Interview 2 or 3 Managers

Interview 2 or 3 Managers

Introduction

Those with first-hand experience in managing a business most certainly have the deepest understanding of managerial issues as their expertise in the field is confirmed by everyday practice . This will present report of analysis of the questions explored during a series of interviews with three managers working in different areas . Questions focusing on both job-related issues and general ideas about management elicited answers that allow one to get a coherent picture of challenge facing contemporary managers and their response to everyday matters

1 . Background

and basic information about current position

Manager 1 : Laura Peck

Background and career experiences : Entered the InternetGates company two years ago as a content specialist , that is , wrote short news articles for a website . In time , completed Bachelor 's degree in Finance and was transferred to the position of overseeing a website dedicated to the s of personal finance . She combines supervision of the site with writing articles

Current job title : Financial Analyst /Content Manager

Job title of immediate superior : Project Manager

Job title of key subordinates : Content Specialist

Number of subordinates : Three

Amount of time in current job and organization : Has been with the organization for two years , in this position for one year

Manager 2 : Gregory Johnston

Background and career experiences : Started out in the same company as warehouse worker . When their Logistics Manager suddenly resigned , there was no one to replace him , and Gregory was promoted to this position Now he supervises his former colleagues at the warehouse and other employees

Current job title : Logistics Manager

Job title of immediate superior : Managing Director

Job title of key subordinates : Driver , Warehouse Manager

Number of subordinates : Five

Amount of time in current job and organization : Has been with the organization for four years , in this position for two years

2 . Job related questions

Manager 1 : Laura Peck

Laura states that her subordinate do much of the same stuff she does on a daily basis , such a website administration , writing articles searching material on the Internet . However , being more qualified than they are , she controls how well they do their job and assists them in their work . For instance , Laura will in most cases search out material for the content specialists ' articles or at least provide them with s and general guidelines on what she expects them to write . It is also her responsibility to edit the content of the website before it appears on the web page

Laura believes this relationship with her subordinates to be the key working relationship since they work in very close contact and she enjoys their friendliness . It was at the initiative of her subordinates that she was appointed to this position and she values their cooperation . Laura also maintains a good relationship with her boss Project Manager , and the marketing specialist in their department , but these are a little more distant

Ability to deal with overload of information is the key to success in Laura 's job , aided by the ability to...