ADMS 2200 Quiz: ADMS 1010 template

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2200
• Professor: Hendriks

Document Summary

Contrary to popular belief that the manager"s role is to plan, organize, coordinate and control (mintzberg) their main role is to understand human behavior in the business context. Manager"s spend the majority of their time in interpersonal settings. It is important for managers to be introspective and self-aware because some people are designed to lead others, while others work better alone or as subordinates. Each person works best in a certain area and it"s important that they try to maximize their potential in that area rather than try to be something their not. Therefore managers must know themselves in order to properly direct the team and manage the assets of their company. In two british studies, managers spent an average of 66% and 80% of their time in verbal communication. Managers do not write down any verbal information. Therefore the strategic data bank is stored in the minds of these manager"s. That have to know whether or not they"re leaders.