Shawna Stewart - MAN2021 - Fall 2024 by Shawna Stewart

Module 1 - Management Overview

stewartshawna87 — 2024-09-25 16:10:12 UTC

This image depicts what we learned in Module 1 "Management Overview". It is an illustration explaining the different types of Managers within an organization. I am familiar with the three different manager types from my personal work experience. At my current job, the top managers are the CEO, and President positions. The middle managers are what I refer to as "my manager's manager" The middle managers report to the CEO and President positions and they manage a team or group of managers which are the first-line managers. My manager is a first line manager, she manages a team of front line or first-line team members that are not in a managerial position.

Module 2 - Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

stewartshawna87 — 2024-10-13 00:20:57 UTC

The information from Module 2 regarding Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility was an intriguing module for me. I work for a large financial institution that deeply emphasizes the importance of performing with integrity and the highest level of ethics. Corporate Responsibility was something I didn't realize that I was familiar with, because I never knew the correct terminology that defined the concept. I have now been able to add a new word to my vocabulary and can actually explain the definition of Corporate Social Responsibility.

Module 2 - Ethics and CSR

stewartshawna87 — 2024-10-13 00:21:43 UTC

Working with integrity is an important part of corporate ethics. A business and its employees must have integrity in order to show that the company works with ethics and does what is right. I always preform with ethics, and I am proud to be part of a company that takes pride in working with integrity and ethics always.

Module 3 - Management within a Global Organization

stewartshawna87 — 2024-10-13 00:23:37 UTC

This image is a visualization of what I learned in Module 3 about Management within Globalization. This module provided me with tons of new information about organizations that operate in a global economy. Globalization is a very detailed and in-depth process with multiple aspects that have to be considered before deciding whether or not to expand into a global market.

Module 3 - Management within a Global Organization

stewartshawna87 — 2024-10-13 00:25:08 UTC

Globalization was an exciting module to learn about. You never really think about all of the internal and external factors that are involved in operating in a global market. There are many laws and regulations to keep in mind when operating globally. The cultural differences, and currency exchange rate are just a few things that come to mind when talking about globalization.

Module 2 - Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

stewartshawna87 — 2024-10-13 00:26:40 UTC

Providing a diverse and inclusive environment is very important for a business for many reasons. Diversity allows for people from different backgrounds and experience to provide individual opinions and ideas that maybe similar or different from someone from a different background. Inclusion is including everyone equally no matter how diverse the workforce might be, everyone is included regardless.

Module 6 - Managing Human Resources and Communication

stewartshawna87 — 2024-11-10 16:21:55 UTC

This was a funny meme that I found regarding the role of a human resource manager. A lot of times, employees think that the HR department is their advocate, but Human Resources actually focuses on the best interest of the organization.

Module 4 - Planning and Decision Making

stewartshawna87 — 2024-11-10 16:23:09 UTC

Once a company has clearly defined it's goals, then the planning process can begin to outline how the goals are going to be met. There are 4 different functions of Management - Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling. The first and most important function is Planning! You aren't able to carry out the other 3 functions, if you don't do the planning upfront. The planning is where it all starts.

MAN2021 - Principles of Management

stewartshawna87 — 2024-11-10 16:24:29 UTC

Module 5 - Organizational Structure and Processes

stewartshawna87 — 2024-11-10 16:28:59 UTC

My opinion is that a Functional Business Structure is going to be the most effective structure for lots of different types of organizations regardless of size. My career experience is based on working for very large organizations with 10,000 + employees that operate across the United States or globally, and all of them operated based on a Functional Business Structure. It is easy, understandable, methodical, and honestly just makes sense from a business perspective.

Module 4 - Planning and Decision Making

stewartshawna87 — 2024-11-13 01:30:17 UTC

This article explains Business Planning and lists the most common components that make up a Business Plan. Business plans do vary depending on the product or service that the business provides, but there are several common key components of a business plan in general. It all starts with Planning!

