County Park Lounge- Management  

Introduction

In business, it is factual that management plays a vital role in achieving the defined objectives as it helps in coordinating and planning for the activities that will facilitate the achievement. This is the reason why management is always regarded as one of the factors of production as it determines the quantity of output significantly. Precisely, management encompasses planning, organizing, controlling, supervising, creating corporate policy, and directing operations and activities of the organization. Furthermore, in order to effectuate management, the manager ought to adhere to the team concept in order to control the employees. This will help in implementing the management philosophy into the business compatibly with the projected organizational goals. Thus, this paper will focus on the intended management team   of County Park Lounge nightclub together with describing team concept, management philosophy and leadership actions that would apply to the business.

Management Team  

The management team of the nightclub is the close one made of independent and effective members of staff. Together as a team, the business will be able to achieve its major objective and mission of enhancing customer relations and experience through offering unique products and services of premium quality in a supportive environment. Therefore, the structure of the management team is represented as follows;

• Bar Manager

The bar manager has a bachelor’s degree in business management with sufficient experience of more than 5 years from a related or similar business. Additionally, the manager has earlier experience on managing a new nightclub together with raising it up to the considerable level of performance. Generally, core responsibilities of the manager will include coordination and supervision of daily operations of the nightclub together with planning for different events and activities for the welfare of the business.

• Assistant Manager

The assistant manager has enough experience of not less than 7 years in bartending and management of the nightclub experience. The core responsibilities of the assistant manager include taking over the roles of the manager while he is absent and controlling other staff members such as bartenders, DJ, security personnel and chefs.

• Consultant     

The major roles of the consultant is to help the manager and the assistant manager to solve instant and unpredicted issues in the business together with helping them create value, enhance business performance and optimize development. The consultant has an experience of 10 years within the field of nightclub business consultancy reinforced with experience in working as a manager of such a business. Therefore, the consultant will focus on marketing, human resources, management strategies, operations and overall business strategy implementation.

• Accountant    

County Park Lounge accountant has more than 5 years experience both in financial management field and nightclub business. therefore, some of the core roles of the accountant include payroll control, making financial statements and reports, financial budgeting and planning, bank statements reconciling, monitoring the adheres of the business with regard to PAYE and VAT provisions, and cash flow analysis.    

Team Concept

A team can be delineated as a group of people who use complimentary skills to meet a shared vision (Alleman, 2004). This means that team members ought to collaborate and coordinate closely in order to achieve the shared vision from their difference in skills and experience. Thus, it is factual that formation of a team subjects the team members to series of processes that helps them turn from being strangers to cooperative members of the group (Alleman, 2004). These processes/stages are derived from the behaviors of the group members which to be consistent throughout the stages and among the members of the group. Therefore, it is factual that the manager ought to recognize the behaviors of group members at every level in order to have an effective progress of the team. In order for the team to operate effectively, the team members should adhere to accountability and trust which will effectuate their interdependence in tackling their tasks.

Generally, the team concept follows the group development model invented by Bruce Tuckman which consists of crucial five stages. Precisely, the most applicable stages of Tuckman’s model include Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing (Alleman, 2004). The fifth stage, Adjourning, is not applicable to all teams as it includes terminations of the behaviors and activities of the group. At the adjourning stage, the manager plans for the appropriate way of concluding the teamwork by including the group members (Alleman, 2004). As a result, the manager of the team should implement effective interventions in order to promote disengagement and termination of the tasks.

1. Forming     

As Glenn Smith (2014) asserts, this stage involves development of an effective team through role selection and assigning to the selected team members. This is the stage where the manager makes sure that the team is safe probably from the appropriate selection of members and task assigning (Smith, 2014). This means that each member of the group should fit perfectly in the team.

1. Storming  

According to Glenn Smith (2014), this stage of group development is dominated by competition and conflict during personal relations of the team members. It is inevitable for a group with different skills and experiences trying to achieve a shared vision to endure conflict and competition (Smith, 2014). Therefore, the manager is obliged to employ conflict resolution skills to make sure that the team proceeds to the next stage effectively.

1. Norming

This stage encompasses formation of a working culture that brings back group members together from the conflict in stage 2 which had made them move apart (Smith, 2014). Therefore, this is where the members start asking questions about their contributions, achievements and how to maintain the collaborative culture by solving group issues. Precisely, team members share ideas, feelings and solicit for a collaborative group work. 

