Q5. What are the skills required by executives?

Also
explain the methods of developing such skills.
There are various skills and qualities should be in management
executives:

Physical qualities required for the Executives:

It is reported by majority Human Resource Managers that they are looking upon
qualities like Ability to work long hours, less Absent from regular work, Agile and
enthusiastic, Extra Physical fitness, Energetic, Able to manage physical stress, and
Practice relaxation techniques to be physically alert in their personal life. Better
personal hygiene is expected from the new generation executives to handle the
work situation efficiently and effectively.

Emotional Attributes required for the Executives:

It is reported by majority Human Resource Managers that they are looking upon
executives having Equanimity, Confidence, Emotional maturity, Patience, Optimistic,
Calm and composed, Emotional control, Empathetic, Good Listener, Accept
Mistakes, Unbiased, Understanding ability, Courageous, Flexible and Persistent to be
stable in their personal life and professional life. They should maintain equidistance
to both rational and emotional thoughts. Conscious use of professional self to be
used for effective decisionmaking and control.

Intellectual and Analytical Attributes required for the Executives:

It is reported by majority Human Resource Managers that they are looking upon
executives who are in Tune with latest business changes, Rationale in decision
making, Quick decision-making, Having Team spirit, Constant learner, Having
Technical competency and Logical reasoning, Better Human Relation, Be Creative,
Good Intelligent quotient, Be Innovative and Communicative, Knowledge based, and
Having Better Concentration Power for initiation, innovation, risk taking and
proactive in effective problem solving process.

Spiritual and Moral Attributes required for the Executives:

It is reported by majority Human Resource Managers that they are looking upon
executives, who have Strong ethical base, Trust, Morally upright, Sincere and frank,
Spiritual inclination, Open / transparent, Belief in social responsibilities, Get away
from malpractices, Keep Commitments, Be responsible, No false commitments, Fair
business practices, Give respect and take respect, Belief in oneself and Control over
mind. The strong ethical attributes on executives help the organisation to
communicate quality of the product ethically convincing and help in better
customer relationship. Strong ethical work force is an asset to any organisation.
Interpersonal and Customer Relation Attributes required to Executives:

It is reported by majority Human Resource Managers that they are looking upon
executives, who have Better Listening, Better Communication ability, High Value
orientation, Polite and warm, Diplomatic, Ability to Control emotions, Competent to
handle redresses, Human relation, Need orientation, Networking, Healthy
negotiation,

Faithful, Pleasing character, Better understanding skill, empathetic and Acceptance

of each other for better interaction and inter relationship with customers. A better
market orientation requires individuals having better inter personal skills and goal
orientation. These qualities enable the executives to develop strong relation with
the customers by understanding their needs and expectations.

Managing Time and Stress Attributes required for the Executives:

It is reported by majority Human Resource Managers that they are looking upon
executives, who practices Relaxation Techniques, are Conscious of Time
Management, do Prioritization of activities, Planning Meticulously, Leave ego aside,
Faith in ones own abilities, Delegation of authority, Distinguish Important and
unimportant, Better self understanding, Realistic Perception and Control over self.
Among which major one is allocation of ones own activities to important and
unimportant. A better activity prioritization enables the executives to manage their
work in time with efficiency.

Conclusion: Management is an art of getting things done through and with people.
Today in the highly competitive and demanding entrepreneurship, management is
not knowledge centered alone. It is talent and potential centered. In order to enrich
the performance and potential of executives, more action oriented intellectual
inputs and transformational activity-centered are inevitable. A competent, mentally
alert, emotionally stable, intellectually talented executive are required to manage
the business with fidelity and accuracy. The findings of this qualitative research help
the new generation executive students to discover the undiscovered self and
prepare towards better personal and professional career.