need help with answers to these by tonight

Learning Activity #1 – Theme 1

This
week, we look at leadership from the manager’s perspective and explore
the differences looking at leadership from a leader’s perspective.
Managers focus on process, procedure, and implementation of the
organization’s purpose. A manager’s perspective is about getting the
job done and keeping stability.

In
a recent virtual management meeting the Heads of the various marketing
departments of Biotech met to discuss the recent decline in sales of
food supplements since Nestle and General Mills entered the market. In a
meeting to get direction on how to fix the drop in sales, the question
came up about who should handle the matter – the marketing managers or
the owners. One manager said, “A problem like this should have a
solution from the top.” Another manager responded, “I do not agree. We
have dips in sales all the time and we go out and fix them using our own
ideas and talent.” “I agree, managers are leaders too” another voice
said. Maximillian Barney sat back in the Yonkers conference room away
from the camera noting that the Americans wanted to move on their own,
the Europeans held back but signaled agreement with the Americans. The
rest were quiet. Maximillian pondered, “How do I see my managers – are
they leaders too?”

Looking back at week one theorists and our readings this week, how should Maximillian answer this question?

Learning Activity #2 – Theme 2

The manager must be able to solve problems, communicate, and lead teams toward the completion of a task.

You
are the manager of the HR department in New Mexico. Headquarters has
just sent you the new employee turnover figures for the various
departments. For some reason the Quality Control Department is losing
way more than the average number of lab techs. Training new employees
is costly to the company and the high turnover is costing money that
could be better spent elsewhere.

Research
uncovered the problem. Skilled lab techs were leaving to go to a
company not far away that was paying more. One employee, who has been
with the company for five years, said she stayed with Biotech despite
being approached by the company down the street because, “Although the
new company paid more, Biotech offered better health care benefits.”
She had a sick son. She indicates that she wished she could receive
more flexible hours or work from home.

Using
employee’s feedback or facts from the case scenario, and the weekly
readings, what ideas should you consider offering to the Quality Control
Manager to keep people from leaving and why? Be sure to include in the
explanation what motivates people and how your ideas are reflective of
motivational theory.