Mangerial Basic Training (Scenario)
Imagine that your marketing company has just merged with a manufacturing organization. You have been asked to help provide some "basic" managerial training to the engineers in the research and development unit of the new sister company. To make sure you are covering the necessary issues, your boss has asked to see an overview of materials that you will be providing the engineers.
-Many of the engineers in the group are unclear about what managers actually do. Your training materials explain that a manager's job focuses on ____________.
A) personal achievement
B) helping others accomplish their work goals
C) the performance of clerical duties
D) supervising groups rather than individual employees

Question

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A manager's job is focused on helping others accomplish their work goals, whether it be through assigning tasks, providing guidance, or removing roadblocks. While personal achievement may be a part of a manager's job, it is not the primary focus. Clerical duties may be assigned to a manager, but they are not the core responsibility. Supervising groups rather than individual employees can be a part of a manager's job, but it is not the primary focus either.