Summary

Go over what we have learned in this section.

  • We discussed that a manager means many things to different people in an organization, and the managerial roles and responsibilities are vast and cut across all levels in an organization.
  • A manager is a leader, a boss, a mentor, a team lead, and so much more. They lead a department in an organization, control the department’s resources, and are responsible for steering the department in the direction defined by its mission, vision, goals, and objectives.
  • A manager has short-term and long-term targets to achieve and is answerable to them. Therefore, the manager must be equipped with the right knowledge and tools to be effective and productive.
  • Everyone manages in different capacities. However, a manager’s role significantly precedes organizational hierarchy and has morphed into a meaningful and enriching position for everyone involved in an organization.
  • Management is not about control or financial gains; it’s about being a part of a vision, leading a team towards that vision, and ensuring the successful execution of an organization’s ideas.
  • A manager’s role is across all management levels, such as interpersonal, informational, and decisional.
  • As a manager, you must understand how to piece together diverse resources, like human and material resources, and ensure that they work in tandem to achieve organizational goals and objectives.

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