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    The document discusses the four main functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. It also examines the different skills needed for management including conceptual skills, human skills, and technical skills. Conceptual skills are most important for high-level positions like VP or CEO while technical skills are least important for them. All levels of management need strong human skills. Successful managers develop most of their skills from job experience, with additional contributions from other people and formal education/training. Key attributes for successful managers include leadership abilities, teamwork, self-awareness, strong communication, flexibility, and tolerance for stress and uncertainty.

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    The document discusses the four main functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. It also examines the different skills needed for management including conceptual skills, human skills, and technical skills. Conceptual skills are most important for high-level positions like VP or CEO while technical skills are least important for them. All levels of management need strong human skills. Successful managers develop most of their skills from job experience, with additional contributions from other people and formal education/training. Key attributes for successful managers include leadership abilities, teamwork, self-awareness, strong communication, flexibility, and tolerance for stress and uncertainty.

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    Innovative Management For A Changing World

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    The document discusses the four main functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. It also examines the different skills needed for management including conceptual skills, human skills, and technical skills. Conceptual skills are most important for high-level positions like VP or CEO while technical skills are least important for them. All levels of management need strong human skills. Successful managers develop most of their skills from job experience, with additional contributions from other people and formal education/training. Key attributes for successful managers include leadership abilities, teamwork, self-awareness, strong communication, flexibility, and tolerance for stress and uncertainty.

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    Chapter 1 Innovative Management for a Changing World

    The Four Functions of Management


    Planning
    Select goals & ways to attain them

    Controlling
    Monitor activities & make corrections

    Organizing Assign responsibility for tasks

    Leading Use influence to motivate

    Management Skills
    Conceptual Skills : cognitive ability to see the organization as a whole and the relationship among its parts Human Skills : ability to work with and through other people and to work effectively as a group member Technical Skills : understanding of and proficiency in the performance of specific tasks.

    Management Skills
    Conceptual Skills
    Which level needs conceptual skills the most? VP

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    Management Skills
    Human Skills
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    Management Skills
    Technical Skills
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    VP To what degree do the various levels need technical skills?

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    How Do You Learn to Manage?


    50% from job experience 30% from other persons 20% from education & training
    (Based on study of successful managers at Honeywell)

    Successful Managers Attributes


    Leadership Team-Building Skills Self-objectivity Analytic Thinking Creative Thinking Behavioral Flexibility Oral Communication Written Communication Personal Impact Resistance to Stress Tolerance of Uncertainty

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