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Who is a Manager

“Someone who is responsible for the


work of other people”
Roles of a Manager
 Figure head
 Liaisor
 Leader
 Disseminator
 Monitor
 Spokesperson
 An Entrepreneur
 A disturbance handler
 A resource allocator
 A Negotiator
5 Basic operations of a
Manager
Set Objectives
Organize
Communicate and Motivate
Establish yardstick/measure
Develop people and himself
Who are effective Managers ???
Have vision, think long term and set
directions
Good communicators and good listeners
Understand operations
Time manager
Change compatible
Delegates well
Acts confidently
Accept responsibility and admit mistakes
Motivating, curious, honest, credible and
decisive
Rating of Successful CEO’s

 Ability to take decisions


 Leadership
 Integrity
 Enthusiasm
 Imagination
 Willingness to work hard
 Analytical ability
 Understanding others
 Ability to spot new opportunities
 Ability to meet unpleasant situations
 Ability to adopt quickly to change
 Willingness to take risks
 Enterprise initiative
 Capacity to speak lucidly to people
 Astuteness
 Ability to administer efficiently
 Open mindedness
 Ability to “stick to it”
 Willingness to work long hours
 Ambition
Single mindedness
Capacity for lucid writing
Curiosity
Skill with members
Capacity
The Azim Premji Way …..

 Stop looking back


 Create a powerful vision – have a global vision
 Create the right muscle tone
 Improve your speed
 Never compromise on values
 Learn to manage paradoxes
 Attract and retain the best
 Play to win
Required Sense …s…..
A sense of possibility
A sense of urgency
A sense of unity
A sense of inescapability
A sense of personal responsibility
A sense of identity
The Welch Way

Lead
Get less formal
Blow up Bureaucracy
Face reality
Simplify
See change as an opportunity
Lead by energizing others
Defy tradition
Make intellectual rule
Pounce everyday
Put values first
Manage less
Involve everyone
Rewrite Agenda
Live speed
Instill confidence
Set stretch goals
Eliminate boundaries
Ariculate vision
Get good ideas from everywhere
Spark others to perform
Quality is your job
Change never ends
Have fun

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