The Levels of Management
Managers are important members of the organization. Within an organization, there are managers at four levels: top, middle, first-line, and team leaders. This activity is important because each of these levels has different managerial challenges and decisions to make to achieve organizational effectiveness.
The goal of this exercise is to challenge your knowledge of the four levels of management.
top
manager:
Aziz
Sophia
Middle manager:
Kala
Rebecca
First-line manager:
Madison
Phillip
Team leader:
Sawyer
Luis
Managerial Roles
Managers are required to wear many hats and fulfill many roles. Mintzberg found that managers' work is fast paced and characterized by fragmentation, brevity, and variety. Mintzberg also identified three categories of managerial roles, with nine specific roles within those categories. This activity is important because it is necessary for you to understand just what roles you will fulfill as a manager, and what the expectations for those roles are, in order to perform them successfully.
The goal of this exercise is to challenge your knowledge of the different managerial roles.
Informational Roles:
disseminator
spokesperson
monitor
Interpersonal Roles:
figurehead
leader
liaison
Decisional
Roles:
resource allocator
disturbance handler
entrepreneur
negotiator
Managerial Skills
Managers need to work on developing three primary skills—technical, conceptual, and human skills. Which of these skills you use, and how much you use them, will depend on what level of management you belong to. This activity is important because, as a manager, you must be able to call on all of these skills when necessary.
The goal of this exercise is to test your knowledge of the three managerial skills by identifying the types of activities and behaviors managers exhibit when using them.
Technical Skills:
cicely
Jose
Human Skills:
milo
Anouk
Conceptual Skills:
Laetitia
Hudson
Seven Challenges to Being an Exceptional Manager
Your textbook outlines seven challenges to being an exceptional manager. This activity is important because being a great manager takes not only a good educational background and understanding of the organization, but also the ability to face these challenges and overcome them.
The goal of this exercise is to challenge your knowledge of how good managers overcome the seven challenges to being an effective manager.
anthony:
Managing for Competitive Advantage—Staying Ahead of Rivals
Danica:
Managing for Diversity—The
Future Won't Resemble the Past
Xavier:
Managing for Globalization—The Expanding Management Universe
olivia:
Managing for Information Technology—Dealing with the "New Normal"
Fred:
Managing for Ethical Standards
Mirren:
Managing for Sustainability—The Business of Green
Tyler:
Managing for Happiness & Meaningfulness
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