Making decisions in certain situations has a way to cloud your mind and just focus on whats being told or information at hand. Sometimes looking at the positive of the situation and hearing an outside opinion opens eyes and clears that cloud. A good friend of mine wants to pursue his own hockey sports agency, but told me doesn't see the point cause of how hard it will be to get an NHLPA status card. This happens if a NHL player decides to sign with your agency,or if one of your clients signs a NHL contract. Sure its not easy to have either of these, but scouting good prospects building clientele and trust and friendship with that clientele is baby steps towards the goal wanted to be achieved. Just like any other business it does take time,rather then get rich quick some businesses shoot for and often fail.  

Management roles have been changing constantly, when i look back to when i started working in different companies and comparing them to now, i think its a huge difference. Companies use to be set on there managerial hierarchies and had no real important responsibilities put on there employees. Now you have the success from companies by restructuring and introducing self-managed teams , who are responsible for supervising  there own activities, bonding with your team, if you have any problems you have others insight and also having the freedom to perform. Not all companies use or believe in this because they are not easy to establish, but once they get going they are really productive. Also with the change of diversity organisations looking to work with different religions, different cultures and women in all levels of management.

I think employees given more responsibility and being able to monitor there own activities helps build skills needed to be future managers. As an employee your looking for direction and guidance from your superior to do and complete tasks given to you. Using a team based environment and having expanded tasks and responsibility bring out skills as an individual and abilities to interact and communicate positively and productively with others. So by using the self-managed teams is the best way of doing so, this as well as regular communication with your team. Others input from a different perspective is also a learning and bonding process.  This lightens some responsibility from managers to be constantly observing and breathing over employees shoulders.

The management roles that are changing a lot from what i have seen,but based on information given to me and from own experiences. I think its simply because of a desire to reduce costs and improve quality,making a better workplace and creating an increase in efficiency and effectiveness. Which is a team based approach. Most of it focusing on potential gains in effectiveness, the quality of improvements that are possible, the reduced overhead and competitive advantages that can result, and the quality of-life gains for the work force. 

Preparing for future management would have a great development with all your skills, more importantly is acquiring the softer skills that enable you to move on to leadership positions. Often not taught in schools, these are the skills that allow you to recognize opportunities, evaluate them, and them take advantage of them. Knowing my organization, so I know whats going on around me and will able to spot the opportunities. Making sure i'm easy to work with and talk to, standing out so people know who i'am, and of coarse dressing the part. Look good, feel good, work good.