Question

Recommend a development method for each of the following situations and explain why you chose that method.

(i) An employee recently promoted to the job of plant supervisor is having difficulty motivating employees to meet quality standards.

(ii) A sales manager annoys salespeople by dictating every detail of their work.

(iii) An employee has excellent leadership skills but lacks knowledge of the financial side of business.

(iv) An organization is planning to organize its production workers into teams for the first time.

Answer 1

Soft skill training is required for (i) & (ii) and Technical training of finance is required for "iii".

Explanation:

According to my perspective, training employees is most important to upgrade oneself and in turn promotes organization's growth.

i) For upgrading motivation skill, we can arrange training program or hand-hold one-one, and guide him / her on

1. how to motivate others
2. what are all the benefits of motivating
3. who is a good leader
4. so on

Reason: Guidance is enough for leader to achieve things. So it can be achieved through training.

ii) Once again training can change the attitude of the sales manager.

The second option is to speak with the sales manager personally as to what is the result of the manager's action and how this can be achieved.

Session on "attitude", "stress management", "good leadership" will support the manager to change himself.

iii) The person lacks in "finance", so it is necessary to upgrade himself so that he can use his soft skill along with the technical skill and make a successful career and also reach the organizations skill.

Reason: Upgrading technical skill is the mandatory aspect in job.