Managing Organisations (MNG10247): Manager Interview Report

This report provides an in-depth analysis of a manager's planning function within an organization, based on an interview conducted by the student. It explores the manager's role in creating and implementing plans, the importance of planning in achieving organizational goals, and the challenges faced during the planning process. The report examines the application of management theories, including planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, as observed during the interview. The student observed the manager's approach to planning, decision-making, and resource allocation. The report also includes recommendations for improving the planning process and references academic journals to support the analysis. The interview covers the manager's perspective on planning, the challenges involved, and strategies to overcome these issues. The report concludes with an evaluation of the manager's planning practices and suggests areas for improvement to maximize productivity and achieve organizational objectives effectively.

Running head: REPORT
MANAGING ORGANISATION CHANGE
APRIL 13, 2019
STUDENT DETAILS:

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Executive summary
The function of Management is a procedure of doing work with others and capital to get the
organizational objectives. In addition, the management is describing as creative issue
resolving. The creative issue resolving is fulfilled by the 4 functions of management namely
planning, organizing, leading and controlling. In the following report, process of making
planning by manager is analysed by conducting the interview.

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Contents
Executive summary....................................................................................................................1
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Management theory....................................................................................................................3
Observation................................................................................................................................3
Evaluation or interpretation........................................................................................................4
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................4
Recommendations......................................................................................................................4
References..................................................................................................................................5
Appendix....................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
The main functions of the manager can be defined in different categories of the managerial
functions such as planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. The effective manger has an
understanding that how planning, organizing, leading, and controlling can be applied to get
achievements and success (Akbar, 2019). The manager is required to apply the various
managerial functions in an organisation to conduct the activities in an organisation in
effective way. The major purpose of this report to assess that how the theory is applied in a
practice. This report states the four managerial functions applied by the manager. In the
following parts, how the manager is applied planning is discussed and critically examined as
per the interview conducted with manager.
Management theory
The management’s functions such as planning, organizing, controlling, and leading put focus
on the relations between manager and the workers. They render the referencing point so that
the issues can be resolved in effective way. Considering the interview with manager, it can be
found that a planning is the toughest function among all the managerial functions. Planning
refers to the procedure of considering regarding the actions needed to get the success and
preferred targets (Foss, Foss and Klein, 2016). The planning is primary and leading action to
get predetermined goals. For the better planning, it is required that all the members of team
should take participation actively. It has particular procedure and is essential for various
professions (Kobayashi, et. al, 2015).
Observation
As per the interview conducted with manager, it can be observed that the manager has great
role in planning. The manager is planner. The planning permits the manager to decide the
goal and describe the resources of getting them. The manger plays important role in creating
ownership of the planning and make a team. The manager plans that how to get the specific
target. The first requirement of the manager is to take the decision that which steps are to be
taken to complete that target. The steps can involve enhancing advertisements, inventories,
and team of sales. The manager develops these steps in the planning. While the planning is in

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place, then the manager may adopt this to complete the target to improve the sales of
corporation. The role of manager can be defined in following three categories-
1. Informational- the informational role of manager includes the evaluation of data.
2. Interpersonal- the interpersonal role of manager includes a communication with
individuals.
3. Decisional- this role includes the decision taking.
Further, it is analysed from interview that the main task of a manger is to operationalize the
structure on management in effective manner. The manager spends the time in overseeing the
departments or the sectors of workers in the organisation. It is important to oversee the
functions of department for the better implementation of planning. Functioning with the
manager is the achievement. The reason is that it discovers the capacity of the professional to
successfully plan and lead, supervise the various operations related to business, handle
trauma, and properly interact with the colleagues.
Furthermore, the manager stated that the manager has to face various challenges during his or
her tasks and activities. The challenges include proper interaction with the workers, no
buffers, stress to do act as new manager, managing the time, change the mind according to
the new expectations and roles. To involve in proper planning, the unrealistic expectations
are biggest challenge for the manager. For an instance, in a case where an organisation has
had the past of 11 per cent growth per annum for previous years, and the financial
components do not point any type of improvement to growth rate, then struggling to get
twenty per cent growth is not realistic. Additionally, in absence of buffers, the manager has to
face difficulties. The business planning always must have the buffers to permit room for
errors related to procedure (Bouty and Drucker-Godard, 2018)
Evaluation or interpretation
As stated by manager, it is observed that the manager has implemented planning in proper
way to get pre-determined goals (Vionea, 2015). The manager takes effective decisions to use
and allocate the resources effectively and efficiently. However, it is required by the manager
to evaluate the planning for better implementation in future. There are various challenges in
implementing the planning. For that reason, the manager should find the better approaches
and strategies to resolve these issues or challenges. It is required by the manager to ensure an

