Management Week 5

A director with a seat on the board who is not a working employee of the company, sometimes brought onto the board for his or her specialist knowledge. He or she takes no part in the running of the company.
Task 4: Gap-filling Activity 1 The following diagram shows who controls a public limited
company. Use the terms in the box to complete it.
Board of directors, managers, shareholders ________ (owners of the company) _________(responsible to the shareholders) _________(appointed by the board to run the company)
Human Skill
The ability to build positive interpersonal relationships, solve human relations problems, build acceptance of one's co-workers, and relate to them in a way that their behavior is consistent with the needs of the organization.
2 Use the terms on the blackboard to complete the paragraph.
People at the head of an organization are ______ or senior managers. _______ is the person who has overall responsibility for the day-today running of an organization. In the case of a limited company the CEO is normally the ________, appointed by the ________ on the authority of its members.
Discussion:
Based on the general functions of management, try to work in groups of 4 or 5 to talk about what qualities should a manager have in order to perform her job well? You can refer to the list of skills on Page 37. Choose 6 of them which you regard as the most important.
Week5 Management
Objectives:
To know what skills or qualities a manager need based on the four functions managers have to perform To understand those different names given to different levels of managers To gain a general understanding of a typical structure of the company
The same person is usually the _______ of meetings of the ________, i.e. the people who are legally responsible for a company. The person responsible for keeping the minutes of board meetings is the ____________.
包括能够提出新的想法和新的思想的能 能够进行抽象思维的能力， 力，能够进行抽象思维的能力，能够把 一个组织看成是一个整体的能力， 一个组织看成是一个整体的能力，以及 能够识别在某一个领域的决策对其他领 域将产生何种影响的能力。 域将产生何种影响的能力。概念性技能 主要表现为创新与变革能力、 主要表现为创新与变革能力、系统分析 和解决问题的能力、 和解决问题的能力、驾御全局的能力
The management committee of a limited company, the members of which are appointed by the shareholders whose interests they represent. They meet under the company chairman to decide on major policy matters and the appointment of key managers.
Technical Skill
the ability to use tools, techniques, and specialized knowledge to carry out a method, process, or procedure.
指能够运用特定的程序、方法、 技巧处 指能够运用特定的程序、方法、 理和解决实际问题的能力，也就是说， 理和解决实际问题的能力，也就是说， 对某一特殊活动——特别是包含方法、 特别是包含方法、 对某一特殊活动 特别是包含方法 过程、程序或技术的技能——的理解和 过程、程序或技术的技能 的理解和 熟练程度。 熟练程度。
The relative importance of conceptual, human and technical skills changes as a person progresses from lower, to middle, to top management. Although all three management skills are important at all three levels of management, conceptual skills become relatively more important at the top level of management.
A person who is appointed an elected officer of the company at the annual general meeting(AGM) and manages the company on behalf of the shareholders. He or she acts by resolutions made at meetings of the board.
Match the name of managers to the definition.
A company director with a seat on the board who is also a salaried employee of the company, and actively involved in the running of the company.
Middle managers
Department/unit head, Project manager, District manager Division manager Agency head
First-line Managers Supervisors section chief line manager
The consistently high level of importance of human skills helps us understand why people problems are so often cited as a core cause of business failure.
与其他人能够一起有效开展工作的能力 。也可以说是一个人能够以小组成员的 身份有效地工作， 身份有效地工作，并能够在他领导的小 组中建立起合作的能力。 组中建立起合作的能力。人际关系技能 包括沟通、协作、激励、合作等， 包括沟通、协作、激励、合作等，也包 括团队精神和团队工作方式。 括团队精神和团队工作方式。
How about the following 6 qualities?
1. Being a good talker 4. Concern for the well-being of 2. Ability to plan and every understand employee(the top corporate objectives & the bottom) 3. Ability to 5. Ability to make understand the difficult decisions detail of company under pressure activities 6. Ability to delegate
Organizational Structure This hierarchy describes a chain of command, or a channel of information flow or communication and control. Normally, first-line managers report to the middle managers, who are ultimately responsible to managers at the top