The main activities and processes of a manager: * Clarifying goals and objectives. * Planning, examining the past, present and future; indicating what needs to be achieved and then planning a course of action. * Organising, analysing the activities, decisions and relationships required. Selecting staff and creating an organisation structure. * Motivating and developing people. * Measuring and establishing targets and focusing on the needs of individuals.
Henri Fayol’s theory suggests that management roles can be defined as, planning, organising, commanding, co-ordinating and controlling.
Fayol’s Five Functions Of Management | Additional Information | Planning | Choosing an organisation’s purpose and determining the strategies and policies needed to achieve them. | Organising | Co-ordinate the activities and resources of the organisation efficiently | Controlling | Establishing performance standards, comparing performance against standard and taking corrective action | Co-ordinating | Harmonising the activities of individuals and groups with different ideas of what their own goals should be. | Commanding | Giving instructions to carry out tasks over which the manager has authority for decisions and responsibility for performance. |
Relation to the Joy of Chocolate case study: Leon Houmond roles of management | Activities | Planning | Leon was appointed as Head of Chocolate Department by Suzy Campbell, they would meet every Monday afternoon to discuss potential developments. |