Role of Manager

• Functions of manager

  • roles played by manager of an organization
• Roles of manager(s) include:

  • ​Planning
  • Organizing
  • Staffing
  • Directing or leading
  • Coordinating
  • Reporting
  • Budgeting
  • Controlling​
• There are 6 essential skills of a manager

  • ​Good communication
  • Good organization
  • Team building
  • Leadership
  • Ability to deal with changes effectively
  • Domain knowledge​
• Skills of manager: GOOD COMMUNICATION

  • Ability of a manager to communicate opinions, expectations, and needs to others.
• Skills of manager: GOOD ORGANIZATION

  • ​Ability to come up with a plan then schedule, organize, and follow it.
• Skills of manager: TEAM BUILDING

  • Ability to keep teams intact, and ensuring competition in teams is stimulating and healthy.
• Skills of manager: LEADERDHSHIP

  • Good managers have a clear vision in terms of where the team should be headed​​
• Skills of manager: ABILITY TO DEAL WITH CHANGES EFFECTIVELY

  • A good manager is adaptable and flexible.
• Skills of manager: DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE

  • Managers should have a thorough understanding of the processes they are managing.​
• Onformation role - describe the activities used to maintain and develop an information network.

  1. Monitoring role - seek and receieve information
  2. ​​Disseminator role - collects info and forwards it to other firm members
  3. Spokesperson role - transmits info to outside of the firm​​
• Interpersonal role - related to human skills

  1. Figurehead role - performs ceremonial dutieseader - dorectand motivates subordinates.