Management Basics
Your the captain of a soccer team, coming up with a game plan before the big match. Which management skill are you showing off?
Planning?
The “team captain” making sure everyone’s doing their job at practice?
Supervisor
If you create flashy TikToks to get people to come to your lemonade stand, what business function are you using?
Marketing
When you buy ingredients at the store to make cupcakes for a bake sale, what business activity are you doing?
Buying
A pizza shop takes custom orders and makes each pizza just how the customer likes it. What approach is this?
Customer-Oriented
Imagine your putting together a pizza party, assigning who brings what. Which management function is at work?
Organizing
The “principal” setting the school’s rules, vision, and direction?
Executive?
You buy candy in bulk from Sam’s Club and sell it at school. What kind of business are you running?
Retailer
The school’s new T-shirts are shipped from the factory to the school store. What is this process called?
Transporting
A factory keeps making the same toy, thinking "If we make it, they will come!" What business philosophy is this?
Production-Oriented
You got to pick the best players for your dodgeball team. Which management function are you demonstrating?
Staffing?
The “assistant coach” making sure the head coach’s strategy is carried out and helping the team improve?
Middle Manager
A giant warehouse sells sneakers only to shoe stores, not directly to shoppers. What business is this?
Wholesaler?
Your club gets a loan from the school to buy decorations for an event. What function is this?
Financing
A salesperson convinces you to buy a phone you don’t really need. What approach is this?
Sales-Oriented
The school plays opening night is tomorrow, and your giving your cast a pep talk to calm their nerves. Which function are you using?
Leading
Your company is launching a new app. Who’s in charge of making sure the big-picture plan is followed and the team leaders are ready?
Middle Manager
Who is the “ad wizard” who plans commercials and launches new products for a company?
Marketing Manager
Apples are sorted by size and color before they’re sold at the farmer’s market. What’s this process called?
Grading and valuing
A restaurant works to make customers happy, earn profit, and give back to the community at the same time. What is this called?
Marketing Concept
The bake sale didnt earn as much as you hoped, so you check the numbers and come up with a new plan. Which function is this?
Controlling
When your club faces a last-minute crisis, who steps in to get every group working together fast?
Executive
Your company sends out surveys and reads online reviews to find out what customers want most. What marketing activity is this?
Researching
You stash extra snacks in your locker for next week’s club meeting. What function is this?
Storing
A company launches a new product, knowing there’s a chance it might flop. What marketing function is this?
Risk Taking