Understanding and Managing Poeple

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Understanding and managing People

Introduction

Coca cola company has been involved in Olympic Games since 1928 . The company has created unique and memorable times and experiences for Olympic games fans at the same time providing resources to assist athletes and their coaches pursue their athletic goals HYPERLINK "http /www .coca-cola .com . The main reason for supporting this games is primarily to share the values of Olympians The effects and contribution by coca cola company from its involvement in the Olympic games has

been widespread and diverse . It creates sheer impact in economics from their marketing investment during the games In addition to this , it has worked hand in hand to accomplish the mission of the Olympic family . The London 2012 Olympics is yet another game coca cola company is playing a key role in . It is the main official supplier during these games . For the company to successfully play its role in these games , it need to have competent employees who are united to work together . The company need to manage the employees for them to work effectively thus need to have effective people management strategies HYPERLINK "http /www .coca-cola .com . Strategies management can be defined as a process that actually involves planning and operationalizing an organizations strategies . The involvement of employees in the process of strategic management greatly facilitates the organization 's successful implementation . The Coca cola company need to come up with various people management strategies and instill on its employees to serve the Olympic movement successfully . The company need to make the most out of its human capital by keeping up to date skills

Teamwork is one of the best known people management strategy and most commonly used by Human Resource Managers of renowned successful companies . This is a concept that involves people working together to accomplish a common goal . Team work is one of the important factors in most of the organizations . To enhance employee 's co-operative skills (Fischer B 2006 ) Many companies do this through holding cross-training to help employees work effectively together and thus accomplish shared goals . The coca cola company should have a consultant on people understanding and management to help the company reform its old structures and come up with skills that will be more responsive to the customers needs (Belbin M 2006

A successful teamwork , requires a variety of desirable social skills that may include the following . First there is the listening to other people 's ideas . Discussing ideas is important until the whole team agrees (Wellington S 2004 . Thirdly , engage in asking questions interacting and discussing the objectives of the team . There is need to facilitate exchanges , defend ones ideas and collectively rethink those ideas . To create a term work environment , it is important to share ideas as a team . Participating in the team is highly encouraged in accomplishing the set goals . Lastly , the most important social skill in team work is communication . For an effective team work , each member need to have good communication...