Every day we argue a lot about management’s pros and cons..!!
But do we really understand the meaning of the term ‘MANAGEMENT’. Have/ did we ever realize why every project is assigned to manager under whom we work as a team? Or in other way around do our mangers know their roles, their functions and other responsibilities entrusted in them? Rather say do they really posses the managerial skills what is required to have the” WIN-WIN” situation around them?????? A big Q’s!!!!!
As per my understanding and belief:-
“MANAGEMENT IS THE ART OF GETTING THINGS DONE THROUGH AND WITH PEOPLE”
Management is the organizational function similar to venture, like getting things done efficiently to gain best return through resources.
It is a social process and is required at almost all levels.
Basic Functions of Management:
• A good planning.
• Organizing- Bringing people together and making them work as a team in the pursuit of common objective.
• Enumeration of activities, classification of the activities, classifying individuals into their respective functions, assigning the authority for action.
• Motivating
• A good leadership quality
• Decision making.
• Laying standards, comparing actual and correcting deviation-achieve objectives according to plans
“MANAGEMENT AS A SCIENCE PROVIDES PRINCIPLES AND AS AN ART HELPS IN TACKLING SITUATIONS”
WHAT A MANAGER DOES?
Roles of a Manger :
1. Achieve Objectives through and with people
2. Identity and Utilitize Resources –Optimum
3 .One has to be a proficient Planner, Analyzer, Interpreter, Collaborator, educator and a Problem solver, Communicator, team builder.
Management is like an investment. Managers have ample resources to invest - their time, talent and, possibly, human resources. The goal (function) of management is to get the best return on such resources by getting things done efficiently. This doesn't imply being mechanical or narrowly controlling as some writers on management suggest. The manager's style is a personal or situational matter and it has evolved over time. With highly skilled and self-motivated knowledge workers, the manager must be very empowering. Where the workforce is less skilled or not very motivated, the manager may need to monitor output more closely. Skilled managers know how flex their style, coach and motivate diverse employees. Getting things done through people is what they do. By saying that management is a function, not a type of person or role, we can better account for self-managed work teams where no one is in charge. In a self-managed team, management is a group effort with no one being the designated manager
Few things if a manager possess can make a lot of difference:
1) One should be very motivating, enthusiastic and friendly to his/her resources.
2) Should be good at communication skills
3) Should be able to handle the stressful situations/conditions rather than passing the same to his resources, there are a lot of ways to work it out in order to create a win- win situation.
4) Should be good at domain knowledge and transfers the same to his/her team.
5) Time to time should engage the resources in team building activities.
6) Should encourage team to take part in Account level and Organization level initiatives.
7) Educate the team the real time scenarios, impact of their work and how the project is going to help the client?
Last but not the least as a manager – it is important to push our team to create visibility for themselves, both with our peers as well as with our manager. The push can be through guidance, mentoring and opportunities provided.
