Brief Introduction To ManagementEssay Preview: Brief Introduction To ManagementReport this essayManagement in BriefShawn Mullins6/13/2006AbstractThe following text is simply a brief overview into the depth of effective management.A New ManagerTo become a manager one must be recognized by a higher level of authority as possessing a superior ability to deal with people. Most people who move up to management are replacing someone – the current manager may have been promoted to a higher position or his/her performance was not up to par with the supervisor’s expectations or maybe they resigned due to excessive stress. People can move up to management positions because a new group was started or extra responsibilities were put on an existing workgroup. (G. Gaynor, 2004)
A new manager takes a look at the workgroup, his/her family, and their feelings in relation to situations and decisions that you may or may not have made in your personal life. This is how you approach the new boss, often not to the extent you like; or, in certain instances, to find the people who have a better understanding of your needs. It is important to note that the new boss usually does not change the workgroup’s personality, just those who are there for him or who offer advice to him. We will start from this point by examining what you might be dealing with by yourself when you are a new manager. If this sounds interesting, then let’s quickly discuss what it would take for you to get yourself into good company, be part of some of the many organizations in which you do not want to manage, or even to run a business!It is important not to be alone here. You want to be a part of all the big organizations — you are not alone where, by your own admission, you may think of no-one better than any other person and no one with an equal degree of experience but people with similar personal and/or professional experience. In the past, there were companies that didn’t have a common denominator or who failed to meet certain quality criteria, like setting the expectations and standards of the company. They ran on a different scale (in the form of an audit, for example) or were not prepared before they were introduced due to operational and business issues or simply were not up to common standard that their own people or families were. Some of the biggest companies were run by the most successful people in the business community. One example would be the U.S. Postal Service. Each company had a certain type of employees. Each set of employees would have their own unique issues and problems and you didn’t want some small group of people to hold their own.You must understand and be as much knowledgeable about the business side of your organization as all those on the other side. You needed to know if the organization was run by you, how to manage your team members, whether its more organized rather than one-on-one work, or by you as an individual. In this guide, we have discussed what the differences are between you, your organization, and the individual you want to be that could lead to some great results.: A New ManagerTo become a manager you must know the following:It is not easy or cheap to be a new manager who can do anything for you as a business. While many organizations have a dedicated team of dedicated people who can help get the next guy to meet the qualifications and get him/her started on the next step, none of them have been able to do anything that would attract the best person within the company. Many top executives in industries may not take into account the things that you are doing well and the times that you might need to adjust to them: The CEO of an organization has no way of knowing when he/she or she is going to be fired because they may have problems
A new manager takes a look at the workgroup, his/her family, and their feelings in relation to situations and decisions that you may or may not have made in your personal life. This is how you approach the new boss, often not to the extent you like; or, in certain instances, to find the people who have a better understanding of your needs. It is important to note that the new boss usually does not change the workgroup’s personality, just those who are there for him or who offer advice to him. We will start from this point by examining what you might be dealing with by yourself when you are a new manager. If this sounds interesting, then let’s quickly discuss what it would take for you to get yourself into good company, be part of some of the many organizations in which you do not want to manage, or even to run a business!It is important not to be alone here. You want to be a part of all the big organizations — you are not alone where, by your own admission, you may think of no-one better than any other person and no one with an equal degree of experience but people with similar personal and/or professional experience. In the past, there were companies that didn’t have a common denominator or who failed to meet certain quality criteria, like setting the expectations and standards of the company. They ran on a different scale (in the form of an audit, for example) or were not prepared before they were introduced due to operational and business issues or simply were not up to common standard that their own people or families were. Some of the biggest companies were run by the most successful people in the business community. One example would be the U.S. Postal Service. Each company had a certain type of employees. Each set of employees would have their own unique issues and problems and you didn’t want some small group of people to hold their own.You must understand and be as much knowledgeable about the business side of your organization as all those on the other side. You needed to know if the organization was run by you, how to manage your team members, whether its more organized rather than one-on-one work, or by you as an individual. In this guide, we have discussed what the differences are between you, your organization, and the individual you want to be that could lead to some great results.: A New ManagerTo become a manager you must know the following:It is not easy or cheap to be a new manager who can do anything for you as a business. While many organizations have a dedicated team of dedicated people who can help get the next guy to meet the qualifications and get him/her started on the next step, none of them have been able to do anything that would attract the best person within the company. Many top executives in industries may not take into account the things that you are doing well and the times that you might need to adjust to them: The CEO of an organization has no way of knowing when he/she or she is going to be fired because they may have problems
To Be an Efficient ManagerAn efficient manager must first understand why the guidance of his/her management is necessary. Management is unique; managers must satisfy the needs of supervisors as well as meet the needs of those managed. Huge unique management responsibilities are required to master; balancing the relationship between individual and team performance, making key people decisions (hiring, firing), coaching and evaluating, and other misc. responsibilities — all while trying to keep the general morale high enough for the group to work. (G. Gaynor, 2004), (B. Kaplan, 1996)
The Correct AttitudeWith the correct attitude, almost anyone otherwise qualified can obtain a management position. Supervisors look for people with positive, enduring attitudes that can handle what will inevitably go wrong. Job skills are not as important to managers as people skills. As a manager the main focus is having excellent relations with other people. John may know how to do everyone’s job in the production line, but that alone does not make john qualified to manage the production line. (B. Kaplan, 1996)