1. Performing

After the members initiate a collaborative group, through interdependence, they are able to perform different tasks assigned to them in order to achieve the organizational vision (Smith, 2014). This is where the members implement problem solving skills and close relations to increase their productivity.

Group Dynamics

Group dynamics refers to the relationship between the group members with an objective of increasing the productivity of the groups towards achieving the shared vision (Forsyth, 2010). It is factual that the effectiveness of the team is promoted by the dynamics of the group. Therefore, if the goal of the team is compatible with the overall organizational vision, the group is regarded as effective. Generally, it is the obligation of the manager to make sure that the team adheres to the group dynamics in order to be guaranteed of future achievement of the organizational goals (Forsyth, 2010).

Strengths of Business Teams    

1. Offers pool of ideas and creativity
2. Large output
3. Selling and negotiation skills
4. Collaboration in performing tasks
5. Motivation
6. Strong relationships
7. Operations consistency

Weaknesses

1. High labor costs
2. Interdependence
3. Vulnerability to conflicts
4. Management difficulty
5. Shared vision
6. Diversity

Management Philosophy

Management philosophy refers to the set of beliefs exerted by the individual in the management position to the group of people as guiding principles for their daily operations (Davis, 2005). For instance, the manager can implement the management philosophy that guides the employees on who to maintain effective and productive personal relations. Therefore, the manager will have to develop an organizational culture that will guide the employees towards achieving the intended objective (Davis, 2005). It is noteworthy that this organizational culture is subjectively developed by the manager which means that it is compatible with the goals set. The organizational culture can include guiding principles for effective business communication between the employees. Thus, the manager defines the appropriate way of exchanging and imparting information, ideas and feelings during personal relations. Generally, it is factual that the management philosophy is dependent on the beliefs of the executive members implementing the organizational culture. This means that the managers implement the management philosophy with consideration to the organization vision and mission.

Leadership Actions

1. Labor Strike

If the manufacturer endures a labor strike which is projected to last for six months, the most appropriate leadership action to take is to source for other manufacturers who can supply products with a contract of 6 months. This is based on the fact that it might be unethical to terminate the existing contract between the business owner and the supplier/manufacturer. Therefore, the best way to cover for the time that the manufacturer will not be able to provide for the business is to use other potential suppliers who can offer the products within the short period.

1. Competition

If three more competitors emerge to stiffen the competition in the nightclub industry, the most applicable strategy is to use pricing strategy to increase the competitive advantage of the business. This is based on the fact that the county park lounge has considered the pricing strategy prior to the opening of the business. For the first and the second fiscal years, the nightclub is projected to sell the products at $5 and $6 respectively per unit. These prices are slightly lower than those of other local clubs currently. It is perceptible that any other startup nightclub cannot lower the prices beyond that level to be guaranteed future operation. Thus, this is the advantage to county park lounge over other competitors and new entrants.

1. Employees Layoff

If it appears that employees’ layoffs will affect the performance of other employees, it is preferable to use other alternatives. Some of the alternatives include elimination of overtime, freezing salaries, using unpaid leaves with incentives, temporary elimination of bonuses, and reducing expensive perquisites (Cascio, 2009). This will help the business accommodate the number of employees at a reduced labor cost.  

Conclusion

It is factual that management is very important in making sure that the business achieves its projected goals and objectives. Through planning, organizing, controlling, supervising, creating corporate policy, and directing operations and activities, the business is guaranteed effective operation and continued achievement. In order to control a group of employees in the business, the manager should apply the team concept to make sure that the group with skills diversity works together to achieve a shared vision. Generally, the manager should implement strategies that facilitate group dynamics which will enhance cooperation and coordination of the group members towards achieving organizational goals.

References

Cascio, W.F., (2009). Employment Downsizing and Its Alternatives: Strategies for Long Term Success. SHRM Foundation. Print. Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/about/foundation/products/documents/downsizing%20epg-%20final.pdf

Smith G. (2014). Four Stages of Team Development: The Growth Coach Houston. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NouiH2ZT8w

Alleman, G.B. (2004). Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning. Niwot, Colorado. Retrieved from http://www.niwotridge.com/PDFs/FormStormNormPerform.pdf

 Forsyth, D. R. (2010). Group dynamics. Belmont, Calif: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.     

Davis, R.C., (2005). A Philosophy of Management. The Journal of Insurance, vol. 25, no. 3, 1-7.