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Essay / Management Skills in Management - 1185
In management, skill has brought practical and hypothetical benefits to coexisting management thinking. The focus of management has shifted to analyzing the skills of managers in organizations. Many scholars have attempted to study different skills and how they are displayed with varying degrees of success. For Henry Mintzberg, an eminent 19th century management theorist, competence can be understood as a capacity or aptitude. Whereas according to theorist Henri Fayol, certain management functions go hand in hand with the skills of the manager. This essay aims to discuss what are the different management skills that can influence managers to achieve the goals and missions of the organization, and how to develop these skills. , diverse knowledge and skills as a manager using the analysis of theorist Henry Mintzberg and Henri Fayol. To do this, we will first carry out an analysis of our own current skills and weaknesses as a manager. Secondly, it will be necessary to show how the writings of Henry and Henri have helped to better understand the ways in which we can develop skills, knowledge and management skills. To start the discussion, you need to analyze your own current skills and weaknesses as a manager. “When a person’s abilities match the job requirements and the needs of the organization, performance is considered peak.” (Richard E. Boyatzic 2007, 21st Century Skills). The dynamic characteristics of management with all types of industries give rise to management activities (Planning, Organizing, Commanding, Coordination, Controlling). According to Henri Fayol (1949), these managerial activities are recognized as the basis for achieving the objectives and missions of the organization. Where like Mintz...... middle of paper ......ial. He believes that the lack of theory could make the practice of management difficult. He therefore believed that special study was necessary to exercise management. He also insisted on the need to receive management training and therefore stuck to managerial functions. He also explains that “the functions are flexible and able to adapt to each need; it's about knowing how to use it, which is a difficult art that requires intelligence, experience, decision and proportion. Composed of tact and experience, proportion is the main attribute of the manager. Tsoukas (1994) proposed the idea that, among others, Fayol's (1949) management functions and Mintzberg's (1973) management roles represent different but ontological levels of management. We can integrate both perspectives to develop the most important skills, knowledge and skills identified above.