Basic Functions of

Managament
At the most fundamental level, management consists of a set of five basic functions

❖ Planning
❖ Organizing
❖ Staffing
❖ Leading
❖ Controlling
1. Planning
When you think of planning in a management role;

think about it as the process of

choosing appropriate goals and
actions to pursue

determining what strategies to use,

what actions to take

Example
• setting up the sales
target for the
deciding what resources are needed organisation,
to achieve the goals • formulating rules and
regulations for the
employees and the firm,
etc.
2. Organizing
This process of establishing worker
relationships allows workers to work
together to achieve their organizational
goals.
3. Staffing
Recruiting and selecting employees for
positions within the company (within
teams and departments).
Example
The top managers of an organisation can
allot different tasks to different departments
of the organisation.
Example
In an Ed-tech organisation, HR department
can look for graduates and post-graduates
and skills as communication, decision-
making, problem-solving and experience
for the development of commerce courses
as per the requirement of the job position.
4. Directing
Involves articulating a vision, energizing
employees, inspiring and motivating people
using vision, influence, persuasion, and
effective communication skills.
5. Controlling
• Evaluation of achievement of goals
• improving performance
• taking actions.
• Put processes in place to help you establish
standards, so you can measure, compare,
and make decisions.
Example
Middle-level management can use
positive reinforcement or negative
reinforcement to motivate the
employees in working towards the
fulfilment of organisational goals.
Example
An organisation has set the standard
sales as 50,000 units.
But, the actual sales of the organisation
are 40,000 units. The variation in the
actual and standard performance is
10,000 units. Now, the managers will look
for the reasons behind the lack of 10,000
more units and then take corrective
actions to attain standard sales.