Chapter 1

THE

MANAGEMENT

PROCESS

THE MANAGEMENT PROCESS

• WHAT IS MANAGEMENT?

• WHAT IS A MANAGER?

• WHY PURSUE A CAREER IN MANAGEMENT?

• THE IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT

MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS

• PLANNING

• ORGANIZING

• STAFFING

• LEADING

• CONTROLLING

OTHER FUNCTIONS

• DECISION MAKING• PROBLEM SOLVING• BUDGETING• EVALUATING• COMMUNICATING• REPORTING

• DELEGATING• INNOVATING• COORDINATING• REPRESENTING• CREATING• MOTIVATING

QUALIFICATIONSFOR MANAGEMENT

• EDUCATION– COLLEGE DEGREE– COMMUNICATION SKILLS– COMPUTER SKILLS– CERTIFICATIONS

• EXPERIENCE

• PERSONAL TRAITS

REQUISITE SKILLS

• TECHNICAL SKILLS

• HUMAN RELATIONS SKILLS

• CONCEPTUAL SKILLS

• LEADERSHIP SKILLS– SYMBOLIC LEADERSHIP– FORMAL LEADERSHIP– FUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP

DECISION-MAKING PROCESS

1. PERCEIVING

2. DEFINING

3. GATHERING RELEVANT DATA

4. ANALYZING DATA

5. IDENTIFYING ALTERNATIVE DECISIONS

DECISION-MAKING PROCESS

6. MAKING THE DECISION

7. IMPLEMENTING DECISION

8. MOTIVATING / NURTURING

9. MONITORING AND ASSESSING

10.ADJUSTING OR MODIFYING

FORMING SOUND POLICIES

• THE ROLE OF POLICY

• HOW POLICY IS DEVELOPED

• WRITING POLICIES

• WHEN POLICY IS NEEDED

• REVIEWING POLICIES

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF LEADERSHIP IN

MANAGEMENT

TRADITIONAL ORIENTATIONS –

• AUTHORITARIAN

• DEMOCRATIC

• LAISSEZ-FAIRE

OTHER MANAGEMENT ORIENTATIONS

• SYSTEMS THEORY

• TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM)

• ECLECTIC APPROACHES– SITUATIONAL

– CONTINGENCY

A PHILOSOPHY OF MANAGEMENT FOR PHYSICAL

EDUCATION AND SPORT

• EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT

• TEAMWORK

• ACHIEVING DESIRED GOALS