Management is about people?

Hi, please consider the difference here:

"Management is about people"

Vs.

"Management is Also about people"

?

Mikael,

I would interpret the difference as the latter includes the management of things as well as people. There are other resources other than human, and they must be managed as well.

Management is about process....

I would say, Management is about the system, referring to Deming's sayings -"94% of problems are created by system and management is responsible for systems, which means those problems are created by management".

I would interpret the difference as the latter includes the management of things as well as people. There are other resources other than human, and they must be managed as well.

Management is about handling things, people and situations that need attention to become or remain in a desirable state.

I manage people, I manage product flow, I manage data, I manage my lawnmower, I manage money...managed a small herd of horses once too...
Hard to call sharpening a lawnmower blade "about people"...but I manage people too (employees, neighbor's kids riding bikes on my lawn, relationships with friends, etc.), so ... Management is also about people.

"Management is firstly about people", and making sure they have a safe environment to work in so that they go home (in the best of health) to their families at the end of each working day.

Even now, you cannot automate everything, so you need people to be part of whatever you are doing. Suppliers, Employees & Customers all involve people. All of those people work with devices and systems created/defined & directed by management, however without people and their skills/knowledge many/most of the system and devices fail to function as desired.

If you want anything done or changed in a work environment, (increased sales, inventory changes, improved maintenance, training, new machine etc) your request will be to a person or persons who will get the job done, not a process or a system.

Shoot me down in flames if I am wrong

Getting things done by other people is a definition of management but these days leaders also ensure their system is helping their people to understand and fulfill requirements.

Is there a context to this question? Was this asked during a course or training exercise, or is it from on the job?

I should add, that the "usual response" to this sort of question, at least from my military background is - You Manage Things, You Lead People.