The document discusses key concepts in management including defining management as the allocation of resources, subordinates as those under authority, and leaders as those who set organizational goals. It outlines critical paths, benchmarks, and stakeholders in projects. It then provides steps for effective management including planning by identifying tasks, resources, and communicating; organizing by setting timelines and assigning roles; directing implementation; monitoring progress through benchmarks and addressing issues; and motivating, supporting, empowering, and protecting employees. The presentation emphasizes balancing workloads, people, and atmosphere and fostering trust, open dialogue, accountability, innovation, and partnership.

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Management 101
Presented by: Jennoa R. Graham, Ph.D.
Friday, September 13, 2013

2.  Management – The skillful use and allocation
of materials, time and human resources
 Subordinate – Under the authority or control
of another person or process
 Leader – One who is in command of others
and sets the vision for organizational goals
 Manager- One who controls resources and
expenses to achieve the organizational goals
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3.  Critical Path – A series of tasks that cannot be
moved or missed for failure of the project;
Point of no return
 Benchmarks – Checkpoints set throughout a
project or task that help to measure
timeliness and accountability for completion
 Stakeholders – Individuals or groups with a
vested interest in the outcome of a newly
implemented project or process
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4.  Workload
 People
 Atmosphere
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6.  Make a Plan
 Identify tasks/projects
 Identify resources
 Human Resources
 Materials
 Costs
 COMMUNITCATE to stakeholders & participants
 Get Organized
 Determine target completion dates
 Determine who does what and when
 Identify critical path
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7.  Direct – Part 1 implementation
 Assign tasks and dates to human resources
 Agreement = Accountability
 Discuss critical path and ways to stay focused
 Monitor – Part 2 implementation
 All resources (human, material, costs)
 Set benchmarks
 Measure progress (charts, graphs, statistics)
 Take IMMEDIATE action on any problems
 COMMUNICATE weekly to stakeholders & participants
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8.  Motivate
 Positive
 Praise publicly
 Reward/Promote
 Negative
 Reprimand privately
 Work at Will
 Support
 Interact
 Guidance/Objectivity
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9.  Empower
 Leverage their knowledge
 Improvements
 Best practices
 Leadership opportunities
 Cross-Functional Training
 Project Management
 Protect
 Communication
 Documentation
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GOSSIP
TRAITOR
NOT-MY JOB
BORING
STAGNANT
CLICKS

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TRUSTWORTHY
OPEN DIALOG
ACCOUNTABILITY
FUN -CELEBTATE
INNOVATIONPARTNERSHIP

12.  Balance workload, people and atmosphere
 Workload
 People
 Atmosphere
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Plan Organize Direct Monitor
Motivate Support Empower Protect
Positive Trustworthy Partnership Innovative

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14.  The American Heritage® Dictionary of the
English Language (2009), Fourth
Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company. Retrieved
September 9, 2013, from
http://www.thefreedictionary.com
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