Question:
A finance officer was promoted to a senior Finance Officer position in a Ministry. Previously, he was working on his own but with the new position, he will have to manage four junior finance officers. He has come to you for some advice on the new job.
(a) Describe to him, what a manager is supposed to do in practice (using Henry Fayol and Henry Mintzberg works)?
(b) What are the skills that he will need in the new position?