Resp. Corp Leadership Paper

Recommendations and Implementation

Shannon Bowers

SNHU

29, October 2017

Recommendations

Recommendations are vital when it comes to the growth of any given organization. It is paramount to realize that the recommendations provide a clear guideline on what the organization should do for it to be at the front line in promoting developments. However, it is also imperative to note that recommendations must be in line with the needs of the company. For example, if a company has proven to be ineffective when it comes to delivering quality services and products, the recommendations are only supposed to guide the organization on how to enhance its productivity and to promote the quality of services (Jaques, 2017). It is therefore apparent that recommendations are more of solutions that help an organization to get out of a specific dilemma than just assumptions. The recommendations will be looking into ways that BP Oil can benefit and become one of the best global organizations in the modern business world. The recommendations will be focusing on three distinct aspects. Generalizing the recommendations, they should help the company have a good reputation, take care of the environment and at the same time make profits.

a) People

The aspect of people in any given organization is inevitable. An organization is run by the people and sells to the people. With this in mind, it is evident that an organization cannot be successful if it fails to look into ways of having a good relationship with the people (Goetsch & Davis, 2014). In this aspect, every person who plays a part in making sure that the company is operational must be factored in, and his or her needs must be met. It is therefore vital to divide the people involved with the company and deal with each group of people as one.

i) Shareholders

The shareholders in any given organization are the people who should never be looked down to. The reason for stating so is affiliated with their role in the development and running of the organization. There are different steps that BP Oil should take to ensure that the shareholders feel as part and parcel of the company (Jaques, 2017). First, it is imperative to identify and know the responsibility of the management and the responsibility of the shareholders. The shareholders are part of the owners of the company, and this means that they are higher when it comes to the authority ladder. With this aspect in the picture, the management ought to ensure that any decision that might affect the operations of the company is shared with the shareholders.

At times the shareholders might not know what is taking place on the ground. It is for this reason that the management should always consult and inform the shareholders. When such takes place, disagreements and conflicts are eliminated (Gordon, 2017). BP Oil has found itself in a testing situation before. When such a situation takes place, it is important for the decision leading to the problem to have gone through the shareholder. The move helps the pointing of fingers and shifting of blames. As a result, the company sits down to solve the problem rather than pointing fingers and trying to look for the exact person to carry the blame.

ii) Leaders

The leadership of BP Oil has a great role to play if the company wants to climb up the ladder of success. However, there are several factors which must be considered (Jaques, 2017). One of the factors is the ability of every leadership member to be skillful enough to take the company to the next level of success. There are different aspects which must play a significant role in constituting the leadership of the company;

I. Skills

All leaders must be skilled to ensure that they have all it takes to take the company to the next level of success. Despite the character of a leader, if he or she is not skilled, then he or she does not stand a chance to develop the company.

II. Loyalty

There comes a time when an organization needs people who can stand firm and protect it. Loyalty is an essential virtue that must be held by all leaders in the company (Gordon, 2017). For example, when the company went through a dark period, all it needed were leaders who did not care about what others said but stood by the company to the last minute.

III. Familiarity with the industry

The oil and gas industry is different from other industries. A leader who performs well in the education sector or the communication sector might not have all it needs to run the organization (Bolman & Deal, 2017). With this in mind, it is vital to ensure that all leaders are familiar with the oil and gas industry.

IV. Diversity

A diverse leadership shows how a company has embraced people from different backgrounds. BP Oil is a global organization, and its leadership structure should represent a global set up, and this can only be done through encouraging and accommodating people from different walks of life.

iii) Employees

When it comes to the employees, there are numerous actions which BP Oil should take to make sure that they are motivated, and they become part of the solution. The following are the necessary steps which the company should take;

I. Motivate the employees

Motivation is one of the most effective ways of encouraging the employees to contribute (Gordon, 2017). The company should ensure that it has motivation strategies in place.

II. Empower the employees

The company needs to empower employees by involving them in the decision making process. Doing so will have positive effects on the growth of the company.

III. Enhance diversity

The employees should represent the communities that the company serves. Doing so depicts a good picture to the community and also to the customers thus attracting them to purchase because they feel they are represented.

iv) Customers

Meeting the needs of the customers is one of the easiest things that an organization can do (Jaques, 2017). All that is needed for BP Oil is to ensure that the products are of high quality, they are available in the market in time, the prices are reasonable, and there is a continuous communication with the customers in the case of an issue.

b) Planet

When it comes to the planet, the company has a responsibility to ensure that the environment is protected (Bolman & Deal, 2017). Pollution of the environment should be a thing of the past and should never resurface again. There are different plans that the company should put in place;

I. Have an environmental policy

The company should come up with a detailed environmental policy that is aimed at looking for the good fare of the community and the customers (Jaques, 2017). The policy should make sure that in the case of any danger, the affected persons are covered. It should also be looking into ways of protecting the community, employees, and customers from potential harm.

II. Regular check-ups on the pipeline

Regular checkups are likely to reduce the potential risks (Gordon, 2017). They are aimed at making sure that the facility is in line with safety standards. Therefore, the company ought to initiate regular checkups within and outside the facility.

III. Only deal with competent contractors

Dealing with competent contractors is one way of eliminating the risks which might affect the organization's operations (Jaques, 2017). Therefore, when dealing with an outside contractor, the company must be sure that the contractor has all it takes to be effective.

c) Profit

BP Oil should strategize on how to be profitable without going out of its ethical ways (Zaccaro, 2002). There are different ways in which the company can increase its profits;

I. Slightly reduce prices

Reducing a liter of petrol diesel by just a few cents can attract a big number of customers. However, this means that the profit margin per liter goes down by a specific amount (Gordon, 2017). Calculating the number of customers who might come to buy from BP Oil just because of the reduced price and the number of customers who can be retained by the older price, it is apparent that the number of new customers would be high. As a result, sales would increase, and that would have a positive impact on the profits. The company gets to benefit, and the customers get to save.

II. Partner with other organizations

A company like shell partners with organizations which manufacture tires and other car parts. After doing so, Shell establishes retail shops in its petrol stations (Bolman & Deal, 2017). When customers come to fuel and service at the shell, they notice the other products and buy. As a result, shell pockets extra profit from products manufactured by other organizations. BP Oil should also employ the strategy because if it has worked for the shell, it is more likely to work for BP Oil.

Implementation

The implementation process is always the final but yet the most difficult process. There are different ways in which the company could implement the recommendations. The first way is by splitting the recommendations and implementing them in phases or stages. The second way would be to implement all the recommendations at once (Bolman & Deal, 2017). However, whichever the way, the company must make sure that all the recommendations are implemented. Looking for each recommendation, it is evident that the recommendations touch every aspect of the organization. The company should have an external professional who should guide it on how to go through the whole process of implementation. In the implementation process, all stakeholders should be brought on board, and this would be the first step in showing that the company is dedicated to working together.

References

Bolman, L. G., & Deal, T. E. (2017). Reframing organizations: Artistry, choice, and leadership. John Wiley & Sons.

Gordon, R. (2017). Strategic Transformational Organizational Leadership. In Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management (pp. 1667-1684). IGI Global.

Goetsch, D. L., & Davis, S. B. (2014). Quality management for organizational excellence. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Jaques, E. (2017). Requisite organization: A total system for effective managerial organization and managerial leadership for the 21st century. Routledge.

Zaccaro, S. J. (2002). Organizational leadership and social intelligence. In Kravis-de Roulet Leadership Conference, 9th, Apr, 1999, Claremont McKenna Coll, Claremont, CA, US. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.