INSTRUCTIONS/DIRECTIONS

Getting to Know your Supervisor!

Interview your manager (supervisor). Discuss their daily activities and relate these activities to the management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling. Include this information in your posting along with the name of the organization and type of industry. (Do not include your manager's name, please.) What skills do the managers say they need to carry out their tasks? Ask which function your manager likes to do the best. Ask which function your manager likes to do the least. Did you learn new information about your boss? Explain. Will it be helpful to you in your present job? Explain how. If you do not have a job, find a manager that will discuss their job with you and answer the same questions.

ANSWER THIS IN A PARAGRAPH WITH A MINIMUM OF 110 WORDS.

JUST FOR KNOWLEDGE:

Purpose of the Discussion

For the student to gain knowledge into how their immediate supervisor performs in their daily duties and relate these activities to the management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.

Learning Objectives

Define management and explain its role in the achievement of organizational objectives.

Describe the major functions of management.

Distinguish among the three levels of management and the concerns of managers at each level.

Specify the skills managers need to be successful.

Summarize the systematic approach to decision-making used by many business managers.

Recommend a new strategy to revive a struggling business.