Functions of the Management: Planning, Leading, Organizing, Staffing, and Controlling are Implemented in Your Workplace

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Management Functions
Introduction
Managers are entrusted with the task of leading an organization. In order to accomplish that task, they must carefully use all the resources that are available to the organization. Different levels of managers have different roles and responsibilities in contributing to the success of an organization based on their position. For example, a supervisor has more hands on tasks during the daily operations while a CEO evaluates the daily activities and sets goals for the organization to achieve. This requires the managers to practice the management functions. The paper discusses how the management practices of planning, leading, organizing, staffing, and controlling are implemented at the McDonald’s and analyzes their concept application. In addition, it will identify specific examples and explain how each applies to the management functions practiced at the McDonald’s.
Management Functions
Management is defined as working with and through other people to accomplish the objectives of both the organization and its members (Montana & Charnov, 2008). The functions of the management are practiced by all managers regardless of the position. McLean (2011) lists the five main functions of management as planning, organizing, staffing, directing or leading and controlling. He further states that these functions usually overlap and are inseparable, thus each function blends with the other to influence the performance of an organization. For the managers to be successful it is important for them to be aware of the functions and have the knowledge on how to implement them at work.
According to Singh (2012), planning is the basic management function, which deals with forecasting future course of action and making a decision on the best alternative for achieving the organizational goals. The planning function involves the formation of the mission, vision, objectives and goals of an organization. In this first step of the five functions, the outline of what, when and how the goals will be attained is also developed. The step is crucial because it ensures that the resources available are properly utilized. The McDonalds’ mission is to offer their customers with friendly services in clean and convenient location. The company’s vision is to be their customers’ favorite place to eat because of its unmatched quality service, cleanliness and value every time (McDonalds, 2016). The mission and vision give a direction of where the company wants to go. The role of the top management here is to evaluate where they want the organization to go. They are required to make decisions based on what the organization wants to achieve in the future. In some instances, the top managers encourage flexibility and initiative by leaving the decision on how to achieve the vision with the people who are responsible for carrying out the laid plan. Therefore, this function represents all the other four for without it they do not have a basis for existing.
After the formulation of the plans, managers need to organize. Organizing is the process of developing an orderly way of bringing toget...