Management - Working With and Through People to Accomplish a Common Mission

This is a phrase from our discussion that struck me the most, so I have decided to use this as my main idea for my first blog. First of all, why this phrase? Well, the phrase says it all. As we go through the process in attaining a goal, we apparently work with people who could not only just serve as helping hands but also our key to success. Though in our discussion, it pertains to “management”, more likely; it can also be linked in our day-to-day life. As for me, this is essential (may be a gold standard) that this group of words are engraved in my mind because I am a not only a student, but also a leader that is.

I’ll start off by delineating the phrase with management, and I’ll end up by connecting it with my experience. So I'll repeat: “Working with and through people to accomplish a common mission.” In here, management is being referred to as a purposive activity, working with and through people, so that the main objective of the people involved is attained. In management, it functions in PODC (planning, organizing, directing and controlling). Just think of it this way, if a business runs without any boss to listen to, any plan to follow with, and any companions to be guided with, would you think it would be okay? Well, it’s definitely a no! You have to agree with me that it will be a total chaos. The same goes if a person try to work by himself, no boss to listen to,  no plans to follow with, and no companions to be guided with, so would it be okay? The descriptions mentioned may be ideal for someone who is independent. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with that. But why try to isolate yourself from people who have the same mission as yours, when you know for a fact that they may help you to achieve a perfect business? Yes, you may be able to go through challenges thrown at your business, but wouldn’t it be better if people having the same purpose as yours are aiding you? After all, we’re all humans, we get tired and worn out, and by being alone won’t help.

Akin for me, as I have mentioned, I am a student and a group leader in our class. My classmates and I have the same mission of graduating and becoming Registered Medical Technologists someday (hopefully). Though confidently, I know to myself that I am an independent person, I still acknowledge the fact that we have to work together if we want our road to be as swiftly as possible (I’m not talking about cheating here, just to be clear). So again, the definition of management, which goes “Working with and through people to accomplish a common mission.”, should then be ideally observed.