REFLECTION PAPER ON MANAGEMENT

Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of

coordinating the efforts of people to accomplish desired goals and objectives
using available resources efficiently and effectively. Management comprises
planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling an organization for the
purpose of accomplishing a goal.
For an organization to succeed, managers should be there. Managers are
tasked with overseeing the overall operations of the company. Being a manager is
not a simple task as it may seem. A manager is not an individual sitting at the
corner office waiting to be given feedback on the progress of the company. He
ensures that all that happens in the organization are well known to him/her at all
times. He is tasked with motivating employees, creating organizational goals,
controlling risks, building organizational systems and processes, directing,
controlling, and generally overseeing all other aspects that ensures an
organization runs smoothly.
I am grateful that by this course, I am able to study on management concepts.
Being in a leadership position, these ideas are not necessarily “new” to me. But I’ve
found that great leadership requires constant and intentional reflection on key concepts.
Here are few ideas in management that resonates with me - leadership, personality,
motivation, communication and decision-making. A person in a position of management
is first and foremost a leader. He set the example for others to follow. Moreover, he
must possess a personality that is adaptable and personable. His emotional / behavior
patterns are positive and motivating. Emotions can sometimes get the most of us, but a
true leader is selfless – he rises above each situation without projecting it to others.
Additionally, he is excellent in communicating his goals to the team and able to solicit
their support. He is innovative – he adapts in ways that allow optimal performance by
increasing his capacity to recognize and critically examine, appreciate and develop
aspects of himself alongside the organization's culture and systems so that all co-
evolve. Lastly, he can create cultures, environments, norms, and systems that will
promote high-quality ethical decisions within their organizations. He designs the
organization to steer people toward better, more ethical decisions. His thought patterns
are focused and detail oriented - he is laser focus in achieving the goals and missions of
the organization, and that is why he is there in the first place.
As part of the management team of our company, I fortunate to be enrolled
in MBA and be able to reflect on management and leadership and concepts.
Through reflection, I realized that some prescribed theories do not meet the
requirements of real practice – “Expectation vs Reality”, as they say. The real
world is very complicated that cannot be prescribed in some given patterns. But
ultimately, the outcome of reflection is learning. It widened my perspective and
broadened my knowledge. It helped me develop strategies and skills and acquire
new insights which I can apply in carrying out my role / task as a manager.