LABMAN

• Management is the attainment of organizational goals in an effective and efficient manner through planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling organizational resources.
• Organizational resources include men, money, machines and materials.
• Henri Fayol was a French mining engineer who developed a process of forecasting, planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating and controlling.
• Poor leaders blame someone else when something goes wrong.
• It is important not to lose the demarcation line between being a boss and employee.
• Too much familiarity can derail boss policies.
• Make decisions and accept the consequences of your decisions.
• Humor leads to creativity, better interactions, and a fun workplace.
• Wag mong isisi sa iba ang pagkakamali mo.
• Humor can disarm uncomfortable situations.
• A sense of humor is a vital element in leadership.
• A sense of humor indicates the employee that someone is in control, relaxed, and confident.
• E.F.L Brech was a British management consultant and author of management theory who focused on the social process of planning, coordination, control and motivation.
• Tom Peters introduced the concept of organizational direction based on sound common sense, pride in the organization and enthusiasm for its works.
• Management is universal and applicable anywhere, whether social, religious, business, or industrial organization.
• Management is a social process that involves dealing with people and efforts of human beings are controlled and directed by the management.
• Management has the social obligation to make efficient use of scarce materials for the benefit of the society.
• There is interaction among people and the aim of management is to produce something that will benefit mankind.
• Management needs technical skills to effectively communicate with line workers and production line.
• Forwarding mail into organization for information purposes and conducting verbal contacts involving information flow to subordinates such as review sessions are examples of spokesperson roles.
• Management needs human skills to cooperate with other members of the organization and work effectively in teams.
• Disturbances handler roles involve corrective action when organizations face important, unexpected disturbances.
• Human skills in management involve assisting work members working cooperatively.
• Resource allocator roles involve making or approving significant organizational decisions.
• Management needs conceptual skills to analyze complex situations and to rationally process and interpret available information.
• Decisional roles in an organization include entrepreneur, disturbances handler, and resource allocator.
• Technical skills in management are mostly seen in supervisory management or first line management.
• Entrepreneurial roles involve searching the organization and its environment for opportunities and initiating projects to bring about change.
• Management is goal oriented and uses Management by objectives.
• Management is a science and involves precise elements and step by step processes, based on sound skills and knowledge to achieve goals.
• Management involves social obligations and social interactions, as no man is an island.
• Good management can be sensed, as you can feel the results.
• Management is required at all levels, from low level management to top management.
• Employment in the Philippines is based on labor laws (DOLE and NLRC), including redundancy.
• Supervising former peers can be a tough transition for new managers, who may struggle to find the right approach.
• The increased workload is a common challenge for managers, who often work 70-80 hours per week and may even work longer hours.
• A manager's job always starts before a shift and ends hours after the shift is over.
• Compensation levels vary depending on the level of authority and accountability, with higher compensation for those at the top of the hierarchy and lesser compensation for those at the lower part.
• Managing involves taking charge of the management and overseeing the activities to achieve set goals or purpose.
• Directing involves motivating and leading employees to achieve organizational objectives, with incentives, employee involvement, recognition and appreciation as motivation tools.