Throughout a person life they will meet and work with countless of people. Working with others is almost like a trail and error process; sometimes that partnership works great, while other times the partnership stalls. The same can be said for a manager and their philosophy on how to run a business. I have been fortunate enough to work at multiple internships and jobs throughout my life and I give all of those experiences a lot of credit into molding me into the man I am today. However at each internship or job the environment I worked in was different. Eventually I started to realize that the culture of the company took the form of its manager.
This summer I was blessed with the opportunity to work at The Sussex County Miners an Independent …show more content…
Dave Chase and his staff always wanted us to learn from outside sources in order to become more diverse. Mr. Chase is an avid reader and loves to recommend books to anyone who would take his suggestions so as a going away gift to all of his interns he gave us a book about business in baseball. He believed that this book would help cement some of the things we learned over the summer in our brains. Dave would also take us to other minor league stadiums in order to learn how other organizations do business and to pick up on other teams strengths and weaknesses. Now if I attend a sporting event I cannot simply watch the game, I find myself critiquing the staff and concentrating on how smoothly the amenities are being …show more content…
I feel that some interns needed to be pushed more in order to get the highest level of productivity out of them, but the front office would not take those kinds of measures. I feel a hybrid between a Theory Y and Theory X ideology would have garnered the highest productivity. The Sussex County Miners are a great example of an organization that uses a human relations ideology to manage their employees. I believe that this style created a working environment that was enjoyable and pleasant to come to work everyday. Also, it allowed the interns to learn a tremendous amount gave us a format in which to apply what we learned. Like all organizations the Miner’s had a few flaws, however it was a pleasure to work with such a classy organization who truly loved their
This summer I was blessed with the opportunity to work at The Sussex County Miners an Independent …show more content…
Dave Chase and his staff always wanted us to learn from outside sources in order to become more diverse. Mr. Chase is an avid reader and loves to recommend books to anyone who would take his suggestions so as a going away gift to all of his interns he gave us a book about business in baseball. He believed that this book would help cement some of the things we learned over the summer in our brains. Dave would also take us to other minor league stadiums in order to learn how other organizations do business and to pick up on other teams strengths and weaknesses. Now if I attend a sporting event I cannot simply watch the game, I find myself critiquing the staff and concentrating on how smoothly the amenities are being …show more content…
I feel that some interns needed to be pushed more in order to get the highest level of productivity out of them, but the front office would not take those kinds of measures. I feel a hybrid between a Theory Y and Theory X ideology would have garnered the highest productivity. The Sussex County Miners are a great example of an organization that uses a human relations ideology to manage their employees. I believe that this style created a working environment that was enjoyable and pleasant to come to work everyday. Also, it allowed the interns to learn a tremendous amount gave us a format in which to apply what we learned. Like all organizations the Miner’s had a few flaws, however it was a pleasure to work with such a classy organization who truly loved their