Read the following passage and answer questions.

Aarav is a production manager in a company. He is always instructing, guiding, motivating and leading people in the organisation to achieve its objectives, He always stimulates his subordinates to take up work voluntarily to achieve organisational goals. He always develops action plans and made decision consultation with his subordinates. He usually follows official channels for communication as designed in the organisation chart. He also uses informal communication in times of urgency.

Identify the function of management that Aarav is performing in this case.

Directing

The correct answer is option (3)- Directing.

The function of management that Aarav is performing in this case is Directing.

The passage describes Aarav instructing, guiding, motivating, and leading people in the organization to achieve its objectives. These are all activities associated with the directing function of management, which involves influencing and overseeing the actions of employees to ensure that organizational goals are met.

* Directing involves leading, influencing and motivating employees to perform the tasks assigned to them. This requires establishing an atmosphere that encourages employees to do their best. Motivation and leadership are two key components of direction. Directing also involves communicating effectively as well as supervising employees at work. Motivating workers means simply creating an environment that makes them want to work. Leadership is influencing others to do what the leader wants them to do. A good manager directs through praise and criticism in such a way that it brings out the best in the employee. Directing guides employees to fully realise their potential and capabilities by motivating and providing effective leadership. A good leader can always identify the potential of his employees and motivate them to extract work up to their full potential.