OUTLINE THREE MAJOR TYPES OF MANAGERIAL SKILLS

There are three types of skills managers use to perform functions in management. The three managerial skills that are essential to successful management are technical, human, and conceptual skills. When achieving organisational goals, managers need these key management skills in order to understand and perform their functions, which are planning, organising, leading, and controlling. ‘Management is an ongoing activity, entails goal attainment, and involves knowing how to perform management’s major functions.’ (Bartol, K., Martin, D., Tein, M. and Matthews, G., 2000, Management, A Pacific Rim Focus, 3rd Edn, McGraw-Hill Sydney, pg. 5)
The function of planning is deciding the best method or plan to achieve organisational goals. The function of organising concentrates on using and allocating organisation's resources, such as staff and non-human resources, so that plans can be carried out. Leading involves influencing employees to engage in the work behaviors required to reach orga...