You could say that management is an art. Like any art form, it has different styles and techniques. It is important to understand these and most of all, to understand yourself as a manager BEFORE you start using your tools. We have all been subjected to different types of managers. Perhaps we have gone through various phases of management styles ourselves. The way we deal with our environment has a lot to do with how we perceive it. Let us say you are in your kitchen and need

“Management could be said to be the planning of means to attain goals and their assignment for execution to staff and the proper coordination of activities within the group to attain maximal efficiency with minimal effort to attain determined goals.” That is a mouthful! Let us break this down. “… the planning of means to attain goals …” What are your goals for your company or business? Are they precisely stated? I was talking to some business owners who were telling me that t