An act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit is called Coordination.
INTEGRATION
SYNCHRONIZATION
UNIFICATION
WHY COORDINATE?
IT IS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE A PREDETERMINED GOAL.
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Coordination encourages team spirit. Coordination gives proper direction. Coordination facilitates motivation. Coordination makes optimum utilisation of resources. Coordination helps to achieve objectives quickly. Coordination improves relations in the organisation. Coordination leads to higher efficiency. Coordination improves goodwill of the organisation
RELEVANCE OF COORDINATION
"Coordination" Must Exist or there's no Organization -- Only an "Experience"
Coordination is an integral element or ingredient of all managerial functions.
1.Co-ordination through Planning . 2.Co-ordination through Organizing . 3.Co-ordination through Staffing . 4.Co-ordination through Directing. 5.Co-ordination through Controlling.
ELEMENTS OF COORDINATION
The Mandate Dimension The System Dimension The Behaviors Dimension
FEATURES OF COORDINATION 1.ESSENCE OF MANAGEMENT. 2.MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY. 3.DELIBRATE EFFORT. 4.CONTINUOUS PROCESS. 5.DIFFERENT FROM COOPERATION.
METHODS OF COORDINATION :
1.VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL. 2.DELEGATION. 3.EVELUATIONS. 4.PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. 5.POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
IMPORTANCE:1. Coordination encourages team spirit 2. Coordination gives proper direction 3. Coordination facilitates motivation 4. Coordination makes optimum utilisation of resources 5. Coordination helps to achieve objectives quickly. 6. Coordination improves relations in the organisation
IN THE EYES OF THINKERS
Koontz Heinrich Coordination is achieving harmony among individual efforts towards the accomplishment of group goals. George Terry and Treo Hainan They are of the view that coordination is not a separate function of management , but as an essential part of all the managerial functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading\direction, and controlling. If a manager performs these function efficaciously, coordination is generated automatically and there remains no need for special coordination as such.
FEATURES OF A WELL COORDINATED ENTERPRISE
According to Henry Fayol , in a well coordinated
enterprise : (a)Each department or division must be precisely informed of his share in the common task. (b)Each department must work in harmony with other departments. (c)The working schedules of various departments should always be attuned to the circumstances.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY COOPERATION ?
Cooperation or co-operation is the process of
working or acting together, which can be accomplished by both intentional and non-intentional agents.
Many experts in international relations suggest that COOPERATION is the only win-win solution to conflict.
MARTIN NOWARK SAID
In all my subsequent work on evolution
of cooperation, its the same story. Cooperation is never here to stay. Cooperation is there for some time. Then the system breaks down and you have to rebuild it. -Martin Nowak
Cultural Values That Help Build Cooperation
Generosity helps us overlook inequities that come
and go at the micro-level, in order to remain focused on the macro-benefits of cooperation. Hopefulness gives us the faith to start from a position of cooperation. Forgiveness helps us break a spiral of distrust and return quickly to a cycle of cooperation.
Benefits of employer and employee co-operation
Much of the employee relations involve employees and employers working together. Successful employer/employee relations involve striking a balance of interests.
Discussions between employers and employees typically cover the following areas or rights: *Pay *Bonuses *Work environment *Disputes *Work schedules *Grievances *Health and safety *Hours of work *Production targets
We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. -George Bernard Shaw
If you want to be incrementally better: Be competitive. If you want to be exponentially better: Be cooperative. -Martin Luther King Jr
CONCLUSION
A good Coordinator is a good Leader
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A good Leader is a good Manager
