Question

Carol has worked for Centrum Springs, Inc., for many years and has now been given the opportunity to advance in the company. Her manager is retiring and hopes that Carol will take over for him. However, even though Carol is an experienced employee, there are many things that she still needs to learn. Carol has trained many new employees, but she has never held a management position. Carol needs to have a general understanding of what it takes to be a manager. ​ There are many problems in Carol's department. There are no plans to fall back on in case the initial plan fails. Carol also will need to learn how to direct people in such a way that makes them want to do more than they absolutely have to. Carol feels that this is a great opportunity, and she is anxious to learn everything to be a great manager. She knows that if she performs well in this position, she will have the opportunity to move up the corporate ladder. Refer to Centrum Springs, Inc. In the department where Carol works, what types of plans are lacking?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Management training which teaches managers the vital skills needed to keep employees motivated, productive and committed to the company. This is a re skill Carol would be needing as a manager, she needs know how best to prioritize tasks, time management and organizational skills will lead to improved output of human and material resources available.

A fallback plan is a proper management plan which tells circumstances where action has to be taken. A fallback plan is usually implemented when a company contingency plan has failed or not effective. It is a backup for contingency plan.

A fall back plan would be needed depending on the outcome of carol performance.

Answer 2

Answer:

controlling, organizing, planning, and leading  

Explanation:

Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that the many plans such as controlling, organizing, planning, and leading  are missing from Carol's department. Such as she mentioned Carol's department has not provided any plans to teach her how to advance in her job or even controlled that her department is running efficiently. Along with not encouraging Carol to pursue advancing in the company, it seems that her department has failed in every one of these planning categories.