The Managing Others Context

The Managing Others Context This case identifies the main challenges that managers of all organizations face when managing their people . These challenges can be from the external environment or arise internally within the organization . Managers need to clearly understand these issues and their impact on their ability to manage people . Managers can effectively deal with their staff only when the problems are well understood

INTRODUCTION

One of the most important assets of an organization is its people Without people the purpose of organization existence is meaningless People can turn out

to be a competitive edge for the organization Employee involvement and empowerment is what managers must believe and practice in today 's working environment (Koellner ,2003

EXTERNAL FACTORS

No organization exists in isolation . There are various forces that affect the operation of an organization (IDRC ) These forces influence how an organization operates and performs . One such force is the external environment . This encompasses factors outside the organizational boundary but that do determine the over all functioning of the organization . Thus managers must consider their outside environment when managing organization and its people . The external environment greatly affects the way people work in an organization and impacts the over all workforce atmosphere

Managers must take into account the following external factors and identify issues in each of them to determine and plan the ways needed to tackle such issues and effectively manage people

Labor Force Constitution

Since people are hired from outside organization , they are also considered to be the part...