management
Directing people, resources
Management is the activity of controlling or dealing with something.
People who do this can also be called management: The management is considering several vendors for the cleaning contract.
Anything that is conceived as being controllable in some way can be a target for management, such as risk, waste, resources, projects, and assets.
In a medical context, management usually refers to the ways that health professionals deal with medical conditions: The management of advanced-stage patients is not well developed.
Ongoing observation of something
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- auditFormal accounts examination
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
governance · review · evaluation · inspection · watchdog · standards · compliance · transparency
Set methods for tasks
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- workflowSequential task progression
logistics · coordination · planning · protocols · reporting · records · filing · standardization
Ability to see
- directionWay something faces
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- influencePower to affect others
delegation · strategy · empowerment · decision-making · authority · mentorship · coaching · inspiration
Top corporate officer
- CFOTop corporate money officer
- COOTop operations executive
- directorOne who leads
- presidentElected leader of nation
vice-president · chairman · C-suite · board · chief · supervisor · administrator · head
Preventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- custodianshipResponsibility for care, protection
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- safekeepingProtective care of possessions
trusteeship · husbandry · protection · sustainability · care · responsibility
Ongoing preservation effort
- repairRestore to working order
- servicingPerforming routine maintenance
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- careAttentive regard for others
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- auditFormal accounts examination
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
accountability · governance · review · evaluation · inspection · watchdog · standards · compliance · transparency · regulation
procedures
Set methods for tasks
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- schedulingAssigning times to events
workflow · logistics · coordination · planning · protocols · reporting · records · filing · standardization · bureaucracy
vision
Ability to see
- directionWay something faces
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
influence · delegation · strategy · empowerment · decision-making · authority · mentorship · coaching · inspiration · charisma
CEO
Top corporate officer
president · vice-president · chairman · C-suite · board · chief · supervisor · administrator · head · controller
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- custodianshipResponsibility for care, protection
- guardianshipLegal care of another
safekeeping · trusteeship · husbandry · protection · sustainability · care · responsibility
upkeep
Ongoing preservation effort
- repairRestore to working order
- servicingPerforming routine maintenance
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
care · preservation · reliability · adjustment · refurbishment
- controlremote control, self-control, birth control, crowd control, cruise control
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- resourcesresources, money, natural resources, human resources, financial resources
- corporatecorporation, CEO, office, CFO, cubicle
- managementexecutives, boss, supervisors, directors, administration
- productivityproductivity, checking off, prioritization, finishing, output
managementlabor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
workers · employees · workforce · staff · rank and file
managementmismanagement
Incompetent handling of responsibilities
maladministration · incompetence · negligence · bungling · mishandling
managementlaissez-faire
Noninterference in commerce
non-intervention · deregulation · autonomy · self-governance · neglect
- time managementPlanning how hours are spent
- management trainingEducation for supervisors
- anger managementControlling hostile emotions
- hospital managementOverseeing medical facility operations
- money managementOverseeing personal funds
- long-term managementSustained guidance over duration
mismanagement, managements, micromanagement, self-management, nonmanagement