Management Development 2

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SUJITHS CONSULTANCY SERVIICESSUJITHS CONSULTANCY SERVIICES


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What is ManagementWhat is Management

DevelopmentDevelopment??

Management development is a systematic processManagement development is a systematic process

of growth & development by which the managersof growth & development by which the managers

develop their abilities to manage .develop their abilities to manage .

So, it is the result of not only participation inSo, it is the result of not only participation in

formal courses of instruction but also of actual jobformal courses of instruction but also of actual job

experience .experience .

It is concerned with improving the performances ofIt is concerned with improving the performances of

the managers by giving opportunities forthe managers by giving opportunities for

growth & development.growth & development.


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Role of the OrganizationRole of the Organization

The role of the company is to establish programsThe role of the company is to establish programsand development opportunities for its present &and development opportunities for its present &potential managers.potential managers.

Expose the employees to lectures, case studies,Expose the employees to lectures, case studies,readings, job rotation, assignments & the like doesreadings, job rotation, assignments & the like doesnot guarantee that they will learn.not guarantee that they will learn.

The important is the effort of the individuals.The important is the effort of the individuals.


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Each individual has to make his own contributionEach individual has to make his own contribution

to the development of himself, as others can onlyto the development of himself, as others can only

create the opportunity .create the opportunity .

The saying We can take the horse to the waterThe saying We can take the horse to the water

but we cannot make it drink, cannot be forgottenbut we cannot make it drink, cannot be forgotten

here.here.

Executive development is eventually somethingExecutive development is eventually something

that the executive has to attain himself .that the executive has to attain himself .


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But the executive will do this much better if he isBut the executive will do this much better if he is

given encouragement, guidance & opportunity bygiven encouragement, guidance & opportunity by

his companyhis company

The role of the company is to provide conditionsThe role of the company is to provide conditions

which accelerate the growth.which accelerate the growth.

The conditions must be part of the organizationalThe conditions must be part of the organizationalclimate itself, in order to be away from theclimate itself, in order to be away from the

unrealistic expectation that we can create &unrealistic expectation that we can create &

develop managers only in class roomdevelop managers only in class room


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Who is a Manager & What Does HeWho is a Manager & What Does He

Do?Do?

The word manager has been used to mean theThe word manager has been used to mean thepeoples at different levels of hierarchy .peoples at different levels of hierarchy .

To some; the term means only the top man at theTo some; the term means only the top man at thetop rung of the ladder.top rung of the ladder.

To others, a manager is not any person whoTo others, a manager is not any person who

supervises others .supervises others .


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Do?Do?

But in fact to be called a manager one has to be atBut in fact to be called a manager one has to be atthe top of the organization, nor should onethe top of the organization, nor should onenecessarily supervise others.necessarily supervise others.

All those who perform all or some of the basicAll those who perform all or some of the basicfunctions of management to some degreefunctions of management to some degreeregularly or occasionally can be called managers .regularly or occasionally can be called managers .

Needless to say that their actions have significantNeedless to say that their actions have significantimpact on the actions of the part or whole of theimpact on the actions of the part or whole of theorganization.organization.


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Do?Do?

So a scientist who keeps himself to the laboratorySo a scientist who keeps himself to the laboratory

is as much a manager as a foreman whois as much a manager as a foreman who

supervises a group of workers .supervises a group of workers .

Even a worker may be considered a (potential)Even a worker may be considered a (potential)

manager for the purpose of managementmanager for the purpose of management

developmentdevelopment

one of the objectives of which is to createone of the objectives of which is to create

management successionmanagement succession..


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Knowledge and Skills of theKnowledge and Skills of the

ManagerManager

The composition of skills are the same for allThe composition of skills are the same for all

managers at all levels, their proportion differsmanagers at all levels, their proportion differs

depending on the level of the manager & thedepending on the level of the manager & the

nature of the work he does .nature of the work he does .

A foreman requires more of technical skills andA foreman requires more of technical skills and

human skills .He should be able to teach his menhuman skills .He should be able to teach his men

the technical aspects of the products andthe technical aspects of the products and

processes.processes.

He should also be good at human relations in orderHe should also be good at human relations in order

to motivate, co-ordinate and direct histo motivate, co-ordinate and direct his

subordinates in the organisation.subordinates in the organisation.


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Knowledge and Skills of theKnowledge and Skills of the

ManagerManager

Technical skills are less important and theTechnical skills are less important and the

conceptual skills are especially important at theconceptual skills are especially important at the

top level .top level .

Human skills are important at all levels .Human skills are important at all levels .

It should also be remembered that, at the sameIt should also be remembered that, at the samelevel the skills required of a production executivelevel the skills required of a production executive

differ from that of a marketing executive.differ from that of a marketing executive.

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