There are many different techniques when it comes to management. Some managers want to be everyone's buddy, and others are viewed as jerks. Some let their employees make decisions for themselves, and then you have the ones who have to have their hands in everything. According to (Bateman-Snell, 2007)"Management is the process of working with people and resources to accomplish organizational goals." Management plays a very important role in a company's day-to-day business, and is vital to the completion of projects at all levels. No matter how many different styles there are in management in order to be a good, productive manager they must follow the same four functions of management. These functions are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. This paper will go over these four functions and explain what each of them means.
Planning
"Planning is specifying the goals to be achieved and deciding in advance the appropriate actions needed to achieve those goals." (Bateman-Snell, 2007)Planning is not only the first step of a project for a good manager, but may also be the most important step. Planning builds the foundation for a project, and just like any structure, without a good foundation the structure will fall. If the plan is built properly and there is a bump in the road the manager and employees should always be able to go right back to the plan to get back on track. In the sales field planning is a never-ending process. A sales person is consistently planning on how he/she will conqueror the next problem based on what they have learned about the prospective buyer. Without a plan there is uncertainty in which will generally result in no sale.
Organizing
"Organizing is assembling and coordinating the human, financial, physical, informational, and oth ...