The Importance of Managers

THE IMPORTANCE OF MANAGERS

The Importance of Managers

Tymothy Kennedy

BUS201: Principles of Management

Instructor Sila Tuju

January 8, 2012

The Importance of Managers

Without a doubt, the manager is the nucleus of any group. This person is tasked with bringing together individuals and allowing them to make decisions that can be beneficial to the organization. Being a manager defines a leader, and thrusts individuals into roles where the overall bottom line is productivity. Managers ultimately combine their personal capabilities with the skills of others into an effortlessly operative team that can outwork, and outclass, all of its competition.

If a leader is to usefully accomplish the goals desired by the organization, then they must have control, and the ability, to act in a way that will kindle an optimistic response from the workforce. A manager must exercises different types of power; reward power and expert power. (Jones. George. 2011) A manager does have authority to make decisions and can have a controlling impression on structural efficiency. A manager is not operative unless he can secure the trust and esteem from his/her workers. With that being said, the manager must exercise caution with command so employees will not be intimidated when brainstorming or bringing a new or daring idea to the table.

A major variance in managing and leading is an important factor called endurance. A manager may exist in a position as long as his/her actions are suitable and adequate to the business model. Are there some differences between the manager and leader? A leader keeps his/her position by producing and having the full support of the workers involved in the process. Workers may have separate reasons for liking a leader and would possibly all agree that the big picture is the most important aspect of the group. Many people may think that they are compelled to follow along simply because of the established business model. Some workers may feel that this would subdue any attempts of voicing concerns or differences within the organization. The manager is essentially the core and must guide the group to achieve the goals set forth; and prove that his/her efforts will pay-off.

Managers in an organization may see the need to make alterations within the group. These changes may be a necessary evil and can appear unpopular. The thought process needs to remain positive and be conducive to the group environment. They need to ensure that employees instrument what is best for the organization so productivity does not suffer. Managers are the coach, in essence, to help workers achieve the organizational goals.

Managers coincide with workers to realize the goals of a business. As leaders, they provide a detailed plan of action in the connection between management and the employee. This keeps morale high and generates a positive atmosphere. Managers need to have a way to open the communication door and allow workers the freedom to voice desires with them. Managers and leaders must establish the positive reinforcement that many workers would want. They play a major role in allowing workers the independence to be creative without worry of negative or hurtful critique.

Managers use the feedback of workers to either encourage or make changes to the actions they are taking. Again, positive reinforcement is essential to keep employees focused and in maintaining the course. The relationship is critical with keeping loyalty from the employees. "Because the correlation of competence and organizational commitment is lower than the correlations of other dimensions, and the mean rank of competence is higher than others, one can conclude that, the employees have ability, skill, and talent for doing their job activities but they have no commitment and loyalty to their organizations." (Jandaghi. Borghei. Matin. Dastani. 2010)

Employees must be able to trust and perceive confidence in the manager of the organization. If they see a manager stumbling, then surely