Functions of Management
In current business practices is often ignored the importance of having a good leader. The
writer, having served in the U.S. Marine Corps, was introduced into a way of leading man
into combat scenarios. While serving in the military, the writer began like everyone else, as
a follower. With the day-to-day challenges, the leadership portrayed by the higher-ranking
individuals had become an example to live by. Marine Non-Commission Officers (NCO)
are feared throughout the world because of their devotion for their unit, country, and Core.
The writer has seen the difference between leadership styles in and out of the military.
The writer will briefly describe the Four Functions of Management and describe how it
relates to the way that business are conducted within his organization that he works for.
The Four Functions of Management
The four functions of management are: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling
(Bateman, 2007). Planning, according to Bateman, is specifying the goals to achieve and
deciding in advance the appropriate actions needed to achieve a goal. In the Marines, the
writer witnessed how meetings were usually held in confidential areas and only certain
individuals were allowed to attend and find out what the plan of execution would be.
Marines were usually told of any plans, however, there were things that simple individuals
were not told until the leader would give up the order of execution.
Public Storage
The writer of this paper works Public Storage. In the current employment the planning
stage is taken seriously and everyoneis taken into account. The District manager sets up a
