I started out with a bachelor's degree in information science, but when I got my first job, operations management caught my attention. I completed a series of quick courses that prepared me for my business management master's program. This is what gave me the chance to develop my leadership and management abilities and prepared me for supervisory and, more recently, management jobs.
Over credentials, organizational commitment is a crucial factor. The corporation rewards management to people that commit to performance yet remain with the business and grow personally while there. There are elaborate employee development and in-service programs as well as an integrated skills academy that keeps employees inducted in refresher courses based on changing trends.
My management is based on planning and planning is key. Since you cannot plan alone, I incorporate my team members and by planning I identify the people who can carry out the other functions of management with clear channels of accounting for their performance.
There is an employee appraisal system where employees appraise each other at the peer level, then the supervisor and the manager. The aspects or a criterion of appraisal is determined by the human resource department. The appraisals are part of the scheme to mete out rewards, demotions and promotions
My job is based on career development from managing interdepartmental operations to inter-branch and even integration into the various managerial committees and the peak even becoming CEO or such executives. The scheme of compensation is based on seniority which also means more work and more accountability.
Choice of team members is dependent on track record and their history of rising in positions or roles.
Ideological conflicts arise when an idea by one member is taken and that of others having to be ignored. Since all team members wish to have their ideas bought, willingness to support an idea of another comes with hesitation or sometimes outright resistance which calls for management to intervene to streamline adverse outcomes of ideological differences in the team that has to work together.
M typical day entails running protocols, receiving reports of daily activities, evaluating operational aspects of interdepartmental and inter-team activities, and most of all, analyzing status reports with team members at the end of the day. That makes for my favorite though challenging task, to analyze performance, diagnose problems and walk through tasks with team members to find ways of overcoming hurdles.
My team changes depending with the different tasks that arise and adapting to these requires understanding of a vast number of people in the organization, the skills proficiency and attitudes for readiness to cope.
Competition in the industry is from other corporations that deal in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
There is a lot office and on-desk responsibilities, however working through them fast and using the human resource at my disposal, I have to spare time to be hands-on, to motivate and come live with the state of affairs on the ground rather than simply waiting to read reports.
To succeed in management one has to be flexible, resilient and open-minded. I try to exercise these traits.
I would acquaint myself with various people, interact more with people in different departments and roles. This is because management is about understanding and mobilizing people, then performance of tasks follows.
Section II
The organizational culture according to how the manager portrayed appears to be based on management style that is charismatic. I Base my management alignment to persuasiveness and ability to mobilize those under my team to act in determined ways. It is therefore a good context for me to exert my charismatic traits especially based on eloquence, expert and professional and management prowess.
For excellence at management in such an organizational context, priority interpersonal skills, ability to work in a culturally diverse setting is important. This is also goes with ability to plan and motivate team members to accomplish even the most challenging jobs. I therefore have to work to acquire abilities to work with groups composed of individuals of different dispositions.
My work values lea towards self-determination and having control of work decisions and tasks. These are for promoting self-drive and self-motivation. This makes the management career as per the organization fit with my future career goals.
Part II: SWOT
Strengths
Interpersonal skills competencies
Multicultural sensitivity
Communication abilities and skills of persuasion
Flexible organizational management context
Experience in group activities and team supervision
Weaknesses
Inexperience in working in interdisciplinary teams
Lack of prior experience in vast workplaces
My aptitude is oriented towards financial management field
Preference for regular teams rather than changing ones
The field lacks clear accountability channels
Opportunities
Avenues for self-development are multiple
Offering a platform for experience in multidisciplinary teams.
Opportunity to work in a vast workplaces to learn differentiated branch and departmental protocols
Test my management suitability in unfamiliar contexts
opportunity to actualize my work values in a practical work context
Threats
Mismatch in personal versus organizational values
Ideological differences and priority variance in teams
The tediousness of industrial organizational protocols
Unclear compensatory and remuneration scheme parameters and criteria
Preference for work in regular teams mismatch with organizational style
The atmosphere does leans towards freedom to team members that threatens management
Based on the above analysis, the organizational context is challenging which is good for experience. It will test my aptitude, skills and management competencies. This is in spite of having to stretch me out of my comfort zone. However, I would join the management field for what it is worth, flexible enough to offer me an avenue to carve a management path that aligns to my values, priorities and goals.
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