I have managed a furniture store for two years and I have gain enough experience to keep
my employees as a team and meet the goals required. It was very hard, because I had to
learn the hard way and wished I had more understanding on how to work both effectively
and efficiently. In order to finish school I recently changed jobs and now work for
Washington Mutual Bank,. I am very pleased with the company and with the knowledge I
University of Phoenix it will help me become a better manager. I hold a teller position at
the time but will eventually move up and become a manager with a business
administration degree. There are four functions of management that I must deliver to my
workplace in order to became an effective and efficient asset to the company.
The first function to deliver in a workplace is planning, which is the management function
of systematically making decisions about the goals and activities that an individual, a
group, a work unit, or the overall organization will pursue in the future. Planning is very
important function because it will specify the goals that need to be achieved and making a
decision in advance and take the appropriate action needed to meet the goals required.
Planning can include preparing or setting the stage for action and for major achievements.
It can also mean to determine the resources needed to achieve the organizations goals,
analyzing current situation at the same time anticipating the future. If the function planning
