Managerial Skills Essay

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Managerial Skills Kristen L. Hoffman Liberty University BUSI 310-B09 / Summer 2012 Abstract Being a successful manager takes great skill. Not only do a manager’s job duties vary, they can also be very demanding and complex. There are a certain set of skills that are essential at certain levels of management. The purpose of this paper is to name these skills, define exactly what these skills are, elaborate on how these skills are achieved and point out exactly what level of management each skill has its importance. Managerial Skills It takes a certain kind of person to be a manager, not everyone can attain this position. A certain set of skills, or abilities to convert knowledge into actions that will ultimately result in desired performance, are required to assist other employees to become more productive. In the management field, these skills are known as managerial skills. Managerial skills can come naturally, or are learned through experience and education. Through his research, Robert Katz found that managers need at least three essential managerial skills. These skills are termed “technical skills, human skills and conceptual skills” (Katz). For an organization, it is very important to hire managers that have these skills, as their skills can be passed onto others. When employees are given the chance to interact with competent managers, it is said that “unskilled individuals can gain managerial skills”(Francois Patrick and Beaudry, 2009). The management field is very diverse, filled with both women and men professionals of different cultures. There has been research conducted that finds that, based on gender and culture, these managerial skills are learned differently. Although all three of these skill types are essential for managers, their relative importance will vary based on the levels of management. This paper

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