Chapter 07 Management and Leadership McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2013 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter Seven LEARNING GOALS 1. Describe the changes occurring today in the management function. 2. Describe the four functions of management. 3. Relate the planning process and decision making to the accomplishment of company goals. 7-2 Chapter Seven LEARNING GOALS 4. Describe the organizing function of management. 5. Explain the differences between leaders and managers, and describe the various leadership styles. 6. Summarize the five steps of the control function of management. 7-3 Profile JOHN MACKEY Whole Foods Market • Worked at a vegetarian co-op after attending the University of Texas. • Opened SaferWay Natural Foods with his girlfriend before merging with a competitor to create Whole Foods. • Now there are over 300 stores in the U.S. and U.K. 7-4 Chapter Seven NAME that COMPANY Like many companies today, this company uses social media to communicate with customers. In one case, a customer complained on Twitter when the company sent a Blackberry to replace an iPhone that failed. The company responded quickly with a replacement iPhone. The customer then tweeted about the company’s great customer service. Name that company! 7-5 Four Functions of Management WHAT IS MANAGEMENT? LG1 • Management -- The process used to accomplish organizational goals through planning, organizing, leading and controlling people and other organizational resources. 7-6 Managers’ Roles Are Evolving TODAY’S MANAGERS LG1 • Younger and more progressive. - Growing numbers of women. - Fewer from elite universities. • Emphasis is on teams and team building. • Managers need to be skilled communicators and team players. 7-7 Managers’ Roles Are Evolving RESPECT and HOW to GET IT LG1 Source: Entrepreneur, www.entrepreneur.com, accessed June 2011. 7-8 Managers’ Roles Are Evolving EDUCATION MATTERS Alma Maters of CEOs LG1 Rank School # of CEOs Who? 1 University of California 12 William Johnson - Heinz 2 School of Hard Knocks* 12 Steve Jobs - Apple 3 Harvard College 11 Steve Ballmer - Microsoft 4 University of Missouri 11 David Novak - Yum! Brands 5 University of Texas 11 Gary Kelly - Southwest Airlines 6 University of Wisconsin 11 Carol Bartz - Yahoo! 7 Dartmouth College 10 Enrique Salem - Symantec 8 Princeton 8 Andrea Jung - Avon Products 9 Indiana University 8 Donald Knauss - Clorox 10 Purdue University 8 Gregory Wasson - Walgreen’s * Did not graduate from any college or university. Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek, May 17, 2010. 7-9 Four Functions of Management LG2 FOUR FUNCTIONS of MANAGEMENT 1. Planning 2. Organizing 3. Leading 4. Controlling 7-10 Progress Assessment PROGRESS ASSESSMENT • What are some of the changes happening in management today? • What’s the definition of management used in this chapter? • What are the four functions of management? 7-11 Planning & Decision Making SHARING the VISION LG3 • Vision -- More than a goal, it’s a broad explanation of why the organization exists and where it’s trying to go. 7-12 Planning & Decision Making DEFINING THE MISSION LG3 • Mission Statement -- Outlines the organization’s fundamental purposes. It includes: - The organization’s self–concept Its philosophy Long–term survival needs Customer needs Social responsibility Nature of the product or service 7-13 Planning & Decision Making LG3 SETTING GOALS and OBJECTIVES • Goals -- The broad, long-term accomplishments an organization wishes to attain. • Objectives -- Specific, shortterm statements detailing how to achieve the organization’s goals. 7-14 Planning & Decision Making LG3 PLANNING ANSWERS FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS • What is the situation now? SWOT Analysis -- Analyzes the organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. • How can we get to our goal from here? - Strategic planning Tactical planning Operational planning Contingency planning 7-15 Planning & Decision Making SWOT MATRIX LG3 7-16 Planning & Decision Making PLANNING FUNCTIONS LG3 7-17 Planning & Decision Making LG3 STRATEGIC and TACTICAL PLANNING • Strategic Planning -- Done by top management and determines the major goals of the organization and the policies, procedures, strategies and resources it will need to achieve them. • Tactical Planning -- The process of developing detailed, short-term statements about what is to be done, who is to do it and how. 7-18 Planning & Decision Making LG3 OPERATIONAL and CONTINGENCY PLANNING • Operational Planning -- The process of setting work standards and schedules necessary to implement the company’s tactical objectives. • Contingency Planning -The process of preparing alternative courses of action the firm can use if its primary plans don’t work out. 7-19 JAPANESE CRISIS, TERRORISM, and AMERICAN BUSINESS (Reaching Beyond Our Borders) • Disasters point out the need for contingency and disaster planning. • Over 30 U.S. corporations get at least 15% of sales from Japan. All were affected by the earthquake. • Man-made disasters, such as war and terrorism, also disrupt the supply chain. 