...paper Team A is responsible for developing teams for Riordan Manufacturing’s newly designed CardiCare Valve heart valves. The location of these teams is in Pontiac, Michigan, which produces plastic parts for the organization. Team A will develop a Team Strategy Plan of which we will identify several strategies in building viable teams, identify challenges or barriers that may occur, determine the best approach, and measure the teams efficiency. While developing these teams, Team A will create a Conflict Management Plan of which we will analyze the teams strengths and weaknesses, implementation of different conflict management strategies, select the best approach, identify potential challenges, and consider alternate strategies that will foster an efficient team. The Various Strategies Available to Build Teams Riordan Manufacturing is striving to create the perfect teams of employees to generate the best possible production of the newly designed CardiCare Valve heart valves. Creating those perfect teams requires much planning and organization. An important thing that Riordan needs to think about when trying to construct their teams is the number of members of each of the team. Generally speaking, the most effective teams have five to nine members (Robbins & Judge, 2011). When teams are larger, coordination and communication amongst its members may be an issue making it harder to get work done. Another thing for Riordan to consider when building their teams is the...
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...Team Building and Conflict Strategy Plans, Diversity in the Workplace Michelle Lara-Mooy MGT311 Mr. Gary Winder August 7, 2013 With so many challenges that Riordan Manufacturing is currently facing, it is ideal for them to focus on all of the good things within the corporate structure, as well as any new items currently being worked on. Summarizing team building, it is most definitely vital to ensure the success of all projects, to negotiate and confirm an ideal strategy as they pick the chosen teams to begin their projects. By predicting and analyzing potential issues and following through with interviews and evaluations, management will only then be able to determine strategies for effective team building and can be reassured that operations will run smoothly. We will then be also to determine proper conflict management plans by following suit of those deemed most successful within our organization. With so many options and ways to build a team, considering the benefits and cons is essential in determining what will work best for the corporation. For every option, will come the pros and cons, and determining which weighs heavier in the route the company wants to go, will ensure they are going in the right direction. To begin with, determining what roles everyone will play on the team will help set the precedence for direction, responsibility, and plan of attack. This strategy focusses on assigning roles that are appropriate for the individual. Analyzing...
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...Groups, Teams, and Conflict Andrew Carnegie said “teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision; the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results” (Smart Entrepreneur). As one of the Superintendents at Riordan Manufacturing it is my belief that teams are an essential way to distribute job duties and complete a task on time. The teams which have been chosen will begin to form from current employees and some newly hired individuals. The objective of the teams is to start production of the newly designed CardiCare Valve at the Pontiac Michigan facility. The purpose of this paper is to identify the various strategies that make up the teams, the challenges which may occur, and the measures which will be taken to ensure the team is operating successfully. Various Strategies There are various strategies when forming a successful team. As role of Superintendent, I will use the five strategies of effective team building to assist in building the team of individuals to design the CardiCare Valve heart valves for Riordan Manufacturing. Clear expectations “begin by analyzing the team’s mission, developing goals to achieve that mission and creating strategies for achieving the goals” (Robbins & Judge, 2011, p. 327). The first strategy is to choose leaders within each team who will ensure the team know what their role is and then distribute the work evenly among the team...
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...MGT/311 Riordan Manufacturing – Team Strategy Plan Part I. Team Strategy Plan Being part of a group of newly hired team the Superintendents at Riordan Manufacturing believes in trusting teams; also, this is the key way to suppling work duties and completing a job on time. Teams will start to develop from present employees and some will be new hire. This purpose of the teams is to begin production of the newly designed CardiCare Valve heart valves at the Pontiac Michigan provision. The objective of this team strategy plan is to identify strategies available to build the teams. In addition, there are challenges or barriers that may occur. Then we must know how to determine the best strategy and discussed. Finally, to ensure effectiveness, certain procedures that had to be taken to determine each team’s success. There are many strategies to bring into play in creating successful teams. After selecting team members, the superintendents will have to agree on what strategies are helpful in team building. Than their will have to be a leader, so creating a leader for the teams will build certain members of the team so they will know what his or her role is, and the workload can be evenly distributed. An excellent leader will distribute workers skills and put a person into the right job task within the team. Some team building strategies will make sure that the groups who make up your production work together as a team towards the same goal. Having understanding by empowering...
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...Gloria Mitchell MGT 311 November 3, 2014, 2014 Groups, Teams, and Conflict Marcia A. Ridley, Instructor University of Phoenix Material Team Strategy Plan 1. Complete the following table to address the creation of teams at Riordan Manufacturing. |Strategy |Strengths |Weaknesses | | | | | |Common Plan and Purpose |A well-defined clearly communication |Having too many different agendas can cause | |Team members, identify mission, goals, and |detailing the goals and purpose will |weaknesses and create confusion with the common| |strategies on how to accomplishing this. By|enhance the organization. Having a process |goal and purpose. Team members may not always | |having this in place, each person can have |document which in provides guidance for |agree with what the group has corroborated on. | |a clear understanding of what needs to be |circumstances that many come up. These |The team many not be reviewing the common plan | |completed and how to reach the goal. |documents are living document, by having |and purpose regularly to change the course when| | |teams discuss them and updating them to |the business needs have changed...
