What Ever Happened to Planning, Organizing, Controlling, and Motivating?
Focus on Competencies (first of a five-part series) Remember Management 101? I do, from both sides of the desk. I have just given you the answer to this question from MGMT 101: What are the four functions that managers perform? The functions really have not gone away. They might be expanded significantly and defined more clearly but what has not changed! However now in the field of human behavior, there is more emphasis on what it takes to PERFORM successfully. This emphasis is to perform in the top quartile or even higher–the top 10%–as a manager, but better yet, as a leader. There’s now a focus on competencies: the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for PERFORMANCE AT A HIGHER LEVEL.Let me give you a few competencies (alphabetically) to think about: • communication adroitness • competitive perspicacity (pur spi ka city) • customer centric • diversity champion • development–subordinates and self • interpersonal savvy • problem solving AND decision making • strategic perspectiv
