In the past decade, businesses became more technology based, more diverse and competitive. Cortwell in an online article mentions, how businesses have changed from simple barter trade, when the concept of money was not introduced until now, the computer revolution has changed everything (Importance of Technology in Business, 2009). Every manager should adopt key skills in order to manipulate the employees in the correct fashion. In today’s world of diversity of business, three main business skills are looked upon by managers for becoming successful.
This essay will argue that without good managerial skills, a business is far from becoming successful.
Firstly, this essay will discuss the importance of: communicating with foreign colleagues, wielding digital influence and dividing attention deliberately to enhance proficiency of the workers. Secondly, it will evaluate and analyse how effective the three skills are in today’s dynamic work environment.
Based on some examples, the problems faced by managers will be transparent, and what precautions need to be taken should also be visible to help improve managerial skills.
Communication for managers is the most important skill managers need to adapt before any other skill because, if a manager is not flawless in communicating with colleagues or workers, then simply a manager has failed to be a manager. Communication is essential for effective functioning in every part of an organisation which will facilitate organisational success (Effective Communication in the workplace, 2012). For example, Molinsky, (2012), a Korean CEO running a software company in Shanghai is facing difficulties in retaining the Chinese workers. The main problem faced by the CEO is language barrier so the decision- making process becomes tough for the CEO. Due to this effect, there will be an unskilled management team and this may result in boredom of the workers, delay in organisations project deadlines,
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