The controlling function is very much the measurement of management- measuring the attainment of your goals. In-depth discussion of many of these measures is contained in other leaflets in this risk management series. Once the various measures are identified, you can compare to benchmarks established by successful businesses like yours and determine your success or failure in reaching your goals. If you have been successful, set the next goal. If unsuccessful, identify what must be changed to reach your goal.
Management is continual work, just like growing the crop or feeding the livestock.
The Effective Executive. Harper Collins Publishers, Inc., 1985. Larraine R. Matusak. Finding Your Voice. Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1997.