Basic Fundamentals of Management Flashcards
What is management?
Management is getting things done through people in order to achieve objectives using available resources efficiently
What is planning?
is forecasting future action
The planning function is concerned with?
- The future
- Defined goals
- Making choices
- Effective and efficient use of resources
The planning function includes?
- Analysing the situation
- Identifying problems
- Prioritising problems
- Setting objectives
- Formulating alternative strategies or courses of action
- Analysing feasibility (looking at resources available)
- Choosing the best course of action
- Writing the plan
Naming the planning tools?
- HSSP
- DIP
- Daily work plan and log of activities
What is organization?
is a systematic arrangement of people and resources to accomplish the desired goals
Organization involves?
- assessing and allocating resources
- Budget and financial management
- Policies and protocols
Describe staffing (Human Resources for Health)?
Staffing involves selecting, recruiting, training and developing personnel
- Rota
- Motivation
What is leadership/directing?
A process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal
Leadership involves?
- Supervision
- Delegation
- Decision making
- Team building/work
- Coordination & collaboration
What is controlling?
is a process of monitoring performance and taking action to ensure desired results
Controlling involves?
- setting standards
- measuring performance
- taking corrective action
- communication
- follow-up
- Inventory
