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Assignment - Answer below two questions. Total word Length of complete document 450 Words.

Question 1 -

Background: In Company N, every new employee completes a two week orientation training. A significant portion of this training covers the importance of continuous improvement. Specifically, all employees learn how to complete a suggestion procedure form which results in a "cost benefit" document. Completed suggestions can then be readily evaluated by operational managers and technical specialists. Additionally, the performance review for management personnel includes evaluation of the discretionary (voluntary) "improvement" behavior of their subordinates. In other words, for an excellent performance review as a manager, 90% of my direct reports should forward at least one suggestion per year. Company N averages about 14 suggestions per employee per year and has a 90% rate of suggestion implementation.

What does your organization do to encourage employee involvement/suggestions? Clearly explain with a situation/example and provide your insights. [Word Length 250].

Question 2 -

Information: The Task-Oriented Manager

Wanda Brown had worked hard to achieve her rapid advancement from shipping/receiving clerk to shipping/receiving manager. She had an uncanny ability to focus on a task, break it into its component parts, arrange the parts in a logical sequence, and tackle each part in order until the entire task has been accomplished-usually well ahead of schedule. She used this ability to quickly climb from the bottom of the ladder to the top in her department.

Now, as manager, things seem to be falling apart for Wanda. Rather than focusing exclusively on tasks, she is finding it necessary to deal with people. Often Wanda's subordinates don't agree with her concern over how best to do the job. They have ideas, problems, and feelings-none of which Wanda wants to hear about. Her at-titude is "Forget your ideas, problems, and feelings; just focus on your work and do it my way."

Write down your thoughts/summary and provide insights on above topic "The Task Oriented Manager" in about 200 words. Use best scenario examples. [Word Length 200 Words].