Basic Management Skills | Top Basic Management Skills | Management Skills

Top Basic Management Skills

Overview

•             Planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting: necessary but not sufficient

•             Need human interaction skills

–             Respect

–             Understanding

–             Involvement

PLANNING

ORGANIZING
STAFFING
DIRECTING
COORDINATING
REPORTING   

Types of plan

•             Comprehensive

•             Annual work plan

•             Long-range plan

•             Strategic planning

  

PLANNING

ORGANIZING
STAFFING
DIRECTING
COORDINATING
REPORTING 

Prior organizational decisions

Make organization work for you

Make organization match reality

PLANNING

ORGANIZING
STAFFING
DIRECTING
COORDINATING
REPORTING  

Have a plan

Work with HR department

Work with what you have

Assess strengths and weaknesses

Match personalities to jobs

PLANNING

ORGANIZING
STAFFING
DIRECTING
COORDINATING 
REPORTING

The need for reports

The need for focus

The need for brevity

The need for clarity

 

PLANNING

ORGANIZING
STAFFING
DIRECTING
COORDINATING
 REPORTING

Types of problems

Productivity

Behavior

Understanding human behavior

Respect

Listen

Involve

 

PLANNING

ORGANIZING
STAFFING
DIRECTING
COORDINATING
 REPORTING

Coordinating vs. Controlling

Control processes

Coordinate people

Functions

Decentralized operations

PLANNING

ORGANIZING
STAFFING
DIRECTING
COORDINATING
 REPORTING

The need for reports

The need for focus

The need for brevity

The need for clarity