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The number and type of issues may vary from time to time or may arise
as influenced by many factors, however, few of the issues which they might face is
as tabulated under.
1.
Issues. As the top managers of their company, Bert and John have to
establish the plans and goals and make some big decisions, such as which market
do they want to develop, how much money they want to earn next year, which
partner they want to cooperate and so on. As the top managers of the company Bert
and John might face following issues:a.
Leadership
i.
b.
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c.
d.
e.
Communication.
At
some
gap
point
between
of
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time
and
they
subordinate
Creating Team Unity. Being Leaders they are often responsible for
helping build unity between staff members. It can take a bit of time for
workers to develop trusting relationships with one another, and the role
of a supervisor or managers is to set the proper framework to
encourage these relationships to grow.
2.
Most important management function. There are five basic functions tabulated
as under:
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a. Planning.
and staff his team to achieve a goal. He must also lead. Leading
involves motivating, communicating, guiding, and encouraging. It
requires the manager to coach, assist, and problem solve with
employees.
e. Controlling. After the other elements are in place. He needs to
continuously check results against goals and take any corrective
actions necessary to make sure that his area's plans remain on track.
3.
All managers at all levels of every organization perform these functions, but in
this particular case Controlling would be the most important function, which gives the
basic drive to run the business. Because Life is good company is a mature company,
which has mature rules, middle managers and first line managers. It also has mature
markets. As the top managers, the most important function is controlling now.
Question 2. Using descriptions from the case, describe Bert and Jhons managerial
style. Would this approach work for other organizations? Why or why not?
Answer 2.
Bert and Johns managerial style is managing people who take action.
It can work for other organizations as well. For Bert and John, they set up the motto
and enhance the companys culture to let employees feel themselves to be
constructive parts of the company.
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Question 3. How do you think the companys motto Do what you like, Like what
you do might affect how mangers manage? Be specific.
Answer 3.
The motto Do what you like. Like what you do. might affect that which
kind of employees the managers want to hire and how they encourage their
employees to work hard. The motto is a kind of companys culture. And it can help
employees to identify the company. It can be claimed that the motto Do what you
like. Like what you do works as a catalyst in the positive growth of the company.
Question 4. What managerial challenges might there be in having friends work for
your business? How could these challenges be kept inconsequential?
Answer 4. The challenges in having friends work for your business might be hard to
manage. Sometimes they dont think you are the boss, they think you are just their
friend. But it is easy to deal with talk to your friends and make sure they know their
roles. Let them know here is the business, and there are rules in the company.
Everybody should follow the rules, nobody except.
Question 5. Would you want to work for a company like this? Why or why not?
Answer 5.
To answer that would I work for a company like Life is Good? yes
would be my reply. Foremost of the reason would be that the company promotes and
maintain a stress free environment for all employees. This good management style
encourages the employees to learn new things and improve their performance and
thus leading to a positive productivity note.
Question 6. In what ways would the Life is Good managers (corporate and retail
stores) have to deal with the challenges of customer services, innovation and
sustainability? Be specific in your description.
Answer 6. Managers at Life is Good are requires to utilize their skills and bring on
the right amount of motivation to run the company.
1.
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ii.
Help employees align their personal goals with their work goals.
iii.
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and
periodic
is
one
one
of
the
major
contributor
to
companys
company, and it means doing things differently, exploring new territory and taking
risks. Innovation can be the application of new ideas to the products, processes, or
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other aspects of the activities of a company that lead to increased value. For a
company like Life is Good managers must be abreast with the latest ideas and global
trends.
3.