1 - Four Functions of Management: Planning, Organizing, Leading & Controlling

The major functions that a manager:

planning, organizing, leading, and controlling

Planning

Specialized based on organizational goals, division goals, departmental goals, and team goals

Staffing

Staffing is the task of evaluating, recruiting, selecting, training, and placing appropriate individuals into defined job roles. A manager must spend time evaluating his or her workforce needs, discovering where employees need to be added, trained, or removed, and then making those changes so that the organization can continue business as usual.

Leading

This goes beyond simply managing tasks; rather, it involves communicating, motivating, inspiring, and encouraging employees towards a higher level of productivity.

Controlling

the manager evaluates the results against the goals. Because the control process also includes setting performance standards for employees and continuously evaluating their job performances.

Organizing

She will also need to delegate authority, assign work, and provide direction so that her team of sales representatives can work towards higher sales numbers without having barriers in their way.