general manager
Top business overseer
A general manager oversees the daily operations of a business, department, or organization.
The role sits below executives but above department managers, with broad authority over budgets, hiring, and strategy: She was promoted to general manager of the western region.
In professional sports, the GM typically handles player acquisitions and contracts rather than on-field coaching.
Top corporate officer
- directorOne who leads
- presidentElected leader of nation
- vice presidentSecond-ranking executive officer
- executive directorHead of nonprofit organization
chairman · chief · officer · administrator · boss · head · superintendent · principal
Arranging for future events
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
metrics · targets · roadmap · growth · turnaround · restructuring · market share · competitive
Organizational oversight and control
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- procurementObtaining goods externally
inventory · scheduling · compliance · human resources · revenue · profit · loss · productivity
Entrust authority to another
empower · communicate · collaborate · negotiate · resolve · direction · teamwork · accountability
CEO
Top corporate officer
- directorOne who leads
- presidentElected leader of nation
- vice presidentSecond-ranking executive officer
executive director · chairman · chief · officer · administrator · boss · head · superintendent · principal · authority
planning
Arranging for future events
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
benchmarking · metrics · targets · roadmap · growth · turnaround · restructuring · market share · competitive · long-term
administration
Organizational oversight and control
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
procurement · inventory · scheduling · compliance · human resources · revenue · profit · loss · productivity · efficiency
delegate
Entrust authority to another
coach · empower · communicate · collaborate · negotiate · resolve · direction · teamwork · accountability · decision-making
- bossesboss, bossman, supervisor, foreman, overseer
- supervisorssupervisor, foreman, overseer, superintendent, boss
- club staffcaddie, caddy, golf pro, head pro, pro
- Media ExecutivesCEO, CFO, COO, chairman, media magnate
- sports executivesGM, athletic director, team owner, owner, commissioner
- Sports Managementathletic director, compliance officer, scouting, recruiter, scout
general managersubordinate
One lower in rank
junior staff · trainee · intern · laborer · assistant
general managerspecialist
Expert in one field
department manager · department head · technical expert · subject matter expert · line manager
general managerowner
Holder of title
proprietor · worker · laborer · employee · hired hand
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