Discussion in terms of Fayol’s Managerial Functions
Henri Fayol proposed that all managers perform five management
functions.
1- Planning, 2- Organizing, 3- Commanding, 4- Coordinating, 5-
Controlling.
Most management books still continue to be organized around the
management functions, Although they have been condensed down to basic
and very important functions.
1- Planning
The planning functions involves the process of defining goals,
establishing strategies for achieving these goals, and developing
plans to integrate and coordinate activities.
Our instructor also defines or goals which is standard education and
successfulness in the exams, according to this concern he establish
the ways and strategies that how can we perform well in our exams.
2- Organizing
Managers are also responsible for arranging work to accomplish the
organization’s goals. This function is called Organizing. It involves
the process of determining what tasks are to be done, who is to do,
how the tasks are to be grouped, who reports to whome, and where
decisions are to be made.
3- Leading
When managers motivate subordinates, influence individuals or teams as
they work, select the most effective communication channel, or deal in
any way with employee behavior issues, the are leading..
Our instructor leading us by motivating through his moral support, he
use best channels to teach us, he polish our attitude by using his
good behavioral skills.
4- Controlling
Management function that involves monitoring actual performance,
comparing actual to standard, and taking action, if necessary.
Our instructor controlling his class by monitoring the students, he
maintain discipline, even threats students if necessary.
Discussion in terms of Mintizberg’s Managerial roles
Henry Mintzberg, a prominent management researcher says that what
managers do can best be described by looking at the roles the play at
works. Mintzberg Developed a categorization scheme for defining what
managers do. He concluded that managers perform ten (10) different but
highly interrelated roles.
The managerial Roles.
1- Interpersonal
1- Figurehead
2- Leader
3- Liaison
Provide information
2- Informational
1. Monitor
2. Disseminator
3. spokesperson
Process information
3- Decisional
1. Entrepreneur
2. Disturbance handler
3. Resource...
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... they seldom actually say it, and they never write
it down. And the main employment of numbties world-wide is in creating
project specifications. You must know this - and protect your team
accordingly.
9. Becoming a Great Manager.
The first steps to becoming a really great manager are simply common
sense; but common sense is not very common. This article suggests some
common-sense ideas on the subject of great management.
Skills changes according to Management Level
The extent to which managers perform the functions of management -
planning, organizing, directing, and controlling - varies by level in
the management hierarchy.
A manager is someone skilled in knowing how to analyze and improve the
ability of an organization to survive and grow in a complex and
changing world. This means that managers have a set of tools that
enable them to grasp the complexity of the organization's environment.
1- Most of the first line manager’s time is allocated to the functions
of directing and controlling.
2- Middle management implements top management goals
3- In contrast, top managers spend most of their time on the functions
of planning and organizing.
Robertson Davies “Fifth Business” is a story about Dunstan Ramsay, and the guilt he and
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