Planning is the process of setting goals and creating a plan for meeting those goals. The benefits of planning as seen by the research evidence is firstly, it provides a team with a direction for future actions. For example, in my team we did not have a direction on how to proceed thorough each stage, if it was better to move up or down, which made our team members losing interest. Furthermore, planning helps when there is a problem, because if we had a plan we can proactively address problems and their impact on the project or goal is reduced. For instance, a problem in our Everest simulation was when of our team members health was critical or if someone wanted to complete an individual goal, we spent a lot of time discussing on what to do …show more content…
In my opinion, I will use Evidence based managementin my future career, because managers who practice evidence based management make better management decisions and perform better. Furthermore, for a evidence based manager, there is always a learning phase, because everyday there is always new research done to help managers in their decisions making, which makes managers bring continuance value to an organisation. As, more managers start adopting evidence based management the gap between manager, scholars and educators become closer, which helps in building a community for information gathering and sharing. I would use the 6 principles used by Rosseau & McCarthy (2007) as a guideline to manage a modern organisation. Firstly, I would manage an organisation using principles and theories of behaviour in and out of an organisation that is supported by the best available research. Secondly, mastering decision awareness which is knowing when an action or non action is a decision in itself, that if done properly can motivate employees and organisation performance. Furthermore, as a manager, I would only make decisions when I have the whole picture of the situation. Moreover, I will manage an organisation by adapting my knowledge and using effectively in different settings and circumstances. I will also use all important decision support, like financial performance to help make decision on how the organisation is doing. Finally, an important part of managing a organisation using evidence based management is to always update my knowledge in any new developments. Following these principles I will be a better