The four key functions of the managerial process are planning, leading, organizing and controlling.

1. The four key functions of the managerial process are planning, leading, organizing, and controlling.

Think about your current or former manager. Give a specific example of how your manager fulfills each role within your organization.

In your opinion, which of the four activities is most important for a manager? Why?

2. Leadership styles can be broken into different categories such as participatory vs. autocratic or transformational vs. transactional. Choose two leadership styles from the textbook and lesson. Using your own research and the information you have learned this week, compare and contrast the leadership styles. Include your own opinion of which leadership style would be best for your current or former workplace with a justification for that leadership style choice.