What is a Manager?

The video explains the role of a manager in an organization, focusing on coordinating efforts and resource allocation. Managers work through their subordinates and must balance being effective and efficient. Effectiveness involves doing the right things, while efficiency is about doing things the right way. These concepts are distinct but crucial for successful management.

What is a primary responsibility of a manager within an organization?

• To coordinate efforts and allocate resources

• To focus solely on personal tasks

• To work independently without any team

• To avoid interaction with subordinates

How do managers typically accomplish their tasks?

• By working alone

• By using technology

• By outsourcing all tasks

• Through their subordinates

What balance must managers maintain in their roles?

• Between innovation and tradition

• Between creativity and routine

• Between effectiveness and efficiency

• Between authority and submission

What does effectiveness in management mean?

• Doing things quickly

• Doing the right things

• Doing things with minimal resources

• Doing things without any help

How is efficiency defined in the context of management?

• Doing things with maximum cost

• Doing things without planning

• Doing things with maximum effort

• Doing things in the right way