This document discusses the role and responsibilities of a manager. It defines a manager as a person elected by top management to fulfill organizational goals and objectives. The key roles of a manager are interpersonal roles like being a figurehead and leader, informational roles such as receiving and disseminating information, and decisional roles such as being an entrepreneur and negotiator. Managers are responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling activities to accomplish goals. Good managers motivate ordinary employees to perform extraordinarily and always succeed in maximizing output from their team.

1. Presentation on Role of Manager

2. “We cannot do today’s job with yesterday’s
methods and be in business tomorrow”
--- Nelson Jackson

3. A Manager
Manager is a person who is elected by the Top
Management and given a designation/post in the
Organization to the fulfill the goal and Objective of
the Organization. He is instructed by the top
management to manage the activities (every
activities of the Organization)

4. DEFINATION
Any person who perform the functions of planning,
organizing, staffing, directing and controlling for the
accomplishment of Pre determined Organization goals is
called as Manager.
Manager is not actually do the work but guide others to do
things correctly.

5. A Good Manager has…..
… the capability to get people of ordinary
ability to perform in an extraordinary
manner!

6. Role of Manager
Role of Manager
Interpersonal Roles
Figurehead
Leader
Liaison
Informational Roles
Recipient
Disseminator
Spokesman
Decisional Roles
Entrepreneur
Disturbance Handler
Resources Allocator
Negotiator

7. Interpersonal Roles
Figurehead
Performs symbolic duties like
signing legal documents,
welcome to visitors.
Leader
Motivation and direction to
subordinates, training, counseling
and communication with
subordinates.
Liaison
Interaction with people both inside
and outside the Organization, use
phones calls, email and meetings.

8. Informational Roles
Recipient
Receive information about changes,
opportunities and problems that the
Organization may face.
Disseminator
Forward information to subordinates, send
memos and reports.
Spokesman
Represent the Organization in public
through speeches and reports.

9. Decisional Roles
Entrepreneur
Identify new ideas and seek innovative methods to
improve the performance of the Organizations.
Disturbance
Take corrective action in case of disputes.
Resolve conflicts among subordinates.
Resource Allocator
Allocation of various resources like money,
material, time, scheduling, budgeting.
Negotiator
Negotiate with other parties like customers,
suppliers and government.

10. Differences
Worker
• Works alone
• Does the work
• Like a player in the team
• Is lead and Managed
• Responsibility:
Single
Manager
• Works with others
• Develops
people/customers
• Like a coach and a
counsel; Pitches in as
player when needed.
• Is the Leader/Manager
according to the
condition
• Responsibility : Various

11. Key Responsibilities
 Planning of work
 Proper and effective communication
 Getting co-operation of Employees
 Encourages a team spirit
 Better utilization of Resources
 Selecting the Procedure
 Maintaining good human relations
 Solve the Problems
 Arrange training and development facilities
 Decision Making
 Focus on Brands / New Products
 Distribution Channel Management
 Timely Reporting and Feedback
 Developing Team Members
 Market Development
 Market Intelligence
 Strong Customer Focus

12. Key Special Qualities
Director
Motivator
Human Being
Guide
Friend
Planner
Supervisor

13. Functions of manager
Planning
Organizing Controlling
Staffing Directing

14. A Good Manager will…..
…always succeed in getting more output
and better results from his team members
…and they will deliver this willingly!