Management as an Art, Science and Profession - Management as an Art

• Art achieves desired results through skills.
• It is an inborn quality developed by education and practice.
• Examples: Singing, dancing, acting, sports, drawing, etc.
• Art is the performance of skill without compulsory educational qualification.
• Results differ from person to person (e.g. every singer cannot perform like Asha Bhosale; every cricket player cannot perform like Sachin Tendulkar).

• Personal Skills: Every manager has a different style and results.
• Creativity: Managers find new ways to achieve goals.
• Regular Practice: Skills improve through continuous practice.
• Personal Abilities: Managers use their own abilities to guide people.
• Managers need creativity and skill like artists.

• Theoretical Knowledge: Art is based on principles.
• Personalised Application: Everyone applies knowledge differently.
• Practice and Creativity: Art improves through practice and creative application.

• Managers use theoretical knowledge in practice.
• Management principles are applied creatively to different situations.
• Every manager has a unique management style.
• Perfection comes through continuous practice.

Imagine two principals running the same school:

• Both follow the same rules, but each creates a different environment depending on their style, ideas, and way of interacting, just like two painters painting the same scene, but producing different pictures.

• Art is the skillful application of knowledge to achieve desired results.
• Management requires personal skills, creativity and regular practice.
• Art is based on theoretical knowledge and personalised application.
• Managers apply management principles creatively according to different situations.
• Successful managers are distinguished by their effective application of management principles.