Thursday, February 4, 2010
Chapter 7 Reflection
Today in class we talked a lot about surrounding your self with good co-workers to build a better organization. Last class we saw the example in the movie Oceans Eleven, the leaders of the group sought after the best criminals that would be best fit to help the knock over some casinos. This is something I learned from Lavell Edwards, past BYU football coach. He was not the most knowledgeable coach at the college level but was a General when it came to leadership and organization. He hired excellent coaches who knew their positions and role within the organization. Because Lavell surrounded himself with great coaches it made him a historical coach at BYU because of the winning history.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Chapter 7 Summary
Team Training
Concept:
Team work is an important attribute for a company to have in order to be successful. Team work is measure by an individual’s ability to work with others to achieve a common goal. Organizations will benefit from providing groups with information and training on how to be a team player and leaning to work well with others. One way to accomplish this is by cross training individuals so that they are ready to fill in for a teammate should they be sick or on vacation. This make it so the organization never misses a beat so when a person on the team is missing the others can pick up the slack and know right what to do. Another great skill to train on is leadership. This training better prepares a team leader to resolve conflicts, encourage, and help motivate those on the team.
Emotional Hook:
If a company relies on the employees to manage customers accounts and perform special duties, then it is crucial for cross-training to be implemented. What if a team member is sick of on vacation and has specific daily duties at the office. Those tasks either won’t get done till she gets back or could be done incorrectly.
Key Points:
If organizations want to grow and be more efficient in the way they orchestrate there business it is in their best interest to invest the time and money to get employees properly trained. This can be done by developing teams which will create a unity in the office and build a stronger work force or team.
Facilitative Question:
What if the companies account rep is has to leave town for a family emergency. What could a company do to be better prepared to handle these types of situations as they come up?
Concept:
Team work is an important attribute for a company to have in order to be successful. Team work is measure by an individual’s ability to work with others to achieve a common goal. Organizations will benefit from providing groups with information and training on how to be a team player and leaning to work well with others. One way to accomplish this is by cross training individuals so that they are ready to fill in for a teammate should they be sick or on vacation. This make it so the organization never misses a beat so when a person on the team is missing the others can pick up the slack and know right what to do. Another great skill to train on is leadership. This training better prepares a team leader to resolve conflicts, encourage, and help motivate those on the team.
Emotional Hook:
If a company relies on the employees to manage customers accounts and perform special duties, then it is crucial for cross-training to be implemented. What if a team member is sick of on vacation and has specific daily duties at the office. Those tasks either won’t get done till she gets back or could be done incorrectly.
Key Points:
If organizations want to grow and be more efficient in the way they orchestrate there business it is in their best interest to invest the time and money to get employees properly trained. This can be done by developing teams which will create a unity in the office and build a stronger work force or team.
Facilitative Question:
What if the companies account rep is has to leave town for a family emergency. What could a company do to be better prepared to handle these types of situations as they come up?
Chapter 6 Reflection
Today in class we talked about strategies for addressing a labor shortage or surplus'. In todays economy it really puts a business owner in a bind in almost every industry. Because of the struggles facing employers they are forced to make cuts whether it is by cutting hours, tranfers, demotions, pay reductions, or the lay offs. Some of the possibilties to avoid a short a company could have employees work overtime, bring in temps, or outsource diferent jobs. A HR or business owner will have to weigh the options and see what options will work best for their individual cirmcumstance.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Chapter 6 Summary
Resumes
Concept:
Organization use resumes to get information about several different job applicants in order to create a starting point for the job search process. This is an inexpensive way of doing it but it can become very biased in favor of the applicant. The reason for this is because the applicant has all the say in the favorable information presented about themselves. No matter how many great things the applicant writes about themselves it becomes very evident to the hiring manager through the way the applicant writes, communicates, and presents them self. Resumes allow an applicant to highlight accomplishments that are most valid when the content is compared to the job description.
Emotional Hook:
As a job seeker applying for a position for a company what would be some important steps to take to ensure that your resume will reflect who you are and why you are the best candidate for the position? On the other hand what are important things to watch for as a hiring manager to ensure the best possible candidates are selected to go forward to the interview process?
Key Points:
As a prospective employee it is important for the candidate to care review their resume for errors and grammar mistakes and to ensure that have been completely honest without downing playing their abilities and proving to the employer that they are the best candidate to move forward in the interviewing process and eventually be the new hire for that position.
Facilitative Question:
What are some of the essentials to creating a winning resume and would you look for in a winning resume?
