08-30-2022

Seat Work 01_Prelim

Management Functions:
Top managers: Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Operating (COO), Chief Financial Officer
(CFO), Chief Information Officer (CIO). They have 3 major responsibilities: Create context for change,
Develop Employees, Create a positive organizational culture through language and action.
Middle managers: Plant managers, regional managers, or divisional managers. They are responsible for
setting objectives consistent with top management’s goals and for planning and implementing subsequent
strategies for achieving those achievements.
First-line managers: Office Managers, Shift Supervisor, and Department Managers. Their responsibility
is to manage the performance of entry-level employees.

Management Practices:
Employment Security- the ultimate form of commitment companies can make to their workers
Selective Hiring – This is one of the most important in choosing and making the company
successful in its goals
Self-Manage teams and decentralization – Responsible for their own hiring, purchasing, job
assignments, and production.
High Wages Contingent on Organizational Performance – Needed to attract and retain talented
workers.
Training and Skills Development – A company must invest in the training and skill development
of its people.

Manager Mistakes:
These are the following mistakes of managers:
1. Insensitive to others
2. Cold, aloof, arrogant
3. Betrays trust
4. Overly ambitious
5. Specific performance problems
6. Unable to delegate or build a team
7. Unable to staff effectively
8. Unable to think strategically
9. Unable to adapt to boss with different style
10. Overdependent on advocate or mentor
Management Skills:
Good management is a very important thing in a manager or employee. Companies must choose their
employees properly so that the management would be smooth
Management Functions:
Management is getting work done through others. Managers serve their companies well when they
plan, organize, lead, and control.
Manager Roles:
The best managers learn from both the mistakes of others and their own.
The Origins of Management:
We can find the seeds of many of today’s management ideas throughout history. Management thought
and practice can be found throughout history.

Scientific Management:
Scientific Management thoroughly studies and tests different work methods to identify the best, most
efficient way to complete a job. Frederick W. Taylor, the father of scientific management, began his
career as a worker.

Gilbreth Motion Studies:

Motion Study is breaking each task into its separate motions and then eliminating those that are
unnecessary or repetitive.
Gantt Charts:
Gantt Charts were revolutionary in the era of seat-of-the-pants management because of the detailed
planning information they provided.