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Management in Quran /23

Scholars believe that by having patience, it allows a
leader to focus on his goals and not to give up while
facing problems. In short, leader has to be one who has
knowledge, power, patience, and kindness, faithful,
trustworthy and who can live a simple life to become a
role model for people. Imam Ali (as) example is at the top,
when he was selected as fourth Caliph and how he had
lived a simple life.
There are many responsibilities for a leader/manager
besides having above said features. The main task of a
manager is to organize, plan, guide and manage people well.
One of the responsibilities of a leader is to have a
strong and sustainable vision. To carry his vision, he
needs to plan well Imam Ali (As) said “planning before
action will save you from regression” (Safinah tul bahar,
edition 1).
The kind of change that is needed is dependent on the
management, the tools that are used and the goals that are
to be achieved through this change (Dunphy, Griffiths &
Benn, 2007). Management can be referred as the process
of creating change through people. Therefore change in an
organization can only be achieved through the initiatives
of people. Without people in an organization there are no
changes that can happen (Pundzienė, 2004).
Changes can be complex and risky undertaking since
the outcomes of the change may not be well known.
Therefore, changes should be approached with a lot of
keenness so as the process does not cause threats on
functioning. There a good manager is the one who can
organize a state, company or even a family.