Week 3 discussion
Dq1
Your Personality and Values (graded)
Values may be self-governing, but they do change with time.
The link between personality, values, and work ethic is difficult to decipher.
Your basic makeup is with you in every situation, especially in your
organization. Have your values changed as you have matured, or have they stayed
the same? Do you have different values than your parents or siblings? How do
values affect the cohesiveness of the workplace?
Dq2
What’s Best for the Workers is Best for the Company?
(graded)
A student who worked for Chipotle stated: “I love the
Chipotle standard that what’s best for the people (employees) is best for the
company and vice versa, so I always strive to do my best.” It sounds simple,
but in reality, that is a difficult culture to enact. Why do you suppose that
it isn’t common in most organizations? What is difficult about the
implementation of such a policy? Does everyone have the same definition of
“doing your best”? Will slackers perceive their best in a different
light? Can you count on most managers to model the appropriate behavior? Who
supervises the managers, and how are they held accountable, not only for
product, but for cultural expectations?
