Assessment Activity 1

Management is the coordination of people and processes with the effective utilisation of human material resources to achieve an organisation's objectives. They draw on supplies, time, money, people and equipment.

To ensure that their performance and behaviours fit with the organisation's expectations and that the work they do actively contributes to goal achievement, managers must be very clear about the organisation's goals and must be able to communicate these goals to the employees who will work toward achievement.

The difference between leaders and managers can be summarised as managers are people who do things right and leaders are people who do the right thing.

To achieve organisational goals those who act in management roles should also be good leaders. Yet leadership and people with strong leadership skills will no only be found in management positions. Many people within an organisation will be leaders and some will take on leadership roles as required, in specific situations.

Assessment Activity 2

Staff will not respect the manager and will not cooperate or work as hard as they should be.

Credibility, a clear sense of where they are going
The ability to delegate effectively and share power,
Support for employees while they do important work,
Someone who goes further than simply treating people as a means to an end,
Clarity of communication and consistency Respect on both a personal and work-based level

I believe so yes, I support and respect employees, am able to delegate work and I’m honest and reliable.

Assessment Activity 3

Performance plans are necessary so that performance and productivity can be measured. Manages who do not monitor performance have no means of evaluating how well or how badly the organisation is performing.

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