Problem
Background:
Efforts to accurately and completely describe the job of managing have been met with considerable frustration. One of the areas of discussion, for example, is mentoring. Many feel managers should be mentors. Others disagree about the details.
Task
1. Why do you think the job of managing has proved so difficult to pin down?
2. Which of the ideas and models offered so far do you believe to be the most useful in guiding management development?
a) Support your choice. Explain your answer fully.