Introduction Flashcards
1
Q
Characteristics management skills: (5 st)
A
- Behavioral
- Controllable
- Developable
- Interrelated
- Overlapping
(usually used in combination)
2
Q
Paradox of leadership skills:
A
- Balance between participative and human relation skills
- Competitiveness and control
- Innovativeness and individual entrepreneuralship
- Order and rationality
3
Q
Mintzberg - 4 myths of management work
A
- The manager is a reflective, systematic planner
- The effective manager has no regular duties to perform
- The senior manager needs aggregated (kollektiv) information which a formal management information system best provides (prefer verbal media)
- Management is about to become a science and a profession
4
Q
Holmberg & Tyrstrup - Leadership vs management
A
Leadership:
- Sets goals
- Formulate strategies
- Providing guidelines
Mangement:
Handling day to day work in a stable organisation setting
5
Q
So what is managerial skills?
A
- Interpretation
- Constant adjustment and choices
- Momentary solutions
- Reaching the goal and vision through many small fragmented and short-sighted actions
