Solution Introduction Managers are always challenged to produce results with the expectations being complex for the contemporary manager who must produce results on time embracing prompt technological and social change. This is affirmed by Rigby et al. (2016) who have noted that managers are supposed to be in a position of using existing rapid change in producing realistic results and embracing change rather than avoiding the change process. The manager and other stakeholders in the manage...

Solution Introduction In the contemporary business environment, there have been changes in technological breakthroughs and industrially to a significant extent than before. In this regard, a study by Tushar (2017) that focused on evaluation of ethical leadership in developing sustainable organisation noted that organisations must create a path of sustainable success amid of these changes and source for a potential role of ethical leadership and management that guide such an organisation. A...

Solution Introduction The increased globalization with immense implications on all industries, the labour workforce needs equally change. According to Merchant (2011), the changes include accommodation of the homogenous culture and adapting to the diverse cultures. As a consequence, the senior management/leadership in such organisation source for ideal strategies to harness effective management of the culturally diverse personnel and workplace. One of the strategies that are adopted is lea...

Solution Research by CMI (2012) that followed a multi-layered approach focusing on managers, groups, interviews and case studies identified the relevance of development on organisation performance. Through a focus of a total of 4,496 individuals in all management levels, sectors, organisation size and geographical areas including 302 chief executives and 550 HR managers, relevant findings were obtained. The study noted that the high performing organisations invested 36% more in leadership and...

Solution Introduction Management and leadership can be identified as distinct instead of integrated and complementary practices with an immense implication on the organisational performance. This is affirmed by Bolden (2007) report that focused on the trends and perspectives in management and leadership development.  The report found out that the concepts of management and leadership development have been adopted significantly interchangeably since there exists a large degree of overlap.  ...

Solution 5.0 Category Management Strategy Implementation 5.1 Kraljic Matrix of Category Management Strategies After successful identification of the current situation, need for change and the team to be involved, the Kraljic Matrix could be used in the segmentation of the different categories based on risk and profitability as shown in figure 6 (Terpend et al., 2011); Figure 6: Kraljic Matrix Source: Adopted from Terpend et al. (2011) For leverage items identified by organisation cha...

Solution Executive Summary This assessment has focused on evaluating the best practice that can be adopted in leading a project team for implementing a new category management strategy. This has been done with a focus on XXX which is a private-owned multi-specialty hospital operating in Qatar. The rationale of this has been informed by the fact that the author works in this organisation and has identified the existence of inefficiency in the P&SM due to their adoption of manual systems...

Question To demonstrate a commitment to HR ideally you will be an active CIPD member and have clear plans for continuing personal and professional development. Write a CV and supporting letter as the first step in applying for the HR post. Assume you have been included in the second stage of selection; you have been tasked with the following: Using appropriate e-technology prepare a short presentation in which you demonstrate how you meet the learning outcomes for the post. This present...

Solution Development Plan Name: Membership Number: Covering Period From: February 2020 To: February 2021 What Do I want/need to learn? What will I do to achieve this? What resources or support will I need? What will my success criteria be? Target dates for review and completion To be able to solve 80% of all problems faced and decision making in all projects I am involved in one years’ time The need to learn is informed by the need to actualize faced challen...

Solution 1.4 Forward Planning (CPPD) and Self-reflection 1.4.1 Forward Planning (CPPD) Skills Gaps and Plans to Specialize As a HR practitioner majorly working as an administrator of other HR officers, I appreciate that having the right skills is a major limitation to the officers. This had also been a challenge to me, where I managed this by concentrating more on the areas that are of much interest to me as an individual and future as a HR practitioner. According to CIPD (2019d), after an...