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About the components of direction

Describe the components of direction.


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The components of direction can be shown below:

  • Motivation:
    Motivation is a psychological process of inspiring people to  work with enthusiasm for the achievement of the organizational goal. Under the process of directing, every manager had to constantly motivate his subordinates to work in the best of their abilities. The task of creating effective motivation calls for a proper appreciation for human behavior. Both financial, as well as non-financial incentive, should be used by a manager to motivate his subordinate.

  • Leadership:
    Leadership is concerned with influencing and guiding the people to the work. Another important component of direction is leadership. All the managers should have the leadership qualities to influence the subordinates. They should lead the team to the achievement of team spirit by their excellent character and conduct. The managers should show the right way o the subordinates as the same role as political leader plays in the field of politics.

  • Supervision:
    Supervision is an important element of direction. Under this concept, the manager should supervise the activities of his subordinates through direct contact as much as possible. It helps to utilize the resources to achieve the organizational objectives. 

  • Communication:
    Communication means a transfer of information or a process of passing information and understanding from one person to another. It relates to the flow of information from the manager that creates an understanding in the mind of subordinates for the work to be performed. Without communication between managers and subordinates, direction function is not possible.

  • Coordination:
    Without coordination, a manager cannot think about the accomplishment of the job. Modern management is based on the principle of specialization in which the concept of division of labor is basically applied. Coordination helps to establish mutual understanding and confidence among the employees and the departments. No function of the management can be efficiently performed unless the activities under that function are coordinated.
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