1. Why is it important to examine management from different perspectives? What do you gain from this type of examination? Think of other possible perspectives or metaphors you could use to describe management (e.g., management is a profession; management means "being in charge"). What does your new perspective tell you about management that adds to your understanding?

2. What do you think is the biggest personal reward of being a manager? What is the biggest potential 'downside' of being a manager?

3. Think about two different managerial-type jobs you have personally observed (within your family, as a worker, as a customer, etc.) Compare them using Stewart's concept of job dimensions. Considering each job's content as analyzed by the three dimensions, which one would you choose? Why? Rosemary Stewart's Three Dimensions are: Demands Constraints Choices See Slides 27-29 for an example of how to do this type of analysis.

4. The chapter states that effective managers need technical, interpersonal, and conceptual skills. Do all managers need these in the same mix? In other words, would some managers need more of one than of another? Why? Describe the managerial skills you think you need to work on the most and suggest how this might be done?