Mothers Are Best Managers
Essay by Greek • December 3, 2011 • Essay • 605 Words (3 Pages) • 1,863 Views
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. But if we try to look from closer, Mothers are the best managers if one wants to learn from. Here I am taking example of my own mother. She is a doctor so she handles her hospital work and daily routine activities of my house. I have divided the activities performed by my mother on daily routine basis (weekdays) and tried to put them into management functionalities comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leading /directing, and controlling our organization (in this case my house). All this is done by resourcing, encompasses the deployment and manipulation of human resources, financial resources, technological resources, and natural resources.
My Mother "The Best Manager"
Time Activity Functionality Learning
0500-0530 Hrs Waking up on time despite of working late last night Planning
Organising
Leading Time management
Organisational commitment
Consistency
Work dedication
Work motivation
Impression management
Assertiveness
Benchmarking
0530-0600 Hrs Going to temple and offering daily prayers Leading
Controlling Commitment
Stress management
Job satisfaction
Consistency
Work dedication
Creativity
Impression management
Assertiveness
Benchmarking
Relationship management
0600-0700 Hrs Making breakfast for whole family Planning
Organising
Controlling Organisational commitment
Consistency
Work dedication
Work motivation
Need estimation
Emotional intelligence
Innovation & flexibility
Coordination and cooperation
Creativity
Supply chain Management
Logistic
Marketing management
Financial planning
Personal Relation management
Performance management
Impression management
Operational management
Assertiveness
Benchmarking
Future Planning
Cost management
Change management
Decision making
Enterprise Resource planning
0700-0800 Hrs Buying vegetables and other essential items for daily family usage Planning
Organising
Directing
Controlling Consistency
Work motivation
Need estimation
Goal settings
Innovation & flexibility
Coordination and cooperation
Creativity
Supply chain Management
Logistics
Marketing management
Financial planning
Personal Relation management
Performance management
Strategic management control
Operational management
Information management
Benchmarking
Future Planning
Cost management
Change management
Decision making
Enterprise Resource planning
0800-1100 Hrs Supervising daily routine activities done by maid like cleaning, washing clothes etc. Organising
Directing
Staffing
Controlling Time management
Job satisfaction
Work motivation
Emotional intelligence
Innovation & flexibility
Coordination and cooperation
Personal Relation management
Performance management
Impression management
Strategic management control
Operational management
Stress management
Assertiveness
Change management
Relationship management
Decision making
Human Resource planning and control
1100-1200 Hrs Making lunch for whole family Planning
Organising
Controlling Organisational commitment
Consistency
Work dedication
Work motivation
Need estimation
Emotional intelligence
Innovation & flexibility
Coordination and
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