Because planning is one of the basic functions of management, a good manager should also have good goal-setting skills. Planning is a combination of deciding what needs to be done, figuring out how to do it, assigning roles to people and providing them the resources to complete their tasks, and overseeing the work to make sure it gets done correctly and in a timely manner. A goal is something that you are trying to accomplish, and any firm will have many items on its list of things to Read More