Which skills will have the biggest impact on the bottom line? While technical skills are key for individual contributors, success as a leader tends to require a solid set of soft skills as well.
Here are seven key leadership skills in today’s workforce.
You can use this manager skills list as you weigh up skilling needs for your organization or advance professionally on your own.
- Emotional Intelligence
- Communication Skills
- Delegation
- Motivating Others
- Strategic Thinking
- Integrity
- Flexibility
Great leadership depends on a complex interplay of manager skills and circumstances, but it does not emerge on its own. Companies looking to improve their bottom line and build employee engagement should look first at how they train their managers. If they aren’t providing thorough leadership training and support to new and existing managers, they’re missing a key opportunity to improve company culture across the board.