Any organization, whether new or old, whether small or big need to run smoothly and
achieve the goals and objectives which it has set forth. There are basically four
management concepts that allow any organization to handle the tactical, planned and set
decisions. The four basic functions of management are just to have a controlled plan over
the preventive measure. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the four functions of
management; which are planning, organizing, leading, controlling and how each of these
functions relates to my current organization.
Planning is the process that management uses to accomplish the objectives of a business.
The most common objective is to make money and planning defines how to get there.
Examples would be what kind of business, or whether to expand to other products or
concentrate on a narrower field, to grow by acquisitions or not to grow, to assist employees
to further their career goals, to be socially or environmentally conscious, to have multiple
locations or not. As a manager in my organization, I have used planning in multiple ways.
One way in particular stands out regarding employee performance. Patrick is a very
competent employee who does not have performance issues
that are in need correction. Active planning for Patrick will help him in my role as
supervisor, so that goals can be set for him to achieve a supervisory position.
Organization is the process of deciding on the internal structure. The plans would include
how to divide the work between managers by function; how to coordinate between
