ADMN 232 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Chief Operating Officer

• School: Athabasca University
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADMN 232
• Professor: Dr. El

Document Summary

A relatively new kind of management job as companies shifted to self- managing teams. Responsible for the overall direction of the organization. Hold positions like plant manager, regional manager, or divisional manager. Responsible for responsible for facilitating team activities toward accomplishing a goal creating a context for change (includes forming a long- setting objectives consistent with top (cid:373)a(cid:374)age(cid:373)e(cid:374)t"s range vision or mission for the company) Develop e(cid:373)ployees" commitment to and ownership of the (cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:374)y"s performance. Create a positive organizational culture through language and action. Responsible for sending and reinforcing clear, consistent messages. They help their team members plan and schedule work, learn to solve problems, and work effectively with one another. A team leader is there to bring intellectual, emotional, and spiritual resources to the team. Also responsible for managing external relationships, acting as a bridge between their team and other teams, departments, and divisions in a company goals and for planning and implementing subunit strategies for achieving those objectives.