The Principles of Management - Controlling
Total Time in the Classroom is 3 Hours
Course Description
The word management means different things to different people. “The Principles of Management” concentrates on management as work – that is, the specific activities managers carry out to get things done through and with other people.
Controlling
Controls are written. Controlling is what you do. As a Manager, you have to plan the kinds of controls you are going to use. As a Leader, those controls should be designed with sensitivity to how people will accept them.
This session will explore:
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This session will explore:
- Types of Controls
- Leadership and Control
- Why Associates Resist Control
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Method of Instruction
This unit includes an "Awareness Inventory" assignment that participants will be asked to complete at the beginning of the module. The session will follow the general format listed below:
- Discussion of "Awareness Inventory" materials
- Exercise that relates unit content to the participants own jobs
- Case Studies
Benefits
The benefits of this session are to:
- Improve participants' on-the-job effectiveness as managers
- Improve participants' knowledge and skills in controlling task to enhance team success
- Develop, within participants distinct managerial skills, an applied, integrated system of management
- Provide practice in applying the skills and knowledge gained from the course to participants' own job