Management FunctionsIn today's business practices, the importance of having a good leader is often overlooked. The writer, having served in the United States Marine Corps, was introduced to how to lead humans in combat scenarios. While serving in the army, the writer began like everyone else, as a disciple. Faced with daily challenges, the leadership embodied by high-ranking people had become an example to follow. Naval noncommissioned officers (NCOs) are feared around the world because of their dedication to their unit, their country, and their core. The author saw the difference between leadership styles in and out of the military. The author will briefly describe the four management functions and describe how they relate to the way business is conducted within the organization he works for. The Four Functions of ManagementThe four functions of management are: planning, organizing, directing and controlling (Bateman, 2007). According to Bateman, planning involves specifying goals to be achieved and deciding in advance the appropriate actions needed to achieve a goal. In the Marines, the author witnessed how meetings were usually held in confidential areas and only certain people were allowed to attend and know what the execution plan would be. The Marines were generally informed of all plans, however, there were some things that ordinary individuals were not informed of until the leader dropped the execution order. Public Storage The author of this article works on Public Storage. In today's job, the planning phase is taken seriously and everyone is considered. The district manager establishes a schedule with the tasks to follow in order to achieve the main objective, which is to rent storage spaces. The district manager plans weeks in advance and the manager is informed in advance of tasks that need to be completed within a certain time frame. Organization is the gathering and coordination of human, financial, physical and other resources to achieve the objective. (Bateman, 2007). The organization is considered very important for the positive production of the company. During the organization phase, the manager ensures that his employees are ready to work and therefore do not waste precious time. A good manager must have good organizational skills, otherwise he would not be there more often.