7-20 Decision Making: Finding the Best Alternative DECISION MAKING LG3 • Decision Making -- Choosing among two or more alternatives. 7-21 Decision Making: Finding the Best Alternative WHAT MAKES a GREAT CEO LG3 Decision Making Skills of Top CEOs • Keep global business issues in mind and be a citizen of the world. • Identify and manage risks before they grow. • Change strategies and models with the times. • Skillfully manage relationships with governments as government involvement rises. Source: Fortune, June 13, 2011. 7-22 Decision Making: Finding the Best Alternative LG3 RATIONAL DECISION-MAKING MODEL 1. Define the situation. 2. Describe and collect needed information. 3. Develop alternatives. 4. Develop agreement among those involved. 5. Decide which alternative is best. 6. Do what is indicated. 7. Determine whether the decision was a good one and follow up. 7-23 Decision Making: Finding the Best Alternative PROBLEM SOLVING LG3 • Problem Solving -- The process of solving the everyday problems that occur; less formal than decision making and needs quicker action. • Problem-solving techniques include brainstorming and PMI -- Listing all the pluses for a solution in one column, all the minuses in another and the implications in a third. 7-24 Progress Assessment PROGRESS ASSESSMENT • What’s the difference between goals and objectives? • What does a company analyze when it does a SWOT analysis? • What are the differences between strategic, tactical and operational planning? • What are the seven Ds in decision making? 7-25 Organizing: Creating a Unified System ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS LG4 • Organization Chart -A visual device that shows relationships among people and divides the organization’s work; it shows who reports to whom. 7-26 Organizing: Creating a Unified System LEVELS of MANAGEMENT LG4 7-27 Organizing: Creating a Unified System MANAGEMENT LEVELS LG4 • Top Management -- The highest level, consists of the president and other key company executives who develop strategic plans. • Middle Management -- Includes general managers, division managers, and branch and plant managers who are responsible for tactical planning and controlling. • Supervisory Management -- Those directly responsible for supervising workers and evaluating daily performance. 7-28 Organizing: Creating a Unified System TOP MANAGEMENT LG4 • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Introduces change into an organization. • Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Implements CEO’s changes. • Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Obtains funds, plans budgets, collects funds, etc. • Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Gets the right information to the right people so decisions can be made. 7-29 Organizing: Creating a Unified System LG4 AMERICA’S MOST POWERFUL FEMALE MANAGERS Rank Name Organization 1 Indra Nooyi PepsiCo 2 Irene Rosenfeld Kraft Foods 3 Patricia Woertz Archer Daniel Midland (ADM) 4 Angela Braly WellPoint 5 Andrea Jung Avon Products 6 Oprah Winfrey Harpo and OWN 7 Ellen Kullman DuPont 8 Ginni Rommetty IBM 9 Ursula Burns Xerox 10 Carol Bartz Yahoo! Source: Fortune Magazine, www.fortune.com, accessed June 2011. 7-30 Tasks and Skills at Different Levels of Management MANAGERIAL SKILLS LG4 • Technical Skills -- The ability to perform tasks in a specific discipline or department. • Human Relations Skills -- Skills that involve communication and motivation; they enable managers to work through and with people. • Conceptual Skills -- Skills that involve the ability to picture the organization as a whole and the relationship among its various parts. 7-31 Tasks and Skills at Different Levels of Management LG4 THANK YOU The Most Basic Human Relations Skill • Saying “thank you” has led to happier employees and greater profits for companies. • Whom should a manager thank? 1. Interns - Doing lots of work for little money, they are the future of the company and industry. 2. Lawyers - Many do pro bono work, even for nonprofit companies. 3. The little people - Mailroom, repair, and cleaning staff keep the office running day-to-day. Source: Fast Company, November 2010. 