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Management is a God gifted skill.... It can not be gained by experience or by study. Agree or not? Give your Reason.

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Question added by Hafiz Muhammad Ishfaq , Assistant Manager , The Brand Makers
Date Posted: 2013/09/28
Natasha Hasan
by Natasha Hasan , Translator - Proofreader , Effect.AI

The answer is already clarified by the rest of the collegues :).. nothing new to add.Otherwise i'll be just repeating the same idea with new words. that's it, it is all about leadership and management.

Amrut Desai
by Amrut Desai , former Managing Director & Country Manager India & SriLanka , Hohenstein India Pvt Ltd-fully owned by Hohenstein Institute GmbH Germany

Management is a God gifted skill.... It can not be gained by experience or by study. Agree or not? Give your Reason.

Dear Hafiz

I do not agree with your contention that management skill is entirely natural or inborn. Yes to an extent an individual is more endowed with and attuned with management traits and as a result could achieve success but to remain competitive and at the forefront, the natural talent that one is having to begin with, needs to be further honed by deliberate exercise to acquire up to date knowledge and innovative skills.  In today’s fast paced, increasingly competitive , globalizing world, one cannot rely on natural talent alone. The good news is that management skills can be learnt and can be gained in the course of one’s career.

In short, employees who practice and perfect their business acumen make financially smart business decisions that align with executive priorities. And that's why some of the most respected and profitable companies in the world have made business acumen training the foundation of their employee development programs.

Some managers inspire, some motivate, and others fail miserably to engage their employees. An "effective" manager takes responsibility for ensuring that each individual within his department succeeds and that the team or business unit achieves results. Successful managers require both talent and skill. Effective management skills can be developed through training, mentoring, and experience. But if a manager is void of natural talent, then the odds that he will be successful diminish significantly.

develop managers

The most productive companies are typically more proactive than their peers when it comes to identifying and developing effective managers. The six most common managerial success traits include communication, leadership, adaptability, relationships, development of others, and personal development.

teach communication skills

A manager with good communication skills is able to instruct as well as he listens. Managers who can communicate effectively can process information, and then relate it back to their teams clearly. Effective managers should be able to understand, decipher, and relate the organization's vision back to their employees in order to maintain productivity.

expand leadership skills

Leadership is a crucial attribute that many managers lack despite their job title. It is common practice for companies to promote employees with the best results, but sometimes the best salesman doesn't make the best manager. True leaders are able to instill trust, provide direction, and delegate responsibility amongst team members.

encourage adaptability

Adaptability also contributes to a manager's effectiveness. When a manager is able to adjust quickly to unexpected circumstances, he is able to lead his team to adjust as well. Adaptability also means that a manager can think creatively and find new solutions to old problems.

foster interpersonal skills

Effective managers should strive to build personal relationships with their teams. Employees are more likely to exceed expectations when they trust their manager. When managers establish a relationship with employees, it builds trust and employees feel valued. Valued employees are more willing to get the job done right.

The best managers know when their employees need more development, and how to ensure those developments are successful. Developing others involves cultivating each individual's talents, and motivating those individuals to channel those talents toward productivity.

promote personal growth

Finally, an effective manager is aware of their personal development. In order to successfully develop and lead others, managers must seek improvement in themselves. A manager who is willing to learn more and use their natural talents to the best of their ability will be able to encourage the same behavior in employees.

Effective management skills are comprised of several key components, and are not easily achieved. Organizations need to recognize the traits associated with successful management, and then promote employees based on those traits. The highest achieving employees do not always make the best managers, but employees that naturally exude the attributes desired by managers are sure to be effective and successful in management roles.

 

 

 

 

Alrich DSouza
by Alrich DSouza , Operations manager, Customer Service and Recruitment Manager , Nomura

Each and every human skill is a gift from God, however it needs to be groomed and enhanced through experience as well as study + training, which will make the human skill - your SPECIALITY

محمد صالح بن جحلان
by محمد صالح بن جحلان , إدارة العلاقات الحكومية والميناء , مؤسسة إنجاز الفنار للمقاولات والتشغيل والصيانة

الادارة مهارة وخبرة اما الادارة القيادية الكاريزما هبة من الله لبعض الناس مما يؤدي بهم الى التمييز بالادارة

 

Management skills and experience either administration leadership charisma is a gift from God for some people, which leads them to discrimination administration

Mahmoud Aun
by Mahmoud Aun , Office Manager [Accompanying Office] , His Excellency Sheikh Saleh Kamel

Management has evolved in many ways over the years, such as all of the new managerial techniques that have been developed. It has also become more specialized and focused. It has also become more involved in operational decisions within a business.

 

So, all these developments did not come from a vacuum, but there is the development of capabilities.

 

Therefore it if there was a marked evolution of management and tangible as in the present time, this is the best proof that it is possible to acquire specialty management and it's not just a gift.

Felix Balaccua
by Felix Balaccua , General Manager , Superhawk Logistics, Inc

All good skills are from God. Some are borne with strong inclination to their skill while some takes encouraging, maturity and development before they can come out to demonstrate their skill. Serious and long practice however will enhance management skills to the direction of expertise.

Zafar Iqbal
by Zafar Iqbal , Teacher (Pak Studies) Subject Specialist , Home Tutor

Not really, you can become a good manager if you have good and thats supports you as well.

Yudi Indrawan
by Yudi Indrawan , Senior PLC & Electrical Engineer , PT Citra Tubindo Tbk, Vallourec Group

Agreed

Ahmed Zayed
by Ahmed Zayed , مدير تنفيذي , منظمة معاقون بلا حدود /فلسطين

I do not agree management is the science of using all sciences and arts of dealing with others

leadership is God gifted

 

Umair Danka, CPA, ACCA, CIA, CISA, CRMA
by Umair Danka, CPA, ACCA, CIA, CISA, CRMA , Senior Auditor AVP , Citibank

If you had said 'Leadership', I would have agreed. Leadership requires charisma, ability to inspire and make the best out of the people. 

 

Management, on the other hand, is just getting things done with what you have and within the defined deadlines. Both up and down, it's more about managing expectations. I think you can become a good manager with experience. A good leader, perhaps not. Study only strives to define the parameters of management i.e. what you can or cannot do. They hardwire you the basics you need to know before becoming a manager. Once you are a manager, it's more about, what you have, what are the expectations, what are the deadlines, the action plan and the execution of action plan. There's hardly any rocket science there. 

 

Now a leader on the other hand is something of a mystry. Look at your CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CTOs, Group Heads etc. Most of these guys are leaders. A prime example of a leader is that in addition to managing their tasks, you hear more about their team members and the function as a whole than themselves, you hear more about the training initiatives within that function than others, you hear how they revolutionize something and their creativity. It's easy to distinguish between the two once you understand that a Good manager does not necessarily means he is a leader. 

ALAMGEER HUSSAIN HASHMI
by ALAMGEER HUSSAIN HASHMI , REGIONAL SALES & OPERATIONS MANAGER , Uth Healthcare Pvt., Ltd

Dear Sir

I am not in agreement with you in token,leadership can be a  trait by birth but leaders always are not managers.Management can be acquired by experience,knowledge of domain and atttitude.It is a progression and one gets more wisdom as a Manager with age and experience.I compare myself when I was a bachelor and lacked management once I got married and I started becoming responsible and managed my family parents and job this is an example how experience teaches you mangement skills.Moreover with exposure to different job situations where your management skills are tested you start looking for knowledge and skills to accomplish those situations.

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