and workshops for employees that may need that extra lesson on how to). Their external focus is about making sure that their employee structure reflects the experiences, backgrounds, and sensitivities of the markets that they serve. This is very important for cultural diversity reasons. People feel most comfortable with people that they can relate to, and are more likely to patronize a company that offers a range of cultures, ethnicities, and backgrounds. In this aspect, Allstate uses diversity as an integral part of daily company life instead...
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...Hello is _____There? Hi this is ______ from Allstate Insurance Company how are you? Wonderful!! I am also a student here at Utah State University and I am hoping you could help me really quickly with my scholarship program. The agency I work for is offering a great business scholarship to the student who can get the most insurance quotes over a 3 month period, and I would really like to win it…. It would help me out a ton. On top of that Allstate has dropped rates in Utah over the past 6 months anywhere from 25-30% So people who help out with the scholarship program are also saving a ton of money on their Insurance so it’s a great win/win situation. Now I have your address down as_________is this still correct? Great! And obviously we still have a good phone # for you, because we are talking right now Who handles your current Insurance for you? Ok and how long have you been with them? Ok now what types of vehicles do you have in the household?_____________ and do you know what coverages you have on them? Liability only? Or Full coverage? And what deductables do you carry on the full coverage vehicles. And last do you know your liability limits? For example, are they 25/65 or 100/300? PERFECT!!! Now are there any other drivers on the policy besides you? What are their names and Birthdays? On your auto insurance do you pay that monthly or every 6 months? And what are they billing you for that? Now at you residence do you own or rent? What year was your home built? How much...
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...“Allstate Insurance Company” Shirley Foster Dr. Udoh Udom Leadership and Organization Behavior-BUS 520 July 20, 2010 Allstate Insurance Company pg 1 Using the model for goal setting, evaluate Allstate’s goal setting process to determine whether or not Allstate has an effective goal-setting program. The goal setting process is important for success in today’s competitive global business environment. It’s also one of the most essential motivational tools for affecting the performance of employees in any organization. Allstate Insurance Company challenging goal is to bring a diversity workforce together so it can have an impact on its business results. Therefore, it’s critical that every Allstate employee understand the importance of diversity. Allstate’s diversity program is effective at removing understated barriers to advancement. To meet their goal Allstate emphasizes on diversity education. These skills will allow employees to relate more effectively with customers and each other’s. The company diversity strategy is use to gain a completive advantage. Allstate’s main objectives are to expand career and advancement opportunities for women and minorities; and focusing on customer growth, retention and satisfaction. The succession planning ensures that qualified candidates is identified and developed for key positions. After training the employee go through a feedback process to determine if they are practicing what they’ve learned. Allstate diversity program is also...
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