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Description of leader*
Examples of their leadership
Skills and behaviours exhibited
Effect on me
My Project manager in the current organization.
The project manager acted as a supervisor the new joiners in the organization.
Strong domain knowledge, self-confidence, high motivation.
Positive
Operations manager in the current organization.
Takes care of all the daily activities and motivates all the employees working under him.
Very Patient, high self-confidence, ability to collaborate and coordinate to lead more people towards common goal.
Positive
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References
The Open University (2012) B628/BZX628. Managing 1: Organisations and people, Module Activities, Milton Keynes, The Open University.
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Who leads or influences
Influencing skills used
Task behaviors
Senior Manager - Operations
The manager leads people working under him.
Motivation, Strong Charisma, good management.
Relations behaviors
Investor Relations - Manager
Leads all the investors and motivates them towards the organization
High technical knowledge, strong face
Change behaviors
HR manager
Works towards building effective policies for all the human resource.
Catalyst
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References
The Open University (2012) B628/BZX628. Managing 1: Organisations and people, Module Activities, Milton Keynes, The Open University.
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Problem identification and description
Analysis
Conclusions to the analysis
Recommendations
Advantages, disadvantages and implications
References
The Open University (2012) B628/BZX628. Managing 1: Organisations and people,
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What was the purpose of the group or
team?
To work together towards achieving a common goal of implementation of IT is supply chain of the company.
How well did it achieve its goals and
aims?
The goal was achieved by the rigorous implementation of processes and IT infrastructure.
Who was involved in it?
Project manager, ERP & SCM teams, HR manager and operations manager.
How were members selected?
They were based on the initial screening of the requirements by managers. So the best persons within the organization suitable for the job were selected.
Did they have different skills and
experiences?
Yes
If so, were they complementary?
Yes, because the task required collaboration from different departments altogether.
What processes and activities worked
well and what did not work so well?
The project was a success overall but overshoot slightly on timeline perspective.
What are the positive features you can
remember?
Alignment and collaboration within various departments of the organization, working under high pressure, managers exhibiting good leadership skills.
What are the negative features you can
remember?
Deadline should have been met.
Other thoughts
References
The Open University (2012) B628/BZX628. Managing 1: Organisations and people,
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Purpose of group or
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Building self managed work teams to work on the client’s project.
Inputs
Required self managed work teams from support and operations department.
Throughputs
Outputs
Supporting the client on his various functions/tasks autonomously.
Particular success
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Successful implementation of self-managed work teams in the organization for client projects.
Improvements that
could have been made
(areas/processes)
Better collaboration between the client and the teams.
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Source: based on Schermerhorn et al. (1995) in Ingram et al., 1997
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Technique or tool
used
360 degree appraisal and evaluation process
Question, issue or
statement 1
Self and peer evaluation
Response
Each employee needs to first self evaluate himself and then needs to be evaluated by his peers and subordinates, with whom he works.
Question, issue or
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Manager Evaluation
Response
Final evaluation would be done by the manager complemented by review meeting to finalize the final evaluation rating.
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References
The Open University (2012) B628/BZX628. Managing 1: Organisations and people,
Module Activities, Milton Keynes, The Open University.
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