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...Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan LAW531 Professor John Huschen May 23, 2011 Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan Riordan Manufacturing is part of Riordan Industries; the company currently has around 550 employees and is worth $46 billion. “The company was founded by Dr. Riordan, a professor of chemistry, who obtained several patents relative to the processing polymers into high tensile strength plastic substrates” (Apollo Group, 2006). Dr. Riordan’s desire to become a successful business, reached new regions: Michigan, Georgia, and China. Alternative Dispute Resolution Alternative dispute resolution is part of Riordan Manufacturing’s new compliance plan and will be the primary method of resolving disputes versus litigation. In the event of problems, conflicts, or unfavorable action that may occur will evoke the need for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) measures. ADR should not be used to resolve personal issues in the workplace, only those that are work related or affect the production of work. In addition, ADR is a last resort measure and problems should be addressed by the immediate supervisor and employees are given avenues to report the dispute, which is by email and the company’s toll-free help line. The primary forms of ADR that Riordan Manufacturing will use are mediation and arbitration. “Mediation is a form of negotiation in which a neutral third .party assists the disputing parties in reaching a settlement of their dispute” (Cheeseman...
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...Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan Law 531 Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan In order to minimize risk in today’s changing global business environment applying the legal principles of business management is essential. An effective manage has to quickly and precisely analyze each situation and be able to find the problem and fix it with the best legal solution. Businesses need and manager’s a like need a legal road map that will help them make these important decisions effectively. A good example of this is the legal road map challenges facing Riordan Manufacturing. Riordan is an international plastics manufacturer with 550 employees and $46million in projected annual revenues (University of Phoenix, 2012). Riordan which was founded in 1991 by Dr. Riordan with patent awards prom processing polymers into strong plastic substrates has seen substantial growth since its beginning. The company’s main focus is on manufacturing and selling plastic beverage bottles, custom plastic parts, and plastic fan parts. Riordan is now a global competitor in the plastics market and its projected annual earnings are expected to be around $46 million. Riordan recently made a decision to move its operations from Hangzhou to Shanghai within five years. This move will help facilitate Riordan Manufacturing and Riordan Industries with important strategic changes in their legal context. The following will analyze the legal environment containing opportunities and challenges that Riordan faces in the...
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...Teams, Groups and Conflict Susan Pickett MGT/311 March 30th 2015 Charles Sprague Teams, Groups and Conflict As one of the team superintendents with Riordan Manufacturing I have been asked to come up with a Strategy Plan along with a Conflict Management Plan, for our new project underway. Our group was hired to lead new teams into the production of the newly designed Cardi Care Valve heart valves, most of us will have to relocate to Pontiac Michigan until the manufacturing of these custom plastic parts has been completed. A lot of the production teams are current employees from some of our other divisions, and we expect to hire a few more new employees to help us complete our goal with in a timely manner. Part I: Team Strategy Plan After carefully reviewing the employees that Riordan Manufacturing has elected to help us with our goal, I will collect all of the information one each employee and prepare a plan delegating who will be on what teams, but before this will happen I have to address a few strategies to help me produce this plan. There are five strategies to choose from when choosing a team strategy plan. The strategies include: clear expectations of goals, channels of communication, conflict resolution, consequences, and celebrating achievements as a team. Clear expectations of goals and targets: There should be a clear roles defined for each team member, every person in the team should know the role he or she is expected to play, without Clear expectations...
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...Team Strategy Plan Patty Haynes 09/08/14 MGT/311 – Week 4 Individual Mr. Gregory Martin University of Phoenix Material - Patty Haynes Team Strategy Plan 1. Complete the following table to address the creation of teams at Riordan Manufacturing. |Strategy |Strengths |Weaknesses | | |When objectives are clear for each employee|More emotion such as encouragement could be| |Setting clear objectives of what is |on what is expected of them, it will |used while setting objectives. If the | |expected when accomplishing goals |eliminate confusion and optimize efficiency|goals are set too high, employees will feel| | |while accomplishing the goals set as a |failure and pressure. | | |team. | | | |Using clear channels of communication can |When the channels of communication are | |Using clear channels of communication |eliminate confusion regarding any |interrupted the team is put in a | | |responsibilities amongst employees. Also, |standstill, this will hault all production,| | |directions...
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...Running head: PROBLEM SOLUTION: RIORDAN MANUFACTURING Problem Solution: Riordan Manufacturing University of Phoenix MMPBL/530 November 14, 2011 Donnetta Webb Problem Solution: Riordan Manufacturing The Riordan scenario shows the issue with the company personnel and organizational leadership. Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics producer employing 550 people with projected annual earnings of $46 million. The company is owned by Riordan Industries, a Fortune 1000 enterprise with revenues in excess of $1 billion. Riordans major customers are automotive parts manufactures, aircraft manufacturers, the Department of Defense, beverage makers and bottlers, and appliance manufacturers. The current reward system at Riordan is not performance and leans on other factors that may be a hindrance to some individuals who may believe that they are deserving, thus resulting in a decline in morale and work ethic because of the morale system. Riordan faces conflict of interest between top management in various areas causing a gap between members of top management and also employees. The CEO knows that something must happen and is considering his options that may include the overhauling of a new Human Resources (HR) system that will provide motivation, new reward system, or a change in pay for employees (Scenario 2: Riordan manufacturing). The employees are potentially looking for jobs elsewhere, and the leadership is guessing at solutions. The company decides...
