Question 4: Read the case below and answer the questions that follow Project oxy

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Question 4: Read the case below and answer the questions that follow Project oxygen in Google When Google decided to “build a better boss", it studied data from performance reviews, feedback surveys and also supporting documents submitted by individuals who had been nominated for top-manager awards. The project, named as Project Oxygen examined 100 variables and identified eight characteristics or habits of Google's most effective managers. The eight characteristics are listed as follows: .Be a good coach (provide specific feedback and have regular meetings with employees) Empower your team and don't micro-manage (give chance to employees to solve Be interested in your team members' success and well-being (make new team . Be productive and results-oriented (focus on helping the team achieve its goals . Be a good communicator and listen to your team (learn to listen and to share .Help your employees with career development (take notice of employees efforts problems themselves, but be available to offer advise) members feel welcome and get to know your employees) by prioritizing work and getting rid of obstacles) information; encourage open dialogue and pay attention to the team's concerns) so they can see how their hard work is furthering their careers appreciate employees' efforts)

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The management functions approach is derived by sir Henry Fayol which depicts the principles required for any organization at managerial level.

The above case with the case study entitled project oxygen Google can be attained through management functions approach by the following the various priciples.

Planning: the manager of the Google should be an effective planner by planning the available resources.

Organizing: the planned resources should be organized in a systematic approach and the manger should laid down the required steps to do the right things in a right order.

Commanding: The manager is the commanding authority to performed the organised task in the apt time to accomplish the desired result.

Coordinating: The entire project cannot run and excuted by a single person. the manager should coordinate with the orther members in the team to complete a particular project.

Controlling:Thrabove approach techniques can be followed with an effective control system among the supervisors and subordinates.

Moreover the approach also works where the project manager can follow an authority with appropriate responsibility,unity of command ,unity of direction,power, centralization of management, order ,equity, discipline in the work and effective team management.

II.

Mintzberg's role approach:

Henry mintzberg's role approach helps the manager to complete the aloted tasks within the time frame. The above project can be effectively accomplished by following three different roles.They are interpersonal role,informational role and decisional role.

Interpersonal role :For completion of any project the manager should act a figurehead,leader,liasion officer, to control all the functions of the aloted task.

Informational Role : the manager should act as monitor, disseminator and spokesperson to provide the required information from one end to another.

Decisional role:The project manager act as a entrepreneur, disturbance handler,resource allocator and negotiator to take an apt decision regarding a particular task.

III.The Skills approach

The manager should have skills of communication skills to expressed the desired task to team members. The manager should also have good listening skills that helps to make him to understand the problems of his subordinates.Any manger should influence others to follow him which is a sign of leadership skills and should represent on behalf of all the other employees.

B. The one among the eight characteristics that I could choose is that the manager is a good communicator and listen to the team.This quality should be enlisted in any organization as it brings creavity is developed among the team members,more innovative ideas are applied to the project by the team members, communication removes various disturbance among the team members and the manager of the project.

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