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Everyone realised that Kalyani Joshi was extremely ambitious and was seeking a higher-level management position. When one of her sales representatives did a good job, she would attempt to take the credit. However, if a problem arose, she thought it was not her fault. For Adarsh, the general manager, providing good and effective direction is a challenging task as it involves many complexities. Adarsh, the general manager, has to deal with people like Kalyani Joshi with diverse backgrounds and expectations. This complicates the directing process. Adarsh is of the viewpoint that directing techniques must help every individual in the organisation to contribute to his maximum for achievement of organisational objectives. Adarsh holds a convincing thought that employee rewards and work efficiency are complimentary to each other. Adarsh ensured that every person in his organisation should receive instructions from one superior only. Adarsh also ensured that appropriate motivational and leadership techniques should be used while directing the people based on subordinate needs, capabilities, attitudes and other situational variables. Adarsh tried to maintain effective managerial contact across all the levels in the organisation, making direction effective. He conveyed clear instructions to create total understanding to subordinates.

"Adarsh is of the viewpoint that directing techniques must help every individual in the organisation to contribute to his maximum for achievement of organisational objectives". Which of the following guiding principles of directing has been highlighted in the aforesaid statement?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Option 1 -> Focuses on enabling each individual to contribute their maximum potential towards organizational goals through effective directing techniques.

Option 2 -> Emphasizes aligning individual objectives with organizational objectives to ensure harmony and avoid conflicts of interest.

Option 3 -> States that each subordinate should receive orders from only one superior to avoid confusion and maintain clear accountability.

Option 4 -> Suggests that directing techniques should be appropriate and suitable for different individuals, situations, and organizational contexts.


Hence, Option 1: Principle of maximum individual contribution -> The statement explicitly mentions that directing techniques must help "every individual in the organisation to contribute to his maximum" for achieving organizational objectives, which is the essence of this principle. It emphasizes extracting maximum potential from each employee through proper direction. -> correct

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