Directions: Using Table 4.2 as a guideline, write a job description for the last

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Directions: Using Table 4.2 as a guideline, write a job description for the last job you held. Your job may have been a summer, part-time, or full-time job. If you have never had a job, choose the job of a relative that you are very familiar with. The final job description should be between 1 and 2 pages in length. This assignment is due Sunday at midnight.

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I had the opportunity of leading a team for a data conversion project which had to maintain extreme quality along with very strict deadlines. The project was an exceptionally tough one requiring very strict controls and discipline within the team. Considering that I was managing the team, it was not an easy task but I learnt a lot about interpersonal skills, handling diverse individuals, controlling situations and overcoming numerous obstacles. In short, it may not have been the most pleasant job and experience in my professional life, but it was definitely one which taught me a lot. I was exhilarated at being selected for managing such an important project as it was the perfect opportunity to exhibit my leadership skills along with managerial talent. It extracted the best from me and I somehow rose above all expectations by achieving excellent results on an impossible project. This taught me that expectations are mostly very different from reality, given the fact, that it seemed like a very simple and challenging task but proved to be an obstacle race. The importance of having a strategic plan in place to achieve targets was realized at this point and I drew up a plan to address all the problems. A flexible plan listing each problem and solution was drawn up with the involvement of few members from each group.

Transactional leaders utilize the carrot and stick approach to optimize performances as well as to extract loyalty. This is the type of leader I was on my first leadership role of project manager. However, on later analysis I realized that it was too autocratic an approach and switched to a mix of transformational along with transactional, halfway through the project. Transformational leadership is a contrast to transactional leadership, in the sense that, it is highly proactive and focuses on achievement of goals through motivation of the employees and Organization as a whole. This is a dynamic form of leadership and proposed to implement constant changes within the organization, through introduction of new ideas, as well as, dynamic analysis of the goals and the plans set to achieve them, with implementation of changes within them whenever and wherever required.  

Verbal abilities for clear communication

Idea generation and reasoning abilities

Attentiveness

Psychomotor ability

Reaction time and speed abilities

Endurance

Stamina

Auditory and speech abilities

Speech clarity

Speech recognition

Occupational interests

Realistic

Enterprising

Social

Work values

Achievement

Ability utilisation through performance Optimisation

Achievement of desired result

Working conditions

Independence

Security

Compensation

Comfortable working conditions

Recognition

Authority

Relationships

Coworkers and subordinates, team members

Support

Supervision technical and human relations

The work style required was achievement orientation through initiative and persistence with exceptional effort. It required leadership and good interpersonal orientation to facilitate cooperation empathy and socialization. Adjustment required self control in Crisis situations stress tolerance and adequate flexibility in approach with capacity to adapt to changes and implement the same. Akon scientist names required integrity, dependability and attention to detail. The project being critical required a great deal of independence along with practical intelligence for Innovation and analytical thinking.

The worker requirements:

Basic skills of active listening and speaking along with process skills requiring critical thinking, active learning learning Strategies and monitoring. All the process skills are extremely important for a sensitive project. It also required cross functional skills as different jobs had to be performed simultaneously to ensure cooperation and coordination with clear instructions along with Complex problem solving skills and all technical skills related to data conversion and Management. The project also require extensive resource management skills as time management and Systems management along with human resource management wall critical inputs impacting the output.

The knowledge skills required of Business and Management along with computers and electronics and Communications.

The education level required was of a graduation in business operations management along with diplomas in computer softwares.

The job required experience in Cross functional skills with Complex problem solving skills, technical skills, system skills and resource management skills.

Entry requirement was only educational qualification of graduation and above in business management along with technical certification in computer software and experience of 1 to 2 years in a similar capacity.

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