THE MANAGER EMPOWERMENT
Management Styles & Personal Experience of a DCM
Z.H Saleem
E-soft Metro Campus Deputy Center Manager/Lecturer - Bio-Medical Engineering
- IDENTIFICATION OF ISSUE: Less ability and opportunity
- APPLIED THEORY: Goal setting theory
- PRACTICAL THEORY: Interaction with employees and collecting ideas
- LINKED THEORIES: System theory and goal-setting theory
- SOLUTION: Training the upcoming managerial freshers
Workplace Management Theories
- Increased productivity: to make the most of their team members, improving performances and increasing productivity.(Boulding 1956)
- Simplified decision-making: speed up the decision-making process, helping those leaders be more effective in their roles.(Hill and Jones 1992)
- Increased collaboration: encourage team member participation and increase collaboration among an entire group(Jensen and Meckling 1976).
- Increased objectivity: make scientifically proven changes rather than relying on their judgment(Boulding 1956)
- Money
- Manpower
- Machines
- Materials,
- Method.
The goal-setting theory of motivation, first published in 1968 by American psychologist Dr. Edwin A. Locke, asserts that clear, well-defined, and measurable goals significantly improve performance. Locke and a colleague outlined five principles to guide goal setting(Jensen and Meckling 1976):
1. Gain clear direction: By thinking through the details of your goals, you can make decisions, prioritize tasks, and manage effort and energy effectively(Boulding 1956).
2. Keep an eye on progress: By setting specific goals, you can better monitor your progress and stay on track. For example, if your team is only a quarter of the way to achieving a goal, you can take steps to improve(Boulding 1956).
3. Bask in the success: The feeling of accomplishment is gratifying when you set yourself up with something that truly matters to you. The Progress Principle suggests that even small steps or wins throughout the process can be both motivating and meaningful(Hill and Jones 1992).
In summary, goal-setting is a crucial process for achieving success and achieving success. By following these principles, you can create a more motivated and successful team(Jørgensen 2013).
Management aims to optimize resources, improve efficiency, maximize profits, promote personal development, maintain quality, maintain workplace spirit, maintain discipline, and reduce risk factors. It involves implementing logistic methods to detect waste and improve efficiency, collaborating with departments and leaders to identify areas for improvement, and promoting personal development through seminars, mentoring programs, training resources, and internal promotions(Grundy et al., 2005).
Maintaining quality is crucial for the organization's success, and management teams collaborate with other departments, supervisors, and workers to establish, execute, and sustain quality standards. Maintaining a positive workplace culture, attitudes, and morale can increase the intrinsic drive for employees to perform their work and contribute to the organization's overall success(Jones, 1991).
Management is essential for businesses to thrive in today's global marketplace. According to Peter Drucker, it involves influencing or bringing about change in another entity, maximizing assets for efficiency and pursuing set goals. Management is crucial at all levels of a firm, including schools, universities, corporations, and government agencies, and is essential for any business or industry producing physical goods(Mørck et al., 1988).
Prioritizing staff development helps team members adapt to industry trends
and best practices. Employers who invest in education can boost
retention, engagement, and revenue. Professional development improves employees' skills and knowledge, benefiting both the individual and the employer by providing access to learning opportunities. Managers significantly impact team productivity, accounting for 70% of employee engagement variance.
They must understand team members' skill levels, strengths, and weaknesses to achieve optimal results. Managers can enhance productivity by setting clear goals, motivating employees, and allocating resources effectively. They should set clear expectations, ensure employees understand their tasks, and allocate sufficient time for efficient task completion. This approach maximizes overall productivity within a company.
Different businesses have different methods of estimating productivity according to their work culture and purposes. Therefore, measuring productivity is essential to know about the present position of the company and the work performance of employees for a better outcome. So, here are the measures that might be used to evaluate productivity:
- Total admin tasks conducted
- Revenue generated
- Sales call completed
- Deals closed
- Quality/quantity of products
- Total products marketed
- Quantity of data inputted
- Total reports generated
- Working hours logged
- Training completed
Productivity is crucial in the workplace for employee engagement, motivation, and overall success. It leads to better work-life balance, increased employee engagement, and increased profit and revenue. A positive work culture and motivated workforce result in customer satisfaction and long-term connections. Stress and unmotivation can lead to decreased productivity and increased loss. Therefore, productivity is essential for a company's growth and success(Whetten and Cameron 2005).
REFLECTION
The goal-setting theory of motivation, by Edwin A. Locke, emphasizes the importance of clear, well-defined, and measurable goals for improved performance. Five principles guide goal setting: gain clear direction, keep an eye on progress, and bask in the success. Management aims to optimize resources, improve efficiency, maximize profits, promote personal development, maintain quality, maintain workplace spirit, and reduce risk factors. Maintaining quality standards and a positive workplace culture can increase employee motivation and contribute to the organization's overall success. Management is essential for businesses to thrive in today's global marketplace, involving influencing change, maximizing assets for efficiency, and pursuing set goals. Prioritizing staff development helps team members adapt to industry trends and best practices, while managers significantly impact team productivity by setting clear goals, motivating employees, and allocating resources effectively. Productivity is crucial for employee engagement, motivation, and overall success, leading to better work-life balance, increased employee engagement, and increased profit and revenue.
Reference list
Eisenhardt, K.M. (1989) “Agency Theory: An Assessment and Review”. ˜the œAcademy of Management Review [online] 14 (1), 57. available from <https://doi.org/10.2307/258191>
Hazucha, J.F., Hezlett, S.A., and Schneider, R.J. (1993) “The Impact of 360‐degree Feedback on Management Skills Development”. Human Resource Management [online] 32 (2–3), 325–351. available from <https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.3930320210>
Jensen, M.C. and Meckling, W.H. (1976) “Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure”. Journal of Financial Economics [online] 3 (4), 305–360. available from <https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-405x(76)90026-x>
Lohman, M.C. (2004) “The Development of a Multirater Instrument for Assessing Employee Problem-Solving Skill”. Human Resource Development Quarterly [online] 15 (3), 303–321. available from <https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.1105>
Whetten, D.A. and Cameron, K.S. (2005) “Developing Management Skills”. in Routledge eBooks [online] 33–53. available from <https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203983119-13>
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