imagine that you hold a
manager positionin the
Humane society Animal Shelter (it's a non-profit organization)in a small town with
population of 80,000 people.
your being interviewed and asked these questions below. Try to answer them
from the perspective of being a manger
(be creative and think how a manager would act!). After that
write a 1000 word reportabout it that includes the following:-
- A description of the management position you held in the Humane society Animal Shelter as an individual (the organization, title of position, location within the organization itself, location of the organization and the effect of how it's a non-profit organization).
- A summary of the answers you will gave to the questions below.
- An analysis and conclusion and reflection of what you learned from these questions and answers you gave.
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The Questions
Identifying and dealing with M
anagement issues:
(to identify the issues managers face and how they deal with them)1.) On a day to day basis, what are the general issues you might deal with as a manger in the Humane society Animal Shelter ?
2.) What type of conflicts you might face within the workplace of Humane society Animal shelter (with employees or customers)? How would you deal with them?
3.) As a manger, did you think you will find it hard to motivate your employees? How would you keep them motivated in order to perform efficiently?
4.) As a manager, what kind of difficult management decision you think you will face in Humane society Animal shelter ?. give an example of a situation and how you would solve it?
Theories and tools utilized within the workplace:
(Helps prevent a negative working environment for managers, employees and customers)5.) What theories and tools would you use to manage your work load and effectively manage the people you deal with on a continuous basis?
6.) Most workplaces today are culturally diverse. How do you communicate with such diverse groups?
7.) As a manager in the Humane society Animal Shelter, how do you sustain a positive working environment?
Goals and future work challenges:
(Helps identify the various obstacles managers face while trying to achieve their goals)8.) As a manager, what would be your strategic plan in order to achieve the organization goals? What are some of the challenges you fear that you may face in meeting these goals?
9.) As a manager, sometimes you might fail to achieve an organization goal. Give an example of a situation like that? what would be the solution to prevent it from happening again?
Achieving the Management position:
(an insight to how one can achieve a higher management position)10.) What type of experiences and training you think you will need today to achieve a management position like in a Humane Society Animal Shelter organization?