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Week 5 - Coggle Diagram
Week 5
Planning
What is it?
Defining the organisations goal
Establishing an overall strategy
Types of plans
Informal
Formal
Why do we need to plan?
Provides direction
Has the potential to reduce uncertainty
Can assist in minimising waste
Summary of Planning
Goals
Objectives
Strategies
Plans
Organising
arranging and structuring work
elements
work specilisation
departmentaliation
chain of command
span of control
formalisation
Mechanistic
high specialisation
Organic
cross functional teams
Leadership
The process of influencing a group to achieve goals
Leader
Someone who can influence others who may or may not possess managerial authority
Leadership Theories
Trait theories
Leaders are born and cannot be trained
Behavioral theories
Leader is more than just generic traits
Focus on the task vs focus on people
Contingency theories
Effective leadership requires more than an understanding of traits and behaviors
Ability to 'read' and 'adapt' to situational circumstances as important
Controlling
Monitoring, comparing & correcting performance
Comparing
Taking managerial action
Revise the standard
Correct actual performance
Measuring
Statistic reports
Oral reports
Personal observation
Written reports