Military Sciences/Leadership
Discussion: Your Future as a Great Manager – Meeting the Challenges and Embracing the Opportunities
There are many issues that occupy your time and energy as a manager. How you address these will be part of your daily challenge and often what will distinguish you as a great manager. You undoubtedly have learned a great deal about being a manager and collaborator or team member. Your journey through this course no doubt has left you thinking about what else there is to learn. For this last discussion you will have the opportunity to explore the challenges that are typically faced by managers.
Your instructor will post a list of short issues, challenges, and opportunities that managers encounter. Some of them may be familiar to you, while others may be something you have not considered before. Your job is to select one that resonates with you or that you want to explore. Then, do some research, using credible resources.
Important Note – You must cite at least two credible resources to support your original post
The objective of this discussion is to learn more about many of these topics, so the more you engage with your colleagues the better. Remember that your future as a good great manager relies on your ability to learn and grow your knowledge and skills!
By Day 3
Post a cohesive response to the following:
Identify the challenge, issue, or opportunity that you selected and explain why that is of particular interest to you.
Analyze how the challenge, issue, or opportunity impacts (or may impact) a manager. Provide examples from your experience, observations, or research.
Evaluate the types of actions that managers can take when these challenges, issues, or opportunities arise or when they encounter them. In what ways might these actions differ depending on the organization or industry?
Explain why learning more about how managers address challenges, issues, and opportunities is important to your future and how you will continue to build your skill set so that you are a great manager.
