Functions of ManagementEssay title: Functions of ManagementFunctions of ManagementFunctions of ManagementPaulo FragaUniversity of PhoenixFunctions for effective management; what is the one most important resource a company needs to run efficiently? The answer to that question is management. Without effective management and an order of hierarchy companies would strain to get daily activities completed. A management position may seem like a do nothing job to subordinates but this is not the case. A manager has four main functions; planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Many of todays managers are also coaches and mentors. Not only does a manger need to implement these functions on a day to day basis but they need to excel and master these functions. This may not seem like much responsibility but as you dissect each function the importance and value will stand out.
PlanningMangers work daily with different people and resources in order to meet an organizations goal. In order for a manager to complete this enormous task they need to be both efficient and effective in their role. There are four functions that a manger brings to the table and the first function is planning. This is a task that has many variables depending on what level of management you are branded; executive, high level management, mid level management or lower management. The manager needs to determine goals and objectives for individuals or groups to achieve the firms goal. With the goals and objectives come unforeseen situations that a manger will need to plan for. In a way they need to anticipate the future and come up with strategies prior to hitting a road block. The main objective for planning is to save the company money and time. This is why they need to plan all the action steps and resources they will need in order to meet their deadline before jumping in the deep end of the pool. Planning falls into a big part of my industry. In the mortgage industry there is constant planning and forecasting for the future products we will offer to our clients. We need to have products that make sense for todays market. Our products need to be attractive to our clients and be profitable to the firm. With the market constantly fluctuating this is no mediocre task.
OrganizingAnother role of the manager is to be an organizer. I think that (Gemmy A. 1998) says it best, “organizing is to make the best use of the organizations resources and time to achieve the organizations goals.” Basically the manager has to organize all the activities and resources to get the task completed within a specific amount of time. This is the area where jobs and responsibilities are grouped and coordinated. The organization process can involve many other aspects such as information and finances. Plans need to be organized so every task is being tackled and not duplicated by another team member. As for the mortgage industry, if jobs werent carefully designated there would be many holes in our organization. For instance say we needed a hundred files to be looked at. Would it be wise for a manager to have everyone review loans? If so who would be attending the phones to answer our clients questions or assist our outside sales team. Lets say that organization is a car and that car has a little hole with rust. If this isnt taken care of the hole will get bigger and bigger and become harder and more expensive to fix. This is why organizing is very important. The manager has to try and make sure that every hole in the operations is being sealed.
LeadingWhen you think of a manager what is one word that comes to mind? The word I think of is leader. This is essentially what most people see in a manager; that they are leaders. It is one of the most important jobs one can have as a manager. They need to motivate and mentor their subordinates to bring out their best performance. I was reading an article on the (Zimmerman & Lehman) website. They provide non-profit organizations with support and information for success. The key word I saw in the article was Empower. An effective leader needs to empower their subordinates. How would a leader empower their employees? (Zimmerman & Lehman) say, “Tell people what you expect from them, give them the tools they need to succeed, and then get out of their way. Learn to listen; nothing is more empowering than being heard.”
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But what about what you are going to do and how? You are going to be making something happen instead of just running around and complaining. Are you a leader? Or is something else a key job of one person? There are just too many of these. If you are going to be effective in leadership then you need to make those decisions with an understanding of what goes on outside yourself. Those decisions are the ones that change your world. You need to get to work in some sort of a good manner with that inner work force. If you want to become effective at that, then move your work into an unstructured, organized, and effective way. When you work with your work force you know, there is no such thing as “no other role.” You have to move your work into the new way and work for which you are truly passionate and engaged. But when you are not engaged in your work force, or not working to be in it, your job is to remain engaged in it. These are the things to keep in mind when you’re trying to succeed at a job. Now then, what about what could you do? To what purpose did you become involved in? And what are some skills you are already working on that haven’t been used yet? Well those are my thoughts on how to become effective at something. What you already know in those two paragraphs is just a simple idea that I will share here. And since you already know this and my other quote, I highly suggest you read it and learn why it works. But first, let me share some pointers that I use throughout this blog.
You can begin by reading the following in this very short article:
– The Secret of Successful Leadership
You can learn a lot from this very simple article here. It is a great resource for your job, you just have to practice it and be very good at doing it if it works.
– In order to become successful, we need to make our world better.
– Learn to speak English.
– Listen to music.
– Don’t talk about it over and over.
– The best way to learn to speak is to have it mastered in an effortless way.
– Practice your learning with every lesson.
– Understand what this is about.
– Speak up.
– Practice self control.
– Learn to take responsibility for your own actions.
– Create habits that are effective and are sustainable forever.
The same applies to your leadership. The people you know as your team are also the ones you are working for. You will eventually find someone to keep the team focused. As your work is being done at a certain pace the effort needs to be put into it. In this environment you are moving towards having a team leader that is engaged, engaged, engaged, engage. It’s important to make your team leader’s work as engaging and engaging as possible. As you work towards being engaged, try to not only keep working, but to learn how to do it better. This is why you should always be able to identify these “leaders” if you need them