Mothers Are Best Managers

Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. But if we try to look from closer, Mothers are the best managers if one wants to learn from. Here I am taking example of my own mother. She is a doctor so she handles her hospital work and daily routine activities of my house. I have divided the activities performed by my mother on daily routine basis (weekdays) and tried to put them into management functionalities comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leading /directing, and controlling our organization (in this case my house). All this is done by resourcing, encompasses the deployment and manipulation of human resources, financial resources, technological resources, and natural resources.

My Mother "The Best Manager"

Time Activity Functionality Learning

0500-0530 Hrs Waking up on time despite of working late last night Planning

Organising

Leading Time management

Organisational commitment

Consistency

Work dedication

Work motivation

Impression management

Assertiveness

Benchmarking

0530-0600 Hrs Going to temple and offering daily prayers Leading

Controlling Commitment

Stress management

Job satisfaction

Consistency

Work dedication

Creativity

Impression management

Assertiveness

Benchmarking

Relationship management

0600-0700 Hrs Making breakfast for whole family Planning

Organising

Controlling Organisational commitment

Consistency

Work dedication

Work motivation

Need estimation

Emotional intelligence

Innovation & flexibility

Coordination and cooperation

Creativity

Supply chain Management

Logistic

Marketing management

Financial planning

Personal Relation management

Performance management

Impression management

Operational management

Assertiveness

Benchmarking

Future Planning

Cost management

Change management

Decision making

Enterprise Resource planning

0700-0800 Hrs Buying vegetables and other essential items for daily family usage Planning

Organising

Directing

Controlling Consistency

Work motivation

Need estimation

Goal settings

Innovation & flexibility

Coordination and cooperation

Creativity

Supply chain Management

Logistics

Marketing management

Financial planning

Personal Relation management

Performance management

Strategic management control

Operational management

Information management

Benchmarking

Future Planning

Cost management

Change management

Decision making

Enterprise Resource planning

0800-1100 Hrs Supervising daily routine activities done by maid like cleaning, washing clothes etc. Organising

Directing

Staffing

Controlling Time management

Job satisfaction

Work motivation

Emotional intelligence

Innovation & flexibility

Coordination and cooperation

Personal Relation management

Performance management

Impression management

Strategic management control

Operational management

Stress management

Assertiveness

Change management

Relationship management

Decision making

Human Resource planning and control

1100-1200 Hrs Making lunch for whole family Planning

Organising

Controlling Organisational commitment

Consistency

Work dedication

Work motivation

Need estimation

Emotional intelligence

Innovation & flexibility

Coordination and

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