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continuing education credits are needed every years to maintain registration.
75 continuing education credits are needed every 5 years to maintain registration.
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3 ways to move up in managment
- 1. promotion through a series of jobs with increasing responsibilities
- 2. seeking opportunities to recieve training beyond job responsibilities
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Job enlargement
taking a job and expanding on it
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job enrichment
using education to imporve on skills for a job
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Classes that should be considered (4 total)
- 1. communication techniques
- 2. human relations issues
- 3. management and marketing
- 4. Fianace/Accounting
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3 types of courses available
- 1. programmed instruction- do it on your own
- 2. correspondance/distance learning
- 3. Formal courses
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Places that offer instruction: (4 total)
- 1. colleges and universities
- 2. National Resterant Association (like serv safe)
- 3. Dietary Manager's Association
- 4. American School Foodservice Association
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Ways to help employees gain managerial skills: deligation
deligation- sharing of responsibilities, authority, and accountability
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3 things deligation does for the employee
- 1. improves supervisory skills
- 2. develops abiliteis and provides valuable experiences
- 3. increases employee morale
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What kinds of tasks can be deligated
- 1. routine tasks
- 2. tasks that stimulate interest
- 3. tasks that strengthen skills and abilities
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Tasks that shouldn't be deligated
- 1. those dealing with confidential information
- 2. those concerning budget matters
- 3. those involvoign personnel matters
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6 things to do if you delegate
- 1. define expectations
- 2. explain why you are delegating
- 3. trust your employee
- 4. tell them when, where and why but not how
- 5. provide training and support
- 6. provide feedback and encouragement
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Committees
Group of persons in an organization who function collectively on an organized bases to perform some administrative activity
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Limitations and disadvantages of committees (4)
- 1. slow in getting things done
- 2. time pressures may result in inadequate deliberations
- 3. poorly propared members
- 4. group pressure can dilute decisions
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Teach committee members the essential group dynamics
- - how to express themselves in a group
- - how to keep to the point and discuss issues
- - how to give information that advances thinking (no negative talking)
- - how to be organized
- - not to speak just to be heard or to say what powerful members want to hear
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minutes
permanent factual record of a meeting- they should reflect on what was done not everything that was said
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4 steps for inservice
- 1. assessment
- 2. planning
- 3. implementation
- 4. evaluation
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how to plan for an inservice
establish objectives for learners
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An objective is
A specific statement of learner responses formulated to give evidence of instructional results and to give direction to instructional planning
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4 types of objectives
- 1. attitude objectives
- 2. skill objectives - using equipment
- 3. knowledge objectives
- 4. job behavior objectives
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Terminal objectives
- - should be established before training objectives are written
- - all should lead to this at the completion of the training
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Training stratagies (8)
- 1. problem solving
- 2. video/overheads
- 3. instructional games
- 4. role playing
- 5. case studies
- 6. Audio cassettes
- 7. discussion
- 8. demonstrations
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Instructor for in service
Person should be flexible, responsive to the needs of the student, patient, organized and well versed in the topic that is to be covered
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using media to enhance learning (4)
- 1. pictorial aids
- 2. chalk or white board
- 3. audio aids
- 4. audio visual aids
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Selection of media depends on (4)
- 1. funds available
- 2. skill of the instructor
- 3. availability of materials
- 4. what points are to be stressed
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Lesson plan 3 parts
- 1. tell them what you are going to tell them
- 2. tell them
- 3. tell them what you told them
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Make sure before you actually do the session that you:
Have considered the length of the session, any language barriers, state of learning readiness, motivation and the learning environment
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The learning environment (3)
- 1. temperature
- 2. lighting
- 3. seating
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Evaluation
- 1. program is never complete without evaluation
- 2. must determine if objectives have been met
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Evaluation methods (3)
- 1. questionnaires
- 2. pre and post tests
- 3. direct observations
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Performance appraisal is used to (4):
- 1. attain a standard of quality
- 2. imporve performance
- 3. validate salary increases
- 4. suggest changes in attitudes, skills and knowledge
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How can we change the way people percieve performance appraisals?
we need to put the praise back into appraisals
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Designing an appraisal form (3)
- 1. should cover essential performance requirments
- 2. provide maximum objectivity
- 3. short form with a simple rating system
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Best type of form for performance appraisals has (3)
- 1. single sheet
- 2. numerical rating scale on one side
- 3. reverse side lists areas for improvement and goals
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Discipline
- - From the word discipline or follower, process of leading, shaping, correcting and affirming the actions of others.
- - It is a force that develops within people that causes them to want to follow high standards
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Classes of misconduct
- 1. the employee
- 2. the supervisor
- 3. the organization
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classes of misconduct: the employee becomes disciplinary problem because (3)
- 1. lack of knowledge
- 2. personal problems
- 3. external problems (outside the worker's control)
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the manager must take action
- 1. be firm and fair - same for everyone but slightly flexible
- 2. be understanding
- 3. discipline in private
- 4. keep careful records of diciplinary action
- 5. let the discipline fit the violation
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when misconduct occurs, the manager must take action and (4)
- 1. identify the problem
- 2. gather accurate facts
- 3. review the factors that caused the situation
- 4. examing past performance to see if it is chronic.
