Business Studies · Ch 9 — Directing
Elements of Direction
9.5
Elements of Direction
Elements of Direction – A Concept-First Overview
Directing is not a single action. It is a bundle of activities through which a manager guides, coaches, instructs, motivates and leads the people in an organisation towards its objectives. A few everyday examples make this clear: a supervisor explaining to a worker the operations to be carried out on a lathe machine; a mining engineer explaining the safety precautions to be followed inside a coal mine; a managing director declaring a share in profits to managers for their contribution; and a manager who inspires employees by personally playing a lead role in the work.
All such activities can be grouped into four categories, which are the elements of directing:
- Supervision
- Motivation
- Leadership
- Communication …