Coordinating and Directing

 

After organizing the resources and staffing the planning activities, the business plan is launched. The process of implementing the plan is dynamic.  It calls upon the manager to perform a number of things in a coordinated manner so that the plan remains valid and the development takes place as per the plan.

 

The process meets with a number of difficulties and the manager is supposed to resolve them. There will be a lag and lead in many activities. There could be shortfalls and overruns.  There could be sudden developments which may disturb the plans and the process of implementation. The manager's role, in this situation, is to coordinate all the activities and provide leadership to the group to keep the plan moving. Directing and leading are the methods, whereby the subordinates are lead to understand the purpose of the activity, and by way of guidance, a direction and conflicts are resolved, bottlenecks removed and  a clear path is created to progress on plan achievement.