OL 215 Final Project Two
Profile of a Struggling Company
Section One:
Note: This is milestone one updated with instructor’s feedback.
1) Current Management Planning: Assess how the current management planning practices interfere with or prohibit the organization’s ability to optimally function. You should consider the P-O-L-C framework in your explanation.
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2) Employees’ Perception and Organizational Culture: Describe how the employees’ perception and organizational culture have been impacted by management’s performance. You should consider the connections between management and its impact on culture.
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3) Communication: Explain how communication has played a part in management’s inability to increase employee performance. You should consider the connections to specific communication barriers that exist within the organization.
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Section Two: Recommendations Complete this section only.
Note: The recommendations in this section should be very specific.
Describe how implementing the fundamental principles of management will help to improve the management process within the company.
Examples:
- Implementation of ________________ will improve the management process by __________.
- Implementation of _________ will allow management to ___________ which can lead to ___________ (discuss the result).
Identify how aspects of the fundamental principles of management will be implemented and communicated to all personnel within the company.
Examples:
- The changes will be communicated to employees by _________ .
- Training? Email? A meeting? A kick-off celebration? A town-hall? Individual team meetings? Poster reminders and communication?
- Management will develop _______________ communication/training that will explain __________________.
Describe how the application of the fundamental principles of management will lead to increased employee performance.
Example:
- These recommendations will improve employee performance in ______ areas.
- Some performance areas to consider: efficiency, quality, collaboration, error reduction, customer service…etc.
Explain how applying ethical principles to the fundamental principles of management would be sustained and monitored by the company.
Example:
- Management will monitor the adherence to ethical principles through ___________.
- Anonymous reporting? Positive reinforcement? Self-reporting? External auditors? Customer feedback? External stakeholder feedback (suppliers, etc.)?
Section Three: Conclusion
Describe clear links between management principles, actions and organizational success.
For example:
| Management Principle | Action taken | Organizational Success |
| Management sets goals for technology training in the coming year. | 4 trainings planned and scheduled with multiple times to accommodate employee work schedule and preference. | Improved performance and efficiency with technology resulting in fewer errors and reduced cost related to error correction. |