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MANAGEMENT - Coggle Diagram
MANAGEMENT
THE BASIC FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT
PLANNING
Definition: Defining goals, strategies & action plans.
Strategy: Deciding goals & resources allocation.
Process: Identifying & selecting goals.
Real-World Scenario
Context: An e-commerce fashion retailer is executing an international expansion strategy to scale its brand footprint and drive business growth.
Action: Formulates expansion strategy to open 3 country sites and allocates 40% budget to digital marketing to achieve 25% revenue growth.
ORGANIZING
Definition: Structuring work & assigning tasks
Process: Grouping tasks & workflows
Structure: Formal reporting lines
Real-World Scenario
Context: An IT firm is executing a contract to build and deliver custom hospital management software within a tight 6-month timeline.
Action: Structures 3 specialized squads (UI/UX, Backend, QA), defines reporting lines to Scrum Masters, and allocates cloud servers
LEADING
Definition: Articulating vision, energizing, motivating
Process: Communicating, inspiring, resolving conflicts
Goal: Aligning individual & company goals
Real-World Scenario
Context: A hospital Emergency Room (ER) medical team is working under high pressure and facing severe fatigue during a seasonal flu surge
Action: Holds daily shift huddles to motivate staff, implements flexible shift rotations, and provides meals to reduce burnout
CONTROLLING
Definition: Monitoring activities & taking corrective actions
Process: Measuring performance & fixing bottlenecks
Outcome: Regulating efficiency & effectiveness
Real-World Scenario
Context: An Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturer is running automated quality control inspections on its battery manufacturing line
Action: Identifies a 4% battery defect rate, halts the assembly line immediately, and updates software to fix thermal issues
THE DEFINITION OF MANAGER
THE ROLE OF THE MANAGER
Example: Team leader guides members, provides feedback, and helps the entire team achieve goals.
Build the system
Enable the team
Drive growth
Focus on people
FROM INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR → MANAGER
Individual
Focus on specific tasks.
Complete tasks with personal effort.
Work relatively independently.
Manager
Coordinate multiple tasks.
Complete tasks through others.
Work interdependently
Real-World Scenario: A sales staff handles individual orders → A manager assigns tasks, coordinates, and tracks the whole team.
THE DEFINITION OF MANAGEMENT
Management
[Resources] + [The 4 Functions] = [Attainment of Goals]
4 functions
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Management is the attainment of organizational goals in an effective and efficient manner through planning, organizing, leading, and controlling organizational resources.
Example
A company sets a sales target (planning), assigns tasks to departments (organizing), motivates employees (leading), and tracks results (controlling) to achieve the goal