While being tasked to evaluate this organizations drop in productivity, I have taken the
initiative to talk to the team members as well as managers to
... [Show More] get a better understanding of what’s
going on. Being able to speak with the team members, it appears they feel that the managers are
hovering over their heads and micromanaging them. They were also told by the managers to fill
out certain timesheets and cross-reference the task list daily. If they do happen to deviate from
the daily tasks, they would have to explain themselves in an email to the managers. Not only
that, but the team has mentioned multiple times that they are not being assigned tasks that fit
their skill sets. This alone can create some conflicts within the team and lowering morale. Once I
was done speaking with the team members, I spoke to the managers to get a better understanding
of their views in these matters. The managers have stated that they have just been following the
same process that the company has been following for years and don’t seem to be doing anything
wrong.
There is an effective system for managers to help them achieve organizational goals
which are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. To further explain, planning is what is
needed for setting milestones and objectives in order to complete given tasks. “Planners must
also make decisions about the best courses of action for achieving objectives, as well as identify
alternative courses of action after evaluating the various alternatives. They must then formulate
the necessary steps for effective implementation of their plans. Finally, planners must constantly
evaluate the success of their plans and take corrective action(s) when necessary” (Soomo
Learning, n.d.). Organizing is an important function where the structure of the organization or
the company is created. This can help determine the chain of command and the design of the jobs
within a company. “Organizing at the organizational level involves deciding how best to
departmentalize, or cluster, jobs into departments to effectively coordinate efforts” (Soomo [Show Less]