Question

how could I incorporate Mintzbergs ten roles into my workplace (I work in the automotive industry dealing with peoples car finances)

Answer 1

Mintzbergs has prescribed 10 managerial roles that helps managers achieve organizational goals in a more efficient manner while motivating the employees as well. These roles can be implemented in automotive industry using interpersonal, informational and decisional approaches at work in the industry. The first role is figurehead role. In the context of the automotive industry, it is the manager that has to become the source of inspiration and provide support of emotional and social nature to uplift the mood of workers and give mentoring in difficult situations. It makes managers to be figurehead in the organization. the second role is to become a leader. It can be implemented by delegating work at the work place, break monotonous nature of work and encourage to form informal groups to remain motivated. Besides, manager can set incentives and rewards to make workers produce best performance. The third role is liasion that is implemented by acting as a bridge between management, workers as well as different vendors associated with the organization. For example, interaction with purchase department, suppliers and employees to understand the concerns and build collaborations. The fourth role is of monitoring. For example, monitoring the performance of employees, monitoring the variances and implementing performance management is the way to implement this role in the organization. The fifth role is of disseminator. It is implemented by spreading the information, guidelines and directives among the workers and other stakeholders. It develops effective communication in the organization.

The sixth role is of spokesperson. It is implemented by spreading the words of top management to the employees and convince them of ideas of the management so that employees take it with a positive mindset. It is done in the automotive organization by playing the role of spokesperson diligently. The seventh role is about developing a culture of entrepreneurship. It is implemented  by encouraging workers to take up lead role and their own ideas and promote the project with their own work and ideas. It develops a culture of entrepreneurship.

The eighth role is of disturbance handler that is implemented by solving problems and or  trouble shooting by leading the team and become a role model for the workers. The ninth role is of resource allocator. It is done by implementing different techniques of inventory management, cash management and other resources so that efficient utilization takes place. The tenth role is negotiator. It is implemented by setting up committees to deal with the negotiations that can be with the vendors and or grievance handling process. A separate committee or forum is created for different types of negotiations to do it efficiently.