11/8/2013

1st meeting—Developing Managerial Competencies

Managers have to cope with diverse and far‐reaching challenges FOR EXAMPLE 1. Strive to remain competitive in a dynamic and far reaching world 2. To keep pace with ever‐advancing technology 3. To find ways to incorporate the Internet and e‐business into their strategies and business model
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Introductory Concepts: What Are Managerial Competencies?
Communication Competency Teamwork Competency

 Competency – a combination of knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes that contribute to personal effectiveness  Managerial Competencies – sets of knowledge, skill, behaviors, and attitudes that a person needs to be effective in a wide range of positions and various types of organizations
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Managerial Effectiveness
Self-Management Competency

Planning and Administration Competency Strategic Action Competency
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Multicultural Competency

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• to what extent we believe competencies are something we are "born with or can be learned." • So what !!!!!!!!!....... everyone can develop these competencies if we are motivated, although some competencies may "come easier" to certain individuals than to others. Do we agree?
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What Is An Organization?
 A formal and coordinated group of people who function to achieve particular goals  These goals cannot be achieved by individuals acting alone  An organization has a structure.

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What Is A Manager?
 A person who plans, organizes, leads and controls the allocation of human, material, financial, and information resources in pursuit of the organization’s goals  What sets managers apart from individual employees?
 Managers are evaluated on how well the people they direct do their jobs
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 Making decisions to guide the organization through planning, organizing, leading, and controlling

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