The skills that managers need to have are not developed overnight. It takes time, experience, and mistakes before these can be learned. Today, managers often find themselves dealing with cultural issues, especially among managers who work across the borders.
However, not only cultural issues are the main focus of international managers. There are so much more that they have to pay attention to in order to achieve a high performance workplace.Accordingly, managers need to have skills, such as leadership skills, skills to manage change, and skills to integrate people, work, information, and technology in order for the organization to succeed. One of the skills that are needed for success is leadership skills.
The effectiveness of a manager can be seen in the influence he has towards his subordinates in a positive and constructive way. This influence encourages subordinates to be on the manager's side and make them his allies. Leadership skills can be built when a manager shows that he trusts his people.However, this trust must not be abused. There should be a balance between trust and control. As a manager cannot trust people who are geographically separated from him, he needs to show trust to what they can do.
In addition, leadership is developed when a manager provides support and information whenever needed. He also makes sure to be fair in giving attention in every department of his network. A manager must also provide trainings for his subordinates about things that are necessary for the success of the organization.During these important events, a manager must also act as a coach who provides positive and constructive feedback to others. Another skill that a manager needs to master has to do with changes in the workplace. Studies in the past found out that one of the causes of failure of many businesses is the resistance to change.
Resisting change is equal to the doom of the organization. That is why a manager needs to have the skills to manage change in the organization. It is imperative for a manager to “surf” through the global sea, at the same time to determine new opportunities and what they can do for the organization.Accordingly, a manager must be armed with the right tool to keep up with change, and must realize that conducting traditional meetings is not enough to handle his people. In line with this, the manager must understand how the mechanisms of change will affect management and business relationships. In addition, analysing the facts, making conclusions, and formulating accurate decisions in light of these changes are a manager's responsibilities.
Another skill that a manager must have is the skill to effectively integrate people, information, work, and technology along with the organization's culture.Once a manager masters this skill and applies it to the workplace, it will enable him to efficiently use the available resources to meet the goals. In turn, this will affect the performance of employees, teams, and the whole organization. There are other skills that can help managers in successfully driving the organization towards success.
Success will depend on circumstances which call for the right skills. However, a manager must not limit himself to these skills, as there are other competencies that
