THE MANAGEMENT PROCESS

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THE MANAGEMENT PROCESS

• Bridging the gap between just thinking about your
  goals and making them happen.
• The Road Map to achieving your short-term or
  long-term goals!
• 4 STEPS

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STEP 1 PLANNING

• Identify Goals
• What do you want to accomplish?
• Establish Priorities
• What matters most?
• Making the best of your time and resources
• Create a Task List (to do list)
• Make a list of all the steps you will need to
  complete
• Contingency plan alternative course of action
  that can help you overcome potential obstacles.

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STEP 2 ORGANIZING

• Create a Schedule
• How much time will you need to perform each task
  on your list?
• Sequence of events
• Gather Your Resources
• Identify resources needed
• Are resources available?

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STEP 3 IMPLEMENTING

• Carry Out Your Plan
• Action
• Use resources and follow task list according to
  your schedule
• Be prepared to make adjustments as needed
  (contingency plan)

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STEP 4 EVALUATING

• Evaluate your Results
• Did you accomplish your goals?
• Positives and negatives
• Evaluate the Process
• Add or omit
• Evaluating helps you learn from your experiences
  and allows for better success in the future.

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APPLY

• Putting the Management Process Together
• In groups of FOUR
• You must use the steps of the Management process
  to plan a school dance.
• How would you go about planning, organizing,
  implementing and evaluating the dance?

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MAKING DECISIONS

• Should reflect your character and be based on
  your goals.

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ACTIVITY

• How many decisions do you think you make in a
  day?
• What decisions you have made so far today.

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WAYS TO MAKE DECISIONS

• Habit
• Common Sense
• Intuition
• Past Experience
• Parental Guidance/Religious Training
• Decision-Making Process
• WHICH IS USED MOST OFTEN?

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ACTIVITY

• You use different methods to make decisions every
  day of your life.
• Ways to Make a Decision Worksheet

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THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS

• Identify the decision to be made
• Gather and examine information
• Identify possible alternatives/choices
• Evaluate the consequences of each alternative
  (Pro Con list)
• Choose the best alternative and act on it
• Evaluate the results

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1. IDENTIFY THE DECISION TO BE MADE

• Focus on the issue/decision to be made
• Clear your mind from distractions
• State the decision verbally or write it down
• Example To attend a four year university or two
  year college after I graduate from HS?

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2. GATHER AND EXAMINE INFORMATION

• Identify sources of information (resources) to
  help you
• School counselor, parents, religious leader,
  friends
• Internet/websites
• College visits
• Asking for help is not a sign of weakness

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3. IDENTIFY POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES

• What are your options/choices to meet your goals,
  find a solution, or address a problem?
• Use information/resources you have to help select
  possible alternatives/choices
• Write down the alternatives
• MSU
• KVCC
• WMU

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4. EVALUATE THE CONSEQUENCES OF EACH ALTERNATIVE

• Each alternative may pose certain consequences
  for you or for others
• Make a pro and con list
• Review the consequences and evaluate them
  carefully

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5. CHOOSE THE BEST ALTERNATIVE AND ACT ON IT

• Complete after all alternatives have been
  evaluated
• Pros outweigh the cons?
• Put your plan in action
• Use management skills
• All the thoughtful consideration you put into the
  decision may be wasted if you fail to act

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6. EVALUATE THE RESULTS

• You can now see the results of your decision
• How it affected you and others/you must accept
  responsibility for and consequences
• consequences satisfaction
• - consequences learn from your mistakes

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REMEMBER

• Making no decision is making a decision. It is
  deciding not to act. It is deciding to accept
  whatever happens or whatever other people decide
  for you. It may be a sensible choice, or it may
  mean giving up a chance to manage your own life.

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CASE STUDY Alans Decision

• Sam and Alan were high school friends. Sam wanted
  a medical career so he enrolled in a state
  university. Alan wanted to work with sports
  cars, hoping to eventually set up his own shop.
  Alan would like to go with his best friend to the
  university. He knows theyd have a lot of fun
  together. Alans parents said he could choose
  any college or training program he wanted. His
  high school grades were above average. What
  should Alan do?
• Use the 6 steps of the Decision Making Process

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APPLY

• Think of a decision YOU must make.
• Follow the steps in the decision-making process
  to determine the best alternative/choice.
• Using the Decision-Making Process Worksheet