...different way to her father but was met with a lot of the animosity and resistance from the employees as she tries to restructure the company and implement new polices. Therefore Susan has hired us as a consultant to assist her in restructuring her company. The purpose of this report is to identify and outline the problems with the company, aad to make recommendations to Susan on how to resolve them. Summary One Stop Production is a family owned business, which specializes in uniform manufacturing and managed solely by Mr. Amos Holford. Mr. Amos practiced the authoritarian style of management which resulted to a lot of confusion, mixed instructions as well as interdepartmental conflict because he left the daily operations to his supervisors. As Mr. Holford now prepares for his retirement his daughter Susan Holford who co-manages for the last two years would take over her father`s major role of the company. However because of sudden change in management style the employees has become very resistant because they got accustom Mr. Holford way of doing things in the company. When closely observed there was lack of communication between management and staff in which staff members were uncertain of their roles and responsibilities within the company. There were no job descriptions for employees who were expected...
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...Introduction Assessing and planning are two big components of the supervisory process. They can be done through clinical supervision and/or peer coaching. It depends on which model will work best for your school. Clinical supervision looks more at data whereas, peer coaching involves more around. However, they are both similar and different in many ways that will be discussed in this paper. Clinical supervision Clinical supervision has changed over the years. It started in 1969 with five steps to include preconference, observation, analyzing of data and planning for post conference, post conference with teacher, and critique of the previous four steps (Glickman, Gordon, and Ross-Gordon, 2014). Over the years, twelve principles were added. They are classroom based, purpose for instruction and teacher’s long term development, separate from summative evaluation, understanding of child development, education, and teacher improvement, supervisor needs to have relational and problem solving skills, open-minded, reciprocated trust, collegial affiliation, data-based, gathers data based on the teacher’s lesson to be observed, has reflective conversation with teacher and supervisor, and is recurring ((Glickman, Gordon, and Ross-Gordon, 2014). It involves a teacher receiving feedback from a colleague that observed the teacher but wears many hats like a sounding board to enables the teacher to examine and alters their own professional practice (Pajak, 2003). Strengths and Weakness...
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...Development Planning INTRODUCTION Agencies must create a culture that encourages, supports, and invests in the short- and long-term development of their employees. Employees’ professional development should be an ongoing process to ensure employees are staying current—if not one step ahead—in their fields and mission-critical competencies. Planning for continuous development must be anchored to the agency’s mission, goals, objectives, and needs, as well as be tied to the employee’s work and career goals. This tool contains the following information and guidance: • • • • Purpose and benefits of individual development planning Roles and responsibilities Individual development planning process Key elements of an individual development plan. Associated Web sites are included at the end of this section. PURPOSE AND BENEFITS OF INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING Individual development planning helps identify the employee’s career development goals and the strategies for achieving them. Typically, the employee will complete an Individual Development Plan on an annual basis. This plan is intended to: • • • Encourage the employee to take ownership of his/her career development Provide an administrative mechanism for identifying and tracking development needs and plans Assist in planning for the agency’s training and development requirements. September 2005 1 Individual Development Planning (continued) PURPOSE AND BENEFITS OF INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING (continued)...
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...1 A. Briefly explain the concept of performance management. B. Identify at least five components of what might be included as part of a performance management program. Answer：Performance management is a continuous process of identifying, measuring, and developing the performance of individuals and teams and aligning performance with the strategic goals of the organization. There are five components of a performance management program as follow: Planning work and setting expectations: In an effective organization, work is planned out in advance. Planning means setting performance expectations and goals for groups and individuals to channel their efforts toward achieving organizational objectives. Getting employees involved in the planning process will help them understand the goals of the organization, what needs to be done, why it needs to be done, and how well it should be done. Continually monitoring performance: In an effective organization, assignments and projects are monitored continually. Monitoring well means consistently measuring performance and providing ongoing feedback to employees and work groups on their progress toward reaching their goals. Developing the capacity to perform: In an effective organization, employee developmental needs are evaluated and addressed. Developing in this instance means increasing the capacity to perform through training, giving assignments that introduce new skills or higher levels of responsibility, improving work processes...
