ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT LESSON 2 Flashcards
is a purposive activity that get things done with and through other people. It directs group efforts towards the attainment of certain pre-determined goals.
Management
Types of Management
First-Line Management
Mid-level Management
Top-level Management
Involves supervising and directing the day to-day activities of front-line employees to ensure that they meet their daily tasks and objectives
First-line Management
Facilitates coordination and communication between top management and lower management
Mid-Level Management
The senior most position holders responsible for taking decisions of the entire firm, thus, impacting overall growth and development of the company.
Top-Level Management
Management Challenges
Effective communication with the team
Evaluation and confronting performance problems
Hiring the right people
Managing conflicts within your team
Retaining star employees
Functions of a Manager
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Sets clear and attainable goals that aligns with the company’s visions
PLANNING
Structured work (for efficiency), resource allocation, and creating workflow (ano pagkakasunod sunod sa trabaho).
ORGANIZING
Manager motivates, communicates, and promotes teamwork or team development
LEADING
Monitor everyone’s performance to ensure quality work and quality outcomes
CONTROLLING
Roles of a manager
Interpersonal Role
Informational Role
Decisional Role
It is a role in which you interact with other people
Interpersonal Role
3 kinds of interpersonal role
Figurehead
Liaison
Leader
They undertake the outward symbolic duties to represent the management
Figurehead
Responsible for downward relationship. They act as a role model to inspire their subordinates.
Leader
Presents horizontal relationship. They are making contacts outside their agency
Liaison
These roles describe the various ways in which managers gather, process, and disseminate information within an organization.
Informational Role
3 kinds of Informational Role
Monitor
Disseminator
Spokesperson
Managers in this role serve as information gatherers, enabling them to remain well-informed and up-to date, particularly in the context of decision-making
Monitor
This role entails information transmission. Managers in this role have the responsibility to communicate relevant information and ensure that everyone has access to every necessary information that are needed to perform their tasks.
Disseminator
Managers in this role serve as the representatives of their organization. They bear the responsibility of communicating with outside parties. They are also in charge of managing the company’s reputation, as well as the establishment and nurturing of corporate connections.
SPOKESPERSON
3 Kinds of Decisional Role
Negotiator
Entrepreneurial
Resource Allocator
Negotiating agreements Negotiating abilities with external partners, stakeholders, suppliers etc
Negotiator
Identify opportunities (knows whats trending and whats happening in the external environment Initiates projects (proposes/initiates projects when opportunities are identified
Entrepreneurial
Allocates resources (properly distributes all resources available such as manpower, budget, materials, equipment etc.
Resource Allocator
