1. CHAPTER 10 Strategy Implementation: Staffing & Directing
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2. Staffing & Directing
Staffing –
Hiring new people with new skills; firing people w/ inappropriate skills; training existing employees to learn new skills
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3. Staffing follows strategy –
Staffing & Directing
Staffing follows strategy –
Training & Development
Higher productivity
Reduction in waste
Overall cost savings
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4. Staffing follows strategy –
Staffing & Directing
Staffing follows strategy –
Matching manager to strategy
Executive type
Dynamic industry expert
Analytical portfolio manager
Cautions profit planner
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5. Staffing follows strategy –
Staffing & Directing
Staffing follows strategy –
Matching manager to strategy
Turnaround specialist
Professional liquidator
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6. Selection & Management Development –
Staffing & Directing
Selection & Management Development –
Executive Succession
Insiders
Outsiders
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7. Selection & Management Development –
Staffing & Directing
Selection & Management Development –
Identifying Abilities and Potential
Performance appraisal system
Assessment centers
Job rotation
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8. Problems in Retrenchment–
Staffing & Directing
Problems in Retrenchment–
Downsizing
Eliminate unnecessary work
Contract out work for cost savings
Plan for long-run efficiencies
Communicate reasons for action
Invest in remaining employees
Develop value-added jobs
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9. Managing Corporate Culture–
Staffing & Directing
Managing Corporate Culture–
Assessing Strategy – Culture Compatibility
Compatible with current culture?
Cultural flexibility
Organizational change possible
Commitment to strategy implementation
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10. Managing Diverse Cultures–
Staffing & Directing
Managing Diverse Cultures–
Integration
Assimilation
Separation
Deculturation
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11. Staffing & Directing
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12. Management By Objectives –
Staffing & Directing
Management By Objectives –
Establish objectives
Setting individual objectives
Action plan
Periodic performance review
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13. Total Quality Management (TQM) –
Staffing & Directing
Total Quality Management (TQM) –
Less variable quality
Less variable response in processes
Greater flexibility
Lower cost
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14. International considerations in Leading –
Staffing & Directing
International considerations in Leading –
Power distance (PD)
Uncertainty avoidance (UA)
Individualism-collectivism (I-C)
Masculinity-femininity (M-F)
Long-term orientation (LT)
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