How directing helps in efficient and effective functioning of the organisation? Explain by giving any three points.

Directing: Directing is the process of instructing, guiding, controlling, motivating and leading people in the organisation to achieve its objectives. It is concerned with influencing the behaviour of human resources.

Importance of Directing:

(i) Integrated group activity: The organisational goals can be achieved only when individual efforts are integrated. Directing integrates employee's efforts in such a way that every individual effort contributes to the organisational performance.

(ii) Initiates action: Direction sets an organisation into motion. Through directing, other managerial functions are initiated and activated. Directing helps the management to supervise, communicate, lead and motivate people at work to function in the desired way for achieving organisational goals.

(iii) Directing attempts to get maximum out of the individuals: Every employee has the potential and capacity, which needs to be harnessed by the superiors, By using elements of direction, i.e., Supervision, Motivation, Leadership and Communication, the efficiency of employees can be raised through willing co-operation.

The importance of direction is highlighted through the following facts:

1. It initiates action: The employees are appointed up to the first three functions of management (planning, organising and staffing). But they cannot commence their job until they are not informed about what to do? and how to do? The manager performs this job through direction. Thus, it is evident that it is direction which initiates action in an organisation.

2. It integrates employees efforts: Many employees work in an organisation. The activities of all are co-related. Success of an organisation is possible only when everybody does their job efficiently. If any one of employees in the employees chain does not perform up to the mark, it adversely affects the performance of the remaining employees. Thus, it is essential to establish coordination among all the activities. The manager establishes this coordination by supervising, providing good leadership, motivating and exchanging ideas with his subordinates.

3. It is the means of motivation: The objectives of an organisation can only be achieved by motivated employees. Motivated employees work with full dedication and with a feel of belongingness. Now the question is: how can the employees be motivated? The work of motivating employees can be accomplished through the Directing function of management.