Why to work in organizations?

People can be more productive when working in groups than when working alone. What Managers can do and
what Managers cannot do while managing people, organizations and society is the myths of management.
Basic purpose of the working or existence of organization is:
• Link individuals into relationships
• Allocate the tasks to fulfill the objective
• Allocate authority to perform individual tasks
• Coordinate the objectives and activities of separate units
• Facilitate the flow of work

Manager’s Roles

Managers play following roles in an organization:

 Interpersonal roles
• Figurehead—duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature
• Leadership—hire, train, motivate, and discipline employees
• Liaison—contact outsiders who provide the manager with information. These may be individuals or groups
inside or outside the organization.

 Informational roles
• Monitor—collect information from organizations and institutions outside their own
• Disseminator—a conduit to transmit information to organizational members
• Spokesperson—represent the organization to outsiders


Decisional roles
• Entrepreneur—managers initiate and oversee new projects that will improve their organization’s
performance
• Disturbance handlers—take corrective action in response to unforeseen problems
• Resource allocators—responsible for allocating human, physical, and monetary resources
• Negotiator role—discuss issues and bargain with other units to gain advantages for their own unit

All managers are mostly concerned with following activities:

• Staffing
• Retention
• Development
• Adjustment
• Managing change

Manager

Manager is the member of the organization who participates in the management process by planning, organizing, leading, or controlling the organization's resources.



Types of Mangers

There are three types of mangers…


1. Strategic Manager: Strategic managers are the senior executives of an organization and are
responsible for its overall management. Major activities include developing the company's goals and
plans. Typically strategic managers focus on long-term issues and emphasize the survival, growth, and
overall effectiveness of the organization.


2. Tactical Managers: Tactical managers are responsible for translating the general goals and plans
developed by strategic managers into objectives that are more specific and activities. These decisions,
or tactics, involve both a shorter time horizon and the coordination of resources. Tactical managers are
often called middle managers, because in large organizations they are located between the strategic
and operational managers. Today's best middle managers have been called "working leaders." They focus on relationships with other people and on achieving results. They are hands-on, working
managers. They do not just make decisions, give orders, wait for others to produce, and then evaluate
results. They get dirty, do hard work themselves, solve problems, and produce value.



3. Operational Managers: Operational managers are lower-level managers who supervise the
operations of the organization. These managers often have titles such as supervisor or sales manager.
They are directly involved with non-management employees, implementing the specific plans
developed with tactical managers. This role is critical in the organization, because operational
managers are the link between management and non-management personnel. Your first management
position probably will fit into this category.