management essay

Management 306

Writing Workshop (Example 5)

To: Wine & Dine Staff From:  Mirasol Muico Date: October 18, 2016 Subject: Free Writing Skills Workshop

As many of you are aware, I have been receiving many phone calls and emails regarding a mishap on one of the Wine & Dine advertisement signs we have posted. The sign had a lunch special that included broccoli, however, the sign read as "brokely". Although, I have taken an immediate action to correct this by taking the sign down, it is important that we take the necessary step to correct the root of the problem. It is crucial that we work as a team to ensure we maintain a good reputation with the public. In order to prevent this incident from occurring again, I am proposing for all employees to take advantage of the free six-week fundamental writing skills workshop.

Improvement of writing skills, in addition to verbal skills, will lead to effective communication. Hence, I have done some research and I have decided to hire Dr. MacDonald from Treleavan Community College to conduct the workshop sessions. With her years of experience of teaching writing skills, I am more than confident that she will provide us the necessary tools and techniques to improve and sharpen our writing skills.

Even though the fundamental writing skills workshop is not mandatory, I am highly encouraging all staff members, including myself, to participate in all six sessions. In doing so, I believe that we can learn to write clearly and effectively. Thus, saving our restaurant from future embarrassment. Starting on October 24, 2016, the workshop will be held Monday through Friday from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at our restaurant, specifically in the employees' training room. This is to give everyone an opportunity to attend throughout the week. However, sessions will not be offered on the weekends to ensure we have adequate employee coverage when we are at our busiest. With that said, the sign up sheets are now available and can be found in the employees' break room.

As a motivation to participate, you will be compensated for the hours spent during each session and will be reflected on your paycheck. All those who complete the entire sessions will also be entered into a raffle with the chance to win a $300 visa gift card. You will also receive a certificate of completion, which you may be able to use for your personal and professional advancement. More importantly, you will gain knowledge and benefit from attending this opportunity without a doubt.

I strongly believe that effective communication is vital in our company, and improving our writing skills will help us attain that. In an effort to support and promote employee development, I am urging all staff member to take this opportunity and participate in the workshop. This is an opportunity that will benefit you in whatever career you choose to pursue, whether it be within or outside of our company.

Management 306

Writing Workshop (Example 4)

The Friendly Veggie

To: The Friendly Veggie Employees From:  Malik Almatroodi Date: October 18, 2016 Subject: Professional Development Courses

Greetings TFV staff! Sales are up, costs are down, and apparently we have ''free wife" for all customers. I am sure we all simultaneously cringed when a picture of our lovely cafe sign went viral on Instagram last Tuesday because of the alphabetic "oops" of one of the well-meaning members of our team that stood in place of our announcement of free wifi, but we need to look at this as an opportunity for improvement. I know that this mistake is not indicative of the literary skills of the TFV team, but it does remind us all that we are just as vulnerable to making the same mistake if we do not work on our written communication skills. We all need to work on being conscious communicators, as well as individuals who can send a message in a grabbing way to bring more customers in, so it is time for some good old professional development.

I know that you are all busy university students, and so even getting to your shift on time is a dutiful labor of maturity, but part of your job here at TFV is communicating with customers so any weakness there requires attention. I know that all of you possess the capability to become effective writers, and so you will get a chance to work on your current level of writing at the English lessons that will be mandatory events for the following six weeks. Professor Litmus from Pathway University will come to our store every Tuesday and Thursday after closing shift to provide us with written communication classes, and he will go over everything from spelling to grammar and the punctuation that goes between it all. The goal is that by the end of these classes you will be conscious writers with a flare for the imaginative in the way you present our daily specials, but not in the way you choose to spell common words. I am sure that we will all benefit from these classes, and so I will make sure to be attendance at each and every class as well to both show my support and acquire some new tips on writing skills as well.

Now, you all know me to be a very fun loving and supportive boss, so you can rest assured that your time in these classes will be paid as hours worked at TFV, and I will make sure you are fed prior to the start of every class. However, my fun loving self is still going to be strict on the matter that all employees have to attend this six-week course if they want to remain employed at TFV. I can laugh off one grammar "oops" gone viral, but on the second one I will take more stringent matters into consideration for the offender. Staff members that attend all classes without a single absence will also receive a 50 cent raise an hour starting in January, and we will have a Communication Class survival party upon the close of the six weeks to keep everyone motivated to stick with it until the end.

I know that this will be a bit of an added strain to some of your schedules for the upcoming month and a half, but I thank you all for showing your dedication to TFV by keeping good attendance and participating in these classes that Professor Litmus is so generously providing us free of charge. I will be at every class, and I will be taking notes alongside all of you, so think of this as a professional development course for the TFV family that will make all of us better communicators.

The classes start on Tuesday, October 25th, and so I expect to see all of you there with spiral bound notebooks, sharpened pencils, and an attitude that is just giddy with excitement for all you will learn. See you then!

Management 306

Writing Workshop (Example 2)

Corner Café

To: All Corner Café Employees From:  Drew Allensworth Date: February 2, 2017 Subject: Opportunity to Increase Pay and Keep Corner Café Away From the 'Coroner'

Good morning Corner Café staff. By now, all of you have heard about our signage snafu. We received quite a few emails, some from amused customers, but one in particular caught my attention. The Health Department saw no humor in our mistakes. While the inglorious grammar was embarrassing, misspelled menu items such as "Coroner Café's Signature Steamed Muscles" prompted an inspector to visit us yesterday. As you know, if we fall out of favor with the Health Department, the letter rating of the cafe could be reduced. If that occurs, fewer customers will dine here and we will struggle to stay in business.

However, writing is a skill that all of us can improve. Starting next week, the Café will be hosting on OPTIONAL six-week writing course open to every employee. Although the classes are not mandatory, the skills are so valuable that any employee who attends all six weeks will receive a 25¢ per hour pay raise!

The classes will be taught here by Dr. Connie Jugate, a professor of English at Treleaven Community College.

Dr. Jugate is a former high school drop-out who waited tables throughout her college journey. She knows exactly what we need and the types of backgrounds we come from. Every class is tailored just for us.

Each week's 90-minute class has a single topic, and will be offered twice to accommodate our different schedules. We close early on Mondays and open late on Fridays. You have a choice to attend one of the two weekly sessions. The first will be on Monday evenings at 5:30pm, after the Café closes. The other is Friday mornings at 8:30am, before the Café opens for lunch. Class time is paid, set at the overtime rate, and only one class per week (for six weeks) is needed to qualify for the pay increase. We'll fire-up the coffee makers and I contacted our neighbors at Tito's Big Texas Tacos, Pho Star Bowl #13, Pine Street Bakery, and The Codfather to provide free breakfast and dinner, depending on the session.

Maybe you don't believe these workshops will help, you can "right" just fine, or that you will always struggle because English is not your first language. Consider this: others will judge you, and the Café, by your writing. These classes will be a safe, supportive environment for you to learn and grow new writing skills. Getting what you want (or need) depends on expressing yourself clearly and effectively. Good writing is the key. Especially if English is not your first language, Dr. Jugate knows how to help you show your talents to an English-reading audience. There are no expectations for skills coming into the course. However, you can expect to take new skills from it.

I will be at every session, learning with all of you. Sign up for the six workshops and together we can improve both our writing and the public image of the Café. The sign-up sheet is located in the break room next to the lockers. Your participation will keep Corner Café away from the morgue!