Career readiness challenges faced by managers

 Career Readiness Challenges Faced by Managers

There are so many career readiness challenges that managers face. The textbook states that some challenges are technological advances, ethical concerns, a diversified workforce, and globalization (Uhl-Bien & Piccolo, 2021). Each of these can affect someone differently; some may find one challenge heftier than another.

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Technology has advanced rapidly during our life; I remember being a child and having the colorful Mac computers to play math games on and Oregon Trail while at school, the dial-up tones, and just being in awe of the capabilities of this weird machine. Not even twenty years from that, some computers run databases, APIs that companies rely on, and so much more. Keeping up with technology can be difficult, especially in a generation that didn’t grow up with the growth of technology. As a manager, a challenge I face every day is ensuring that through technological advances, my employees still have a role and jobs that a computer program cannot quickly take over. Being someone who can keep up with constant changes, adapting my life around new systems and programs has been a pride in my adaptability to change and new knowledge. The challenge I face is ensuring my employees have a resource to go to if they cannot be the same and ramp up just as quickly. If someone can’t keep up with the technology of the workplace, it starts the problematic conversation of whether they can stay and do their job effectively and efficiently.

Besides dealing with technology, ethical concerns and a diverse workforce are other challenges. I believe the majority can agree that the past few years have spotlighted the importance of work ethics and diversity in an organization. I strive for this as a manager, and though it sounds easy, it can sometimes be very challenging to keep up. Not only are you focused on being a fair and reasonable person in the eyes of my co-workers, but I need to make sure they’re also being fair and reasonable to each other in the process. Depending on the situation, it can feel like babysitting an adult and ensuring they follow our ethics, vision, and policy. Still, it’s for the better of the team and employees’ interest. Diversity is also important; being fair to all co-workers and potential candidates is essential. With the fast growth of technology, it may be easy to judge a diverse characteristic hastily or look at someone and go off of your internal first impression. Ensuring everyone has an equal standing is always a great way to maintain a healthy work environment; it’s just challenging to maintain, especially during onboarding.

Globalization is a phrase that I learned about during my coursework at GCU. I knew what it was, just not that it had its name and definition attached to it. I work for a global company, so as the textbook says about large corporations, not using the word ‘overseas’ is the same in my workplace. We have ‘outsourced’ some of our department’s roles to different countries that would be better on our budget, and doing that can be scary for our current employees who think their job might be taken away to lessen company costs. This is always a tough conversation and situation to have and explain, especially when we’re not outsourcing to a different company, just opening branches elsewhere.

All these things are a readiness challenge, but being ready for a challenge makes for a good manager.

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References

Uhl-Bien, M., Piccolo, R.F., Schermerhorn, J. R. & Bachrach, D.G. (2021). MGT-420 organizational behavior and management with WileyPLUS. Wiley & Sons.

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According to the textbook, what do managers face the career readiness challenges? Discuss the significant challenges and how they affect people’s behavior within organizations.