managerial skills

Supervisory talent set

Managerial skills are the abilities needed to direct people and resources effectively—planning, organizing, delegating, communicating, and making decisions.

The term appears constantly in job listings and business education: The position requires strong managerial skills.

Distinguished from technical expertise, managerial skills transfer across industries and contexts.

Related

mentoring · leadership · big picture · proficiency · emotional intelligence · plan · conflict resolution · open door policy · problem-solving · negotiation · forecasting · teamwork · analytical reasoning · task · adaptability · growth mindset · specialization · delegation

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skill type/domain

managerial skillstechnical expertise

Specialized professional skill

technical skills · hard skills · specialized knowledge · craft skills · vocational skills

competence level

managerial skillsdisorganization

Absence of systematic arrangement

micromanagement · poor communication · mismanagement · lack of vision

Family

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G