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This report intends to gain an understanding of a manager’s job on a day-to-day basis. It will analyse the duties and responsibilities of Blair Bowcott who is the general manager performance at the Hamilton City Council. The information used to write this report derives from an interview that took place on the 29th March 2014. The report will examine the position of the aforementioned manager, as well as depict the organisation he works for. Secondly, we will explain the roles and responsibilities of Blair’s job. Subsequent to this, an investigation of the difficulties and challenges will be followed by the highlights of his job. Finally, a description of the key aspects that stood out to us as a group will follow.

Background
As a group, we chose to interview Blair Bowcott at the Hamilton Lake. We based our choice on the fact that Blair attended Waikato University himself from 1987-90 and qualified with a BMS (Hons) majoring in accounting and finance. Blair’s dedicated work ethics create a prime example of the successful manager that we aspire to be one day. He holds high energy levels and has the capability of adapting to fit the needs of staff members. More importantly, we chose him because of his leadership style, integrity, and charisma. We carried out a series of phone calls to organise the interview, and decided on an appropriate location to satisfy the needs of all participants. Prior to the interview, we collectively chose a number of questions, and on the day, we took a combination of notes as well as a voice recording.
Blair works for the Hamilton City Council as one of the seven general managers. He is often the acting chief executive for the organisation; so basically, he is second in charge of the council. When the c...

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...tegic plan helps to separate his job from his family. One important thing we have learnt from this report is the difference between working to live and living to work. Blair strongly believes in working to live because if you have a balanced life then you bring a really good perspective to work. He takes the ‘monkey’ approach as a manager by ensuring to spread responsibility equally amongst his staff and himself. Blair faces many difficulties such as making strategic decisions, operating under a budget and finding motivation for himself and his staff. Nevertheless, the feeling of pride and accomplishment due to success overpowers these challenges. Overall, our group has gained a massive insight into a typical managerial job by interviewing Blair. As a result, it was very intuitive, as we now understand our potential responsibilities if we become managers ourselves.