The position that managers provide in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling is an essential responsibility in any business. A manager must organize these functions in order to reach company goals and maintain a competitive advantage. Putting these plans into action requires forming groups as underlings must be directed to complete the plan, and the plan's development must be directed by control. In order for these practices to succeed in an operational manner, an understanding must be reached concerning the basics in which these practices are in relationship to the business structure.
Planning
One of the keys to successful management begins with planning. A successful manager will figure out what the goal(s) are and then will figure out the best way to get there. What resources are needed? They compare strengths and weaknesses of individuals and other resources. For example, will putting four workers on a task that takes 14 hours cost less than renting a machine that can do the same task with one worker in 6 hours? If you change the first shift from an 8 AM start to a 10 AM start, can they handle the early evening rush so you do not have to hire an extra person for the second shift? A good management team or manager will look at all the probable scenarios and plan for them. Figure out the worst possible scenario and plan for that too. They need to evaluate different plans and develop what, in their best judgment, will work the best and what they will do if it does not.
As a management team or manager there are two types of plans that can be put together. One being that of strategic, which means the plans is organization wide, established overall objectives, and positions the organization with relation t ...