Recent Posts Tagged With 'people skills'

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Monitoring the External Environment

  Posted on Friday January 23rd, 2009 at 21:13 in People Management, business management, management skills, people skills, business thinking, management competencies, busines strategy, monitoring the external environment

  Competent managers collect information about opportunities and threats in the external environment that may affect their work in the short or long terms. They analyze trends and look for circumstances that may enhance their own organization’s perfo...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Core Functional/Technical Skills

  Posted on Sunday January 18th, 2009 at 05:23 in People Management, business management, management skills, people skills, business thinking, technical knowledge, management competencies, core functional skills, core technical skills, technical savvy, technology savvy

  A competent employee maintains up-to-date knowledge and skills within his field of expertise and remains abreast of developments in his field and industry. He provides guidance or counsel on technical matters related to his field. He knows how to use...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Organizational Design

  Posted on Sunday January 11th, 2009 at 23:09 in People Management, business management, management skills, people skills, organizational structure, organizational development, business thinking, organizational strategy, organizational design, organizational processes, management competencies, organizational systems

  Competent managers ensure that the organization’s structure and systems support its strategies. They take action to optimize resources and work processes using such techniques as business process reengineering and continuous process improvement. Th...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Organizational Savvy

  Posted on Wednesday January 7th, 2009 at 00:06 in People Management, business management, management skills, people skills, business thinking, management competencies, organizational savvy

  Managers who have organizational savvy stay abreast of what is happening across the organization. They understand the effects of decisions and actions on other parts of the organization and recognize the interests of others in different parts of the ...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Global Perspective

  Posted on Tuesday January 6th, 2009 at 03:56 in People Management, business management, management skills, people skills, strategic thinking, business thinking, global perspective, business oriented, management competencies, gloval view, strategic view

  Global Perspective competency involves understanding the international issues facing the business. Competent managers appreciate how ethnic, cultural, and political matters influence business and integrate local and global information into decisions ...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Strategic Thinking

  Posted on Sunday January 4th, 2009 at 22:13 in People Management, business management, business strategy, strategic management, management skills, people skills, strategic thinking, business thinking, management competencies, management skills - strategy

  Strategic thinking involves understanding the implications of social, economic, political, and global trends. A manager with this competency understands the company’s position in the marketplace—both its strengths and its weaknesses. She takes a ...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Strategic Planning

  Posted on Saturday January 3rd, 2009 at 21:26 in Strategy, People Management, business management, business strategy, strategic planning, strategic management, management skills, people skills, business thinking, strategy development, management competencies, management skills - strategy

  A competent manager develops and drives a shared understanding of a long-term vision that incorporates people’s input and describes what the organization needs to look like and how it needs to operate in the future. He determines long-term objectiv...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Managing Complexity

  Posted on Friday January 2nd, 2009 at 01:07 in People Management, business management, management skills, people skills, business thinking, managing complexity, management competencies, mastering complexity

  Managing Complexity competency: quickly integrating complex information to identify strategies and solutions, learning new concepts quickly, demonstrating keen insights into situations, assimilating large amounts of information, and narrowing it down...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Quality Orientation

  Posted on Wednesday December 31st, 2008 at 23:43 in People Management, quality control, business management, management skills, people skills, quality management, business thinking, quality excellence, management competencies, management skills - quality management, quality orientation

  Competent employees promote organizational effectiveness by anticipating and dealing with problems. They encourage others to suggest improvements to work processes, and they persistently focus on quality, as well as on results. They determine how to ...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Results Orientation

  Posted on Wednesday December 31st, 2008 at 02:02 in People Management, business management, management skills, people skills, business thinking, results orientation, results oriented, management competencies, management skills - result oriented, performance oriented

  Employees with this competency communicate business performance measures and clarify priorities. They work on important issues first, staying with a plan of action or point of view until the desired goal has been obtained or is no longer reasonably a...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Operational and Tactical Planning

  Posted on Saturday December 27th, 2008 at 01:04 in People Management, business management, management skills, people skills, business thinking, tactical planning, operational planning, management competencies, management skills - planning

  The competent manager determines short-term objectives and action steps for achieving them, including efficient use of personnel, equipment, facilities, and other resources in order to accomplish a project or initiative. He determines how to schedule...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Resource Management

  Posted on Wednesday December 24th, 2008 at 03:11 in People Management, business management, management skills, resource management, people skills, business thinking, management skills - self development, management competencies, management skills - resource management

  A competent manager clarifies the financial implications of decisions and uses resources effectively, in line with organizational policies and goals. He deploys resources in a way that is consistent with the organization’s strategy and that benefit...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Customer Focus

  Posted on Tuesday December 23rd, 2008 at 04:21 in People Management, business management, customer focus, management skills, people skills, business thinking, improve customer service, customer service excellence, management competencies, management skills - customer focus, award-winning customer service, competitively superior customer relationships

  Person who have customer focus demonstrate a concern for the needs and expectations of customers and make them a high priority. They maintain contact with their customers, both internal and external to the organization, and use their understanding of...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Driving Innovation & Creativity

  Posted on Sunday December 21st, 2008 at 03:46 in innovation, creativity, People Management, business management, Creative Thinking, management skills, people skills, business thinking, creativity and innovation, management skills - people management, management skills - self development, management competencies

  Driving innovation requires managers to foster a climate that encourages creativity and innovation. Managers who are effective at driving innovation allow others to challenge and disagree. They take prudent risks to accomplish goals and assume respon...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Managing and Leading Change

  Posted on Wednesday December 17th, 2008 at 20:58 in social networking, leadership, People Management, team building, change management, managing change, people skills, business thinking, leading change, action oriented, management skills - people management, management skills - self development

  Managing and Leading Change competency involves putting opportunities and threats to the organization in context and clarifying how the organization needs to be different and why; communicating a vivid, appealing picture of what the organization need...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Building Relationships

  Posted on Monday October 6th, 2008 at 03:18 in People Management, management skills, people skills, building relationships, relationships building, management skills - people management

  Building Relationships competency : being skilled at detecting and interpreting subtle clues, often nonverbal, about others’ feelings and concerns. People with this competency display empathy and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of others and ...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Valuing Diversity

  Posted on Tuesday September 30th, 2008 at 03:05 in People Management, diversity, management skills, people skills, management skills - people management, valuing diversity

  Valuing Diversity competency : demonstrating respect for individual differences. This includes cultural differences, as well as diverse ways of thinking or approaching issues. People with this competency are able to establish a climate in which all ...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Written Communication

  Posted on Monday September 29th, 2008 at 05:49 in People Management, communication skills, management skills, people skills, written communication, management skills - people management

  Written communication competency as expressing ideas and opinions clearly in properly structured, well-organized, and grammatically correct reports and documents. This competency requires the use of language and terminology appropriate to the reader ...

• Core Management Skills and Competencies - Oral Communication

  Posted on Saturday September 27th, 2008 at 04:25 in People Management, oral communication, communication skills, management skills, people skills, management skills - people management

  Oral Communication competency : being able to convey ideas clearly to others. It includes projecting credibility, poise, and confidence, even under difficult or adversarial conditions. People with this competency speak enthusiastically and use vivid...