Role, Responsibility, Authority and Accountability

Managers perform many supervisory roles in the workplace. Underlying those roles are three key components to effective supervision: responsibility, authority and accountability. The free tutorial below examines some common myths about the roles of the manager and, in concert with the key components, presents both good practices and practices to avoid when supervising others.

Upon completion of this tutorial, you should be able to:

  • Identify key supervisory roles and recognize myths that surround those roles
  • Describe the three key components that support effective supervision
  • Recognize good supervisory practices
  • Avoid practices that can undermine responsibility, authority and accountability


This is a free tutorial! Enjoy!
Role, Responsibility, Authority and Accountability

  • Dr. Amir Moghadam is the founder and CEO of MaxKnowledge, the leading employee training provider for the career college sector of higher education. Moghadam has more than 18 years of experience in career education, serving in many capacities including professor, director of education, academic dean, director of student affairs, campus director, and president/owner. Moghadam has also worked as an international career education consultant. He earned his PhD in engineering from the University of Cambridge.