Functions Of Management

Functions of Management

Companies need to take steps to keep their business' running efficiently. Having a good management department is a good starting point. If the company and management follow certain steps they will have a more effective business. There are four functions of management that companies should follow to have a better business. These functions are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. These functions do not guarantee success but they give the company the right path to follow.

The planning function is used to decide which goals need to be achieved and deciding how to achieve the goals. This can be done individually, as a group or the whole organization. Planning sets the stage for much big achievements within the company. It delivers strategic value by using employee and customer input. Different ways that this can be done is going over the current situations, determining what situations might come up in the future; deciding what activities the company will be involved in, choosing what strategies to use, and deciding what resources are needed to meet those goals. My company uses this function when planning for parent events or planning staff workshops. The process is to sit down

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and decide what parents events are coming up and what is going to be done at each event. The types of resources that will be needed at each event are also determined at this time. When staff workshops are planned the first thing is to decide the topics of the workshop that will be discussed and to make sure the topics have not been discussed at other workshops. It is also decide whether outside resources will be used or if only resources within the company will be needed.

The second function of management is organizing. This function is used for assembling and coordinating the different resources that will be used. Management should look at their people as their most valuable resource. Business' that are highly diverse with their employees are more successful. Organizational charts should be used to show how everything will run. People are assigned different jobs and responsibilities in this function. This function is also where the conditions for working together as a team to bring the plan together are decided. My company also uses this function when putting together parents events and staff workshops. With each type of events staff members are assigned to do different jobs. At the

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parents events there are some staff members to get together and do art projects, some staff to serve food, and some staff to talk to the parents. At

the staff workshops there are people to discuss the different topics, people to set up the food, and people to clean up after the workshop. All these different steps provide a successful event.

The third function of management is leading. This can be done in teams, departments, or upper management.