“Management is, above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet”
― Henry Mintzberg
Management is about taking right decisions at right time to get right result.If you have good management skills then you can utilize your time in most efficient way.Here are 7 ways you can use to improve your management skills.
1)Learn More
The more you learn the more knowledge you gain and more are the ideas available to you for taking managerial decisions.If you want to be confident while taking managerial decisions then you should have knowledge to tackle different managerial problems that may arise while you use your managerial skills.
2)Practice
Practice what you know.This is one of the most important point to be considered inorder to improve managerial skills.
If you are already in a managerial role and you know some different techniques then just apply and practice them on your team.It will not only help you to see if that technique worked but also will give you experience and will help you improving your managerial skills.
3)Join Training Institutes
If you want to learn more and develop skills then you can join training institutes where you will meet new people with some new ideas they use.Not only that you will also learn different ways people think and how to manage them.You can also join institute and obtain a certificate.Where you can improve your skills under supervision of professionals.
4)Develop Communication Skills
When you manage people then you want them to listen you and for that having good communication skill is a necessity.You can develop it by joining some communication skill enhancing training or you can practice with your friends or with whomever you feel comfortable with.
5)Have A Clear Goal
If you are already at some managerial position then you must have a clear goal so that you can work accordingly to reach your goal.If you wouldn't have clear goal then you will not know how to manage your team and that will question your managerial skills.So to avoid that have a clear vision and be focused.
6)Be Confident
A manager who isn't confident cannot take decisions and thus cannot manage his/her team/company.Be confident while taking decisions.This will show people that you are focused on your goal and can manage them very well.People love to work under good and confident managers.So, be confident and manage your team.
7)Admit Mistakes
When you admit mistakes people under you feel more comfortable while working as they now know you won't blame any other person for your mistake.This will help them to come closer and increase their loyalty towards you and the work they do will be better than they will do under pressure.So learn to admit your mistakes while managing your team.
A man with good managerial skill can uphold a collapsing organization and a person with no managerial skill can make a good organization go vanish.
I totally agree with your points.... But most importantly one needs to have a clear goal ....and I will try to use the information to improve my skills.
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