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...Individual Development Planning Procedures Increasing Importance of Development Planning The continuous improvement of job skills is critical. The challenges we face on the job, as well as in the general business environment, are constantly changing. In addition, fundamental changes in the technical industry will continue to accelerate. It does not take long for skills and knowledge to become outdated in this fast-changing world. “Finishing” one’s education is no longer realistic. One effective technique for focusing these development efforts is the use of Individual Development Planning, IDPs. What is development planning? Development planning is an ongoing, evolutionary process rather than a single event. In brief, development planning involves supervisors and employees discussing the work they are doing and documenting strategies to help the employee develop and grow. Achieving this goal requires a team effort. A Shared Commitment Development planning is a responsibility to be shared by the employee and the supervisor. Effective development requires mutual commitment, support, and cooperation from each of these parties. Employees are accountable for showing initiative and actively pursing development options. Supervisors are accountable for establishing the learning environment. Commitment of Employees The most important ingredient in successful skill development is the employee’s own personal accountability. Employees are expected...
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...Services Department is responsible for ensuring that those under care receive the appropriate clinical treatment. Access is required to treatment files, email, mail routing and dictation. The supervisor functions as a department head and a member of the administrative council as well as a member of the institutional treatment team. Counselors handle direct counseling and casework functions, enter progress data and serve as members of the institutional and the unit treatment teams. Data entry and counselors are required to generate reports. * The Program Department is responsible for the group living environment as well as activities such as crisis intervention, recreation, and special events of the treatment program. Departmental staff members supervise part time employees within their particular treatment area. One lead program supervisor serves as the primary department head and has access to computer treatment data and all other information resources. Seven associate program supervisors share direct supervisory responsibility for the child care and recreation data. * The Education Department is responsible for the comprehensive year-round education program. The Education Department must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with the Program Department. The education supervisor serves as the principal for the school and is a member of the administrative council and the institutional treatment team. Within this department, twenty teachers provide instruction for...
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...Organizational Plans University of Phoenix Planning is the part of management concerned with creating procedures, rules and guidelines for achieving a stated objective. Planning is carried out at both the macro and micro level. Managers need to create broad objectives and mission statements as well as look after the day to day running of the company. A strategic plan is a high-level overview of the entire business, its vision, objectives, and value. This plan is the foundational basis of the organization and will dictate decisions in the long-term. The scope of the plan can be two, three, five, or even ten years. The tactical plan describes the tactics the organization plans to use to achieve the ambitions outlined in the strategic plan. It is a short range (i.e. with a scope of less than one year), low-level document that breaks down the broader mission statements into smaller, actionable chunks. If the strategic plan is a response to “What?”, the tactical plan responds to “How?”. The operational plan describes the day to day running of the company. The operational plan charts out a roadmap to achieve the tactical goals within a realistic timeframe. This plan is highly specific with an emphasis on short-term objectives. “Increase sales to 150 units/day”, or “hire 50 new employees” are both examples of operational plan objectives. Creating the operational plan is the responsibility of low-level managers and supervisors. My organization uses this entire plan...
