Friday, September 08, 2006

Essential skills of a supervisor

(Summarized from: Harvard business review guide to developing, managing your career)
1) Technical skills :Matters most at the lower levels.
2) People skills : Matters at ALL levels.
3) Conceptual thinking :Matters most at high levels.

People skills , as per an experienced manager :
-Everyone is different- treat them differently. Some people need attention and supervision and will feel ignored if not spoken to. Others detest attention and will feel micromanaged.
-Dont be arrogant , but be firm .They should not take you lightly, work should get done.
-People should respect you for your skills. positional respect goes only to a certain point.

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