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Steps in progressive dicipline
- 1. verbal warning
- 2. writen warning
- 3. suspension
- 4. termination
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Documentation of a suspension warning needs to have
- - employee and managers names
- - behavioral or performance problems
- - description events preceding this action
- - consequenst
- - duration of warning
- - signatures of the employee and manager
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Employees rights should not be violated
- - privacey
- - fairness and compassion
- - ground for termination must be justifiable
- - infor on insurance, paid leave and serverance pay must be given
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Grounds for immediate termination (6)
- - physical endangerment of others
- - Consuming alcohol or taking drugs on the job
- - Willful destruction of property
- - Possession of firearms or weapons
- - Stealing, embezzling
- - Falsification of documents
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Termination due to progressive infractions (3)
- 1. insubordination- could have fear behind it
- 2. failure to perform the job
- 3. absenteeism/tardieness
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Typical reasons for filing grievances: (6)
- - Disagreement over wages
- - Inequitable work schedules
- - Disagreement over hours of work
- - Unfair conditions of employment
- - Discrimination and harassment
- - Inappropriate discipline
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Disadvantage of grievance procedure (3)
- 1. time
- 2. supervisor may be threatened
- 3. employees may feel intimidated
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Conflict is
a condition that results when individuals or groups feel that other individuals or groups are causing them frustration and concern about an issue or issues
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Conflict can... (4)
- 1. decrease productivity
- 2. cause health problems
- 3. disrupt cpmmunications and teamwork
- 4. result in an unpleasant workplace
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2 types of conflict
1. intrapersonal- usually personal problems do to a goal being both positive and negative
2. interpersonal- conflict between employees pr employee and supervisor or 2 supervisors
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Ways to deal with interpersonal conflict
- 1. compromising
- 2. smoothing
- 3. avoidance
- 4. forcing
- 5. accommodating
- 6. competing
- 7. problem solving (best way to solve a ocnflict)
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Unionization
Process whereby a group of employees sharing similar interests voluntarily agree to form an association for the purpose of maintaining or improving wages, hours of work and working conditions.
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Norris-Laguardia Act (AKA Anti-injunction Act of 1932)
-Ended yellow dog contracts
-The act established as United States law that employees should be free to form unions without employer interference
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Wagner act (AKA National Labor Relations Act of 1935)
- - this act had the most impact on labor management relations of any legislation
- - It: Identified unfair labor practices. Protected the employee’s efforts to bargain collectively.
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Taft Hartley Act (AKA Labor Management Relations Act of 1947)
It: Balanced the powers of labor management. Exempted health care facilities (until amended in 1974). Set conditions for striking
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Landrum-Griffin Act (AKA Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959)
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It: Defined health care facilities and required health care facilities and unions to participate in initial and renewal contracts for employees.
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Newest rules for unions
- - Union must give a 90 day notification for strike planning and contract renewal.
- - A 60-day notice must be given before contract termination.
- - Union must give a health care facility a 10-day notice before striking
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union shop
workers must join the union within a specified period of time after hiring
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closed shop
employer is required to hire union members only (not many around)
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Agency shop
non-union employees must pay a fee equal to union dues
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Advantages of a union for managment (3)
- 1. policies and procedures are improved
- 2. employees are supported to express grievances so improvemnets can be made
- 3. higher job satisfaction
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disadvantages of a union for management (4)
- 1. decreases managmen's flexibility in relation to hiring and firing, job assignments
- 2. management cannot do the employee's job
- 3. overtime pay costs when employees go on strike
- 4. wages are higher
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Supervisor guidelines when a union is voted in (4)
- 1. the labor agreement is the basis for operation of the workplace
- 2. managment must understand the union contract
- 3. managment must work with the union steward (the official spokesperson from the union)
- 4. Show willingness to compromise on issues
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collective bargining
method of negotiation
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mediator
3rd party who acts as a facilitator
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arbitrator
3rd oarty whose decision is binding
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How to avoid unionization
- 1. keep employees satisfied and appreciated
- 2. maintain a pleasant and safe work environment
- 3. provide competative wages and benefits
- 4. mantina open chanels of communication
- 5. listen and respond to employee concerns
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Anger is a state of emotional excitement influenced by
intense displeasure as a result of real or imagined threat, insult or putdown. It is a feeling of being irritated, irked or annoyed
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Anger is can be brought on by
- 1. extreme fatigue
- 2. sarcastic remarks
- 3. rejection
- 4. embarrassment
- 5. insecurity
- 6. frustration
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Aggressiveness
- The act of bullying or pushing others around.
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The aggressive person is
arrogant, demanding, critical and overbearing
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Jealousy
Jealousy involves fear of loss. It relates to the feeling someone feels when more attention, praise and power are given to another person
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Envy
Envy is an extension of jealousy.It is a resentful feeling that an employee may have toward a fellow employee who seems to have more possessions, talents, friends,than he/she and is perhaps on a higher pay scale.
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Resentment
Resentment is closely related to envy, and is usually felt by a group---related to not being treated fairly
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Guilt
A feeling of being unworthy,remorseful self-blaming and self hating
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Blame
to hold responsible, to accuse, to find fault with or to place responsibility for something on a person
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Criticism
Criticism is the act of making judgments either favorable or unfavorable
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Resistance to change
- This reduces the effectiveness of employees working together
- Employees may resist any changes that might threaten their beliefs or habits including procedures and routines to which they have become accustomed
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