Developing Management Skills

1. Developing Management Skills Functions and Levels of Management

2. What is Management? • Process of organizing and coordinating all activities to achieve objectives • Achieving goals in a way that makes the best use of all resources

3. Functions of Management

4. Planning • Core function of management • All other functions built around “the plan” • Evaluate where the company is currently and where it would like to be in future • Ongoing process- requires strategic planning

5. Organizing • Follows the “Planning” function • Combines and coordinates human, physical, and financial resources • Assign work and grant authority

6. Leading • Influence others towards attainment of organizational goal(s) • Motivate and communicate with employees • Problem Solving • Encouraging

7. Controlling • Establishing performance standards • Compare actual results to standards • Adjust/ Correct

8. Levels of Management • Supervisory (Lower) • Mid-Level (Middle) • Executive (Top or Senior ) • Virtual Workforce

9. Supervisory • Responsible for a small group of people • Handles work assignments, timekeeping and problem solving. • Responsible for quality, motivation, and training • Implements the plan prepared by upper management • Reports to a manager.

10. Mid Level Manager • Second level of management • Manages supervisors and/or may directly manage small groups • Responsible to turn top-line strategy into action • Reports to Executive management

11. Executive Level Management • Top layer of management in an organization • Responsible for strategic planning and direction of the organization • Designs policies and strategies to ensure the organizations meets goals

12. Class Assignment • Students divide into small groups and select one topic listed in the assignment instructions to research and prepare a PPT presentation to deliver to the class. • Click HEREfor the assignment instructions