DLD211

CONCEPTUAL
SKILLS AND
LEADERSHIP
EFFECTIVENESS
 Lecture Objectives
At the end of this lecture, students should be
able to
•define conceptual skill;
•mention conceptual skills;
•discuss conceptual skills; and
•relate conceptual skills with leadership
effectiveness.
 Biblical Background
My people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge: because thou hast rejected
knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou
shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast
forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget
thy children.
Hosea 4:6
What are conceptual skills?
 What are Conceptual skills?
•Knowledge-based skills that top managers
use to navigate through the development
needs of their organizations.
•They include visualization, understanding,
innovation, creative thinking, problem-
solving etc.
•They are different from the human relation
and technical skills.
 What are Conceptual skills?
•Conceptual skills are the contents in the
wisdom box that is required for success in
any organization.
•Conceptual skills is a topic in management,
but has a far-reaching implications in the
field of leadership.
 Conceptual skills?
•Visualization
•Understanding
•Creative thinking
•Innovation
•Strategic thinking
•Problem-solving
 Visualization skill
•Ability to form a picture of something or a
situation in the mind.
•Having a vision about a better future if one
or two things are put in place.
•Genesis 13:14-17
•Effective leaders
have learnt to always
see big pictures
 Understanding skill
•Having a thorough knowledge of something, an
environment or a situation.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get
wisdom: and with all thy getting get
understanding
Proverbs 4:7
•Great leaders seek to understand the situations
around their field of operation through
concerted studies.
 Creative thinking skill
•Ability to think around a product or a
situation from a different and better
perspective.
•Thinking outside the box.
•This is critical for effective
leadership.
•It requires devoting time
to thinking.
 Innovation skill
•It is an art of creating something new from
an existing product or situation.
 Strategic thinking skill
•Ability to think and come up with tasks that
will produce better results.
•For leadership to be effective, strategies for
the realization of goals are very vital.
•Nehemiah succeeded in rebuilding the wall
of Jerusalem as a result of strategic thinking.
 Problem-solving skill
• Ability to provide answers to raging
problems in an organization or among a
group of people.
•It requires sound knowledge of a problem
that requires a solution.
•It demands listening skill.
Conceptual Skills and Leadership
• Without conceptual skills, leadership
cannot be effective.
•Human relation and technical skills are not
enough for leadership effectiveness
•Leadership development requires the
learning and practicing of conceptual skills.
 Conclusion
•
Thank you