Levels of Management

Creating plans for the entire organization

Ignoring sub-unit plans

Making plans for the sub-units of the organization

Delegating planning to lower-level management

Coordinating with competitors

Achieving coordination between different departments

Ignoring coordination efforts

Delegating coordination to top management

Overseeing the entire training program

Developing company-wide training policies

Participating in the employment and training of lower-level management

Conducting training sessions for top management

Creating new plans for the entire organization

Executing plans in line with top management directives

Ignoring organizational plans

Delegating planning to lower-level management

Direct control of operative employees

Implementing day-to-day operations

Achieving coordination between different departments

Setting long-term strategic goals

Communicating with competitors

Communicating workers' problems to higher-level management

Communicating only within the lower-level team

Ignoring communication with subordinates

Delegating tasks to top management

Solving problems of workers

Issuing instructions for departmental budgets

Creating long-term organizational objectives

Formulating company policies

Preparing strategic plans

Providing training to workers

Building relations with outside stakeholders

Long-term strategic planning

Direct control of operative employees

Establishing organizational goals

Building external relations

Executive management

Supervisory management

Top management

Middle management