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THE MANAGEMENT BASICS

By Alvaro M. Sousa

I.	The Definition Management is working with people and resources to achieve desirable results effectively and efficiently.

II. The Mission

Mission is the purpose and desirable result

III. Operating Principles

Operating Principles are the beliefs, practices, and values related to the mission that are formally adopted and written or simply accepted in practice.

IV. The Management Process

Planning Planning is developing steps to achieve an objective.

Organizing Organizing includes the development of: -tasks needed to be accomplished -delegating, matching and assigning people with the talents needed. -assigning the resources needed.

Directing Directing is providing leadership by: -Communicating using all methods especially listening. -Motivating by creating the awareness and understanding that motivates behavior to enthusiastically work and succeed. -Actuating is making it happen.

Controlling Controlling is recording and measuring objective and subjective information to monitor results and indicate needed changes to planning, organizing, and directing.

V.	The Management Skills

The management skills are Human Relations, Technical, and Conceptual.

VI. Teams