Currently I am working in a leadership role in my career. I have worked in various leading positions including, must current position. (Operations/Area Supervisor)
I have taken collage level courses on leadership and conflict resolution. I believe that this class SOC110 will reinforce my current skills and talents. I would like to learn something new; I don't believe that is likely. Over the next five weeks I will be learning teamwork, collaboration, and conflict resolution skills. I will use the information from each week, and implement it into my work. Here are the scenarios, and there outcomes.
At work my area of responsibility, and five additional Area Supervisors areas of responsibility are teamed together to form a profit center. In addition to individual performance we are evaluated on team performance. My individual performance for the year 2006 was very successful. The team performance for 2006 was not as successful. I was not recognized for my individual performance but for team performance only. This was definitely a disadvantage of a team. I decided to share my reasons for success with the team, I felt If I shared with the team It would benefit all members in the long run. I will not know the long term outcome until the end of our first quarter, but the first few week of the New Year I have got positive feed back from the Supervisors.
My company just introduced a new and exciding way for our Restaurant Managers to involve their Assistant Managers more in the operation of the business. We have introduced different teams within one restaurant. Each area of the restaurant will now have a team, with an Assistant manager as the team lead. I was responsible for identifying the areas ...