UNIT 1 Flashcards
Management
The process is used to accomplish organizational goats through planning, organizing, leading, and controlling people and other organizational resources
Manager
An individual who is in charge of a certain group off tasks, or a certain area or department of a business
Chief Executive Officer
The most senior manager responsible for the overall performance and success of a company
Planning
A management function that includes anticipating trends and determining the best strategies and tactics to achieve organizational goals and objectives
Organizing
A management furiction that includes designing the structure of the organization and creating conditions and systems in which everyone and everything work together to achieve organization’s goals and objectives
Leading
Creating a vision for the organization and guiding, training. coaching and motivating others to work effectively to achieve the organization’s goals and objectives
Controlling
A management function that involves establishing clear standards to determine whether or not an organization is progressing toward its goals and objectives rewarding people for doing a good job, and taking corrective action if they are not
consultant
a person who provides expert advice to a company
crisis
a situation of danger or difficulty
innovation
a new idea or method
objective
something you plan to do or achieve
promotion
when someone is raised to a higher or more important
public sector
the section of the economy under government control
strategy
a plan for achieving success
subordinate
a person with a less important position in an organization
- What is a manager?
An individual who is in charge of a certain group off tasks, or a certain area or department of business
- What can a manager do with the subordinates when considering their performance, and behaviors?
A manager has the authorily and power to hire, promote discipline and fire employees based on those behaviors and performance
- What is a leader?
Is the person show their passion and personal investment in the success of his or her followers reaching their goals
- Why is it possible for anyone to become a leader?
Everyone can become a leader without a formal title because the basis of leadership is on the personal qualities of the leader
- How is a manager different from a leader?
- The primary concern of managers is to accomplish organizational goals while the leader will show passion and personal investment in the success of his or her followers reaching their goals, which may be different from organizational goals.
- The employee will obey the manager, but people follow a leader, it is a voluntary choice
-Leaders do not have to hold a management position.
- What are the five common roles of a manager? Explain them briefly?
Planning: Setting aims and targets for the organization, plan for the resources
Organizing. Managing people and resources effectively towards achieving the aims of the organization, Making sure staff do not perform overlapping tasks
Coordinating: Bringing people and departments together so that they work towards common aims
Commanding: Managers are more like to guide, lead, and supervise people than just tell them what to do
Controlling: Checking that the original aims are being met and appraising staff
