Management Skills that make a Huge difference in Performance

Management Skills that make a Huge difference in Performance

In this write-up, you will certainly discover regarding center management skills, S.W.O.T. and communication, three essential game changes for management. I call these "performance boosters." We have uncovered crucial information sources for you professional development. The first covers essential management skills. Then, a close consideration of Strengths, Opportunities, Threats described as S.W.O.T. and last, the continual quest to make "communication" an effective management strength.

How to Become a Manager — 13 Skills You’ll Need…

In a recent article I wrote about why you might want to be a manager. If that’s what you want, here’s my list of the 13 skills you’ll need:

1. Communication
There’s a lot of communication when you’re a manager. You have to communicate with each of your employees. You have to communicate “sideways” with your co-workers and customers. And you have to communicate upwards with your own manager or executive. You need some substance in the communication, of course — you need to have something worthy of being communicated. But substance isn’t enough — if you know what you’re doing and can’t properly communicate it to anyone else, then you’ll never be a good manager.

2. Listening Skills
This is a part of communication, but I want to single it out because it’s so important. Some managers get so impressed with themselves that they spend much more of their time telling people things than they spend listening. But no matter how high you go in the management hierarchy, you need to be able to listen. It’s the only way you’re really going to find out what’s going on in your organization, and it’s the only way that you’ll ever learn to be a better manager

Listen for Team Performance
“If listening is your most important leadership skill to develop as the boss, as a manager (watch here), how does one perform this skill extremely well? There is a 5-step process to follow. Learn it, practice it, repeat and repeat. You will see changes in performance from people and groups in ways you did not imagine or believe possible.”

Management development is a self-mastery undertaking. The tools and techniques for success are available. Building the professional skills and abilities to use these tools effectively becomes the game changer.

Alan Chapman