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...“Worst Case Scenario” – The Nightmare 1. Overview of the issue: Small acute care hospital CEO received call from night supervisor. The four-bed intensive care unit (ICU) was full and the supervisor asked the CEO if one of the ICU patient could be transferred elsewhere to receive car accidents victim from Emergency Department (ER). One of the ER patient’s injuries was so severe that she had to get into the ICU in less than two hours because only the ICU had the necessary technology to keep this patient alive. Since there are no funds to add ICU beds, what steps should the CEO of this hospital take to plan for the worst case for a full ICU bed scenario? (Longest, & Darr, 2008) 2. Statement of the questions: 1) Steps CEO should take in the planning process Systems and processes are critical in decision making process for the worst case for a full ICU bed scenario (Hick, Barbera, & Keken, 2009) . First of all, CEO should have a meeting with all managers to discuss the issues and develop strategic plan to solve this problem. Planning the worst case for a full ICU bed scenario is affected by many variables. There are four key interdependent factors that contribute to an effective full-bed response: system, space, staff, and supplies (Hick, Barbera, & Keken, 2009). Moreover, managers should consider the underlying system components during their planning process such as command, control, communication, coordination, continuity of operations, and community infrastructure (Hick...
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...Case Study Assign: What ever happened to planning and Control Gloria Gilmore Westwood College – Blackboard Professor Carol Mayfield Principles of Supervision November 03, 2012 1. When the meeting was held regarding the renovation, Greenberg failed to mention of the isles being moved as part of the reorganization planning process to Sanchez. Also, the construction supervisor and the reset crew supervisor failed to initiate proper submission of paperwork for the moving of the isles for store 16. Sanchez failed to ask about the project to Ms. Sanchez. There was inefficient communication and planning on all parties to this situation. 2. Greenberg and Sanchez should cancel and reschedule the carpenters to come at a more appropriate time. The store still needs to be run in an orderly fashion. In addition, they should plan ahead for risk management so that this situation does not occur again. The district manager should have gotten input from the whole group and decided as to who does what and how it will be done prior to the ending of the meeting. A Gant chart would have been very useful, in addition to proper delegation of responsibilities so that each individual would have been held liable for. 3. The major concern is that the entire reorganization was not properly thought out and planned. The MBO should have been implemented and taken into consideration. This would have minimized possible risks of hazards and lawsuits. Management...
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...Outcome 4: The FCE will engage in management engineering activities such as participating and contributing to team planning activities. Formal learning courses in project management, engineering finance and negotiation skills can help to further expand knowledge in this area. Outcome 5: It will be important for the FCE to communicate effectively while establishing and maintaining professional and business relationships with clients, colleagues and his overseers. This will require him to be well disciplined and to enhance his interpersonal skills. These skills can be improved by attending interpersonal skills seminars and boot camps or by completing online courses which can save time and money. 4.3 Impacts of Engineering Activity (Group C) Outcome 6: Ventilation: Can cause hazardous environments that may result in death if they don’t operate properly...
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...EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AT THE INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL The program of institutional planning is both a challenge and an opportunity. It is a challenge because of the several intricacies and complex problems for which practical and realistic solutions will have to be found. It also requires that all persons concerned-the officials of the ministry, the principal, the teachers, the parents and the students should be properly motivated. This is no means an easy task. The program is also an opportunity. It is probably the principal tool which help us improve education in the present situation when financial resources are so scarce and the need is so urgent. Characteristics of an Institutional Plan Institutional plans are not a charter of additional demands. Their primary objective is to make the best utilization of existing resources and, from this point of view, they emphasize human efforts rather than additional money investment. Institutional plans must be broad-based and democratic. They must involve everyone concerned- the principal, teachers, parents and students. A good educational plan must be known to all- the supervisor, the teacher, and whenever necessary, to parents and students; that it must be able to secure their full cooperation and that it must assign specific responsibilities and duties to each teacher and other school officials. Institutional plans must be practical and realistic rather than utopian or over-ambitious. For educational plans, our motto...
