How do managers know exactly what his or her job functions really are? Is it based on
what he or she feels needs to be done to complete the job, or is it based on the training for
the job? Actually, it could be the latter. During training, managers are indirectly taught how
to plan, organize, lead, and control. We will look at each one and see how it affects the
day-to-day functions of managers, as it will assist any new manager with running his or
her team efficiently (Watson, 1983).
Planning
According to Google Definitions (2007), planning is defined as an act of formulating a
program for a definite course of action. Planning can take on a number of faces, anything
from completing employee work schedules, to planning a personnel improvement plan.
My company has set up Employee Job Functions for each level of employee, as this shows
what the company is expecting from each of its employees. It sets forth everything that our
job entails, and explains the roles that each level has in order to work together. The
planning process can also work to help motivate employees (Planning, 2007), as this will
help keep the employees wanting to do his or her job on a daily basis.
Organizing
Organizing is assembling and coordinating the human, financial, physical, informational,
and other resources needed to achieve goals (Bateman and Snell, 2007). Organizing
employees can include gathering and hiring new employees, and explaining job duties, just
to name a couple (Bateman and Snell, 2007). This process is described as being more
