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A manager needs both depth and breadth of knowledge. What do you say?

They say a specialist has depth of knowledge while a generalist has breadth of knowledge. A manager needs both. What is your opinion?

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Question added by HANNA SABA , Team Leader (Administrative Support), including translation, editing, and writing , Deloitte
Date Posted: 2014/04/19
Moinul Islam
by Moinul Islam , HR Manager , NTIER Softwares

Certainly knowledge is important not only for a manager but for all stakeholders as well. However, for a manager, what is more important, is to have the attitude to learn and skills to connect with realities in addition a set of other skills. And he must belive in the fact that  there is always a better way of doing a job and knowledge does not have any limit. This will help him enhancing his/her skills & performance.

Abdul Samad Nadeem Malik
by Abdul Samad Nadeem Malik , Business Support Officer , Thimar Al Jazirah - 3M ESPE

Yes a manager need the depth and breadth of knowledge are significantly better at predicting three measures of firm performance that was used in the study return on invested capital, sales growth, and Tobin's q. The two knowledge dimensions exhibited either independent non-linear effects or mutually reinforcing effects on each of the three performance measures.

Abd alwahab Alqaramseh
by Abd alwahab Alqaramseh , Material Section Head , CEGCO

Generally the knowledge is necessary in work life but for leading position it's too important .

knowledge mean power .

 

If the manager recruits the fresher...he needs the specialist. or

if hes having experienced in his organisatio .then  he can have the generalist.

Ramendra Sunder Sinha PMP
by Ramendra Sunder Sinha PMP , DGM Planning , Gaur Sons Limited

Having lots of knowledge is good for a teacher, professor, scientist, scholar, consultant, advisor etc.

A manager requires lots of other skills which are inherent in a person genetically and also which are acquired through management studies, experience and mentoring over a period of time.

Divyesh Patel
by Divyesh Patel , Assistant Professional Officer- Treasury , City Of Cape Town

They are complimentary - each with their own strengths. Trying to choose one over the other is like trying to choose the most important parent. They are like the two wings of the bird. Useful flight is impossible without equal participation of both.

 

Depth of knowledge leads actually to a specialized brain (an expert mind or a narrow mind, if you wish).

Breadth of knowledge leads actually to a multifarious brain (a broad mind).

Safeer Koyithan Kandy
by Safeer Koyithan Kandy , General Accountant , Hala Trading

Management is the process of getting things done through others. So the manager requires knowledge in the respective areas of business. Mainly the respective areas deal with financing, marketing, Sales, Accounting etc.

Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen
by Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen , Managing Director, Designer , ingenieursbureau KB International NV

A manager needs both, but not only a manager, also an engineer, an administrator, if you want to get further in life, you need this

BashirAhamd BASHIR
by BashirAhamd BASHIR , teacher , EDUCATION

 Manager  must  have    Abitility+capabilty+capicity of kanowlwdge+ professionalism+educational and life skills+ground realties of area+ a team leader

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