Doing administrative work is generally not considered to be the most exciting role of a manager unless by chance you receive some great satisfaction from dealing with routine details.
The claim that there’s not much room for creativity depends on whether you accept the status quo or decide that there must be a better way to accomplish those routine tasks.
The objective is to move the paperwork through the paper mill, which has become a combination of paper and some form of electronic communication.
This is the grunt work: the work that most professionals and managers despise, but doing it is not a choice.
The paperwork essential for running an effective organization must flow efficiently through the system: policies and procedures and certain requirements must be met.
Reports must be written but you must ask if they really serve a purpose.
Expense vouchers need to be approved. The paperwork involved in hiring, evaluating, promoting, reassigning, and possibly dismissing personnel must be processed. Meetings need agendas.
All administrative processes must be updated. Interfacing with other functions becomes imperative. In addition, certain
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