Keys to Function
Management is the backbone of running a successful business. When management skills are not met by the supervisor then the company fails there employees and the business spirals downward. I believe knowing how to manage is one of the most important skills to have as a supervisor. To manage is to have a comprehensive plan on how to organize, lead, and control your workplace. Employees tend to notice supervisors when the lack of management skills are presented and the employees therefor tend to slack off and/or not meet there job expectations. For example, where I work there is a supervisor that directly manages day to day operations including the employees and needs of the employees. I work at a private ambulance company based in Los Angeles County, California. This ambulance company provides medical care and transport to our contracted facilities including convalescent homes and hospitals. The employees and I can see that our supervisor lacks the management skills necessary to run a successful business. In return the employees at this company are more prone to slacking off because of the lack of control and leadership skills. The employees also seem to leave the company pretty often solely because of this supervisor. He always implements new rules but never enforces them, gives the employees attitudes when they ask him for a forever such as switching shifts with another coworker, and doesn’t provide sufficient wages, benefits, or even breaks.
There are a few basic functions of management. These functions include planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. “Planning is specifying the goals to be achieved and deciding in advance the appropriate actions needed to achieve those goals. Planning activities include analyzing current situations, anticipating the future, determining objectives, deciding in what types of activities the company will