When we hear the word manager a person would automatically say “my boss” but the role of manager is much more than being a person in charge. Managers have been around since the Industrialization Revolution because of the employees that were needed in the factories. One of the first well known managers was in 1842; his name was “Daniel C. McCallum, Superintendent of the Erie line for the New York and Erie Railroad Company” (Makkamson, 2000, para. 7). The way Mr. McCallum managed is completely different than a typical manager nowadays. Since the revolution period the responsibilities of a manager increased instead of overseeing twenty workers in a factory and disciplining them anyway they saw fit. The business concept has changed since then and managers have to follow a plan in order to manage their team effectively and still continue to grow the company. The traits of leadership skills, integrity and honesty, knowledge and expertise help a person fill the functions of planning, organization, leading, and control; all of which help make one more effective in their manager roles as a motivator, guide, teacher and leader. A typical manager is one that will oversee the day to day functions of their teams and help the organization achieve its overall goal. Some managers may seem to just sit in the office and work on the computer or tell employees what to do but one must understand the work that they have to do to truly appreciate it. Managers are responsible for the organization, meetings, supervising employees, profits, and strategizing with teams to set and meet goals that have been handed down to them. Any manager will state that as soon they walk in the office they check emails and voice mails then the day has officially begun; for some managers it probably never ends. When a manager walks out of their office they have a couple of goals in sight; make the company a