Blog 17: Fourth Interview

• What do you personally consider the best means of motivating an employee in order for them to do well on an evaluation/review?
• As an operations manager, how are clear goals and expectations incorporated into a warehouse environment?
• Are there strategies involved when setting goals or expectations? If so, please explain how you go about enacting expectations and goals.
• Does Unical have a company goal that adheres to the overall functionality of the warehouse? If yes, please explain how that company goal could be used in your team (departments).
• What can an employee do to improve on an evaluation? If they’re rated low in a certain area, how does an employee go about improving?
• How do work-sponsored evaluations such as the Personal Values Inventory® and the Predictive Index® measure the competency of an employee and/or manager?
• Would you say these types of ‘tests’ promote positive behavior or change anything in an employee?
• For my essential question, my second answer is that an operations manager can best motivate their employees through communication. How can communication be used to address motivation?
• Generally speaking, what kinds of motivation does Unical offer it’s employees?
• As a manager, what do you do to motivate your employees? What do you do to make your motivation method effective?
• I’ve come across a number of articles stating that relationships between employee and manager is an important part of motivation. Why do you think communication heavily emphasized in motivation? 
• In your experience as a manager, what kinds of motivation drove you to be successful and get you where you are now?
• Before becoming a manager, what used to motivate you to do well?
• How many reviews do you typically go through in a day?
• Which evaluations (the good ones or the bad ones) have the most attention? 
• Are employees on probation (meaning they’ve done poorly in a certain area) more at risk and have extensive reviews? If yes, what can a manager do to ensure these employees are addressed appropriately (in terms of motivating them and assessing the issue)?
• Are employees with generally good performances devoted as much attention as those with issues? If yes, what should a manager do in order to ensure they maintain their dependability?
• How does a positive work environment help employees to be productive?
• What do you personally think invokes efficient productivity? Are there a number of factors to determine efficient productivity?
• Would you say team building creates motivation between a manager and their employees? If so, please provide an example from the warehouse and how an effective team is important.
• Why is good leadership important in motivation? 
• How does good leadership steer an employee in the right direction (in terms of doing well on an evaluation)?
• Is motivation clearly visible in an employee? What alerts the manager when they know their leadership is working?

Blog 12: Third Interview Questions

• Of all management strategies/techniques, what would you say is the most important in improving employee motivation?
• At a facility such as Unical, what would you say is most important in motivating employees?
• What is the responsibility associated with writing up reviews?
• How does having a “big picture” improve employee motivation?
• What kind of environment does Unical provide for its employees?
• Let’s say there is a problematic employee who simply doesn’t feel motivated for anything. How do you go about motivating them to work efficiently?
• What types of incentives does Unical offer its employees? What makes these efficient?
• How can you, as a manager, motivate the employees in your department?
• In your opinion, what are qualities of effective managers motivating employees?
• Would you say that managers are implicitly accountable for employees and their efficiency?
• How does composing evaluations benefit an employee? Improve them?
• What types of things does an operations manager look for in evaluations? 
• What is the difference between a KPI (key performance indicator) and an evaluation?
• As a manager, what do you do to motivate your employees in the workplace?
• How can you best ensure that an employee is working efficiently? Can this be gauged through evaluations alone?
• What are powerful motivators that you have used or have seen used to motivate employees?

Blog 6: Second Interview Questions

1.) Who is your mentor and where do they work?

My mentor is Brice Cocjin and he works at Unical Aviation, Inc., located in the City of Industry.

2.) What five questions (or more) will you ask them about their background?

• What types of skill are required to reach the position of operations management?
• What was your first management experience? At Costco Wholese? At Unical?
• Whom would you consider influence(s) in your managerial career? Rather, who has created an impact in how you conduct your work?
• How did you become employed at Unical?
• How had prior managing experience and Costco and leading teams prepare you for your current position at Unical? Were there any new skills you needed to pick up on the way?
• Were these qualities you had to learn over time or ones you’ve always had?
• How has Unical Aviation Inc., become the commercial business it is today? Did it have humble beginnings?
• What do you believe has made Unical a successful organization?
• Has warehouse management and the role of a leader created a lasting effect on yourself and your character?
• Have you ever had to overcome a weakness in leadership positions? How did you overcome these shortcomings?
• What strengths do you possess that have made you successful in your career? 

I plan on using all of these questions, unless I decide to replace or eliminate any.