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MANAGER: ACTIVITIES AND ROLES, KEY TAKEAWAY, Today's best managers…

- - - - Work with & through people
    - - Understanding & proficiency
      - Specific / specialized tasks
    - - Understand the big picture
      - See organization as a whole system
  - - - Technical skills > Human skills > Conceptual skills
    - - Human skill> Conceptual skills >Technical skills
    - - Conceptual skills > Human skills > Technical skill
- - - - Directly responsible for producing products or services
      - Manages and guides employees in their daily work
    - - In charge of all business operations
      - Managers many distinct business units/functions
    - - In charge of a specific project
      - Coordinates resources to complete the project on time and with quality.
    - - Responsible for a specific department or function
      - Ensures specialized tasks are executed (e.g.Marketing.HR)
  - - - Manages a large, complex business unit
      - Multiple departments/divisions
      - Ex: President, Chief Operating Officer
    - - In charge of a specific functional area
      - Focuses on professional tasks
      - EX: Sales, Finance, Engineering
    - - Coordinates across multiple departments
      - Completes specific, time-United projects
      - EX: Product Launch, System Implementation
    - - Directly products/services
      - Oversees day-to-day work
      - EX: Team Leader, Section Head
  - - - Allocate resources, arrange work and build the structure
    - - Define goals, strategies and actions for the future
    - - Monitor, assess and adjust performance to achieve goals
    - - Recruit, train and motivate employees
  - - - Set organizational goals
      - Coordinate departments
      - Make strategic decisions
      - Monitor middle managers
      - Focus: Planning & Organizing
      - 📌 Example: CEO decides the company’s long-term strategy.
    - - Supervise first-line managers
      - Implement organizational goals
      - Use resources effectively
      - Coordinate departments
      - 📌 Example: Department Manager turns company goals into department plans.
    - - Manage nonmanagerial employees
      - Daily supervision
      - Assign tasks
      - Monitor performance
      - Focus: Leading
      - 📌 Example: Supervisor checks employees’ daily work.
- - - - Liaison Role (Low-Med)
        
        Leader Role (High): Directly guide, motivate and work with the team on a daly basis
    - - Leader Role (High)
        
        Liaison Role (Low-Med): Serve as a Bridge between departments
    - - Leader Role (Med)
        
        Liaison Role (High): Focus on connecting External partner networks and different units within the organization
  - - - Method: Command-and-Control, Rigid hierarchy
      - Speed & Viewpoint: Slow adaption, viewing employees as mere instruments
      - The mordern Blueprint
        
        Method: Coaching & Providing guidance
        
        Culture: Relationship-oriented
        
        Structure: Fast, flexible & innovate