Management is defined as the acquisition, allocation, and utilization of resources through planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. In order to become a successful manager you must be able to attain and achieve all five of these functions in order to meet the common goals of the organization. Ultimately if a manager is not able to attain these goals they will be ineffective at bringing about the successfulness of his or her team and reach the goals of the organization. The author of this paper worked at a small little restaurant named Yanni’s Gyro and Custard in a small little town in Hartland Wisconsin. Within a month of working for this small company, she, the author was able to get promoted up from a mere little employee to the assistant manager. However, through the three and a half years that she worked at this company she realized that there were many down falls, and the lack of an actual person in charge, ultimately destroyed the company and it went out of business. Being prepared, understanding the five functions of management are important to the success of a business, however if the functions of management are lacking there will be a downfall breaking of command and the eventual closing of a restaurant.
Planning
Yanni’s had a mission of brining to Hartland true Greek style Gyro’s, handmade juicy burgers, hand battered fish fry’s, and some of the best custard in Wisconsin. Though the mission was noble and the vision great, there were some serious pieces missing from the picture. Yanni’s was similar to many of the other Gyro and custard stands here in Wisconsin. However, it had two things going for it: it had great custard and authentic traditional Gyro meat. However, it lacked a true leadership structure and inexperienced business owners. Though, I was not involved in the planning and set up of this particular restaurant, I did start