Class 1 Slides
Class 1 Slides
Class 1 Slides
Chapter Introduction to
1 Management and
Organizations
• Technical Skills
The ability to apply specialized knowledge or expertise.
All jobs require some specialized expertise, and many people
develop their technical skills on the job.
• Human Skills
Ability to work with, understand, and motivate other people, both
individually and in groups, describes human skills.
Many people are technically proficient but interpersonally
incompetent.
• Conceptual Skills
The mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations
Decision making, for example, requires managers to spot
problems, identify alternatives that can correct them, evaluate
those alternatives, and select the best one.
Exhibit 1–6 Conceptual Skills