Fuctions Of Management

Out of the four topics I would say the first step in the four functions of management is organizing.

Organizing

The first step of organizing would be self-organizing and time management. Without self-organizing your team will not be organized and will start going to other places for leadership. Once the self-organizing is done then the manager can start organizing the team.

Time management for your team should be a priority the team leader. The next step would be to develop a matrix and a chain of command. A clear chain of command will help organize the team.

In my opinion Planning is the second step. Without proper planning the team or workers will start making their own plans and those plans may not be want the manager wants.

Planning.

While I was in the Navy I taught the people that worked for me that proper planning prevents poor performance. So Planning is an important step in management and leadership. A successful manager needs to have skill in setting objectives, goals and strategies. There are plenty of software tool that a manager can use. In the Navy we used what was called PMS boards. Today I use Lotus Notes and MS Outlook to schedule tasks for myself.

Once the Organization and planning is set. Leadership has to be determined and set. Without strong leadership the team will not survive and the manager will be replaced when deadlines fail, or milestones are not met.

Leading.

Some leaders have a natural leadership styles while others are taught leadership though training and coaching. The downside of teaching and coaching is the instructor or coach might have some bad habits that are developed. One valuable tool I have learned to use that helps me be a good leader is the website Out of the Box CoachingÐ'™ and Breakthroughs with the Enneagram by Mary R. Bast, Ph.D. 2005 she describes nine leadership styles and the faults and descriptions and as well as development skill.

LEADERSHIP STYLE ONE: The Idealist

A self-observing Idealist can be a wonderful leader: wise, tolerant, balanced, and focused on standards of excellence in ways that provide an exemplary vision for followers. Ones are often the purveyors of quality in an organization.

LEADERSHIP STYLE TWO: The Mentor

The most interpersonally oriented of all the leadership styles, healthy Mentors are unconditionally caring leaders who derive deep satisfaction from seeing and encouraging the development of others; they are typically great supporters of customer service. Well-developed Twos will also be aware of their own needs, which provides balance in their lives and allows them to give freely, without expectation of return.

LEADERSHIP STYLE THREE: The Star

Star leaders are often expansive, risk-taking go-getters who ensure high productivity for their organizations. Formidable models for others, they are efficient and supremely goal-oriented; consequently, they tend to rise to top organizational levels, or to run their own companies.

LEADERSHIP STYLE FOUR: The Innovator

Innovators are vital to the health of an organization because they are able to view things from a new slant and are not bound by tradition; they can keep an organization from slowly dying out of untested and outdated assumptions.

LEADERSHIP STYLE FIVE: The Synthesizer

Because of their ability to take in the whole picture and integrate its components in creative ways, well-developed Synthesizers can be consummate strategists and visionaries. Often very bright, they are extremely capable of influencing others through their knowledge.

LEADERSHIP STYLE SIX: The Partner

Partners at their best are highly team-oriented leaders and excellent managers who bring