Functions, Roles and Skills of a Manager

These are managers that managers that manages the work of those directly involve in the production of products

• first-level managers

• middle level managers

• top level managers

They are the division heads or department heads.

• first line managers

• middle managers

• top managers

They are the CEO or President of the company

• first line managers

• middle managers

• top managers

It refers to the role of a manager where he/she needs to coordinate his/her activities of the members to the other groups within the organization

• figurehead

• leader

• liaison

• disseminator

It is the role of the manager to be the role model of the members of the organization

• figurehead

• leader

• liaison

• monitor

It is the role of the managers where they act as the official communicator for the organization

• monitor

• liaison

• spokesperson

• disseminator

It refer to the role of the manager where he/she provides direction to the outputs of his/her subordinates.

• leader

• figurehead

• monitor

• negotiator

It is the role of the manager where he/she shares relevant information that he/she gathers

• disseminator

• spokesperson

• monitor

• liaison

It refers to the roles of the manager where he/she develops new business opportunities

• leader

• figurehead

• entrepreneur

• negotiator

It refers to the roles of the manager to which he/she distributes resources for effective use

• disturbance handler

• resource allocator

• negotiator

• entrepreneur