The four management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling are continuous and interrelated.

Management Functions

Activities such as planning, organizing, leading, and controlling that are performed by management to efficiently and effectively coordinate the work of an organization.

Planning

The process of making plans for something, including setting goals and determining the means to achieve them.

Organizing

The act of arranging elements following one or multiple logics with the aim to reach a specific goal or manage a system of complexity.