Concept:
Organization use resumes to get information about several different job applicants in order to create a starting point for the job search process. This is an inexpensive way of doing it but it can become very biased in favor of the applicant. The reason for this is because the applicant has all the say in the favorable information presented about themselves. No matter how many great things the applicant writes about themselves it becomes very evident to the hiring manager through the way the applicant writes, communicates, and presents them self. Resumes allow an applicant to highlight accomplishments that are most valid when the content is compared to the job description.
Emotional Hook:
As a job seeker applying for a position for a company what would be some important steps to take to ensure that your resume will reflect who you are and why you are the best candidate for the position? On the other hand what are important things to watch for as a hiring manager to ensure the best possible candidates are selected to go forward to the interview process?
Key Points:
As a prospective employee it is important for the candidate to care review their resume for errors and grammar mistakes and to ensure that have been completely honest without downing playing their abilities and proving to the employer that they are the best candidate to move forward in the interviewing process and eventually be the new hire for that position.
Facilitative Question:
What are some of the essentials to creating a winning resume and would you look for in a winning resume?
Chapter 5 Reflection
This past week in class we have been learning about different laws that a business is governed by and it is important that the human resource department ensures they are followed. This past weekend I have been working on taxes and noticed that my wife’s work did not take out any federal or state tax during the year 2009. Although they did for the first two pay periods and then they ran into financial troubles. So did they do this to ease their financial status? I hope not and I am curious to know if they paid their payroll tax, FICA, and other taxes that are required. Now this issues is not a big deal for my wife and I but it could imposes charges from the IRS because they will probably want the interest in which that money would have made, had it been paid when it should. So as a HR manager these types of things are important they don’t get over looked. I will post more as I find out more as to what will happen.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Chapter 5 Summary
Overtime and Expanded Hours
Concept:
Many companies find themselves in situations where the work is not coming in during a slow part of the year or a company may find during certain months they are swamped and can barely keep up on the work. Where these situations may only be temporary, organizations may find its best to reduce positions to part-time or in the case of a heavy work load to work overtime. The downside to paying overtime though is that the company must pay the employee one and a half times their wage. Often times though this cost is cheaper than hiring and training a new employee, and the expense of having a layoff. For a short time many employees welcome the extra hours and extra money always helps. Overtime therefore is the best option for short-term labor shortage.
Emotional Hook:
Sometimes it’s easy for employees to feel over loaded when there is a labor shortage. I leaves the employees feeling overwork and having to take on extra tasks at work for the same amount of pay leaves unfair feelings and disgruntled employees. How can management make extra wok a positive experience?
Key Points:
Overtime can be a great way for a short period of time for employees to receive extra pay while the company gets through the labor shortage. It always feels nice as an employee to receive extra pay for doing the same job and usually I like my job better when I am getting overtime hours.
Facilitative Question:
What are some other ways for a company to deal with labor shortages and how can this be a opportunity to build unity at the work place?
Concept:
Many companies find themselves in situations where the work is not coming in during a slow part of the year or a company may find during certain months they are swamped and can barely keep up on the work. Where these situations may only be temporary, organizations may find its best to reduce positions to part-time or in the case of a heavy work load to work overtime. The downside to paying overtime though is that the company must pay the employee one and a half times their wage. Often times though this cost is cheaper than hiring and training a new employee, and the expense of having a layoff. For a short time many employees welcome the extra hours and extra money always helps. Overtime therefore is the best option for short-term labor shortage.
Emotional Hook:
Sometimes it’s easy for employees to feel over loaded when there is a labor shortage. I leaves the employees feeling overwork and having to take on extra tasks at work for the same amount of pay leaves unfair feelings and disgruntled employees. How can management make extra wok a positive experience?
Key Points:
Overtime can be a great way for a short period of time for employees to receive extra pay while the company gets through the labor shortage. It always feels nice as an employee to receive extra pay for doing the same job and usually I like my job better when I am getting overtime hours.
Facilitative Question:
What are some other ways for a company to deal with labor shortages and how can this be a opportunity to build unity at the work place?
Chapter 4 Reflection
The topic in my group today all centered around employee empowerment and how and HR manager or a business owner can make their work environment a place that is desired to work at. It really got me thinking about my job and how there are a couple of people who make all the decisions and if you are not in that group you are left out on a lot of what’s going on. There is a great lack of training and especially communication that cause many problems within the office and possibly is leading to lost revenue. Now if this company I am with involved others and showed them that we are trusted it would change the whole attitude at work and would build greater team unity.
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