A study analyzed the evaluation orientations of 888 participants in Kentucky's week-long Management Awareness Workshop for state-employed managers who have occupied a management position for approximately 5-6 months. Analyses of responses to a self-administered mail questionnaire indicated 74.6 percent of respondents were encouraged by their supervisor to take the training. The sample was 96.3% white and 69.6% male. Respondents felt most workshop objectives had been accommodated. All thought two objectives---to increase insight into managerial behavior and its effect on others and to increase understanding of leadership styles--were best accommodated. The majority of respondents reported moderate to strong benefits from what was learned. Nonwhite respondents reported the strongest perceived benefits. Respondents' suggestions indicated an awareness among Kentucky state managers that being a manager required the acquisition of a set of specific skills that may or may not be related to their previous professional training. Many open-ended responses were addressed toward the problem of coping with the political involvement in the public sector. (YLB)