In 1916, a French coal mine director named Henri Fayol wrote a book entitled "Administration Industrielle et Generale," which set forth five distinct functions of managing that Fayol insisted were ...

No matter what your management style, participatory, directing or teamwork, four broad management functions are demanded of you. As a manager, your primary tasks involve managing people who are ...

When I ask leaders and teams to concisely summarize their company’s management approach, the pause I get hangs in the air like a frisbee tossed on a windy day. No one seems to know which direction the ...

There are best practices, standard operating procedures and several types of processes in the business world. Processes help maintain order and provide guidelines for a smooth workflow. They are what ...