AboutLeo Lingham Expertise human resource management, human resource planning, strategic planning in resource, management development, training, business coaching, management training, coaching, counseling, recruitment,
selection, performance management.
Experience 18 years of managerial working exercise which covers business planning , strategic planning, marketing, sales management,
management service, organization development
PLUS
24 years of management consulting which includes business planning, corporate planning, strategic planning, business development, product management, human resource management/ development,training,
business coaching, etc
Question If u manager are unable to plan?what is the outcome?
Answer BERNIE,
HERE IS SOME USEFUL MATERIAL.
REGARDS
LEO LINHGAM
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MANAGER MUST HAVE THE ABILITY/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
TO PLAN.
BECAUSE PLANNING HELPS
To establish and operate an effective organization, all managers
perform several major functions or activities. These functions
enable managers to create a positive work environment and
to provide the opportunities and incentives . The key
management functions include
-planning
-organizing
-directing
-controlling.
Each of these functions are critical to the success of any
manager and organizations.
The primary function of the four is PLANNING.
Planning is the process of analyzing the situation, determining
the goals/ objectives that will be pursued in the future, and
deciding in advance the actions that will be taken to achieve
the goals.
The following are the steps involved in PLANNING PROCESS
1.Reviewing the current operation situation.
2. Conducting the current operation strengths/ weaknesses.
3. STudying the External environmental factors affecting
the operation.
4. Studying the expectations of the operations.
5. Determine the opportunities for improvements/growth
and negatives constraints.
6.Based on the above analyses, determine the
-goals
-objectives
for the operation for the future period.
7.Based on the objectives, determine your strategy
- how you are going to achieve the objectives.
8. Based on the strategy, determine the action plans
that has to be implemented.
9. Your action plan will determine the resources required
- manpower
-finance
-materials
etc
10. Finally a system to monitor the plan/its progress.
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The PLANNING is the most challenging, because
FUNCTIONALLY, it provides
-opportunity to determine the environmental impact on the
organization / business.
-opportunity to assess the organization's strengths/ weaknesses.
-opportunity to determine the business opportunities/ threats
to business.
-opportunity to develop strategic plans for the company.
-opportunity to develop long term/short term plans.
-opportunity to develop a vision for the organization.
-opportunity to develop a mission statement for the organization.
-opportunity to develop business objectives for the organization.
-opportunity to develop business strategies for the organization.
-opportunity to develop the action/ implementation planning
guidelines, which provides the platform for
*organization and staffing.
*direction for the organization approach.
*leadership
*control.
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The PLANNING is the most challenging, because
SKILLWISE , it provides opportunity to use various skills/
knowledge levels
-analytical
-problem solving
-making judgement
-decision making
-lateral thinking
PLANNING IS THE PREMIER FUNCTION, BECAUSE
without planning
-you cannot organize
-without organization , you cannot direct
-without direction, you cannot control.
-without control , you cannot get results.
For success/ results, you need PLANNING.
HENCE PLANNING IS THE PRIMARY FUNCTION.
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PLANNING HELPS TO IMPROVE
-performance
-effectiveness
-efficiency
-productivity
-sales results
-profit
-return on investment.
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WITHOUT PLANNING , THERE WILL BE
-no performance improvement.
-no improvement in effectiveness
-no improvement in efficiency
-no productivity gain
-poor sales results
-poor profit
-less return on investment.
WHICH WILL BE A DISASTER FOR THE BUSINESS.
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