1 Homework

You can use Mintzberg's 10 Management Roles model as a frame of reference when you are thinking
about developing your own skills and knowledge.

a) Please carefully analyze all of the listed roles. Furthermore, ask yourself, which of the following
roles is closer to your beliefs. Score yourself, using five-point scale, starting from 5 to 1 (5 refer
to being “very skilled“, to 1 refer to being “not skilled at all“.

Evaluation of Managers Roles

5 4 3 2 1
Managers Role
very skilled skilled medium skilled poor skilled not skilled at all

Figurehead

Leader

Liaison

Monitor

Disseminator

Spokesperson

Entrepreneur

Disturbance Handler

Resource Allocator

Negotiator

b) Once you have identified your weak areas, describe briefly, what you can do to improve your
abilities in each of Management role.