The first managerial function is planning that describes what activities should be performed by an organization to meet its goals and objectives. All this is done in order to meet the purpose of the organization. A supervisor has different alternatives to meet the above-mentioned objectives, and he has to choose one course of action wisely. Planning is a conceptual framework which involves thinking ahead of time, deciding the road map that needs to be followed and the steps that will be taken to achieve a particular target. It involves collecting and analyzing information from various sources and using this information to make wise decisions that should achieve the goals and objectives of the organization. It is true that tough situations will arise no matter how well you plan but if a supervisor has planned well before time he knows his Plan B in case Plan A does not work. As mentioned earlier this is the first function of management and as the other functions follow, planning phase can be revised accordingly but planning phase is essential so that a supervisor has an outline of actions to be implemented. (Stroh, 2002)
Second managerial function is organizing. The basic difference between planning and organizing is that top management of company mainly does planning. In this phase, it is determined how a task will be performed and who will be responsible for performing particular tasks. It is important that proper candidates should be recruited, selected and trained that have skills and abilities to perform tasks designed in planning a phase. It is important to note here that planning can be revised as the functions progresses. After staffing is done, the supervisors will assign duties to his subordinates so that they can complete the task according to the timeline. (Gomez, 2008)
References
Gomez-Mejia, Luis R.; David B. Balkin and Robert L. Cardy (2008). Management: People, Performance, Change, 3rd edition. New York, New York USA: McGraw-Hill. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-07-302743-2
Stroh, L. K., Northcraft, G. B., & Neale, M. A. (2002). Organizational behavior: A management challenge. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum
