You're a shift supervisor at GFC, a multi-national retail company, and you have been in your position for three years. Recently, you got a new General Manager for the store, and they have instituted some changes in inventory reporting and employee evaluation with the aim of increasing efficiency. One of these new changes, weekly employee evaluations, has begun to take up a significant amount of your time. The new form you must fill in for each of your hourly employees is extensive, and the manager wants all one of these completed for each employee that covers and accounts for every shift they work during a week. You have gotten the reports completed on time, but only by spending hours each day recording notes. That time has taken away from your time on the floor, your ability to work with employees 1:1, and your other tasks. You see the value of having a good record of employee performance, but at this rate you will have to significantly reduce other duties just to complete these weekly forms. If you could complete them with less detail or even turn them in bi-weekly or monthly, that would be much more manageable. The new general manager has repeatedly stressed their open door policy and invited you to come to them with any questions, and you decide to take them up on that offer. Prepare a for a conversation where you provide an honest assess

Understanding Business

12th Edition

ISBN:9781259929434

Author:William Nickels

Publisher:William Nickels

Chapter1: Taking Risks And Making Profits Within The Dynamic Business Environment

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You're a shift supervisor at GFC, a multi-national retail company, and you have been in your position for three years. Recently, you got a new General Manager for the store, and they have instituted some changes in inventory reporting and employee evaluation with the aim of increasing efficiency. One of these new changes, weekly employee evaluations, has begun to take up a significant amount of your time. The new form you must fill in for each of your hourly employees is extensive, and the manager wants all one of these completed for each employee that covers and accounts for every shift they work during a week. You have gotten the reports completed on time, but only by spending hours each day recording notes. That time has taken away from your time on the floor, your ability to work with employees 1:1, and your other tasks. You see the value of having a good record of employee performance, but at this rate you will have to significantly reduce other duties just to complete these weekly forms. If you could complete them with less detail or even turn them in bi-weekly or monthly, that would be much more manageable. The new general manager has repeatedly stressed their open door policy and invited you to come to them with any questions, and you decide to take them up on that offer. Prepare a for a conversation where you provide an honest assessment of how the forms are affecting your work and negotiate what you need to be able to do your job effectively.

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