Learning Activity 1

The 21^st century manager is a person who can implement the leader’s vision by creating processes, procedure, and short term goals that forward the vision, purpose, culture, and structure set by the leader for the organization. The manager does this through the implementation of the four functions of a manager, planning, organizing, leading, and controlling (the four pillars of management).

Select an organization that you work for, or have worked for, and identify the vision, mission, organizational structure (including the decision making flow) and discuss the culture of the organization. Use the course material to identify the structural (bureaucratic, flat, horizontal, democratic etc.) or cultural type (clan, collaborative, market, adhocracy etc.).