WHO IS THE MANAGER ??

WHO IS THE MANAGER ??

(refference 'HOW TO MANAGE YOUR BOSS'

The Harvard business School defines:

"A manager who someone gets result through other people."

The great management consultant Peter Decker says:

"A manager is someone who has the responsibility to plan, execute and monitor," 

While the Australian Institute of Management definition of manager is :

"A persons who ‘plans, leads, organizes, delegates, controls, evaluates and budgets in order to achieve an outcome."

As manager you are expected to be a lot of things,

• - A tower of strength,
• - A leader of innovator,
• - A magician (conjuring up pay rises, resources and extra staff at the drop of a hat),
• - A kindly uncle/aunt,
• - A shoulder to cry on,
• - A dynamic motivator,
• - A stern but fair judge ( stern – tegas )
• - A diplomat,
• - A politician,
• - A financial wizard (no, this is quite different from being a magician),
• - A protector,
• - A savior,
• - A saint.

1. “You are responsible for a whole gang of people that you probably didn’t pick, may not like, might have nothing in common with and who perhaps won’t like you much.” 
2. “As manager you are also expected to be a buffer zone between higher management and your staff.” 
3. “You are responsible: not only people but, also for; budgets, disciple, communications, efficiency, legal matters, union matters, health and safety matters, personal matters, pensions, sick pay, maternity leave, paternity leave, holidays, time off, time out, time sheets, whip-rounds and leaving present, rotas, industry standard, fire drills, first aids, fresh air, heating, plumbing, parking spaces, lighting, stationery, resources, and tea coffees.
4. AND YOU WILL HAVE TO FIGHT OTHER DEPARTMENT, OTHER TEAM, CLIENTS, SENIOR BOSSES, SENIOR MANAGEMENT, THE BOARD, SHAREHOLDERS AND THE ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT.
5. You are also expected to set standards. This means you are going to have to an on time, up-front, smartly dressed, hard working, industrious, late staying, early-rising, detached, responsible, caring, knowledgeable, above-reproach juggler.
6. “SOON WE’LL HAVE YOU LOOKING COOL AND RELAXED, CONFIDENT AND ASSERTIVE, IN CHARGE, IN CONTROL, ON TOP OF THINGS AND MANAGING MARVELLOUSLY.”
7. Most entrepreneurs will say that they have been lucky. But you also have to create opportunities to be lucky.Refference from "How to Manage Your Boss"