Rewarding Volunteers
1. Analyze the causes of the problem with understaffing at the Online University.
In reading the cause of the issue, it is clear that the university did not hire someone who was qualified to handle a leadership position. Being a leader is so much more than demanding someone to complete task but it is about communicating effectively and making sure that everyone is a team player. As we see, there was no team playing going on with the university. It is a major problem when someone who is appointed the leader is not capable or willing to do their job properly because then it makes it hard for those working under he/she at the university.
By being understaffed, the university is not able to function as they should because they do not have the right individuals to cover all the tasks that are needed. With any job, there are individuals appointed to different departments in which they are qualified to work on. When there is no one able to work in that department, it either gets shut down or they find someone who has similar qualifications until they are able to find an individual. What does this mean? This means that the individual is going to have more than one job performance and only receive the pay for whichever position they were working for beforehand.
The university is trying to continue to function but without the proper staff, it does make things hard for them to do and even though it is online, there are still individuals who need to have student support and other things that a university gives. Without having these functions, the university can lose students and money which is going to put them at a financial risk. Sometimes if the financial responsibility is not met through the school then they can lose their accreditation and they will either have to close or find another way to function.
2. Discuss the importance of a compatible leadership style to motivate and manage a volunteer staff.
A leader is defined as “the person who leads or commands a
In reading the cause of the issue, it is clear that the university did not hire someone who was qualified to handle a leadership position. Being a leader is so much more than demanding someone to complete task but it is about communicating effectively and making sure that everyone is a team player. As we see, there was no team playing going on with the university. It is a major problem when someone who is appointed the leader is not capable or willing to do their job properly because then it makes it hard for those working under he/she at the university.
By being understaffed, the university is not able to function as they should because they do not have the right individuals to cover all the tasks that are needed. With any job, there are individuals appointed to different departments in which they are qualified to work on. When there is no one able to work in that department, it either gets shut down or they find someone who has similar qualifications until they are able to find an individual. What does this mean? This means that the individual is going to have more than one job performance and only receive the pay for whichever position they were working for beforehand.
The university is trying to continue to function but without the proper staff, it does make things hard for them to do and even though it is online, there are still individuals who need to have student support and other things that a university gives. Without having these functions, the university can lose students and money which is going to put them at a financial risk. Sometimes if the financial responsibility is not met through the school then they can lose their accreditation and they will either have to close or find another way to function.
2. Discuss the importance of a compatible leadership style to motivate and manage a volunteer staff.
A leader is defined as “the person who leads or commands a