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O*NET detailed work activityDirect organizational operations, projects, or services
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20 jobs31 tasks
Leading people runs on trust, presence and reading the situation: motivating, correcting, backing people up and taking responsibility. AI can't do that for you.
Part of Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures, under the O*NET work activity group Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (3 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 27 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Organize and supervise activities, such as the processing of incoming and outgoing mail.
- Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
- Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities.
- Direct the tracking of defects, test results, or other regularly reported quality control data.
- Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing.
- Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity.
- Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.
- Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs.
- Manage the movement of goods into and out of production facilities to ensure efficiency, effectiveness, or sustainability of operations.
- Direct sustainability program operations to ensure compliance with environmental or governmental regulations.
- Determine, administer, and execute policies relating to operations administration and standards, facility maintenance, and safety.
- Direct inbound or outbound operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, and logistics quality management.
- Review, evaluate, accept, and coordinate completion of work bid from contractors.
- Direct activities of accounting or operations departments.
- Oversee training programs.
- Plan, coordinate, and oversee school logistics programs, such as bus and food services.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties.
- Direct and coordinate operational, management, and supportive services of one or a number of postal facilities.
- Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations.
- Coordinate activities of departments, such as sales, graphic arts, media, finance, and research.
- Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.
- Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products.
- Plan or direct research, development, or production activities.
- Direct or participate in emergency management and contingency planning.
- Direct or coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products.
- Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law.
- Prepare, maintain, or oversee the preparation and maintenance of attendance, activity, planning, or personnel reports and records.
- Appoint department heads or managers and assign or delegate responsibilities to them.
- Direct non-merchandising departments of businesses, such as advertising or purchasing.
- Direct and coordinate product research and development.
- Direct theatre productions and projects.