Mintzberg suggests that managerial roles should encompass interpersonal, decisional, and informational roles. Clearly, this is an idealized vision of the manager. They are encouraged to encompass all of these characteristics but this is an unattainable goal. A manager can never be all these things at once.

1-1 To what extent is it unethical to expect a manager to have such a broad base of skills and abilities?

1-2 Do managerial models like this reflect the reality of day-to-day management? Explain.