Question

Donovan manages a warehouse with over 1,000 associates performing a variety of tasks. After walking through the building talking to his employees, he is startled to learn that very few of the workers share any sense of common goals within teams. He notes a huge variety in what people believe they are trying to accomplish. How can Donovan best address this issue and help his work force find some common goals

Answer 1

Answer: by instructing his teams to create mission statements with clearly defined goals

Explanation:

These are the options:

A. by dismantling the teams so he can make one goal for the entire facility

B. by instructing his teams to create mission statements with clearly defined goals

C. by making all employees trade jobs for several weeks so they have more in common

D. by increasing the dependence of the teams on each other so all tasks share common goals

E. by giving each worker a set amount of time to find out what their goals should be or face discipline

From the question, we will realize that Donovan learned that just few of the workers in the company share any sense of common goals within teams as there was He notes disparity in what the workers were doing and the goals to be accomplished.

Based on the above scenario, he should instruct his team to create mission statement that has clearly defined goals. The mission statement will show the reason for the existence of the organization, the goal of the organization, the kind of product or service rendered etc. This will help the workers know what is expected from all of them and work towards it.