Imagine You Are Mentoring a New Manager Who Is Going

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Essay

Imagine you are mentoring a new manager who is going to supervise a staff of twelve employees.In a short period of time you conclude this manager demonstrates many introvert characteristics: she listens carefully and takes her time composing her responses; she shuts the door to her office several times a day,asking staff not to interrupt her; she leaves the office at lunch time and walks in a nearby park by herself,saying she needs to "recharge." Discuss the introvert as a manager; what will challenge this personality in this job? what can you conclude this personality will be good at as a manager?

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Consolidation Worksheet

A tool used in preparation of consolidated financial statements that helps combine the financials of a parent company and its subsidiaries.