Managerial Role

According to Henery Mentberg     

1. Interpersonal Roles

A. Figurehead – includes symbolic duties which are legal or social in nature.

B. Leader – includes all aspects of being a good leader. This involves building a team, coaching the members, motivating them, and developing strong relationships.

C. Liaison – includes developing and maintaining a network outside the office for information and assistance.

2. Informational Roles

A. Monitor – includes seeking information regarding the issues that are affecting the organization. Also, this includes internal as well as external information.

B. Disseminator – On receiving any important information from internal or external sources, the same needs to be disseminated or transmitted within the organization.

C. Spokesperson – includes representing the organization and providing information about the organization to outsiders.

3. Decisional Roles

A. Entrepreneur – involves all aspects associated with acting as an initiator, designer, and also an encourager of innovation and change.

B. Disturbance handler – taking corrective action when the organization faces unexpected difficulties which are important in nature.

C. Resource Allocator – being responsible for the optimum allocation of resources like time, equipment, funds, and also human resources, etc.

D. Negotiator – includes representing the organization in negotiations which affect the manager’s scope of responsibility.