1. © 2009 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 McGraw-Hill There are several ways to examine how management works –Divide the tasks that managers perform into categories –Look at the roles that different types of managers play in a company –Look at the skills that managers need to do their jobs The Management Process

2. © 2009 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 McGraw-Hill Manager in all organizations engage in the following basic activities –Planning –Organizing –Staffing –Leading –Controlling Management Tasks

3. © 2009 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 7 McGraw-Hill Management Task Examples Planning – A manager decides on goals and the actions the organization must take to meet them. Organizing – A manager groups related activities together and assigns employees to perform them. Staffing – A manager decides how many and what kind of people an organization needs to meet its goals and then recruits, selects and trains the right people.

4. © 2009 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 8 McGraw-Hill Management Task Examples. Leading – A manager provides the guidance employees need to perform their tasks. Controlling – A manager measures how the organization performs to ensure that financial goals are being met.