Career Development

Career Development Summary
Vang Thao
Career Development Plan
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the
Requirements for MGT 531
University of Phoenix Online

August 12, 2009

Dennis Cashman Ph.D.

Introduction : Kudler Fine Foods
The purpose of this paper is assuming that the author is a midlevel manager of the Kudler Fine Foods team with one first-level managers and five new employees under the midlevel manager’s responsibility. In response to a rapid expansion that has been took place at Kudler Fine Foods, the organic specialty food store, the manager need to develop new strategy how to restructure the new team or employees to further take the company to the next level. This new strategy should include explanation of the following categories: o The job descriptions and qualifications for new employees including one manager o Training program to introduce and enhance the skills and qualifications of new and current employees o Methods for evaluating employee and team performance, including a progressive discipline process. This section will also include the human resource management issue or opportunity that impact employees and employer. o Challenges of team performance evaluation, including:
 Differences between short and long appraisal systems
 Difficulties of evaluating team performance
 Unique needs of a team appraisal system
 Team motivations and expectations
 Individual equity and how it impacts team performance
 Strategies to discourage social loafing – encourage team work
 Individual employee responsibilities towards the team o Strategies for managing employees’ career development (promotion and educational opportunities, accommodations for diversity, etc.) o A fair and appropriate compensation plan o Incentive and benefits packages

Workplace Environment
Since the objective and goal is to expand into global market, diversify employment should be an important subject that integrate into this strategic planning stage.