1. Managerial Task and Task
Management
What is Management?
According to George R. Terry, "Management is a
distinct process consisting of
planning, organizing, actuating and
controlling, performed to determine and accomplish
stated objectives by the use of human beings and
other resources".
2. Characteristics of Management
1. Management is all pervasive-covers all
departments, activities and employees.
2. Management is a social process-
management takes place through people.
3. Management is a managerial process-
involves planning, organizing, directing and
unifying human efforts for the
accomplishment of given tasks.
3. Planning Organizing
Controlling Staffing
Leading
Planning-consists of setting goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and other
plans needed to achieve the purposes of the organization.
Organizing-the supervisor defines serious job duties and group duties into
distinct areas, sections, units or teams.
Staffing- the managerial task of recruiting, orienting, and training employees.
4. Leading-. The leading function of management involves
guiding, teaching, and supervising subordinates.
Controlling- Managers needs to continuously check results against
goals and take any corrective actions necessary to make sure that his
area's plans remain on track.
5. Task Management
Management Task #1: Coaching
One of the most important management task is coaching. They must be
the persons who will show to the employees the right direction where
the organization will need to go. They are simply instructors and
trainers.
Management Task #2: Planning
Planning is one of the management functions and one of the most
important everyday tasks of managers. They are the persons who plan
the future of the company and think about all future activities that will
need to be accomplished from organizational members.
Management Task #3: Motivating Employees
Employees must be motivated if you want to receive the best results
from their work. You can’t find the person who will work for nothing. All
employees have some type of motivational factors that will lead them to
make better results. But, these motivational factors are different for
each employee.
6. Task Management
Management Task #4: Organizing
Organizing is also one of the management functions
aside from planning and motivating without some level
of organizing, in your company will exist chaos.
Management Task #5: Staffing
Staffing is another managerial function. Because the
organizational members, or simply said people is one
of the most important resources for today’s businesses
this task becomes very important for managers.
7. Task Management
Management Task #6: Controlling
Controlling is also one of the managerial functions like
planning, motivating, organizing, and staffing.
This task is something that will give managers the picture
for possible mistakes and fail between planning and actual
realization.
Management Task #7: Negotiating
Another important managerial task is negotiating. In the
business world, there are two types of negotiations: internal
and external negotiations. Internal negotiation is when
managers negotiate with the entities from inside the
businesses. External negotiation is when managers
negotiate with external entities that are outside company as
suppliers, customers, and community.