Module 5 - Organizational Structure and Processes

stewartshawna87 — 2024-11-13 01:45:07 UTC

Key Takeaways: 4 Types of Organizational Structure

Before implementing an organizational structure, you must understand every aspect of your business.
Organizational structures can help improve the flow of information, team collaboration, productivity, trust and employee happiness.
There are organizational structures for businesses that like using multiple levels of management and for those that prefer to let teams operate more autonomously.

No matter how big (or small) an organization is, it will likely fail without structure. Organizational structure is what helps companies create defined roles and responsibilities, rules, workflows and more. This all sounds great, but how do you build and implement structure, and what are the 4 types of organizational structure?

Module 2 - Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

stewartshawna87 — 2024-11-13 01:47:44 UTC

Corporate Social Rsponsibility (CSR) is a business model that describes how a company considers its impact on society, the environment, and the economy. It's about a company's accountability to its stakeholders, including employees, customers, suppliers, and the communities where it operates.

Module 7 - Leadership and Motivation

stewartshawna87 — 2024-11-13 01:49:24 UTC

Module 7 reminded me of how blessed I am to have a supervisor who is an amazing leader. She possesses all of the leadership traits described in this module. She is a very effective communicator and motivator. She encourages the team to share thoughts and ideas to help us in our current position. She is engaging, and she is goal oriented. She motivates and encourages me to do my best and acknowledges my strengths and opportunities as an employee. She listens, and provides feedback that is beneficial to my success and career growth.

Module 7 -Leadership and Motivation

stewartshawna87 — 2024-11-13 01:50:43 UTC

Someone who has a title of "manager" does not automatically make them a leader. Managers and leaders share a lot of the same traits but there are several differences between management and leadership as discussed in Module 7. Not all managers are considered effective leaders. However, my current manager possesses all of the traits of an effective leader. She is not only an amazing manager, she is also a brilliant leader. Module 7 taught me about several different leadership styles, and I now know that my manager has an engaging and transformational leadership style. She is the best manager I have had in 20 years of work experience. This is because she doesn't just manage, she leads by example and works collaboratively to achieve a common goal.

Module 1 - Management Overview

stewartshawna87 — 2024-11-24 17:00:25 UTC

Module 1 - Management Overview... Module 1 discussed a general overview of Management and clearly defined and explained management in detail. The information was helpful in clearly defining management from two different aspects :Management as People and Management as a Process. I never thought about the definition of the word, management and the fact that it can be defined by both people and also processes.

Module 6 - Managing Human Resources and Communication

stewartshawna87 — 2024-12-01 02:07:03 UTC

I enjoyed learning all of the responsibilities that Human Resources handles within an organization. HR does a lot of behind the scenes work, but they play a very important role. According to this image, not just an important role, but multiple ROLES...

H.R. job responsibilities include recruiting and selecting candidates, employee training and development, compensation, benefits, and laws regarding employee health, safety, and labor.

Module 8 - Controlling Performance and Operations

stewartshawna87 — 2024-12-01 02:13:39 UTC

As an employee, there are certain performance goals that I am required to meet. I have a consultant score card, and I have access to track my performance on a daily and monthly basis. There are KPI's or Key Performance Indicators included on my score card. Each individual KPI has a goal associated with it. My monthly performance rating depends on how I met my performance standards overall based on all of the individual KPI's combined.

"Meets All", "Meets Some", or "Does Not Meet" are the performance scale ratings. In the beginning of the year, I meet with my supervisor to go over my annual performance review, where my performance rating is measured by looking over all of my scorecards from the preceding 12 months. The results of my annual performance review, may or may not result in an increase in salary. Although, I sure hope "meets all" or "meets most" does lead to more money in my pocket. I mean I'm not doing it all for nothing. :)

Module 8 - Controlling Performance & Operations

stewartshawna87 — 2024-12-03 13:07:13 UTC

I really enjoyed Module 8 because I was already familiar with most of the content. I am what is referred to as an "individual contributor" at my job. I am not in a management role, and my individual performance contributes to the overall performance of my team. I have a monthly scorecard consisting of multiple KPI's where my results are recorded in 4 or 5 different categories, that are all used to determine my overall performance rating for the month.