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    The 5 primary functions of management are planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling. Planning involves mapping out goals and steps to achieve them. Organizing is grouping activities and assigning resources and duties. Staffing refers to recruiting, selecting, placing, and developing employees. Directing is motivating and guiding employees to perform jobs efficiently. Controlling is comparing actual performance to standards and taking corrective actions.

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    5 Primary Functions of Management

    For the smooth functioning of a business, each manager is required to


    perform the primary functions of management is planning, organizing,
    directing, staffing and controlling!

    1. Planning:
    This step involves mapping out exactly how to achieve a particular goal.
    Say, for example, that the organization's goal is to improve company sales.
    The manager first needs to decide which steps are necessary to accomplish
    that goal. These steps may include increasing advertising, inventory, and
    sales staff. These necessary steps are developed into a plan. When the plan
    is in place, the manager can follow it to accomplish the goal of improving
    company sales.

    2. Organizing:
    After deciding the organizational objectives, the management has to
    determine the various activities and the resources required to achieve the
    same. Organizing involves identifying the various activities, grouping them
    under proper head, assigning duties to the individuals, establishing
    authority-responsibility relationships and allocating resources to carry out
    specific plans for the achievement of organizational goals.

    After a plan is in place, a manager needs to organize her team and materials
    according to her plan. Assigning work and granting authority are two
    important elements of organizing.

    3. Staffing:
    Finding the right man and placing him to the right job is known as staffing.
    It is the most important function of the management and involves
    recruitment, selection, placement, training and development of the
    employees. It is also referred to as a human resource function.

    After a manager discerns his area's needs, he may decide to beef up his
    staffing by recruiting, selecting, training, and developing employees. A
    manager in a large organization often works with the company's human
    resources department to accomplish this goal.
    4. Directing:
    Directing involves leading, guiding, supervising and motivating the
    employees to perform their jobs efficiently in order to achieve
    organizational goals. It helps to convert plans into action. Motivation,
    communication, leadership and supervision are its main elements. Its most
    important advantage is that it cultivates in the employees the sense of
    oneness belonging with their employer.

    Leading: A manager needs to do more than just plan, organize, and staff
    her team to achieve a goal. She must also lead. Leading involves motivating,
    communicating, guiding, and encouraging. It requires the manager to
    coach, assist, and problem solve with employees.

    5. Controlling:
    It is the last but very important key function of management. It involves
    comparing the actual performance with the established standard, finding
    out deviation, if any, and taking corrective actions to ensure that activities
    are going on according to the plans. It is referred to as monitoring function
    of management.

    After the other elements are in place, a manager's job is not finished. He
    needs to continuously check results against goals and take any corrective
    actions necessary to make sure that his area's plans remain on track.

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