Over the last several months I have been reflecting on the nature of “management”  and what managers really do. Management has been described interns of essential function (Planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, and controlling) - this described what needs to be done. But how to go about giving effect to those function is another question. Another frame of reference is French and Raven's basis of power.  French and Raven's is a more academic approach based on the application of power.