1)Company is expecting to grow twice in size in terms of employees
in the next two years .So we also need more second level of leaders in the organization. As software developers have good technical skills but we need to create some leadership quality in them so that they can be a team leader. I can motivate to add leadership quality in them so that they can be more useful human resources for company and for themselves also in terms of salary. With the help of HR manager, i can arrange expert sessions to nurture leadership quality. As leadership quality can be trained. So by conducting such sessions I can surely develop leadership quality in my employees. I can give opportunity to my employees to play the role of team leader. Being the new team leader, there is lots of risk and difficulty in managing the whole team .But I assure them, they are allowed to take risk and fail while learning new things. These thoughts will motivate them a lot and they will take interest in learning things. I will give chance to employees to handle some outside work of company, may be sending them on outside tour for company work as a team leader. This will create different leadership quality in them like extrovert quality, handling different situation, responsibility, discipline and how to handle people to work together for a goal. They will have a lot of trust on company as we are giving them a lot of learning opportunity .They will feel highly motivated when exposing to different new scenario without the fear of failure. So I think, by good training, exposure to different situation ,showing trust, allowing them to take risk ,providing them a good work place and creating learning opportunity ,I can develop second level of leaders in the organization in coming years.
2) It’s important for a company to develop a work culture where
employees feel included. If you are bringing talent from diversity and if they are not happy then company can’t grow. Company should create a culture where every voice can be heard .No one should be harassed or suppressed. There should be equality,transparency ,and brotherhood among employees. I can ensure diversity in organization by taking following action plans- i)By educating leaders- It is the leader who is the front line of employees always. So it’s very important to make leaders understand that they have to create a good work place so that employees feel respected and inclusive. Leaders need to hear the voice of everyone and create a good interaction and brotherhood among employees. If someone have difficulty like disability etc then make proper arrangement for them to work them properly and happily. iii)Inclusion Council forming- I can select some leaders who really supports inclusivity and form an Inclusion Council. This council can conduct meeting regularly and hear everyone voice. They can solve problems which are challenging diversity. They will ensure that company is good place for diversity. They can motivate leaders and employees to respect others and be kind and cooperate to each other for good environment. ii)Respecting diversity and celebrating differences- We can celebrate festival of every religion so that every religion feel respected. We can wish and celebrate birthday of employees so that everyone will feel respected. 3)Organization should be a psychologically safe place to work for employee. Psychologically safe means no one should be embarrassed or disrespected by others. My specific action plans to create Psychological safety- i)Respecting others- It is said that treat others as you want to be treated .So create a environment in the company such that people treat others well. Employees should discuss among themselves that would they like others behaviour, communication skill or not. Team leader should ensure that if any one’s behaviour is not liked by someone then a leader should make him understand to behave good. ii)Give freedom to every voice- create a work place such that everybody will feel free to raise voice and discuss .Everybody voice should be heard .Identify the problems, take feedback from employees and solve them. iii)Everybody should feel inclusive and ensure good environment for diversity in respect to religion ,gender ,colour etc. iv)Balance between task and relationship- Do not make employees work like animals. It will end up their interest in work. Build up good relation among employees .Give them sufficient time to complete work so that they can come up with innovative ideas and work well and don’t feel stressed. Make everyone feel comfortable even they fail. Show trust and openness so that they can learn and work efficiently and heartily for the organization. 4)Company has a high rate of employee attrition at the team leader level due to lack of growth opportunities within the organization. I will make them trust on organization as organization is growing fastly so we will be needed more high level leaders .So we assign them next level leader post if they have those leadership qualities. As these leaders are leaving because their all skill is not being used and may be less paid. So, I can give some extra work for for them so that their all skills can be used and for that I can pay them more. I make them feel happy and will ensure total utilisation of their skills and increment of salary. Telling them about the good culture, transparency etc.is good here and this can be more good with support of him. Telling them about their power not limited to their post and acknowledging their skills make them feel good. Presently increment in salary and giving more high level of work and assuring demand of high level leader position in coming year can make them stay in company . So giving them faith that there is lot of growth opportunity, I can retain them.