Mintzberg
Henry Mintzberg’s 10 Managerial Roles
INTERPERSONAL CATEGORY
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Disseminator - This is where you communicate potentially useful information to your colleagues and your team. Ex: Send memos and reports; inform staffers and subordinates of decisions.
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Spokesperson - Managers represent and speak for their organization. In this role you're responsible for transmitting information about your organization and its goals to the people outside it. Ex: Pass on memos, reports and informational materials; participate in conferences/meetings and report progress.
The roles in this category involve providing information and ideas.
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Figurehead - As a manager, you have social, ceremonial and legal responsibilities. You're expected to be a source of inspiration. People look up to you as a person with authority, and as a figurehead. Ex: Greet visitors, sign legal documents, attend ribbon cutting ceremonies, host receptions, etc.
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Leader - This is where you provide leadership for your team, your department or perhaps your entire organization; and it' s where you manage the performance and responsibilities of everyone in the group.
Ex: Includes almost all interactions with subordinates.
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Liaison - Managers must communicate with internal and external contacts. You need to be able to network effectively on behalf of your organization. Ex: Business correspondence, participation in meetings with representatives of other divisions or organizations.
DECISIONAL CATEGORY
The roles in this category involve using information.
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Entrepreneur - As a manager, you create and control change within the organization. This means solving problems, generating new ideas, and implementing them. Ex: Implement innovations; Plan for the future.
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Disturbance Handler - When an organization or team hits an unexpected roadblock, it's the manager who must take charge. You also need to help mediate disputes within it. Ex: Settle
INTERPERSONAL CATEGORY
5.
Disseminator - This is where you communicate potentially useful information to your colleagues and your team. Ex: Send memos and reports; inform staffers and subordinates of decisions.
6.
Spokesperson - Managers represent and speak for their organization. In this role you're responsible for transmitting information about your organization and its goals to the people outside it. Ex: Pass on memos, reports and informational materials; participate in conferences/meetings and report progress.
The roles in this category involve providing information and ideas.
1.
Figurehead - As a manager, you have social, ceremonial and legal responsibilities. You're expected to be a source of inspiration. People look up to you as a person with authority, and as a figurehead. Ex: Greet visitors, sign legal documents, attend ribbon cutting ceremonies, host receptions, etc.
2.
Leader - This is where you provide leadership for your team, your department or perhaps your entire organization; and it' s where you manage the performance and responsibilities of everyone in the group.
Ex: Includes almost all interactions with subordinates.
3.
Liaison - Managers must communicate with internal and external contacts. You need to be able to network effectively on behalf of your organization. Ex: Business correspondence, participation in meetings with representatives of other divisions or organizations.
DECISIONAL CATEGORY
The roles in this category involve using information.
7.
Entrepreneur - As a manager, you create and control change within the organization. This means solving problems, generating new ideas, and implementing them. Ex: Implement innovations; Plan for the future.
8.
Disturbance Handler - When an organization or team hits an unexpected roadblock, it's the manager who must take charge. You also need to help mediate disputes within it. Ex: Settle