The companies that we will be looking at are The Cheese Cake Factory, Wegmans Food Markets Inc, Protiviti, Workday are the four companies that are chosen from the list of the 100 companies that was provided.
The Four companies mentioned above all share a huge emphasis on treating employees so well that it really feels like a family more then a workplace because of how friendly and caring the managers and the employees are. The workplace feels so welcoming that it promotes a stronger work ethic for the employees as they want to work harder for the company because they are treated so well. The companies above ideals reflect on how I would like to be a manager, I would want to treat my team or employees as if they are family because I’m a pretty caring person.
However, in situations where I have to “put my foot down” I find it the most challenging part because my empathy for my employees may conflict with the goals of the company. For example, since I see my employees as family it will be harder for me to make hard decision’s that must be made to reach the goal of the company like firing employees, resolving conflict between employees and making sure the work flow is appropriate. From the content we read in week one Strategic Planning from the lecture two slides seems to be the solution because it stated an “Overall plan for how an organization will match its internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats”. Strategic planning will help me address the issues I have with my employees by labeling our specific goals and making sure everyone is following them even if they are seen as family.
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