What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of management? Is it something that gets you excited? Do you find yourself thinking, "I'm all in" ready to drive the department forward". Or do you find yourself running away from the whole thing, cringing and thinking, "Not for me".
Whatever your current thoughts are of management, as dietitians, you should know the basics because dietitians often take on leadership and management roles.
Have a good understanding of the roles of management will make everyones life a little easier.
This episode of the RD Exam Made Easy Podcast is dedicated to management and focuses on the day to day tasks and duties taken on by management. This is what you'll learn in this episode:
1) What job descriptions are, how they're used in the workplace, and the role they play in the recruitment process
2) The different types of work schedules, shifts, and why you need to have a master schedule
3) Unions - what they are, who they represent, and the job advancement process within a union
4) Why performance appraisals are important for staff and management
5) What an FTE is, how to calculate FTEs, and how FTEs are used when managing budgets
You'll also get some tips on how to increase your chances of your resume making it through the screening process so it lands in front of the hiring manager.
You never know where you'll end up in your career. You can start somewhere and find yourself somewhere completely different. What I've learned is that communication is the key to forming strong teams. And being humble to know that even as managers, you don't know everything.
Here's a glance at this episode:
[04:50] Work schedules for the staff and the different types of employee schedules
[08:50] Union roles in a company/organization and the role of the collective bargaining agreement
[14:10] Hear a scenario of an employee who made a mistake and how you, as a manager, would work through the issue. Learn the steps you'd take to resolve the issue
[19:20] What's an FTE, how it's used and examples on how to calculate FTEs. Learn the difference between Absolute and Adjusted FTEs.
Resources: Be sure to download your FREE FTE Cheat Sheet
here. Math for me is visual. This cheat sheet will help you understand the basic calculations for FTEs so you feel more confident going into the exam.
Episode Transcript"A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other." ~ Simon Sinek
