Bmgt365 FinalProject
Final Project
Jade Lovett
BMGT 365
Professor Andritz
Leadership Plan: American Tool & Die (AT&D) With any business, it is important that employees have the ability to fulfill multiple roles so that the business can increase productivity, efficiency, and popularity. However, in order to accomplish these duties and set goals, managers and leaders must be present to steer employees in the right direction. A business is only as good as it is led and managed. This is particularly true in family owned business where generations take on the role of leaders and managers through the years. In the case of small-town, family-owned businesses, such as AT&D, the same business plans and strategies are usually passed along generations and used simply because they have worked in the past. While these “family secret” business plans can often help a business in the beginning years, they can begin to fail as time passes. Environment and technology changes as well as changes in the economy often mean that businesses mush analyze and improve their business plans. The ability to start a business with success is a major accomplishment, however, the ability to continue to maintain and improve for decades is an outstanding accomplishment that many business should attempt to achieve. As a family owned business that has earned the respect and patronage of the Farmington Hills community, Kelly Mueller and her father, Vine Brofft must begin to examine and analyze the current business location and leadership plan. To ensure that AT&D continues to increase sales and succeed into the far future, both father and daughter must make changes in the company. While some external changes will need to be made, internal changes that will potentially improve the current leadership style and relationships in the business will also need to be made.
Leadership/Individual Businesses, whether big or small, strive off of both managers and leaders. To reach success,
Jade Lovett
BMGT 365
Professor Andritz
Leadership Plan: American Tool & Die (AT&D) With any business, it is important that employees have the ability to fulfill multiple roles so that the business can increase productivity, efficiency, and popularity. However, in order to accomplish these duties and set goals, managers and leaders must be present to steer employees in the right direction. A business is only as good as it is led and managed. This is particularly true in family owned business where generations take on the role of leaders and managers through the years. In the case of small-town, family-owned businesses, such as AT&D, the same business plans and strategies are usually passed along generations and used simply because they have worked in the past. While these “family secret” business plans can often help a business in the beginning years, they can begin to fail as time passes. Environment and technology changes as well as changes in the economy often mean that businesses mush analyze and improve their business plans. The ability to start a business with success is a major accomplishment, however, the ability to continue to maintain and improve for decades is an outstanding accomplishment that many business should attempt to achieve. As a family owned business that has earned the respect and patronage of the Farmington Hills community, Kelly Mueller and her father, Vine Brofft must begin to examine and analyze the current business location and leadership plan. To ensure that AT&D continues to increase sales and succeed into the far future, both father and daughter must make changes in the company. While some external changes will need to be made, internal changes that will potentially improve the current leadership style and relationships in the business will also need to be made.
Leadership/Individual Businesses, whether big or small, strive off of both managers and leaders. To reach success,
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