comanagers

Shared leadership duo

Comanagers share management responsibilities for something—a business, team, project, or fund.

The arrangement divides authority and workload between two or more people: The store's comanagers split the week, each working three days.

In finance, comanagers are investment banks that help lead an underwriting syndicate.

Also spelled co-managers.

business

enterprise

Commercial undertaking or initiative

supervisors · administration · coordinators · officers · stakeholders · reports · operations

collaboration

coordination

Organized cooperative movement

co-leadership · alignment · communication · consensus · synchronization · check-ins · handoffs · trust · transparency · feedback

authority

hierarchy

Ranked authority structure

jurisdiction · co-decision · accountability · responsibility · governance · directive · mandate · approval · sign-off · veto

teamwork

unity

Wholeness through cohesion

reciprocity · dynamics · morale · cohesion · backup · coverage · cross-training · collaboration

Opposites
shared vs. sole authority

comanagerssole proprietor

Single owner of business

autocrat · dictator · absolute ruler · one-man show

hierarchical position

comanagerssubordinates

Those ranked below

underlings · direct reports · employees · staff · team members

Family

comanager, comanage, comanaged

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G