Plagiarism Group Paper

Plagiarism Group Paper

Carolyn Carter (2002, p. 42) states that working for the same company for many years was commonplace for the better part of the 20th Century. People would get jobs in their teenage years and retire from the same company often over 50 years later. You knew that your job was secure, as long as you performed your duties properly. You would move through the ranks as your skill set increased until reaching an eventual management position.

For this advancement to take place, you needed to possess a "technical knowledge" (pg. 42) of each role within your specific department. Once this knowledge was attained, you could manage the department. These were the things that you would look forward to as an employee.

In the 21st century there began to be an evolution in employment. People now retire after having worked for several different companies, some of which may even be competitors. The change in company could also go as far as a change in career. You don't even need to stay with the same type of employment. You market yourself to new companies using a mixture of your knowledge and work experience, believing that the combination of the two will enable you to make the company more profitable, as well as more competitive.

Management is no longer viewed solely as a position, but a skill. If you are found in possession of this skill, you no longer need to know how to do the jobs of everyone in your department to be an effective manager. You need to know how to inspire your employees and make them as productive as possible. You have the vision to be able to see not only where you would like your department to be, but you possess the skill set to take them there. As long as they have these skills, Ms. Carlson says, "they may be totally unfamiliar with a particular companies products and services" (pg. 42), but this will not deter them from getting the job.

References

Carolyn Carlson, Ph.D. "The Changing Workplace," Workplace Monthly. New York: Millenium

Publishers, June 2002, pg. 42.

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