This is the first of two articles looking at policy management. It focuses on basic policy management principles, while the second will look at a number of specific issues with which the managers ...

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 ...

Originally, there were five management functions, but management book authors have condensed them to four: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. The fifth function was staffing.

Many students are coming to college with difficulties in basic tasks and life management skills, resulting in an inability to, for example, prioritize tasks effectively and get to class on time.