The Four Functions of Management and Their Relationship to My OrganizationIn today's business world, to be effective, a manager must be able to incorporate the four functions of management (planning, organization, direction and control). ) in its management techniques. Managers who fail to implement all four functions are more likely to fail to achieve the primary outcome of the project or task. Thus, generating an inferior product. DEFINING THE FOUR FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT “Planning: is specifying the objectives to be achieved and deciding in advance the appropriate actions necessary to achieve these objectives” (Bateman & Snell, 2004, p. 16). : gathers and coordinates the human, financial, physical, informational, and other resources needed to achieve objectives” (Bateman & Snell, 2004, p. 17). “Leading: involves stimulating people to perform at their best. It is about guiding, motivating and communicating with employees, individually and in groups. Leading involves close daily contact with people, helping to guide and inspire them toward the achievement of team and organizational goals” (Bateman & Snell, 2004, p. 17). “Control: Monitors progress and implements necessary changes if necessary. Monitoring is an essential aspect of control” (Bateman & Snell, 2004, p. 18). As you can see after defining the four management functions, they prove to be an essential element for a manager and for the success of his company. team or organization in achieving the objectives set out in a particular project. In my company (NUS Consulting Group), I am an Energy Consultant and every function is important to us too. Every day in my organization we generate recommendations in the form of a report detailing how our clients can reduce their overall costs for electricity, gas, water, sewer and any other products they want my company to audit and analyze. In some cases, we need to develop strategies for them to improve their efficiency, improve their machines, install backup generation, etc. In these scenarios, a team is formed, with the consultant being the project manager or point of contact. Therefore, these projects require all four functions to be met so that we can develop the best possible solution. The first function used is “Planning”, which allows us to develop a strategy adapted to the specific needs of our client. The “Planning” feature also gives us a timeline of how long it will take to complete the project, who needs to be involved and how we plan to achieve each goal..