Functions of Management
In current business practices is often ignored the importance of having a good leader. The writer, having served in the U.S. Marine Corps, was introduced into a way of leading man into combat scenarios. While serving in the military, the writer began like everyone else, as a follower. With the day-to-day challenges, the leadership portrayed by the higher-ranking individuals had become an example to live by. Marine Non-Commission Officers (NCO's) are feared throughout the world because of their devotion for their unit, country, and Core. The writer has seen the difference between leadership styles in and out of the military.
The writer will briefly describe the Four Functions of Management and describe how it relates to the way that business are conducted within his organization that he works for.
The Four Functions of Management
The four functions of management are: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling (Bateman, 2007). Planning, according to Bateman, is specifying the goals to achieve and deciding in advance the appropriate actions needed to achieve a goal. In the Marines, the writer witnessed how meetings were usually held in confidential areas and only certain individuals were allowed to attend and find out what the plan of execution would be. Marines were usually told of any plans, however, there were things that simple individuals were not told until the leader would give up the order of execution.
Public Storage
The writer of this paper works Public Storage. In the current employment the planning stage is taken seriously and everyone is taken into account. The District manager sets up a timeframe with tasks that need to be followed in order to complete ...