These positions include chief executive officer, department store manager, and small business operator.
This team may make both long- and short-range plans to achieve these goals.
Executives are typically elected by the organization's owners, shareholders, board of directors.
In larger organizations, they may direct one area, such as marketing, finance, or legal services.
For example, in the financial area, executives may direct the buying or selling of land or other investments.
When complaints arise, executives may direct investigations to resolve what occurred in the agency or between staff members.
A large part of an executive's job is developing relationships with people outside the organization.
Government executives make connections between the United States and other countries.
They range from city council member, mayor, and governor, all the way up to President of the United States.