Reflection on Worker and Working Upon reading Chapter 21 of How Can Managers Use The Strengths of People?, I was seriously doubtful of the existence of Theory Y and Theory X or its validity. Yet, I was glad that Maslow did state that same people react quite differently to different circumstances. That, it is not human nature but the structure of job and work that determines how people will act and what management will require. Also, it is the individual’s decision whether to acquire habit of achievement
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arise a manager who scores in the better than average range handle a stressful and dramatic situations easier. In doing so the manager is in control of the problem. Using personal experiences to help their team cope with a problem could be one of the results as well. Catastrophic events happen to employees and a manger must be there to comfort, listen and put their selves in the employee’s shoes which will show and gain others trust over time. Applying Results as a Manager Some managers seem to
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burn out, get frustrated, not see the light at the end of the tunnel or wonder if they are really contributing. It is the role of all CEOs and managers to ensure these things don’t happen. There seems to be a consistent theme as to what great managers do in difficult times to hold on to and even attract top talent. The following are seven areas managers must focus on to ensure they keep their top talent motivated: 1) Companies must have a performance based culture. Even in difficult times there
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industry. The outline will describe the four major roles of managers, the functions of responsibility, the need for specific roles of management in healthcare, and the outcome of understanding how these ideals will enable me as a student, to transition into an effective leader in the healthcare setting. Managerial Roles The roles of managers and workers are clearly defined, not only by job description work performed, but also in salary. Managers in health care have multiple roles and responsibilities
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THE MORAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGERS 'The moral responsibilities of managers, whether in the public or private sphere, generally include upholding the law, fulfilling the legitimate duties of their positions, observing relevant codes of ethics and otherwise abiding by generally held moral principles such as honesty and not knowingly doing harm.' (Teehankee, 2007) In the past, traditional duties of managers were recognised to only focus on administrative work and controlling the employees
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The Humane Manager: Role and Relevance in managing people in an organisation “Great management is about character and not technique “ Presenters - Anurag, Ashish, Abhishek, Sumanta, Suvrodip There are two categories of managers we come across in our daily life.One the Good Managers and the other Great Mangers. A good manager has all the technical proficiencies one expects a manger to have,what a b-school may instill in him/her,the stats,the data
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well he or she is doing. Managers in turn have the opportunity to inform an employee about areas they do well and also provide feedback and suggestions on areas that he or she can do better. “Employee performance evaluation provides legal, ethical, and visible evidence that employees were actively involved in understanding the requirements of their jobs and their performance” (Heathfield, 2009). This method of communication and documentation ensures that the employee and manager understand the required
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2. Advertising (desire to present your product or service in the best light) The advertising manager has the distinction of controlling how his products are viewed by the consumer. He is always living on the preverbal edge in terms of he will sell or will it sell. Achievement however, depends on the ethical decisions that the manager has to make while also being able to put his products in the best position to be a success. He must often travel between product
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helps or responsible for the proper flow of budgeting are managers. The CEO’s and CFO’s have a higher task in the flow of budgeting process. They try not to take the responsibility because of the inefficient tools and lack of expertise in it. Another reason is the change in priorities and “what if” analysis in the process which change the course of achieving goals. Improper communication and planning lead to change in priorities. The managers get frustrated in starting over the budgeting process again
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on the entire package of management. We think that if every manager knows a little bit of everything that the quality of products and services would be relatively low because the managers do not have sufficient knowledge about specialized things, so without that knowledge they are not able to run the company or a specific division. So we think that managers should have specialized knowledge of their division or they should have sub managers who have that knowledge. Because if employees have difficulties
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