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Post by David Wyld on May 27, 2013 21:57:32 GMT -6
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Post by franklinvazquez on Jun 29, 2013 9:23:54 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Democracy Isn't Always The Best Option In Business
As an employee, I want my voice to be heard, and I think this is the case of every worker within an organization. I believe almost everyone understands that even though we have the right to speak up and give opinions about certain topics, just a few managers actually make final decisions in a company. However, just like the article states, it is very rewarding to be heard from an employee perspective. A company that promotes the voice of the employee as a part of its culture will always have motivated employees.
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Post by elvia on Jul 10, 2013 13:34:26 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Democracy Isn't Always The Best Option In Business
I agree with this article 100%. Though I believe everyone should be apart of making a decision that will effect the organization by voicing there opinions and ideas, this can often prolong the decision process. As a manager you should indeed give your employees a chance to voice their opinions and ideas but the final decision should definitely be yours. This will show the people in your organization that they have a voice and you are willing to listen and analyze their feedback, but as the manager you have the final say. This article was a great read.
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Post by mda1287 on Jul 12, 2013 11:22:57 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Democracy Isn't Always The Best Option In Business
I agree that democracy isn't always the best option business because when it comes down to it the managers would know more than the regular employees. A workplace is a dictatorship where the leaders know more about what the lower employees know and will guide them through what is to come next. You must let your employees know that the business would not work without a pyramid of leadership.
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Post by jalesianelson on Jul 13, 2013 6:45:05 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Democracy isn’t always the best option in business
I absolutely agree with this article. As an employee, I want my voice to be heard, but I do understand that I do not have any say so in the final decision. I know that singling my opinion or any other employee’s opinion in the final decision is only going to make the process more complicated than it already is. But in return, having managers actually listen to what I have to say, even if they do not take it into consideration, is very warming. Actions like these will build a strong culture for any organization because the employees are comfortable and they feel like their superiors actually care about how they feel towards any matter, especially decisions dealing with the organization.
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Post by harrisonrainwater on Jul 13, 2013 15:01:05 GMT -6
72) INSTANT MBA: Democracy isn’t always the best option in business
I believe that giving everyone who has stake in a business adventure the chance to give their opinion is a very important. If you have money invested in the company, or your job depends on the success of the product you are in charge of, it is often preferable to be able to voice your opinions. However it may take longer for an accurate decision to be made, there is a much better acceptance and compliance reaction when each person is given the chance to make comments and suggestions.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2013 6:32:28 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Democracy Isn't Always The Best Option In Business
Power is a devious thing. People seem to need it in order to complete whatever task is at hand. Taking initiative is the biggest problem. If you don't like the way something is done or the way someone is doing something. Why don't you just fix it? Putting in your two sense gives you an automatic say in decisions that are made. But there is also no reason for you to have a decision in a matter that does not concern you. For example, if your main job is cleanliness of the store, your boss isn't going to give you free rein over how he should be diving up jobs. It's not your area. If you want more responsibility, work for it. Almost nothing in life comes easy.
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Post by maryhilse12 on Jul 14, 2013 9:12:44 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: If You Want To Know If Your Idea Is Worthwhile You Need To Execute
The longer you sit on an idea, the less likely it will work or it becomes someone else's idea. With ideas, the sooner the execution the sooner we find out if it's worthwhile. Sometimes those first to the market are the most successful. If you wait until further into the life cycle, your success becomes smaller.
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Post by scotthunt13 on Jul 14, 2013 14:34:18 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Democracy Isn't Always The Best Option In Business
I absolutely agree with this. Give everyone a chance to speak their minds on the matter. Even in the end if you decide to do the complete opposite of what was said, it lets the employees know that you care what they have to say and that means a lot to them. The managers at my current job allow us to do this and it makes us feel a part of something bigger even if they don't go with what we said.
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Post by anthonytaormina on Jul 15, 2013 8:48:56 GMT -6
Alt link 72: INSTANT MBA: If You Want To Know If Your Idea Is Worthwhile You Need To Execute
Dutch seems to like the idea that not every plan works out the way its supposed to and if you move forward with the plan and fast then you can find any problems, solve them, then move on. This is a great idea, in order to find out if something is functioning the whells must be in motion. Likewise, in order to know if a plan will work you have to get started.
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Post by campbell22 on Jul 16, 2013 11:46:08 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Democracy Isn't Always The Best Option In Business I agree with this article on the fact that everyone has a chance to voice his decision. Doing this allows the employee to feel as if he is being respected in his workplace even if his idea was not chosen. You can let everyone voice their opinions but you can’t make everyone happy because the final decision that you make will not be in favor of many employees.
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Post by kylekling on Jul 16, 2013 12:06:15 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Democracy Isn't Always The Best Option In Business
Everyone deserves a voice in the decision making process. It not only gives your employees a sense of being accepted and heard, but it also helps your business by compiling new and different ideas. If one person made the decisions all the time, the same things would be done, the exact same way. As a leader you must listen to new ideas from everybody so you can make the right decision. You don't have to use everything but take what you need and put it together in to one big idea.
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Post by jacobthompson on Jul 16, 2013 13:18:25 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Democracy Isn't Always The Best Option In Business
I think that opening up business decisions to the employees of the company is certainly a way to promote employee empowerment. Not only do you get ideas, but also an employee might bring something to the table that you would have otherwise looked over. Whether or not their opinions actually impact the final decision, the employee potentially feels needed in the decision-making of the company, thereby increasing confidence and productivity.
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Post by blaine on Jul 17, 2013 19:34:32 GMT -6
I really liked the ideas in this article. I think that it is important to allow your employees to have a say so in the decision that are made within the business. As a leader I think that this will allow your employees to feel as if they are valued and that they have input into what decision are made within the company. I do beleive however that there are some decision that only a leader can make because he/she has to do what is best for the company as a whole. I do like the idea though of having open discussions about the companies future and processes that are used within the company.
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Post by melissacantrell on Jul 18, 2013 13:31:41 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Democracy Isn't Always The Best Option In Business
I believe that as a leader of a company, it is important to listen and take into account the opinions of your subordinates and peers. This does not mean that you should make every decision a democratic one, where employees vote and the most widely liked option is implemented. Sometimes the majority does not know best, and as the head of a company you need to always make the best decision, even if no one agrees with it. But because you allowed your employees to give their opinions, they are much more likely to be on board with any changes that you do need to implement, knowing that they were a part of the process.
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