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...Conflict Management Plan Courtney Jenkins MGT/311 October 31, 2013 Dr. Demond Spann Conflict Management Plan Superintendents at Riordan Manufacturing believe teams are an essential way to distribute job duties and complete a task on time. Teams will begin to form from current employees and some new hire. The objective of the teams is to start production of the newly designed CardiCare Valve at the Pontiac Michigan facility. The purpose of this paper is to identify strategies available to form the teams. In addition there are challenges or barriers that may happen. Also how to determine the best strategy will be discussed. Last, to ensure effectiveness, certain measures were taken to determine each team’s success. There are many strategies available to build teams. After selecting team members the superintendents agree on five strategies useful in team formation. Bringing a fresh perspective to these teams is important because this marks our first involvement in the industry. The first team strategy we reviewed was a Leadership Creation strategy. This is close to our traditional team creation strategy, putting our senior members in charge of subordinates’ action, monitoring, and reporting. The strengths of this strategy are channeled communication, consistent reporting, and development of a standardized process. Weaknesses include possible loss of motivation by subordinates and decline in quality control. Expectations of goals is another strategy to build a team. The...
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...Conflict Management You’re Name MGT/311 July 2, 2012 Instructor Conflict Management Conflict is an expected part of one’s daily life. Conflicts happen in one’s personal life, public encounters and even within one’s work team. The solution to conflict is often through analyzing and resolving it productively. Through this process an individual has the opportunity to explore differences and consider alternatives for the best outcomes. Recently Riordan Manufacturing has come across some concerns and issues with two employees; James and David. Motivating employees and retention has become a concern in the business. Riordans methods for human resources are prohibiting the empowerment of workers, suspending possible progress due to unbalanced revenues, and a reduction in transactions. In order to resolve the situation a need to identify the available conflict management strategies and their strengths and weaknesses would be ideal. Possible conflict management strategies include: 1. Collaboration Strategy Strengths * Results in invention as well as co-creation. * Long-term associations and creates win/win scenario. Weaknesses * Very time consuming * Hard situation to develop 1. Team building Strategy Strengths * Creates long lasting associates and is a win/win scenario * Sets an extremely optimistic mindset through building company traditions Weaknesses * Difficult to create due to difference of opinions * Differences in objectives...
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...Team and conflict management plan Tatum N. Davidson MGT/311 August 12, 2013 Jack Land University of Phoenix Material Team Strategy Plan 1. Complete the following table to address the creation of teams at Riordan Manufacturing. Strategy | Strengths | Weaknesses | Identify the objectives | Setting goals will allow each team member to understand their role and the pace at which the work must be completed. | Adequate feedback is not provided to team members | Steady communication | Keep the communication steadly flowing within the group, any miscommunication should be resolved at the present moment. | Too much empasis can be placed on solving the problem; time wasted sitting down to communicate can take away from production and slow down work pace. | Conflict Resolution | Identify conflict and find solutions to these problems. | Team member in charge of resolving coflict may be afraid to confront the employee for fear of making the situation | Trust building | Establish trust, allow each member of the team to give their input. Allow team members the opportunity to lead or be given leadership positions | Once trust is violated it is very difficult to get it back. | 2. Identify the team formation strategy that is most suitable for Riordan Manufacturing, and provide the rationale for the decision. Your response should be at least 100 words. 3. What potential barriers may arise during team formation...
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...Conflict Management Plan 1. Identify the available conflict management strategies and their strengths and weaknesses. |Strategy |Strengths |Weaknesses | | |When up against a deadline a person may |Team members on the losing need of a | |Competing Strategy |give up power to gain a win. Where this |decision may become less willing to assist | |Long-term plan that is devised to help a |works is when you know you have the right |in other projects. | |company gain a competitive advantage over |solution, because a fast decision is | | |its rival |required. | | | | | | |Collaborating Strategy |Team members must understand other members’|May take a long time to complete goals | |When in conflict, people try to work |views in order to find the solutions to the| | |together to achieve a mutually agreed upon|problem. A winning solution is when all are| | |outcome ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Team Strategy Plan 1. Complete the following table to address the creation of teams at Riordan Manufacturing. |Strategy |Strengths |Weaknesses | | |Sets clear mission and goal. |Members may feel their role is not | |Specific Goals (Common Plan and Purpose) |Allows team to understand what needs to be |significant. | | |accomplished. |May cause animosity within the team. | | |Assigns each member’s role prior to | | | |beginning. | | | |Sets guidelines to allow progress to be | | | |measured. | | | |Give the team faith to succeed. |Team members may lose faith or feel | |Team Efficacy |Motivates team members to achieve plan and |discouraged if they are unable to ...
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