Management Functions Effective and efficient managers are valuable assets to any organization. They help keep productivity high, lower costs, enforce rules and regulations, provide structure and solve problems. Managers do not have time to show themselves worthy nowadays since there are so many talented managers out of work (Gaster & Gaster, 2006). Successful managers use planning, organizing, leadership, and control skills to manage thriving businesses. Managers handle unexpected situations every day by knowing how to use the four functions of managing, planning, organizing, leading and controlling, they will be better informed to handle each situation. “Planning is the management function of systematically making decisions about the objectives and activities that an individual, a group, a work unit, or the entire organization will pursue” (Bateman & Snell, 2007, p.16). Planning is important for managers. The planning aid to give companies objectives and adjectives that companies can strive to achieve. Planning helps show employees where the company is headed, why a company wants to achieve goals, how it wants to achieve goals, and who will be responsible for each part. Planning reduces confusion within companies, among employees and managers. Planning also helps companies become more productive because employees and managers know what the company's plans are. The schedule was used at my last job for employee scheduling or when the boss planned to be out of town. The employees had a calendar on the wall to let us know when to make deliveries or repairs. He wanted employees to know what to expect each day. This helped reduce confusion, help all employees understand what was going to happen, and fostered teamwork among employees. “Organizing is the management function of assembling and coordinating the human, financial, physical, informational, and other resources necessary to achieve objectives” (Bateman and Snell, 2007, p.17). The organization helps companies achieve high productivity. By organizing every aspect of a business, employees are able to find things more quickly, employees are able to increase productivity, and there is no confusion about where things are stored. Organizations within companies provide huge benefits to employees by reducing frustration, employees spend more time doing their job, less time is wasted searching for missing information or searching for what is needed to do their job. Organizing a company is not an easy task, but an organized company shows employees, shareholders and managers how efficient the company is and how hard it tries to succeed.