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Origami Warrior Wisdom - Management Skills

So you think you want to be a Manager?  Someone that is responsible to oversee others? You have been working very hard and going above and beyond the call of duty and now you have been offered an opportunity to climb the next rung on the corporate ladder.

When I first had the opportunity to move into a management position, I found myself  pondering some questions.  While I was excited to have even been considered for more responsibility, I found myself a little bit freightened of what all this would entail.

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I asked myself, what skills are needed for me to be effective as a manager? What training is needed to prepare me to move into this management postition? Suddenly, I found myself overwhelmed with the idea of what all is involved.  So, I decided to seek the counsel of one much wiser than I.

 I decided to ask one of the best Managers that I had ever met.  He is respected, trusted and he exemplified the best of the best.  He is considered a modern day "Warrior in the Art of Management." He is known to his friends as "The Origami Warrior." So, I asked him if  if he would help me define the specific skills that are needed for me to become an exceptional Manager.

He did his best to assure me that management was nothing to fear, in fact once he explained it to me, it did indeed seem pretty simple. Simple in theory certainly not necessisarily in application.

He broke it down to the following list of skills: communication, planning, organization, motivation, leadership, delegation, follow-up, and training.  Wow, it did sound simple and I was really excited for now at least I knew what it was that I did not know! He told me that it would be an exciting journey.  I asked him how long would it take for me to master these skills?  His answer, a lifetime…

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He then asked me to rank each of these skills in order of importance and he went on to explain that all of them were important and the answer may vary from person to person on which one goes where based on your own style that you will develop over time.

I took the list and went home to complete the task at hand and now I ask each of you to do the same. Send me how "YOU" feel the list should be prioritized and a short reason why you feel the way you do.

Place these in order of importance.  Communication, Planning, Organization, Motivation, Leadership, Delegation, Follow-up and Training.

And, yes I will also post "The Origami Warrior’s" ranking listed in order of importance with the reason why.

I look forward to your response.

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The Origami Warrior

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