3. Learning Objectives
âą Define Managers And Management.
âą Explain What Managers Do.
âą Types of Managers and their Functions
âą Describe The Competencies Used In Managerial Work And Assess
Your Current Competency Levels.
4. Introductory Concepts: What Are
Managerial Competencies?
ï§ Competency â a combination of knowledge,
skills, behaviors, and attitudes that contribute to
personal effectiveness
ï§ Managerial Competencies â sets of knowledge,
skill, behaviors, and attitudes that a person
needs to be effective in a wide range of positions
and various types of organizations
5. Why are Managerial Competencies
Important?
ï You need to use your strengths to do your best
ï You need to know your weaknesses
ï You need developmental experiences at work to become
successful leaders and address your weakness
ï You probably like to be challenged with new learning
opportunities
ï Organizations do not want to waste human resources
ï Globalization deregulation, restructuring, and new
competitors add to the complexity of running a business
6. A Model of Managerial Competencies
Teamwork
Competency
Global
Awareness
Competency
Strategic
Action
Competency
Planning and
Administration
Competency
Self-Management
Competency
Communication
Competency
7. A Model of Managerial Competencies
(adapted from Figure 1.1)
Teamwork
Competency
Global
Awareness
Competency
Strategic
Action
Competency
Planning and
Administration
Competency
Self-Management
Competency
Communication
Competency
Managerial
Effectiveness
8. What Is An Organization?
ï± A formal and coordinated group of people who
function to achieve particular goals
ï± These goals cannot be achieved by individuals
acting alone
ï± An organization has a structure.
9. Characteristics of an Organization
âąAn organization has a structure.
âąAn organization consists of a group of people
striving to reach goals that individuals acting
alone could not achieve.
10. Management
Organization
Two or more people who work together in a structured
way to achieve a specific goal or set of goals.
Goals
Purpose that an organization strives to achieve;
organizations often have more than one goals, goals are
fundamental elements of organization.
The Role of Management
To guide the organizations towards goal
accomplishment
11.
12. Management
âą Management refers to the tasks and activities involved in directing an
organization or one of its units: planning, organizing, leading, and
controlling.
âą The process of reaching organizational goals by working with and through
people and other organizational resources.
13. ï¶Functional Managers: A manager responsible for
just one organizational activity such as accounting,
human resources, sales, finance, marketing, or
production
ï§ Focus on technical areas of expertise
ï§ Use communication, planning and
administration, teamwork and self-
management competencies to get work
done
ï¶Function: A classification referring to a group of
similar activities in an organization like marketing or
operations.
14. ï¶General Managers: responsible for the operations
of more complex unitsâfor example, a company or
division
ï§ Oversee work of functional managers
ï§ Responsible for all the activities of the unit
ï§ Need to acquire strategic and multicultural
competencies to guide organization
(contâd)
ï¶Many Other types of managers
18. Basic Levels of Management
Top
Managers
Middle Managers
First-Line Managers
Nonmanagers
19. Levels of Management
âąFirst-line Managers: have direct responsibility for
producing goods or services Foreman, supervisors, clerical
supervisors
âąMiddle Managers:
âą Coordinate employee activities
âą Determine which goods or services to provide
âą Decide how to market goods or services to customers
Assistant Manager, Manager (Section Head)
âąTop Managers: provide the overall direction of an
organization Chief Executive Officer, President, Vice
President
20. First-line Managers
ï§ Directly responsible for production of goods or services
ï§ Employees who report to first-line managers do the
organizationâs work
ï§ Spend little time with top managers in large organizations
ï§ Technical expertise is important
ï§ Rely on planning and administration, self-management,
teamwork, and communication competencies to get work
done
21. Middle Managers
ï§ Responsible for setting objectives that are consistent with
top managementâs goals and translating them into specific
goals and plans for first-line managers to implement
ï§ Responsible for coordinating activities of first-line
managers
ï§ Establish target dates for products/services to be delivered
ï§ Need to coordinate with others for resources
ï§ Ability to develop others is important
ï§ Rely on communication, teamwork, and planning and
administration competencies to achieve goals
22. Top Managers
ï§ Responsible for providing the overall direction of an
organization
ï§ Develop goals and strategies for entire organization
ï§ Spend most of their time planning and leading
ï§ Communicate with key stakeholdersâstockholders,
unions, governmental agencies, etc., company
policies
ï§ Use of multicultural and strategic action
competencies to lead firm is crucial
24. Introductory Concepts: What Are
Managerial Competencies?
ï§ Competency â a combination of knowledge,
skills, behaviors, and attitudes that contribute to
personal effectiveness
ï§ Managerial Competencies â sets of knowledge,
skill, behaviors, and attitudes that a person
needs to be effective in a wide range of positions
and various types of organizations
25. Six Core Managerial Competencies:
What It Takes to Be a Great Manager
ï Communication Competency
ï Planning and Administration Competency
ï Teamwork Competency
ï Strategic Action Competency
ï Multicultural Competency
ï Self-Management Competency
26. Communication Competency
ï§ Ability to effectively transfer and exchange information
that leads to understanding between yourself and others
ï§ Informal Communication
ïŒ Used to build social networks and good
interpersonal relations
ï§ Formal Communication
ïŒ Used to announce major events/decisions/
activities and keep individuals up to date
ï§ Negotiation
ïŒ Used to settle disputes, obtain resources,
and exercise influence
27. ï Deciding what tasks need to be done, determining
how they can be done, allocating resources to enable
them to be done, and then monitoring progress to
ensure that they are done
ï Information gathering, analysis, and problem solving
from employees and customers
ï Planning and organizing projects with agreed
upon completion dates
ï Time management
ï Budgeting and financial management
28. ï§ Accomplishing tasks through small groups of
people who are collectively responsible and
whose job requires coordination
ï§ Designing teams properly so that people
participate effectively in setting goals
ï§ Creating a supportive team environment gets
people committed to the teamâs goals
ï§ Managing team dynamics involves settling
conflicts, sharing team success, and assign tasks
that use team membersâ strengths
29. Strategic Action Competency
ï§ Understanding the overall mission and values of
the organization and ensuring that employeesâ
actions match with them
ï§ Understanding how departments or divisions of
the organization are interrelated
ï§ Taking key strategic actions to position the firm
for success, especially in relation to concern of
stakeholders
ï§ Leapfrogging competitors
30. Snapshot
âSony must sell off businesses that donât fit
its core strategy of fusing gadgets with films,
music, and game software. That means
selling off its businesses in its Sony Financial
Holdings, which are very profitable.â
Howard Stringer, CEO, Sony
31. ï§ Understanding, appreciating and responding to
diverse political, cultural, and economic issues
across and within nations
ï§ Cultural knowledge and understanding of the
events in at least a few other cultures
ï§ Cultural openness and sensitivity to how others
think, act, and feel
ï§ Respectful of social etiquette variations
ï§ Accepting of language differences
Multicultural Competency
32. Self-Management Competency
ï± Developing yourself and taking responsibility
ï± Integrity and ethical conduct
ï± Personal drive and resilience
ï± Balancing work and life issues
ï± Self-awareness and personal development
activities
33. Snapshot
âMy strengths and weaknesses havenât
changed a lot in 51 years. The important
thing is to recognize the things you donât do
well and build a team that reflects what you
know the company needs.â
Anne Mulcahy, CEO, Xerox
Self-Management Competency
34. Learning Framework for Managing
Part I: Overview of Management
Part II: Managing the Environment
Part III: Planning and Control
Part IV: Organizing
Part V; Leading