Core Management Skills

Not everyone is a manager, everyone manages from himself, tasks on job to everything in life. It's benefitial to understand some core management skills.

1. Leadership vs Management

The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.

2. 5P Leadership Competencies

Purpose - Anticipates the future; creates and communicates an energizing vision to deliver high value to stakeholders.

Process - Designs and manages work-flows and practices that yield quality outputs and results; uses feedback, sound analysis and enterprising ideas to drive continuous improvement.

Performance - Defines and communicates business and people goals that meet stakeholder expectations, puts in place measures and monitors to achieve results.

People - Attracts, develops and retains talent; creates and supports a culture of openness, teamwork, loyalty, ownership and high performance.

Personal Profile - Acts with integrity, possesses high EQ, is an agile learner, displays a high level of interpersonal influence, leadership and confidence and promotes work-life commitments.

3. Time Management

Less Importance, Low Urgency - Don't do
Less Importance, High Urgency - Offload
High Importance, Low Urgency - Schedule
High Importance, High Urgency - Do it now

4. Critical Success Factor and Mind Mapping

5. Effective Meeting

PAL - Purpose, Agenda, and Logistics

6. System Thinking

When we think about solution, not just focus on the area we are working on, but also need to consider the corresponding impact to other parties.

7. Analysis Methodology

For internal factors, SWOT - Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat
For external factors, PEST - Political, Economic, Social and Technological