What does a manager do?

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What does a manager do?

Types of Managers

General

Responsible for complex areas that include functional areas

Functional

Responsible for single areas: marketing, engineering, etc

Staff

Work in specialized support areas: accounting, human, resources, etc

Line

Contributes to production of organization's goods/services

Managerial Functions

Controlling

Monitoring achievement and taking corrective action

Organizing

Arranging people, tasks, and resonsbilities

Planning

Setting goals and understanding what you must do to obtain them

Leading

Inspiring and motivating others to do well

Managerial Skills

Technical

Ability to accomplish mathematical, scientific or computer related duties

Human

Ability to interact with others

Conceptual

Thinks critically, analytically and can solve problems

Managerial Levels

Lower

Report to middle management and manage non managerial workers

Middle

Oversee the work of large departments/visions

Upper

Guide the performance of the organization

Managerial Roles

Decisonal

Using info to make decisions (E.g. entrepreneur, negotiator

Informational

Exchange and process data (E.g. Monitor, spokesperson)

Interpersonal

Interact with others (E.g. leader, figurehead)

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