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...Management Planning National Beverage Corp University of Phoenix MGT/330 Jacqueline Lester December 20, 2010 National Beverage Corp is a regional bottling company located in the United States. Some of their products are Shasta, Faygo, Ohana, and Everfresh. National Beverage Corp’s products are available at convenience stores, supermarkets, and other retail stores. The company has a management planning function that is affected by ethical policies, social responsibility, legal issues, and many other factors. The meaning of ethical conduct is not completely clear in the business world. In numerous cases, business philosophy says that people should conduct themselves in a manner above criticism. It is very important that all employees of National Beverage Corp conduct their business affairs in an appropriate behavior. Ethical conduct is essential to ensure triumphant, continued business relations. The laws of National Beverage Corp are observed to make sure that they have the highest ethical standards. If a person is uncertain about a problem, it is very important to seek help. The problem is discussed with management, and then it is resolved. The business conduct policy is not always built on hard set rules but instead offers some common sense used in day-to-day business life. NBC employees are informed that they have to be aware of anything that could cause them to engage in unethical actions...
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...Health Care Budget Virginia Ivins HCS/577 October 13, 2014 Robert Adams Health Care Budget Planning and budgeting helps ensure that operations are being carried out in a manner consistent with the mission and vision of the organization. There are several budgeting models that are effective. According to Louis C. Gapenski, (2008), “More detailed managerial guidance is contained in the operating plan, often called the five-year plan. The financial plan, which is the financial portion of the operating plan, contains a long-term plan, working capital management plan, and managerial accounting plan” (Gapenski, 2008). Good financial management processes for tracking resource utilization are essential for a department to make effective use of its resources. Not planning and budgeting properly can also lead to even bigger problems in the finances of an organization. Most effective financial management practices Effective financial planning and control helps each department in the organization keep track of its resources and hold each department accountable. Monitoring of expenditure is essential on a regular basis. The most effective financial management practices include variance analysis, benchmarking, environmental scanning, model development, forecasting, types of budgets, types of monitoring methods and frequency of monitoring. According to VarianceAnalysis.org, (2014), “Variance analysis is defined as the difference between the expected amount and the actual amount of...
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...At first day working experience I have recently joined as M & O under the nutrition programme ICDDR’B,in this regard, I would like to brief my possible task at first working day such as In the morning, I will get up in the morning and make a plan for day long to make the work convenient and the daylong work may be as follows: To be introduced (according to instruction ) with upazila health and family planning officer and family planning officer respectively after having been introduced with the higher authority, I will also request them to introduce me with the field level staff of health and family planning. During the introduction with the field staff, I will ask them some informal question regarding their home district and total working period of that locality etc. After the informal discussion, I will try to take an idea about geographical location of that upazila and in one stage of the discussion; I may entertain them with a cup of tea which will depend on the situation. If there is an instruction to make a field visit at first day of the work, I will do that accordingly with field staff. During the field visit, I will try to conceptualize about the life style of the locality as well as the mode of work of the field staff which will help me in the long run to implement the goal of the project. After the field visit, I will try to reflect on “the total day” from the introduction part to field visit and this reflection will help me to find out some issues to...
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...Khanna, Panjabi, Gulati, and Gupta. Various factors such as Educational Qualification, Work Experience, Socializing and many other factors have been taken into consideration. I hope the analysis I have done satisfies your concerns. Regards. Committee Member 2 Executive Summary : Mr. Ashok, who is in charge of the General Shift at Sparkling Glass Limited , is going to retire after few months. He has been responsible not only to do the basic routine work but also manage the Production Planning, Scheduling and Costing work. Therefore, the company needs to appoint someone on his behalf. Four people have taken into consideration for the post :1. 2. 3. 4. Khanna. Panjabi. Gupta. Gulati. The analysis talks about which persons fits best for the job on analyzing on Educational Qualification, Experience, Knowledge on Planning & Management , and Social Quality and Unions. After analyzing, Mr. Gupta seems fit to be promoted because he is qualified as a Glass technologist, manages the Production Planning, Costing and Scheduling work, had maintained a relationship with the workers which was adequate enough 3 TABLE OF CONTENT Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Content Situation Analysis Problem Statement Options Available Criteria For Evaluation Evaluation of Options Recommendation Action Plan Page 5 6 6 6 7-8 8 8 4 1. Situation Analysis : The committee has examined all the four candidates resume. While evaluating them the members...
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