Planning and the Chief ExecutiveRoles of Top Managers

Henry Mintzberg once made the point that top managers have a variety of roles to perform within

an organization

As Organizational Figureheads...

Chief Executives must represent their organizations in a variety of

social, legal, and ceremonial situations

As Leaders... Chief Executives must ensure that

organization members are

properly guided toward achieving

organizational goals

As Liaisons...

Chief Executives must establish

themselves as links between their

organizations and factors outside their

organizations

As Monitors...

Chief Executives must assess organizational

progress

As Disturbance Handlers...

Chief Executives must settle disputes between organizational

members

As Resource Allocators...

Chief Executives must determine where

resources should be placed to benefit their

organizations best

In the end, chief executives hold the final

responsibility for organizational planning, and it is essential that

they are intimately involved in the planning

process.