Title: “The Essential Skills and Perspectives of Successful Managers”

Week 1 Assignment – What It Takes To Be a Manager?
For this week’s assignment, address the questions below. The paper should be a maximum of two pages in length (not counting the title page).
Conduct light research on manager’s skills and identify several of the important skills that help managers succeed. Give an example of each. How might the importance of different skills vary by level and area within an organization?
Can a manager use tools and techniques from several different perspectives at the same time? For example, can a manager use both classical and behavioral perspectives? Give an example of a time when a manager did this and explain how it enabled him or her to be effective.