Trader Joe company environment has a strong understanding of the value of human behavior in its organization. They understand the concept that one of their greatest values is its employees. Trader Joe values its customer oriented employees and their opinions on their products. Each employee is encouraged to taste and learn about the products and to engage customers to share what they experience. They cultivate a responsible knowledgeable and friendly crew. Trader Joe philosophy is to promote from within. Managers start from positions below and work up the chain, bringing with them their vast knowledge. Its employees are paid more than their competitors. Recently though, the company had a disconnect involving Florida's produce fields. Trader …show more content…
It takes unique steps and approach to keeping stock at a low cost. Every Trader Joe location are in strategic locations. To save energy cost their buildings are smaller in square footage and not located in prime real-estate location but in less expensive leasing space. Trader Joe successfully relies on their customers and employee to advertize for the through word of month. In the organizing, Trader Joe’s maintains a strict and organized process when handling stocks. The company uses a genius approach to stocking each store by acquiring tasty and unusual food. They purchasing them at a low cost directly from manufactures and then label them with catchy brand. They keep supply small so each brand will fight for a space on the shelves. Trader Joe shows its leadership skills by training its future leaders in its Trader Joe’s university. The company’s University fosters the necessary loyalty to run the stores according to the company and spread the customer-focused attitude customer expectation. Trader Joe took a controlling action when issues arise with a possible boycott controversy with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), about issues regarding the wages and working …show more content…
Hazel may get back lash due to her age. Immersing herself in the company’s policy could be helpful to attain knowledge and the confidence in her work. According to Forbes, 4 steps to be an effective manager in a new workplace 1) Leadership is about taking action and confronting the issues before it’s too late, 2) Everyone deals with conflict differently, so you must know the risks and rewards of conflict resolution within the boundaries of each of your employees. 3) Rather than impose your influence, hierarchy or rank – respect the unique differences in people and learn to see things from differing points of view so you can better understand how to avoid conflict in the future.4) Conflict resolution is one of those things – but as leaders we must confront the tension head-on. Don’t wait, but rather activate your leadership to address the conflict before circumstances force your hand. Global Economy Situation The biggest risk a foreign company has when operating in America is not fully understanding its consumers. They could face alienating customers and employees due to the distance between the relationships. Also they could face alienating employees when not choosing the appropriate management or sending the right message down the chain on what they expect form employees. Discussion Questions Trader Joe designs jobs for increased job satisfaction and higher performance