Directing

Definiton

•Process through which a manager communicates with the other members of the organization.

•Process through which the manager energizes the organization to action.

•Is the interpersonal aspect of managing by which subordinates are led to understand and contribute effectively to the attainment of enterprise objectives.

•  is the process to make people do what you have planned them to do in previous functions of management in order to achieve stated goal of the organization.

How to effectively carry out the Managerial Function of Directing

• Make subordinates understand their jobs and according to the instructions presented.• Whatever plans are presented, can be employ only once the actual work starts. So there’s a need for the manager to constantly initiate the activity with them.• Inspire the workers so they can do best.• Maintain discipline and positive environment.

How good are the results that you get from your subordinates

•Output/production- works should be

finish on time•Quality and

workmanship-minimum/zero error

•Cost and budget control- manage resources well

Directing As A Tool•  The managers should take the

management responsibilities if there is employee’s misconduct or actions.

•  The organization and the people always go together. Managers helps its people in professional planning and development.

•  Includes inspiring, communicating, and guiding.

ELEMENTS OF DIRECTING

LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATIONDELEGATIONDECISION MAKINGPOLICIES AND PROCEDURESSUPERVISIONCOORDINATIONMOTIVATIONSTAFF DEVELOPMENTCONFLICT MANAGEMENT

MOTIVATION

•Is a difficult subject to approach because the management theorist no using ideas and discoveries and sociologist and psychologist.

•To arouse, excite or influence behavior

COMMUNICATION

•Communication is regarded as basic to the

functioning of the organization, in its

absence, the organization would cease to exist. It is

the process through which two or more persons come to

exchange ideas and understanding among

themselves.

IDEATION

ENCODING

TRANSMISSION

RECIEVING

DECODING

RESPONSE

LEADERSHIP

•True Leadership is about taking people to a place that they will not go

to by themselves

DELEGATION

To assign specific tasks to workers

SUPERVISION

Means overseeing the activities of

others. It is inspecting, guiding,

evaluating and improving the work

performance of employees.

Direction initiates actions to get the desired results in an organization.Direction attempts to get maximum out of employees by identifying their capabilities.Direction is essential to keep the elements like Supervision, Motivation, Leadership and Communication effective.It ensures that every employee work for organizational goals.Coping up with the changes in the Organization is possible through effective direction.Stability and balance can be achieved through directing.

Importa

nce

NATURE OF PEOPLE

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Need to realize one’s full potential as a person

Need to be recognized as having valued skills

Need to be accepted by others

Concerning one’s survival needs

Refers to basic needs

Herzberg’s Two Factory Theory of Motivation

MOTIVATORS Achievement Recognition Advancement Work Challenge Possibility for Growth Responsibility

SATISFIERS Company Policies and

Administration Quality of Supervision Relationship Supervisor Peer Relations Pay Job Security Working Conditions Status

David Mclelland’s Theory

Harold Leavitt Motivational Theory

People do best in a chain of command. Hierarchy is best .

• This power comes by virtue of a person’s occupying a position in an organization. As an example, the school teacher is generally expected to what subject matter should be discussed, in what order, using what teaching method.

Legitimate Power

• This is the capacity to influence which arises from expert knowledge that the influencer has. As an example, we generally do what the doctor tells us to do when we’re suffering from an ailment, even though the doctor is not our superior in the organization

Expert Power

• This is power that comes by virtue of some personal characteristic of the person which others identify with. As an example, Before the February Revolution, Cory Aquino could move hundreds and thousands of Filipinos to boycott certain business establishments even though she occupied no position in government at that time.

Referent Power

• This is power that comes by virtue of a person’s ability to give or withhold resources which are valued by others. Thus, many politicians in our country have power which results from their ability to dispense patronage.

Reward Power

• Closely related to Reward Power, this is the power which comes from the capacity to deprive a person of something of value. As an example, A robber with a gun over our head has power over us.

Punishment Power

• This is the power which comes from a system of informal personal obligations which has been built up between people. As an example, In the Philippines, Utang na Loob and long standing family alliances (especially in rural areas)are ready examples of this source of influence.

Relationship Power

IMPORTANT

PRINCIPLES

• The basic purpose of Directing is contained in the principle that the more effective the directing process, the greater will be the contribution of subordinates to organizational goals

The Principle of Directing Objective

• The more effective Directing is, the more individual will perceive that their personal goals are in harmony with enterprise objectives.

Principle of Harmony Objective

• The more completely an individual as a reporting relationship to a single superior, the less the problem of conflict in instructions and the greater the feeling of personal responsibility for results.

Principle of Unity of Command

Group 3

Lerica Ann BaldonanzaAngelica Fatima Del RosarioCamille Francesca FerolinoUzziel Jeenne RaquepoCyrene Santos