So for this reality paper the person I am interviewing is Laura Grant. Laura Grant is the HR manager at Target. Now I also work at the same store that she works at. I work as an electronic sales associate. I interviewed her on how she and the organization use the four functions of management.
First, lets talk about the four function of management. The four functions of management include planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Now lets define these four functions of management. First, Planning is to decide on organizational goals and how to achieve them. Next organizing is to determine the best allocation of resources and people. Further more leading is to motivate, instruct and supervise workers. Finally controlling is to analyze business activities and to make sure the tasks get completed and identify the areas of improvement.
Target uses all of these functions of management within the organization. …show more content…
So she has to do a lot of organizing because she has to make the schedule for 50 plus employees, and she has to manage the their availability and the days that the employee’s can and can’t work. Which is a lot work, it takes a lot time and effort to figure that out. After she gathers all the info about everybody’s availability she puts that into the computer and uses software to help her make the schedule. These technologies help a lot in making a manager’s ability to make informed decisions and organize resources efficiently.
Another major function of management is Leadership. Leadership is someone who leads someone to achieve a certain goal. This is a big part of how an employee performs. If there is a great leader in place it can have a great effect on employee performance and productivity. A great leader has many roles that he has to follow. Some of the major roles are giving instructions and training to the employees, motivating, praising, criticizing and rewarding employees, leading by example and
First, lets talk about the four function of management. The four functions of management include planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Now lets define these four functions of management. First, Planning is to decide on organizational goals and how to achieve them. Next organizing is to determine the best allocation of resources and people. Further more leading is to motivate, instruct and supervise workers. Finally controlling is to analyze business activities and to make sure the tasks get completed and identify the areas of improvement.
Target uses all of these functions of management within the organization. …show more content…
So she has to do a lot of organizing because she has to make the schedule for 50 plus employees, and she has to manage the their availability and the days that the employee’s can and can’t work. Which is a lot work, it takes a lot time and effort to figure that out. After she gathers all the info about everybody’s availability she puts that into the computer and uses software to help her make the schedule. These technologies help a lot in making a manager’s ability to make informed decisions and organize resources efficiently.
Another major function of management is Leadership. Leadership is someone who leads someone to achieve a certain goal. This is a big part of how an employee performs. If there is a great leader in place it can have a great effect on employee performance and productivity. A great leader has many roles that he has to follow. Some of the major roles are giving instructions and training to the employees, motivating, praising, criticizing and rewarding employees, leading by example and