THE WORK OF A MANAGER IS UNIVERSAL
MANAGEMENT (WORK OF THE MANAGER) IS UNIVERSAL
Managers, regardless of title, share several common elements. Management is the process of getting things done, effectively and efficiently, through and with other people. Process in the definition represents the primary activities managers perform. Effectiveness and efficiency deal with what we are doing and how we are doing it. Efficiency is doing the task right and to the relationship between inputs and outputs. Effectiveness is doing the right task that translates into goal attainment
Peter Drucker’s name stands out above all others in the century-long history of management studies. Mr. Drucker divided the job of the manager into five basic tasks. The manager, he wrote: 1) Sets objectives. The manager sets goals for the group, and decides what work needs to be done to meet those goals.
2) Organizes. The manager divides the work into manageable activities, and selects people to accomplish the tasks that need to be done.
3) Motivates and communicates. The manager creates a team out of his people, through decisions on pay, placement, promotion, and through his communications with the team.
Drucker also referred to this as the “integrating” function of the manager.
4) Measures. The manager establishes appropriate targets and yardsticks, and analyzes, appraises and interprets performance.
5) Develops people. With the rise of the knowledge worker, this task has taken on added importance. In a knowledge economy, people are the company’s most important asset, and it is up to the manager to develop that asset.
While other management experts may use different words and focus on different aspects of these responsibilities, Mr. Drucker’s basic description of the manager’s job still holds.
Managers work in an organization. An organization is a systematic arrangement of people brought together to accomplish some specific purpose. Every organization has a purpose and is made up of people
Managers, regardless of title, share several common elements. Management is the process of getting things done, effectively and efficiently, through and with other people. Process in the definition represents the primary activities managers perform. Effectiveness and efficiency deal with what we are doing and how we are doing it. Efficiency is doing the task right and to the relationship between inputs and outputs. Effectiveness is doing the right task that translates into goal attainment
Peter Drucker’s name stands out above all others in the century-long history of management studies. Mr. Drucker divided the job of the manager into five basic tasks. The manager, he wrote: 1) Sets objectives. The manager sets goals for the group, and decides what work needs to be done to meet those goals.
2) Organizes. The manager divides the work into manageable activities, and selects people to accomplish the tasks that need to be done.
3) Motivates and communicates. The manager creates a team out of his people, through decisions on pay, placement, promotion, and through his communications with the team.
Drucker also referred to this as the “integrating” function of the manager.
4) Measures. The manager establishes appropriate targets and yardsticks, and analyzes, appraises and interprets performance.
5) Develops people. With the rise of the knowledge worker, this task has taken on added importance. In a knowledge economy, people are the company’s most important asset, and it is up to the manager to develop that asset.
While other management experts may use different words and focus on different aspects of these responsibilities, Mr. Drucker’s basic description of the manager’s job still holds.
Managers work in an organization. An organization is a systematic arrangement of people brought together to accomplish some specific purpose. Every organization has a purpose and is made up of people