1. What skills are needed to be a successful manager? A successful leader? Present your case on if you feel most individuals possess both of these skills sets or if most people lean in one direction or the other.

2. Describe what is meant by the term "management" and how this concept came about. Discuss the role of management in your current or former workplace, providing at least two examples of what managers do.

3. Compare and contrast the role of the leader vs. the manager in creating an agenda and developing the human resources system to achieve the agenda. Make sure to illustrate how both functions work together to achieve an outcome.

4. In your opinion, what are the three most important practices listed in Yukl's eleven managerial practices? Describe how you have experienced these practices in your current or former organization and why you feel these three are the most important.