Most important management function

After reading and studying the four management functions I have come to the conclusion that the “Planning” function has the most significance within an organization. To me planning is setting organizational goals and creating a strategy and/or blue print on how to achieve these goals. Successful managers will find the perfect mix of efficiency and effectiveness when completing these goals. The organizating function of managers did not appeal to me as the most important because without a plan or goal, which was determined in the planning function, there would be nothing to organize. Think about it, if you o...