I believe that the word will drive its power from the word attached to it now to understand this we give few example to compare so produce manager in grocery store or DUNKIN DONUT manager or Shipley Do- NUTS manager or Tim Hortons manager or McDonald's manager of course not like Project manager or maintenance manager or engineering manager or General manager of big mill there are big variations it depends on how big the job , the tasks and the requirements to be in and handle that position.
I have found variations even among Project managers, depending on the size of the project and the technical complications handled by the qualification of the Project Manager, some projects require that the Project Manager be of certain SME in special technical domain like construction or engineering or erection installation or experienced in upgrade of DCS and PLC system or IT to handle big server and security.
Now to compare two managers in same title but one is powerful and one is not, one can achieve big results and one is struggling to make any progress,
Does all those mentioned managers needs the same management skills?
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Deepesh RammoorthyICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceTarneit, Vic, Australia
"Manager" title has to be tailored for different situations, for example
1) As a people manager of a business function or 2) A project manager of a project/program
To be able to "Manage" either a Business or a Project , you have to have the following common skills:- Empathy Influence Persuasion Negotiation Attention to detail Tolerance Leadership - Team Management or Servant Leadership as may be the case
Apart from this the other functions of a Manager would be Setting a direction Defining a strategy Driving the Adoption of new Change/Technology/Culture/Business
There is another level of leadership and management which is more Strategic in nature and that is for Business Leaders, CIOs, CFOs, CEOs......
So the word "Manager" is indeed powerful. Saving Changes...
Anton OosthuizenSenior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self EmployedPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
To be honest I attache little to no value to titles, and especially 'manager'. You can achieve 'greatness' as the store manager at a dunkin donuts outlet while not achieving anything as the Super Duper Project Manager at the world largest construction company. But I suppose it has to do with how you define things like achievement, greatness, accomplishment etc. For me these have nothing to do with title and having power is nothing if you cannot influence. A coffee shop manager that gets his employees existed about what they do through influence is MUCH more powerful than a senior project manager who gets work done though enforcing power. The 'power' in the word manager is in ones own mind.
Do any manager need the same skills? I would say yes, if you are a real manager, keeping in mind that the 'importance' of your management job does not determine if you are a real manager or not.
We also need to remember that there are cultures where titles like manager, engineer etc. are important in social standing.No matter how well or bad you do you job, if you are 'the man' if you have a certain title. Saving Changes...
Amit SharmaProject Manager| IT MajorDelhi, Delhi, India
Sometimes, a lot of it is attributed to the context & culture. Some of these places (read Org) value hierarchy and titles quite a lot. Sensitivity must be assured based upon the situation. Saving Changes...
