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In this week we learned all about what being a manager means and the different levels of management and what roles they play. The main functions of a manager are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
I picked this picture because it represents how I may have viewed most managers before I started this class.

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I also learned that to be a good manager you have to have great interpersonal and social skills to deal with not only their employees but also to help guests and deescalate situations.
This meme just fits talking about managers so I picked it :)

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Week 2 was about CSR and Ethics in a business and how to run as business ethically as possible. I also learned there is a difference between an ethically ran business and a sustainably ran business.
Look how cute! and it goes with the topic of CSR and ethics that I touched on here.

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Something important I learned in this unit is that you can definitely tell a lot about the culture of a place by the way employees dress, act and interact with each other and guests while in the work place. Also if they have party's and group functions it helps build moral you might enjoy working there more than a place that doesn't.
This one is because I love the show friends and because she's talking about a party in this scene.

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In this weeks lesson I learned the importance of global trading and outsourcing to save money when producing products. The main reasons for global trading and outsourcing are:
Increased profits, Greater access to suppliers for materials and at lower costs, Reduced manufacturing costs through access to cheaper labor and Social and environmental concerns.

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We learned a lot of different ways things are done globally but the one I liked the most and was able to understand the best is Standardization.

"A standardization strategy is used when a company treats the whole world as one market with little meaningful variation.''

The idea with this strategy is to mass produce something that is pretty widely used in every market with little to no customization needed to appeal to each market its brought too.

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The importance of planning, the first "job description" of a manager is possible the most important function. The ability to have short term and long term plans that can be adapted to any changes that may come along is a valuable skill. Week 4 focused on this vital step in management and what comes after the planning phase.

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The second half of week 4 was focused on the decision making process and the important things to focus on when making decisions.
Decision criteria, weigh decision criteria, generate alternatives and evaluate the alternatives are 4 steps to follow when starting on a new path for any decisions you may need to make as a manager. It's important to have as much information to start on the right path for what you have to decide.

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Week 5 was on the organizational structure and process, in this week we learned so many different ways to structure a business or company based on the size of the company, company goals and procedures. The core elements of an organization are common purpose, coordinated effort, division of labor, and hierarchy of authority.

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This was the structure I understood the most, majority of places i have worked for in the past and even currently run on this structure with my managers being in charge of services (store) and answering to higher up people in that chain of command. Much like the military without the camo uniforms.

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Human resources! The all powerful group of people you never ever see after you get done with your paper work. Week 6 was about the HR department, its purposes and its importance. We also learned about the importance of onboarding, learning the mission of your company and all their policies.

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The second important thing we learned in this week was about communication and how it works.
Communication is governed by three levels of semiotic rules,

Syntactic: Formal properties of signs and symbols, such as letters or numbers.

Pragmatic: Relationship between signs, expressions, and their users.

Semantic: Relationships between signs and symbols and their meaning.

body language, eye contact and posture are all very important when communicating.

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Being a leader is more than just telling people what to do, its inspiring people to work hard, couching them in the right direction, creating an atmosphere of community and helping keep the employees happy. In week 7 we learned the difference between a manager and a leader. We got to speak about a leader that has influenced us in a way and I choose my manager Yaser, not only does he manage well but he is an excellent leader too.
Here a some key differences between being a leader and being a manager
Leaders:
Influencing

Change

Direction

Vision

Innovating
Managers:
Planning

Organizing

Controlling

Stability
Resources

Budgeting

Scheduling

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Motivation is important to do literally anything, if youre not motivated to do it you'll find it much harder to actually get it done. In the second part of week 7 we learned about different types of motivation. Intrinsic Vs. Extrinsic, In trinsic refers to the things on the inside that motivate you do better and get things done.
Intrinsic things that can motivate are, Interests, Beliefs, Personal enjoyment and pleasure, Sense of accomplishment

Personal pride, Skill development and competency, Social, status and promise of Power.
Extrinsic motivations can be, commissions, bonuses, raises, promotions, and additional time off from work. It's the idea of reward those who work hard for you so they keep working hard.

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Organization is important for all aspects of life, companies need to be organized to a very detailed degree. Week 8 focused on controlling performance and operations. While following set standards the company sets and working to achieve the objectives put in action makes for a great employee there are lots of other things that go into this particular subject and making it work.
Things like audits, inventory management, break even analysis and so on are important for control and susatanability.

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All of my sources and quotes are from the reading material provided for the class. Thank you