the role of today’s manager
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The Role of Today’s Manager. 1. What are today’s challenges?. The Economy. Less Management. Multi-tasking a must. New m edia choices. Do More With Less. Fewer Advertising Dollars…More Options. Big Companies. Fewer GMs. More Top Down decisions. Fewer GSMs. 2. What’s good?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Role of Today’s Manager
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• The Economy
What are today’s challenges?
• New media choices
• Fewer Advertising Dollars…More Options
Fewer GMs
• Fewer GSMs
• Multi-tasking a must
• Less Management
• Big Companies
• Do More With Less
• More Top Down decisions
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• 92% of people still listen
What’s good?
• Live. Local. Free.
• It’s still SHOWBIZ. Fun gig!
• Cockroach? Radio is scrappy/competitive
• YOU can make a difference
• 80% say radio is best place for new music discovery
• It works 6:1 ROI!
• Relatively cheap to produce.
• Flexible, nimble
• Targetable, efficient
• Reach PLUS frequency
• Companion – human, personal, part of daily routine
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LEAD & INSPIRE!
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The Best Managers
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• Someone who “gets it done”
• An Agent for Change
• A Leader
Today’s Manager Needs To Be…
• Decisive. Don’t be a flake!• A Person with Great Judgment• A Person with a Sense of Urgency• Pro-Active; Not Re-Active
• Problem solver• Innovative – be bold, try stuff
• Strategic AND tactical
• Positive/fun• More “we” and Less “I”
• Well-read and knowledgeable
• A Coach and Developer of Talent – can you “arrange?”
• A Psychologist, caring• A Master Motivator• A Positive Example
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Women’s Management SessionsNashville, TN ∙ August 2014