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Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done

by Francis Mloza - Friday, 4 September 2020, 2:10 PM
Carpenter (2010) defines management as “The art of getting things done through the efforts of
other people” (p.11). From Griffin, Elbert (2002), management is defined as “the process of
planning, organizing, directing, and controlling an organization financial, physical, human, and
information resources to achieve its goals” (p.132). Griffin, Elbert (2002) further says that
“Manager’s oversee the use of all these resources in their respective firms.” That concurs with
Carpenter’s definition that the Manager’s role is to get things done. With Ferell, Hirt, & Ferell,
(2011), management has been defined as a process put in place to achieve organization
objectives by using its resources effectively and efficiently in a changing environment (p.130).
That concurs as well with the previous definition of management in a company. For me, the time
I was working with a local Malawian company called Cromington Textiles Company around 10
years ago. The manager’s role was to make sure that the goals of the company were achieved.
The manager was a link between the owner of the company and the staff responsible for the
implementation of the goals of the company. So overall, a Manager is a key position in a
company for the good performance and achievement of its goals and objectives. Carpenter, M.,
Bauer, T., & Erdogan, B. (2010). Management Principles, v. 1.1.
https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/management-principles-v1.1/index.html. Ferell, O. C.,
Hirt, G. A., & Ferell, L. (2011). Business. New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin. Griffin, R. W., & Elbert, R.
J. (2002). Business. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
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Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done
by Brian Yanaga - Friday, 4 September 2020, 9:46 PM
Very well thought out and presented with your sources. Also, nicely done to bring in a brief part
of your work history to connect your thoughts to the question.
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Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done
by Richard Cline (Instructor) - Sunday, 6 September 2020, 12:07 AM
Francis,

First off, AMAZING response. Definitely Nice and Concise, with A LOT of information packed into
a small box gift wrapped with appropriate citations. Well Done Indeed!!!

Notice how the formatting is off, especially the spacing. This is common when trying to type
directly into an online editor. What I do is open MS Word, type my response and make sure it is
formatted correctly, then copy/paste (Arial font 11 is usually best for online editors) into the
editor. That may help with formatting your references. :-)

Prof Cline
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Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done
by Francis Mloza - Sunday, 6 September 2020, 2:33 PM
Prof Cline,

Thanks a lot for the feedback,it was my first time to post and i didn't know how the output of the
document will be like and i was late to edit before the 5 minutes window
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Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done
by Richard Cline (Instructor) - Sunday, 6 September 2020, 5:02 PM
Francis,

This is a good lesson for us all. If you miss an edit window, go ahead and reply to your post. This
will give you more time.

Prof Clline
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Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done
by Thomas Leke - Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 5:28 AM
Wow, Prof, thank you very much for this idea to avoid typing erros, i never thought of this idea
you just gave, till now.
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Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done
by Namusisi Scovia - Sunday, 6 September 2020, 3:58 PM
Thank you Francis for your insights, anyf your presentation , personally iam still having issues
with the citations and all the stuff but this peer plat form 
Iam able to learn slowly and I will catch-up.
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Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done
by Francis Mloza - Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 10:11 AM
Thanks for the feedback Namusisi, will all catch up somehow, learning is a process.
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Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done
by Nina Robinson - Sunday, 6 September 2020, 9:58 PM
This was a good and well thought out response. I gained some good information. I love how you
put some of the experience you went through in the response
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Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done
by Francis Mloza - Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 10:12 AM
Thanks for the feedback Nina
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Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done
by Nathalie St Louis-Levy - Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 8:09 PM
Hello Francis,

Well put together! A Manager is definitely a key position within a company. There are at the top
and are needed in order to operate things and get them done.
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Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done
by Queenaisia Beamon - Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 9:20 PM
Hello Francis,

Yes, I agree a manager is a key to the performance and achievement of the goals. They are the
ones who have to encourage there staff to increase personal performance levels to aide in
getting the overall goal completed. You did an amazing job on citation and answering the
question by the way.
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