"Management" (from Old French ménagement "the art of conducting, directing", from Latin manu agere "to lead by the hand") characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organisation, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). Early twentieth-century management writer Mary Parker Follett defined management as "the art of getting things done through people."
One can also think of management functionally, as the action of measuring a quantity on a regular basis and of adjusting some initial plan, and as the actions taken to reach one's intended goal. This applies even in situations where planning does not take place. From this perspective, there are five management functions: Planning, Organizing, Leading, Co-ordinating and Controlling. For others though, this definition, while useful, is far too narrow. The phrase "management is what managers do" is also prevalent, conveying the difficulty with which management is defined, the shifting nature of definitions, and the connection of managerial practices with the existence of a managerial cadre or class.
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Brook-Reynolds, Natalie - Professional stage manager from the United Kingdom. Site includes both theatre and television experience, a list of special skills and contact information. Also contains links to theatre organizations in the UK.
Goode, Lyndsey - Stage Manager/Events Coordinator and graduate student based in Southern California. Includes resume, training, biography, philosophy, and useful links.
Meta Description: [ The home page of Stage Manager, Lyndsey Goode. ]
Heartt, Kyle - Professional stage manager's resume, references and contact information. Site also contains an extensive personal section with portfolio photos and current employment information.
Hossle, Justin - Personal pages of a stage manager setting up shop in the Minneapolis area. Information includes production photos, samples of work, current project information, resumes, and contact information.
Katz, Jessica - Jessica Katz, a stage manager based in Toronto, Canada. Personal pages include resume, links, and a Musical Theatre section.
Matthews, Jennifer - A professional stage manager, production manager, and now a graduate student currently based in Southern California. Personal pages include resume, CV, biography and artists philosophy.
Meer, Caroline - Personal pages of a professional stage manager based in the U.K. and graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Site includes CV,contact details, and links to related sites.
Ord, Adrian - Stage and company manager from the United Kingdom. Site contains information about his recent shows and tours.
Meta Description: [ a record of work in theatre 2001 - 2003 ]
Osherow, Mia D. - Personal pages of a stage manager and student currently based in Southern California. Site includes resume and education, current projects, and links to several useful resources.
Prevost, Andre - Personal pages introducing his work as Stage Manager and Director of Production. He has also included links to his work in the visual arts.
Meta Description: [ Home Page for Andre Prevost, Stage Manager, Production Director and Iconographer. Information available includes Opera CV, Iconography portfolio and the Canadian Icon of Our Lady Of Canada. ]
Roach, Eugene - Includes introduction, resume, list of credits, and contact information for a professional stage manager and technical director in theatre. Includes links to related sites and tools.
Rodgers, Michael Andrew - Personal pages of a young, professional stage manager in the New York City area. Site includes bio, resume, contact information, multimedia of some of his work and links to related theatre sites.
Skirzyk, Paul A. - A resume, portfolio and history of a professional stage manager for theatre, opera, and musicals.
Meta Description: [ A portfolio of a working stage manager. Resume, links, reference articles, bio, photos, jokes, more ]
Staniforth, Daniel - This is a personal blog containing the curriculum vitae and contact information of a London based stage manager with experience in venue management.
Taylor, Ian - Personal Pages of Ian Taylor. A professional stage manager based in the U.K.
Meta Description: [ Ian Richard Taylor born in 1983 Opera Stage Manager, Trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama graduating in 2004, currently working at Glyndebourne Opera House in East Sussex. ]
Tryfan, Sarah - Personal pages of a full-time theatre stage manager (and part-time web designer) based in the UK. Contents include CV, recent stage management work and some recent web design work.
Meta Description: [ Sarah Tryfan: web site designer ]
Van Nostrand, Samara - Personal Page a Stage Manager based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Site includes resume and contact information
Weiss-Brandt, Angela - Personal pages of a professional stage manager containing a resume, contact information and an interesting assortment of resources and items of interest for other stage managers.
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