Blog #2

Managers have a vital and delicate role in the workplace. No matter what the industry they all share many similar qualities. The must be quick in making fair, effective decisions that everyone, or almost everyone, can feel satisfied with. There are so many different approaches to management, all of which are effective in the right environment. In this class I have learned more about the type of manager I would like to become when I have the opportunity to lead a kitchen when I graduate. Before my externship I was very short tempered and had a hard time getting along with others because of my harsh choice of criticism, when actually I had no right to criticize anyone. When I went on externship I was being treated with the same lack of respect that I approached my fellow classmates with and found out that it was impossible to work while being constantly put down. I learned an awful lot about how to treat and talk to people in the kitchen and I hope to learn more about how to handle myself in a professional manner in the kitchen. I hope to one day come off as a HR manager. One who is well balanced and not afraid to bend the rules for the satisfaction of my employees, but at no point will I bend or budge on quality. I hope to continue to establish a good foundation of management skills over the next 3 weeks and start a skill set that I will take with me for the rest of my career.