Hi, these are 2 student discussion posts that needs responses with a minimum of 75 words. Both responses must be written in your own words.
1. I am actually currently working on this. For the sake of privacy I will not mention the organizations name though. Myself and a former coworker of mine are consulting on implementing an in-house training program for a health and wellness facility. Historically this facility has always outsourced its fitness coaches with independent contracting. So the steps to insuring that this project goes well all rely on several phases.
Phase one – People: Identify existing team Members to build foundational team, hire and train managers, hire and train fitness professionals to serve and drive the business
Phase two – Products, Pricing and Process: Develop & Document all of these elements to be supported by the internal system processor, then on-board and train staff.
Phase three – Go live!
One of the biggest hurtles my partner and I have had to over come are the product pricing and internal transfers.
We have come to an agreement on product pricing, my partner is an awesome negotiator, but so far we are at a standstill when it comes to the process for internal transfers of staff. This is a crucial part of the training phase so my hope is to have it ironed out by end of this upcoming week.
2. As the new project manager I would first try to regroup and refocus the whole team. A good starting point would be to see what went wrong with the last project manager and why. What did the employees thinks was the major downfall. In the end it is the employees who need to feel valued if you want to minimize turn over. Then after getting feedback I would need to make a plan on how I could fix previous errors in the company. After receiving and utilizing all this information as a whole company we would need to refocus and look at our goals and morals to make sure we are all on the same page. The second thing I would do is hold myself accountable to make sure that my employees are seeing the results I promised. I have been in situations where my administrator does not consider employees feedback and does not uphold promises they make and it created a toxic work environment. Your people need to see you trying to make a difference. The third thing I would do is make sure that we are being successful and eliminate any factors that are hindering our main goal as a company. Even if that means replacing employees. A bad attitude or bad work ethic makes a big difference in a workplace.
