Though all gandy dancers sang railroad songs, it may be that southern African American gandy dancers, with a long tradition of using song to coordinate work, were unique in their use of task-related work chants.
The role of the management information system (MIS) manager is to focus on the organization's information and technology systems. The MIS manager typically analyzes business problems and then designs and maintains computer applications to solve the organization's problems.
Managers need to know what is really happening in order to evaluate results and performance, team effectiveness, and other key business measurables. Leadership skills. Managers are the people who make things happen â they spur people to action. They need to know how to inspire and effectively lead people. Managers must know how to rally their troops behind them or behind a common cause.