The role of manager to is to achieve the objectives of the organisation through people. A leading function of management is influencing others to work towards achieving those objectives and results through other people therefore a major responsibility in this role is to motivate staff.
Plan of Attack!
Businesses often have so much going on that it is necessary to sit down and plan for the future. A fantastic method to monitor and control plans is by preparing Action Plans for businesses. This promotes good management of companies. It is not only pointing out specific key areas that need improvement but also enables the responsibility to be assigned to an individual, timeframe to have it completed by which ultimately enhances good time management amongst employees.
Preparing a basic Action Plan involves three steps:
Barriers to communication
Effective communication is often the key to success. It is therefore vital that the words you speak are interpreted to give the same message you intended.
“Nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood” Freeman Teague, Jr.
However, often unknown to the speaker, words can be misheard and the wrong message received. The following are some of the barriers that happen in the communication.
Managers in Australia
Management can be defined as “the attainment of organisational goals in an effective and efficient manner through planning, organising, leading and controlling organisational resources.”
There are two important aspects to this definition:
- The work towards the attainment of organisational goals;
- The four functions of management including: planning, organising, leading and controlling.
Effective Delegation
A hallmark of an effective manager is their ability to delegate. You cannot effectively manage and lead without delegation. Delegation is where you give responsibility and authority for a task to another individual which both useful and intimidating at the same time. Delegation can be a major challenge for some individuals who may be reluctant to give up control and are unsure about the ability of others to do the job as well as they could. However delegation is one of the most critical skills and allows managers to significantly increase their productivity and to concentrate on the key aspects of management (plan, lead, organise and control) freeing up their time to attend to more strategic concerns.