Week 1 Assignment
Chapter 1
Question 6- I think people skills can be acquired. I don’t think I need to rethink my career path, because I am bright and hard-working. I think the best groups of managers are those who have all sorts of different personalities and attributes to bring to the table. To go about getting people skills, I think I need to observe and be in the atmosphere of people with natural people skills. After doing that, I would be able to practice my people skills and try going out of my comfort zone.
Question 8- You can read how to be a manager, but without leadership you can’t be a manager. Management can be more than managing co workers in your job. I manage my life and my son’s life every day. I manage my school work, and my job duties, as well as taking care of my son every day. That has totally different needs than being a manager for a business.
Question 9- The face of the workforce has changed as the company starts looking at their employees. Safety has become huge. They want more employee input instead of just management input. There have been a lot of work-friendly organizations developing.
Chapter 2
Question 1- It might affect it by decreasing employee benefits and wage increases to offset the costs of the government, healthcare, and banking industry. In every management role, you are a part of politics. Politics plays in every management role. Economic forces may affect your job as a manager when the economy goes down. Employees may be scarce due to layoffs.
Question 3- I think the present is the most important. You should be putting your energy in to what is in front of you before anything else. In my job, my managers are constantly working with their employees to assist with the things they are lacking to proficiently do their job. This is the part where I disagree. I think that the future is more important than the