Ups Case Study

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UPS case study

1) An individual can learn some empathy from a 1 month CIP program because it shows the individual what his/her workers face every day by showing their struggles and challenges or something the manager did not know about the employee. The manager can learn some understanding of individuals who are less fortunate than he/she is. In the meantime that manager can learn a thing or two about himself/herself that can lead to her being a better manager. If a person doesn’t show empathy from a CIP program, then that person isn’t human

2) A CIP program can help the organization manage better work life conflicts because this leads to a better bridge of understanding between the manager and the worker. For example if a manager understands his/ her employee’s emotions and satisfies their needs, you will create a happy employee who will appreciate their job and generate profit for your company. This CIP program is designed to create more supportive managers who understand work-life conflicts of their employees.

3) The CIP program in many ways can improve its response to diversity in the workplace. By understanding their employees, managers who have undertaken in the CIP program can show recongnition to their employees. By doing this is celebrating the differences and cultural bridge they bring to your workplace. The program also helps the manager to be more fair and respectful of diversity in the workplace. An example can be issuing a mandatory meeting on a date in which one of your employees consider a religious holiday in which he cannot attend. It also helps managers encourage employees to interact among themselves to initiate learning amongst each other thus creating a positive diverse workplace. These are the ways in which the UPS CIP program can improve its response to diversity.

4) The negatives in which CIP can bring is not having a balance of understanding toward the firm’s employees. One of the managers role in which...