In reply to Richard Cline (Instructor)

Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done

by Stephen Odongo - Monday, 7 September 2020, 5:22 AM
As per the statement, “The art of getting things done through the efforts of other people.” I
believe this happens is a hierarchy of different levels of management. An example of how this is
done in the company I work in. I hold the position a Technical/Projects manager respectively
depending on the kind of situation that is represented. And for this case, I would talk about the
project manager position since it would help discuss the topic further. For instance, if we have a
project of say Supply and installation Surveillance system. We would need a task force to
complete the work and this would be done through the site manager who oversees the
installation of the  surveillance system and a certain that it is done to the approved standard,
the site supervisor who follows and monitors the day to day installations that are issued to him
by the site manager, The technicians who work under the site supervisor and perform the
installation of the surveillance system and directed by their supervisor. All the above is under
the Project manager who makes sure that the project is done in a way the efficient and cost-
effective to the company using the provided resource and following the schedule of works so that
the project is completed in the given timeline. And therefore, the text that defines management
as “The art of getting things done through the efforts of other people.” Is trues since the work is
not done by the project manager but done by other people’s efforts through the manager.
Reference 
Carpenter, M., Bauer, T., & Erdogan, B. (2010). Management Principles, v.
1.1. https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/management-principles-v1.1/index.html.  You can
download the PDF version from the course homepage.

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Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done

by Arianna Parisi - Monday, 7 September 2020, 11:03 AM
It seems that all in all the way that your company works is through a means of managing teams
and collaborating together to ensure that there is a smooth transition and work gets done
correctly and on time. It looks to me like even though each manager is in charge of their own
teams, in turn, they also have to report to someone in a higher position. Teamwork seems to play
a huge role in your line of work.
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