7-32 Tasks and Skills at Different Levels of Management LG4 SKILLS NEEDED at VARIOUS LEVELS of MANAGEMENT 7-33 Staffing: Getting and Keeping the Right People STAFFING LG4 • Staffing -- Recruiting, hiring, motivating and retaining the best people available to accomplish the company’s objectives. • Recruiting good employees is critical. • Many people are not willing to work at companies unless they are treated well with fair pay. 7-34 Staffing: Getting and Keeping the Right People STAFFING is TRICKY BUSINESS LG4 Six Sins of Staffing 1. Don’t hire someone because someone else says so. 2. Don’t get caught up in applicants’ appearances. 3. Don’t give someone the wrong job. 4. Don’t forget about feedback. 5. Don’t give promotions just because it’s time. 6. Don’t cheat your employees. Source: CareerBuilder, www.careerbuilder.com, accessed June 2011. 7-35 Leading: Providing Continuous Vision and Values. LEADERSHIP LG5 • Leaders must: - Communicate a vision and rally others around that vision. - Establish corporate values. - Promote corporate ethics. - Embrace change. - Stress accountability and responsibility. 7-36 To SHARE or NOT to SHARE (Making Ethical Decisions) As a first-line manager, you have new information that your department head hasn’t seen yet. The findings of the report indicate your manager’s plans should fail. If they do fail, you could be promoted. Will you give your department head the report? What is the ethical thing to do? What might be the consequences? 7-37 Leading: Providing Continuous Vision and Values. LG5 ACCOUNTABILITY through TRANSPARENCY • Transparency -The presentation of the company’s facts and figures in a way that is clear and apparent to all stakeholders. 7-38 Leadership Styles LEADERSHIP STYLES LG5 • Autocratic Leadership -Making managerial decisions without consulting others. • Participative or Democratic Leadership -- Managers and employees work together to make decisions. • Free-Rein Leadership -Managers set objectives and employees are free to do whatever is appropriate to accomplish those objectives. 7-39 Leadership Styles VARIOUS LEADERSHIP STYLES LG5 7-40 Leadership Styles NATURAL BORN LEADERS? Four Types of Executives LG5 Rationalists Humanists Politicists Culturists Source: CIO Magazine, www.cio.com. 7-41 USING SOCIAL MEDIA to BUILD CUSTOMER SUPPORT (Social Media in Business) • Many companies use sites like Twitter and Facebook to proactively and reactively communicate with their customers. • Best Buy has 2,500 employees who read and respond to consumer complaints on Twitter. • Many companies still aren’t implementing these programs. This has led to many more complaints via social media than positive support. 7-42 Empowering Workers EMPOWERMENT LG5 • Progressive leaders give employees the authority to make decisions on their own without consulting a manager. • Customer needs are handled quickly. • Manager’s role becomes less of a boss and more of a coach. • Enabling -- Giving workers the education and tools they need to make decisions. 7-43 Empowering Workers LG5 WORK SMARTER How to Ease Pressure on Workers • Manage output instead of hours. • Train workers to be ready for a more complex corporate structure. • Allow lower-level managers to make decisions. • Use new technology to foster teamwork. • Shift hiring emphasis to collaboration. Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek, www.businessweek.com. 7-44 Managing Knowledge MANAGING KNOWLEDGE LG5 • Knowledge Management -Finding the right information, keeping the information in a readily accessible place and making the information known to everyone in the firm. • Tries to keep people from reinventing the wheel. 7-45 Controlling: Making Sure it Works FIVE STEPS of CONTROLLING LG6 7-46 Controlling: Making Sure it Works ARE YOU a MICROMANAGER? LG6 • Do you have strategic initiatives that you have not addressed? • Do you often check on employees for quality control? • Do you often check on subordinates throughout the day? • Do you rarely take vacations? • Is there a lot of turnover? Source: CFO Magazine, www.cfo.com. 7-47 A Key Criterion for Measurement: Customer Satisfaction MEASURING SUCCESS LG6 • Traditional forms of measuring success are financial. • Pleasing employees, stakeholders and customers is important. • External Customers -- Dealers, who buy products to sell to others, and ultimate customers (or end users), who buy products for their own use. • Internal Customers -- Individuals and units within the firm that receive services from other individuals or units. 7-48 Progress Assessment PROGRESS ASSESSMENT • How does enabling help achieve empowerment? • What are the five steps in the control process? • What’s the difference between internal and external customers? 7-49