Basic Management Skills by John Ostrowski

1. Basic Management Skillsby John Ostrowski Overview • Planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting: necessary but not sufficient • Need human interaction skills • Respect • Understanding • Involvement

2. Types of plan • Comprehensive • Annual work plan • Long-range plan • Strategic planning PLANNING ORGANIZING STAFFING DIRECTING COORDINATING REPORTING

3. Prior organizational decisions • Make organization work for you • Make organization match reality PLANNING ORGANIZING STAFFING DIRECTING COORDINATING REPORTING

4. Have a plan • Work with HR department • Work with what you have • Assess strengths and weaknesses • Match personalities to jobs PLANNING ORGANIZING STAFFING DIRECTING COORDINATING REPORTING

5. Need for vision • Knowing your options • Hands-off vs. hands-on • Off when things are going well • On when correction avoids pain PLANNING ORGANIZING STAFFING DIRECTING COORDINATING REPORTING

6. Types of problems • Productivity • Behavior • Understanding human behavior • Respect • Listen • Involve PLANNING ORGANIZING STAFFING DIRECTING COORDINATING REPORTING

7. Coordinating vs. Controlling • Control processes • Coordinate people • Functions • Decentralized operations PLANNING ORGANIZING STAFFING DIRECTING COORDINATING REPORTING

8. The need for reports • The need for focus • The need for brevity • The need for clarity PLANNING ORGANIZING STAFFING DIRECTING COORDINATING REPORTING