MGT 521 week 1 summary

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Major Questions You Should Be Able to Answer

1.1 Management: What It Is, What Its Benefits Are Major Question: What are the rewards of being an exceptional manager?

1.2 What Managers Do: The Four Principal Functions Major Question: What would I actually do—that is, what would be my four principal functions—as a manager?

1.3 Seven Challenges to Being an Exceptional Manager Major Question: Challenges can make one feel alive. What are seven challenges I could look forward to as a manager?

1.4 Pyramid Power: Levels & Areas of Management Major Question: What are the levels and areas of management I need to know to move up, down, and sideways?

1.5 The Skills Exceptional Managers Need Major Question: To be a terrific manager, what skills should I cultivate?

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1.6 Roles Managers Must Play Successfully Major Question: To be an exceptional manager, what roles must I play successfully?

1.7 The Link between Entrepreneurship & Management Major Question: Do I have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?