I believe you learn about leadership by acting as an example. You should be prepared to do the things you ask others to do by getting on your knees if necessary and getting your hands dirty. This imprints an image in the mind of an employee or subordinate of the kind of manager you are. In this article I will discuss the role a manager plays in an organization by describing four management functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. I will then describe three characteristics: conceptual, human and technical, that an individual must possess to become a successful manager within an organization and how they fit into the four functions. There are usually three levels of management within an organization: front line, middle and top managers. First-line managers are generally referred to as supervisors. They have a duty to supervise employees in non-managerial positions who perform certain jobs to produce goods for the organization. All departments within the organization will have a first-line manager (Jones & George, 2011). Middle managers supervise first-line management teams and look for ways to organize human and additional resources to achieve the organization's goals. The middle manager will have marketing or production knowledge and will help their supervisors achieve a more efficient way of using their operating budget and reducing production costs. If organizational goals are not achieved, middle managers will make proposals to top managers on how to achieve them (Jones & George, 2011). Top managers are responsible for managing each division. Organizational objectives are set by top managers, for example, the type of goods the organization should produce, how the div... in the middle of the card... the list of achievements a manager has achieved and aids in achievement of a goal. company business objectives. It is vital that a manager possesses these skills and they can lead to the success or failure of an organization. I believe you learn about leadership by leading by example. You should be prepared to do the things you ask others to do by getting on your knees if necessary and getting your hands dirty. This imprints an image in the mind of an employee or subordinate of the kind of manager you are. In this article I covered the roles that a manager plays in an organization by describing the four functions of management: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. I have described three characteristics: conceptual, human and technical, that an individual must possess to become a successful manager within an organization and how they fit into the four functions.