managers
Those in charge
Managers is the plural of manager—people who direct, supervise, or control something.
In business, managers oversee employees, departments, or entire organizations: The managers met to discuss quarterly targets.
The term extends to anyone handling affairs: a band's manager, a property manager, a campaign manager.
In sports, a manager runs a team's operations, distinct from a coach who handles strategy and training.
One who directs workers
- bossWorkplace superior
- overseerOne who monitors work
- foremanWorker who directs others
- superintendentChief administrative official
coordinator · administrator · director · taskmaster · foreperson · charge-hand
One who instructs
- gafferFilm's chief electrician
- skipperVessel's commanding officer
- dugoutCarved-log canoe
- clubhouseMembers-only gathering place
transfer · tactics · lineup · roster · bench · squad · selection · substitution
Imaginative planner of futures
- motivatorSomething prompting action
- decision-makerOne with choosing power
- delegatorOne who assigns tasks
- coachOne who instructs
mentor · strategist · facilitator · influencer · empowerer · bridge-builder
Arranging for future events
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- prioritizationRanking by importance
goal-setting · conflict-resolution · hiring · evaluation · reporting · forecasting · coordination · oversight
Top corporate officer
- CFOTop corporate money officer
- COOTop operations executive
- C-suiteTop executive positions
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
corporate · vice-president · president · chairperson · directorship · top-brass
Agent bound by loyalty
- holdingsProperty one owns
- returnsProfits from investments
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- rebalancingRestoring proper proportions
supervisor
One who directs workers
superintendent · coordinator · administrator · director · taskmaster · foreperson · charge-hand
coach
One who instructs
clubhouse · transfer · tactics · lineup · roster · bench · squad · selection · substitution · formation
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- motivatorSomething prompting action
- decision-makerOne with choosing power
- delegatorOne who assigns tasks
coach · mentor · strategist · facilitator · influencer · empowerer · bridge-builder
planning
Arranging for future events
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- schedulingAssigning times to events
prioritization · goal-setting · conflict-resolution · hiring · evaluation · reporting · forecasting · coordination · oversight · accountability
CEO
Top corporate officer
boardroom · corporate · vice-president · president · chairperson · directorship · top-brass
fiduciary
Agent bound by loyalty
- holdingsProperty one owns
- returnsProfits from investments
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- food industryrestaurants, eateries, fast food, cafeterias, catering
- managementexecutives, boss, supervisors, directors, administration
- music industryalbum, albums, singles, record label, record labels
- show businessactors, actresses, directors, producers, entertainers
- authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
managerssubordinates
Those ranked below
employees · underlings · workers · staff · rank and file
managersowners
Those holding legal title
proprietors · shareholders · principals · founders · capitalists
- project managersLeaders of organized initiatives
- general managerOverall operations supervisor
- time managementPlanning how hours are spent
- management trainingEducation for supervisors
- anger managementControlling hostile emotions
- wealth managerProfessional handling affluent portfolios
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