Reflective Essay for Amy’s Flowers
This is the reflective essay for Amy’s flower in New Zealand operating as a family business as the New Zealand Flower Industry (NZFI). The reflection is based on the information shared by the guest speakers.
Management and Model
Amy and Ryan were the guest speakers and are the founders of Amy’s flower. The company was started in 2010 with 15 employees. The structure of the company is that Ryan manages the corporate affairs of the company and Amy as a florist herself manages the production.
Amy buys flowers through the intermediary from the auctions and then sells them to the customers through online. Before the flowers are sold, the flowers are decorated with different patterns for the customers’ specifications …show more content…
For Amy, the recording and keeping good records of all its inventory through the updated data base has made the business operations with efficiency. For example, encoding bar codes on flowers and recording times and locations of the flower delivery. Customer satisfaction was high with the feedback they received from their clients.
The 10% discount for the customers’ feedback through the commentary was a compelling tag line for the company in which it continued to receive more shoppers. The costs to buy the flowers varies on occasions. Special days like Christmas, Mother’s day, and Valentine’s Day, are periods where costs tend to increase from other times.
Challenges and Succession Plan
The challenge for the company is to find the right people to work as a florist. Losing a florist is a setback to the company. The florists are recruited with no skills of the industry and are trained at the company. The company does not have a succession plan and also do not have a blue ocean strategy. However, it is growing as a smaller player in the industry and is recruiting professionals to manage the business so the owners can be able to focus on other business …show more content…
Tompkins Wake is operating as the legal Industry based in New Zealand with offices also in other countries. The reflective essay is about Jon Calder, a leader and a manager in a number of companies he worked for. The essay highlights the success of his career in line with Strategy for Enterprise paper I learnt.
Corporate level of management requires a greater level of experiences with a wider spectrum of knowledge. Being a CEO does not necessary mean that you must be good in the industry you are an expert in, you have to crossbreed with other industry to do business. Jon held a series of jobs from various organisations. His work experience from a farmer to a CEO is an example of someone who had a wealth of experiences and can manage situation at all levels of the workforce. With an MBA and now working in an industry which he has no knowledge of is a testimony of a successful manager at the corporate leadership
This is the reflective essay for Amy’s flower in New Zealand operating as a family business as the New Zealand Flower Industry (NZFI). The reflection is based on the information shared by the guest speakers.
Management and Model
Amy and Ryan were the guest speakers and are the founders of Amy’s flower. The company was started in 2010 with 15 employees. The structure of the company is that Ryan manages the corporate affairs of the company and Amy as a florist herself manages the production.
Amy buys flowers through the intermediary from the auctions and then sells them to the customers through online. Before the flowers are sold, the flowers are decorated with different patterns for the customers’ specifications …show more content…
For Amy, the recording and keeping good records of all its inventory through the updated data base has made the business operations with efficiency. For example, encoding bar codes on flowers and recording times and locations of the flower delivery. Customer satisfaction was high with the feedback they received from their clients.
The 10% discount for the customers’ feedback through the commentary was a compelling tag line for the company in which it continued to receive more shoppers. The costs to buy the flowers varies on occasions. Special days like Christmas, Mother’s day, and Valentine’s Day, are periods where costs tend to increase from other times.
Challenges and Succession Plan
The challenge for the company is to find the right people to work as a florist. Losing a florist is a setback to the company. The florists are recruited with no skills of the industry and are trained at the company. The company does not have a succession plan and also do not have a blue ocean strategy. However, it is growing as a smaller player in the industry and is recruiting professionals to manage the business so the owners can be able to focus on other business …show more content…
Tompkins Wake is operating as the legal Industry based in New Zealand with offices also in other countries. The reflective essay is about Jon Calder, a leader and a manager in a number of companies he worked for. The essay highlights the success of his career in line with Strategy for Enterprise paper I learnt.
Corporate level of management requires a greater level of experiences with a wider spectrum of knowledge. Being a CEO does not necessary mean that you must be good in the industry you are an expert in, you have to crossbreed with other industry to do business. Jon held a series of jobs from various organisations. His work experience from a farmer to a CEO is an example of someone who had a wealth of experiences and can manage situation at all levels of the workforce. With an MBA and now working in an industry which he has no knowledge of is a testimony of a successful manager at the corporate leadership