Though there are many factors that can contribute to an organization’s accomplishments, a strong system of management is perhaps the single most valuable element to an organization’s success. The act of management is defined as the efficient and effective pursuit of organizational goals by integrating the work of people through planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the resources of the organization (Kinicki & Williams, 2013). By heavily incorporating the four functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, a strong system of management can be built, thereby bringing a unified sense of direction to unorganized chaos by establishing goals and measuring the progress made in the accomplishment of those goals.
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The most valuable element of leading is possessing the ability to perceive the personal motivators of others and incorporating those motivators into incentives, as well as using those motivations to establish clear goals for employees to reach. By identifying if an employee responds better to praise, financial reward, or just the act of a job well done, a manager can more easily designate tasks and adjust rewards towards employee interests, in order to motivate them towards accomplishing organizational goals. Controlling, the fourth function of management, involves monitoring performance, comparing the progress made towards achieving the set goal, and taking any corrective action necessary. This function involves evaluating the working process for flaws and then making any improvements necessary in order increase efficiency and to reach the set goals. By employing all four of these functions of management, a business is able to build a focused work ethic and well defined culture that not only motivates, but also encourages …show more content…
It is relatively easy for me to step back and look at a project from a distance in order to evaluate the best path to complete it. Evaluating those steps in order to identify weaknesses and correct them is also something that requires little effort. However, my organizing and leading skills could be improved. I enjoy staying busy and have a tendency to take on more than I need to. I tend to be much more comfortable completing multiple tasks myself rather than delegating them out. Passing on less important tasks to be accomplished by others in order to focus on more important and elaborate tasks would be extremely beneficial to
The most valuable element of leading is possessing the ability to perceive the personal motivators of others and incorporating those motivators into incentives, as well as using those motivations to establish clear goals for employees to reach. By identifying if an employee responds better to praise, financial reward, or just the act of a job well done, a manager can more easily designate tasks and adjust rewards towards employee interests, in order to motivate them towards accomplishing organizational goals. Controlling, the fourth function of management, involves monitoring performance, comparing the progress made towards achieving the set goal, and taking any corrective action necessary. This function involves evaluating the working process for flaws and then making any improvements necessary in order increase efficiency and to reach the set goals. By employing all four of these functions of management, a business is able to build a focused work ethic and well defined culture that not only motivates, but also encourages …show more content…
It is relatively easy for me to step back and look at a project from a distance in order to evaluate the best path to complete it. Evaluating those steps in order to identify weaknesses and correct them is also something that requires little effort. However, my organizing and leading skills could be improved. I enjoy staying busy and have a tendency to take on more than I need to. I tend to be much more comfortable completing multiple tasks myself rather than delegating them out. Passing on less important tasks to be accomplished by others in order to focus on more important and elaborate tasks would be extremely beneficial to