Effective Managerial Skills-Part 1

Management:

“The art of getting things done through people”

Managers:

“A person who achieves organization’s goals by motivating others to perform”

Hence they should be very efficient at man management

Modern management can be thought of as science in the environment of technology

Manager may perform the following tasks such as accounting, selling, manufacturing, purchasing etc. These are called as tasks and not functions.

The different functions that the manager performs are

Planning

Organizing

Staffing

Directing

Coordinating and

Communication

The person who can perform the above functions effectively and efficiently can be a good Manager.

Planning: Process of determining goals and objectives and evolving strategies, policies, programs and procedures for achievement of these goals.

Organizing: Involves evolving the structure of the people working in the organizing and their roles. Specifies authority structures and assign activities to the people backed by the delegation of authority.

Staffing: Involves manning the positions in the organization structure. It requires defining the manpower needs per position or center of activity.

Directing: In the process the manager is required o guide, clarify and solve the problems of the people and their activities.

Coordinating: Function which brings harmony and smoothness in the various group activities and individual efforts directed towards the accomplishment of goals. Synchronizing individual actions and efforts which may differ due to personal goals and common goals

Controlling: A process of measurement of an output, comparing it with the goals, the objectives and the target and taking corrective actions if the output is falling short of the stated norms. Controlling ensures achievement of the plan. It helps to evaluate the performance, highlights abnormal deviations guides manager to take specific corrective action. This may call for a change of plan, reallocation of resources, a modification of methods, procedures and even organization structure. The control is central to the managerial function

The manager uses a variety of tools, techniques and skills while executing the management process of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating and control

Few qualities that a Manager should have for being effective and efficient:

• Should be good at Audience evaluation
• Should have Effective presentation Skills
• Should have Good Listening Skills
• Should be a good Interviewer
• Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Should be good at Negotiation
• Should have effective Meeting management Skills
• Team Builder
• Should be able to Resolve any Conflicts that occur within the team
• Influencing Skills

Contributed By: Mr. Hitesh Sanghavi, MD, CUNIX