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involvement or participation of the members of team in making the business plans and market
plans. Before an implementation of planning, the manager should discuss with personnel
whether this planning would be effective in achieving pre-determined goals and objectives.
The manger should consider the suggestions of workers to get a success of business. The
manger should ensure that the productivity is maximized and means are not wasted over
project with less chances of achievement (Melton and Meier, 2017).
Conclusion
As per the above analysis, it can be concluded that in companies, the planning may become
the management procedure, concerned with describing the targets for directions in upcoming
period and deciding on mission and means to get the objectives. The planning has again
achieved significance because of undefined and continuously changing business atmosphere
(Jaques, 2017).
Recommendations
Following are the three recommendations on how the managerial function such as planning
can be more properly applied-
1. It is recommended that the manager should arrange and create the required resources
2. The manager should formulate the approaches to achieve the targets in definite period
and to resolve the challenges (Na, 2016).
3. The manager should apply, direct and review every step in a proper sequence.

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References
Akbar, M. (2019) Managerial Communication Madrasah Principals In Improving Quality Of
Education In Mts N 1 Kolaka. Journal of Research and Multidisciplinary, 2(1), pp.47-52.
Bouty, I. and Drucker-Godard, C. (2018) Managerial work and coordination: A practice-
based approach onboard a racing sailboat. Human Relations, p.0018726718773854.
Foss, K., Foss, N.J. and Klein, P.G. (2016) 12 managerial authority in the Coasean firm: an
entrepreneurial perspective. The Elgar Companion to Ronald H. Coase, p. 160.
Jaques, E. (2017) Requisite organization: A total system for effective managerial
organization and managerial leadership for the 21st century. New York: Routledge.
Kobayashi, L.C., Wardle, J., Wolf, M.S. and von Wagner, C. (2015) Cognitive function and
health literacy decline in a cohort of aging English adults. Journal of general internal
medicine, 30(7), pp. 958-964.
Melton, E.K. and Meier, K.J. (2017) For the want of a nail: The interaction of managerial
capacity and human resource management on organizational performance. Public
Administration Review, 77(1), pp.118-130.
Na, N. (2016) The economic theory of ‘managerial’capitalism. New York: Springer.
Voinea, D.V., Busu, O.V., Opran, E.R. and Vladutescu, S. (2015) Embarrassments in
managerial communication. Polish Journal of Management Studies, 11.

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Appendix
Interview Questionnaires:
Question 1: Hello Mr John, I would like to ask you what is the role of manager in making
proper and effective planning.
Response of manager:
The role of manager includes the accountability to attain the goal and to meet the particular
organizational objectives with the help of financial planning and proper planning and
guideline. The role of manager is all about taking the charges and making sure that the major
focus is made on the thing and features of a business, which helps in achieving the visions
and the targets. The strategic planning is the organizational management action. For better
implementation of planning, the manager sets the priorities and focuses over means and
energy. The manager also makes sure that the shareholders and workers are functioning to the
common objectives, make the agreement around pre-determined goals and results, and
evaluate and adjust the procedure of company.
Question 2: My next question is why the planning is important for the managers of company.
Response of Manager:
The planning is primary function among all the managerial functions.
The planning procedure provides the data, which are required by top level management to
take proper decision regarding how to allocate means in the manner that would make able the
company to achieve the targets. The output is maximized and the means are not wasted on
project with less chance of achievement. Planning promotes team building and a spirit of
cooperation.
When the plan is made and notified to the member of the company, every member has
knowledge what the duties are, and how other fields of the company require the help and
proficiency to fulfil the assigned work. The manager sees how the work contributes in a

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success of company as the whole and may get pride in the contribution. The planning assists
the companies to attain a real view of the current strength and weakness relative to main
contestants. The manager of company considers the field where the competitors can be
susceptible and then makes marketing approaches to get advantages of the weakness.
Question 3: what challenges and issues are faced by the manager in making and
implementing planning? What manager does to solve these issues?
Response of manager:
The manager has to face various challenges and issues in making the planning. Lack of
leadership is an issues in applying planning. While the vision is simply mentioned, the
business leaders should encourage the members of team to join the programs for the new
vision and work on new planning to implement the new strategies. Moreover, Having the
correct system in place to support the modern approach is very essential for the success of
company. System can involve the hardware system or software system or can be as easy as
the fulfilment procedure chain of event. The managers should look at means in place before
making the new planning.