Roles of Managers and Leaders Introduction An organization without a leader with a vision may be destined to fail. In the same respect‚ an organization without a qualified manager to carry out that vision could be in total chaos. It may be possible for the role of leader and manager to be played by the same person; but in all likelihood‚ they are portrayed by two totally different individuals; especially if within a large organization such as the United States Postal Service (Postal Service).
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Introduction The Human Resource Department deals with management of people within the organization. There are a number of responsibilities that come with this title. First of all‚ the Department is responsible for hiring members of staff; this will involve attracting employees‚ keeping them in their positions and ensuring that they perform to expectation. Besides‚ the Human Resource Department also clarifies and sets day to day goals for the organisation. It is responsible for organisation of people
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Examining the Role of the Financial Manager Corporations operating in the United States are becoming more transparent in today ’s markets‚ mainly due to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Accountability has been increasingly placed on senior corporate officers to comply with the government regulations and validate the financial information presented to the firm ’s stockholders. The fact is that this does not always ensure a firm ’s financial managers‚ employees or the shareholders viewpoints on maximizing
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Sales manager is an important position in a company. He does not only focus in sales alone‚ yet he needs to set sales objectives‚ forecasting‚ budgeting‚ organizing and salesforce’s recruitment. In order salesforce to achieve it objective‚ sales manager needs to create a positive environment for his salesforce. According to Barker (2001)‚ salesperson’s behavior is influenced by three groups of antecedents - activities of sales manager‚ characteristics of salesperson and an appropriate sales organization’s
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Do managers just plan‚ organize‚ coordinate‚ and control? The author of this article doesn’t believe so. After conducting studies of managers in the work place the author has come to some other conclusions‚ classifying the managers role into three main categories: 1.) Interpersonal Roles – a key to authority · Figurehead – ceremonial duties of someone with authority · Leader – motivate and encourage employees · Liason – making contacts outside the vertical chain of
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Roles of the Financial Manager As already discussed‚ a company ’s strengths are its assets‚ either tangible or intangible. These assets include everything that a company own that‚ directly or indirectly‚ translates to cash. For example‚ physical equipment such as cars‚ computers‚ machinery and office equipment such as chairs‚ tables‚ copiers‚ etc. On the other hand‚ a company ’s workforce‚ patents‚ goodwill‚ etc. are some intangible assets. All this‚ in addition to cash‚ building and land are
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When I think of a financial manager‚ accountant quickly comes to mind. The role of accountant and financial manager are similar in several ways and often times they work closely together on various projects. The role of an Accountant is to ensure that their organization is run efficiently‚ make sure their records are accurate‚ and that their taxes are paid properly and on time. Accountants perform a broad range of accounting‚ auditing‚ tax‚ and consulting activities for their clients. They record
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Role of the Financial Manager The role of the financial manager has changed drastically during recent years. Previously‚ financial managers were seen as the stewards of the organization‚ since they were responsible to ensure the accountability of all organizational assets and to generate accurate financial reports. Today‚ their main goal is to maximize shareholder value. In order to achieve this goal‚ they have to be information managers‚ cost managers‚ controllers‚ consultants‚ and risk managers
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Question 1 (a) The 3 main roles that a sales manager should perform are listed as below: 1. Manage customer relationships 2. Serve as customer consultants 3. Manage the hybrid sales force Sales managers should firstly‚ continuously achieve a conversation with his or her customer‚ provide customized service and recommendations to them in order to increase customer retention. Secondly‚ sales managers should build ongoing relationships and profitable partnerships with his or her customers
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Role of the Financial Manager It can be said that an accountant evaluates bookkeeper records and shows the results as losses and gains to show the progress or failures of a company and also its future limitations and potential. On the contrary‚ a financial manager’s role is to maximize the value of a company. In order to achieve this‚ various types of financial statements are required to provide to investors. In the past‚ the role typically focused on generating and reinvesting finance capital
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