managerial roles
Oversight job titles
Managerial roles are the distinct functions a manager performs in an organization.
The term comes from Henry Mintzberg's framework identifying ten roles grouped into interpersonal (figurehead, leader, liaison), informational (monitor, disseminator, spokesperson), and decisional (entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, negotiator).
The concept emphasizes that management involves varied, often fragmented activities rather than orderly planning: Her managerial roles shifted constantly between putting out fires and long-term strategizing.
- disseminatorOne who spreads information
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- figureheadNominal leader, no authority
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
decision-maker · strategist · big picture thinking · executive · chain of command · planner · evaluator · performance review · mentor · liaison · delegation · direct reports · motivator · coach · spokesperson · communicator · leader · administrative roles
managerial rolesentry-level positions
Jobs for inexperienced workers
hourly workers · blue-collar jobs · support staff · interns · trainees
managerial rolescraftwork
Objects made with skill
skilled trades · field work · labor · skilled labor · professional services
managerial rolesself-employment
Working for yourself
freelance work · entrepreneurship · sole proprietorship · gig work · consulting