The immediate leader is like a father

The boss, he is the leader, commander and boss, boss and manager. Whatever you call it, the sum of significance does not change in the end. But the meanings, it happens, vary. Who should I contact directly if an employee suddenly has a question? Or skip all the nearby high-ranking ranks and directly go immediately with a report to the director? What would you do in your case at your workplace? So let's analyze the concepts of who is the immediate and direct boss.

Structural units of senior and junior staff

First you need to determine the approximate interaction of the management team in different teams, starting from the very top. Only in this way will we see the outline and approximate responsibilities of the immediate supervisor, as well as find out which of them are direct officials.

Factory Management Structure:

1. The factory director.
2. Deputy directors in various fields.
3. The chief engineer of the plant.
4. The chief technologist of the enterprise.
5. The heads of the shops.
6. Shift wizards.
7. Foremen.
8. Workers, office workers.

Housing and communal services structure:

1. Director (Head) Housing Department .
2. Chief Engineer.
3. Head of the planning department.
4. Passportists (passport department).
5. Mechanic of the transport department.
6. Masters of house management, carpentry, locksmith and transport workshops.
7. Carpenters, electricians, plumbers, wipers.

The structure of the military unit:

1. The general is the division commander.
2. Colonel - regiment commander.
3. Lieutenant colonel - battalion commander.
4. Major - Deputy Political Officer.
5. Captain - company commander.
6. Lieutenant - platoon commander.
7. Warrant Officer - Head of the household unit and commander of the younger staff.
8. Petty Officer - Deputy Company Commander.
9. Senior sergeant - platoon commander.
10. Sergeant - deputy platoon commander.
11. Junior sergeant is a squad leader.
12. Soldiers, privates.

Project Office Structure:

1. Head of the office.
2. Chief Accountant.
3. Managers and marketers.
4. Responsible project engineers.
5. Specialists.
6. Employees.

The direct manager of the employee

Let's start, perhaps, with the "native" boss standing next to him, the one who is in full view at the next table every day, in the office of your link, department, workshop or office. That boss, who gives tasks and makes orders, holds meetings with the labor collective and calls his eyes all day long - this is the immediate supervisor. He is like father and mother. He is the closest. Your labor fate and salary depend on it. Returning to the structural units above, we can clearly distinguish from the general system and identify such a mentor.

• In the soldier’s hierarchy, the junior sergeant serves as the immediate commander of the squad, who in turn reports directly to the sergeant — the deputy platoon commander or senior sergeant — the platoon commander, to whom his squad is assigned. And the platoon is already the direct commander for the soldier. But his orders must be executed strictly and on time.

• In ZhEK for carpenters, the master of the carpentry workshop will be the direct master. He holds meetings, writes out assignments and assigns work to his subordinates. For janitors, the immediate supervisor is a housekeeping master who also checks the territories and maintains a street cleaning action plan.

• At the factory for workers, the immediate supervisor is the team leader. He himself is under the supervision of a workshop foreman. And the master has everything brigadier with their cells in direct submission. The head of the workshop is already on a direct segment of command between him and an ordinary worker. That is, a locksmith and a turner can immediately turn to him if the foreman and the foreman are absent, or they illegally fulfill their duties.

In the project office, specialists from different directions report directly to the responsible project engineer, who monitors the progress of the entire project and maintains reports with senior managers and marketers of the enterprise.

Direct employee supervisor

Direct boss - he is removed from the employee's official duties and is engaged in those matters that he decides competently at his level. When receiving orders from his immediate manager from above, the direct supervisor will interact only with him, and give orders to a subordinate who is a step below. Such a rank has great authority at the enterprise or in the division, but it is practically inaccessible to ordinary employees and is not so close as to interact with them. But fully possesses all the privileges for rewarding workers. All that is needed is a positive response from the immediate supervisor of the junior staff for the conscientious attitude of the workaholic to the matter. And then the bonus to the salary in the form of bonuses will be provided, and the reputation will grow before our eyes, and even the photos will be placed on the Board of Honor.

The difference between direct and immediate bosses

Above, we put all the bosses in their places. Now compare the two managers regarding you:

• The line manager is the boss who commands you in the workplace everywhere and always. You can’t get away from him. Only through this person do you analyze and carry out the tasks and before him are accountable for completed or delayed actions. With this commander, you lead, so to speak, the entire production cycle from start to finish.
• You are also responsible in your work to direct bosses, but it can only disturb you at the very last minute. For example, if the plan is on fire and the immediate supervisor does not manage on time. Or you yourself are hacking and do not give up a plan or norm. The direct manager will click on your immediate boss, and he is obliged to sort things out with you. But do not forget that the direct bosses have the right not only to perfectly reward, but to punish more seriously, up to and including dismissal from the ranks of the work collective.

Be close to your line manager

Wherever you work, be human, kind, polite and zealous. And do not forget that your immediate supervisor is not only a person that you have to face every day in a working environment, but also a friend who is ready to give his strength and time so that you are happy and successful.