Management Skills and Competencies

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This paper outlines the key management skills and competencies needed for 21st century managers. They fall into the three major categories of technical, conceptual, and interpersonal skills. For each skill, the paper analyzes the writer's current capabilities. The second part of the paper includes a personal development plan. It outlines the steps the writer will take to improve in three areas of the prior discussed skills. Included in this discussion is a time-frame for completion of each step and a method of measuring progress. Obstacles for each action are also noted.

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"The conceptual skill of vision is the third area where my improvement could benefit my career most. To have vision, one must know their industry intimately. As such, I will begin to investigate our competitors, providing an organizational analysis to identify their strengths and weaknesses. In addition, I will look closely at the industry we operate in, identifying the opportunities that may be available as well as the potential threats, in addition to identifying the forces that affect the industry as a whole. Lastly, I will investigate top companies in other industries whose methods may be of value to our company. This will begin after the completion of my work on the relationship building skills and is anticipated to last approximately four months. The primary obstacle to this step will be in locating the pertinent data for each company. Resources such as Hoovers and D&B should provide some information, other information may be found in trade publications as well."

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