Answer to Question #155423 in Management for Lindiwe Motloung

Question

1.Workforce diversity

2.Finding and placing qualified employees

3.Employee relations/labour relations

Discuss how these functions could pose potential risks to your project if not we'll planned and implemented , provide full details on how will you emitigate or overcome these risks. (100 marks)

Answer 1

Workforce diversity refers to the similarities and differences among the employees in an organization. An organization requires a workforce that executes its duties effectively. Communication is the link to successful workforce diversity. When you have a diverse workforce, communication between team members can become challenging and lead to stalling of projects. Basically, if it is not adequately implemented, it could pose a potential risk to a project. For example, breakdown in communication brings confusion and a lack of teamwork in the workplace. This risk can be overcame through effective communication. Work force diversity is also characterised by too many opinions. For most projects, too many opinions may lead to settling for the wrong ideas due to different perspectives. Sometimes it may lead to conflicts when other ideas are not taken into consideration. The best way to avoid this is to have a common objective before commencing the project.

Finding and placing qualified employees poses a risk in an organization when the manager hiring is not trained on interviewing. The hiring manager should know how to interact with the candidates. This risk can be overcame by asking the relevant question and having basic knowledge about recruitment. Define the Job/project before hiring an employee and ask the right job/project interview questions before hiring an employee for any given job.

Employee relations/labour relations; Labor relations are legal links between the union and the company. Employee relations are legal links between the employer (management) and the employees. Employee relations/labour relations poses a risk in an organization when there is a lack of leadership. A good understanding between employees and employers is important to reduce industrial disputes. A positive relationship between employers and employees leads to higher motivation and employee engagement while negative relationship due to negative leadership skills leads less motivation and lack of work commitment leading to failure of projects. Therefore, leadership is important to overcome the risk associated with labour.