Philosophy as a manager Shani Atar
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Jan 9, 2024
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My Philosophy as a Manager
In the following paper, I am describing and analyzing my own philosophy if I had a position
as a manager. In terms of communication, I believe in two-way communication and being an
active listener that listens to my employees and makes them feel that they can contribute to
the decision-making in the company. I want to be able to motivate the employees by applying
perceived organizational support. This could be done by arranging social events and
improving work conditions or providing adequate rewards for those who put in extra effort to
make sure that the employees feel valued but that they at the same time feel motivated to
work hard and be committed within a work-friendly environment.
When it comes to working with global teams, I would try to get out the best of a person, and
in this regard, he/she can precisely leverage the international angle to achieve this so that
each team member can use his or her background to contribute with different areas of
expertise, be it regarding projects, innovation, language or culture. When pursuing the
creation of effective teams, a manager that has international and multicultural teams can
oftentimes get higher creativity and effectiveness than, for instance, a single culture team
because the diversity of perspectives can enhance and improve output, give better idea
creation, and deeper and more diverse idea analysis. To sum it up, I believe that it is a
strength and an advantage for a manager to be able to manage international teams, as long as
he/she is prepared to embrace that each team member has different backgrounds with diverse
cultural profiles that they will contribute from, thus giving more international input and high-
quality value in a team.
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As a manager in an environment with a high degree of change, a well-thought-through
concept understanding of change management is crucial in order for him/her to navigate
successfully. If I were that manager, I would focus on thinking about change as an
opportunity to achieve something better, something new. Change should be seen as a process
towards an outcome that is giving a better result in a certain area but that requires a process
being undertaken. The change will thus not happen overnight, but instead, it demands
management and employees in general to review the current setup and current model and
then go through the process and steps needed to reach a joint new stage.
Changes can happen in any team and any organizational group, but in order to handle change
and benefit from its possibilities, I would apply a 3-step process if I were a manager often
dealing with change. The first step would be to determine the defined need and reason for the
change. The second step is to define a successful result for the required change, and the last
step is to list the detailed breakdown of steps during the change process.
The timing of this is also another element that is crucial in order to maximize the buy in and
then communication is key so that the employees feel that they are informed. In short, my
philosophy around this is that change is necessary for any organization, and as a manager, I
would see it as my approach to how well I, and my team, deal with transition or the
transformation of either goal, technology systems, or processes. I would look at change
management as a tool to enable the implementation of a strategy needed for effectively
changing a certain work process, and I would control and steer it by using the 3-step
approach described above so that the employees are more easily adapting to a change.
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When it comes to my experience in this class, I must say that I have truly enjoyed it. I
enjoyed hearing from the professor’s own experiences through what he has learned through
his previous jobs and experiences, which was a good way to learn how to apply the material
we have learned from the books to real-life management. I also very much enjoyed the
connect assignments where we had to put ourselves in the manager position and make
decisions and see the different outcomes depending on what decision we took. If I should
point out something that I enjoyed a bit less, then it would have to be the group exercises.
Feedback regarding this could be to set off 10 minutes of class time to work together in
groups and work on the project in class. Another thing that I enjoyed very much was the
SELF-Assessment assignment which gave me a good idea of who I am as a manager.
Some of the major areas that I have learned over the course are first by myself as a person. I
have learned that I have an entrepreneurial personality and that I might work best myself. I
also learned that I don’t mind taking tough decisions and being in charge. Besides what I
have learned about myself, I think the biggest lesson for me is to learn how all the small thing
in management counts. It can be small things like body language, how to identify situations,
how to make decisions, and how to manage a team or an organization. The leading style of a
manager is crucial to an organization and can make a big difference between failure and
success for the company, and I think that is the biggest lesson I have learned.
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I will use this in the future to make sure that I always evaluate myself as a person and try to
look inwards and see how I handle situations and how I behave as a leader. I will use the
knowledge I have learned in this class to try to be the best version of myself as a manager.
What I will take with me is all the different aspects of management that I didn’t consider in
the past, such as ethics, my employee’s stress level, managing diversity, planning philosophy,
etc. These were things I didn’t think of before I took this class and that I am now so thankful
to have knowledge about so that I can apply them to my own management philosophy in the
future.
Overall, I think this class has given me the tools to be a great manager in the future. That
considers all the aspects of being a manager and knows the responsibilities towards the
organization but for sure also the employees under me.
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