Management Skills

Effectiveness of a manager's activity depends on certain important skills. These skills can be divided into seven different categories:

1. A conceptual skill is the ability of a manager to see the "general picture" of an organization. Managers must understand how their duties and the duties of other managers fit together to plan their activity in a proper way and get the required results.

2. A decision making skill is the ability of a manager to choose the best course of actions of two or more alternatives. Managers are responsible for the most important decision which are required to carry out any organizational activity.

3. An analytic skill is the ability to determine the most important problem of many other problems and identify the causes of each problem before implementing a proper action plan.

4. An administrative skill is the ability of a manager to keep to the organizational rules specified for the production process, within a limited budget, and coordinate the flow of information and paper work in his group and in other groups.

5. A communication skill is the ability of a manager to share his ideas and opinions with other people both orally and in writing. This skill is a decisive factor of a manager's success.

6. An interpersonal skill (psychological skill) is the ability to deal effectively with other people both inside and outside the organization. It is the ability to understand the needs and motives of other people. This skill is very important for a good psychological atmosphere for successful activity in the common work in future.

7. A technical skill is a specific competence to accomplish a task. The lower is a manager's level in the organization, the closer is his/her connection with the production process, but the knowledge of the technical sphere is useful for all the managers.

Asked to define the ideal leader, one can also emphasize such traits as self-awareness and self-regulation. People with a high degree of self-awareness know their weaknesses and aren't afraid to talk about them. People with self-regulation trait are able to control their impulses or even channel them for good purposes.

Learn the vocabulary

activity- деятельность

achieve- достигать, добиваться

accomplish- выполнять, завершать

amount[ ] - количество, сумма

apply- применять

ability- способность

assets[ ] - активы, имущество

Board- правление, совет директоров

costs- затраты

competitiveness[ ] - конкурентоспособность

(be)concernedwith- иметь отношение к,

быть связанным с

consumer[ ] - потребитель

commonsense- здравый смысл

definition- определение

design[ ] - проектировать, составлять

план, изображать

distinguish[ ] - различить, отмечать

data[ ] - данные, информация

decisionmaking- принятие решений

decisive[ ] - решающий, решительный

determine- определять

effective- эффективный

(результативный)

efficient- эффективный (умелый)

employee[ ] - служащий

executive[ ] - исполнитель

entail- влечь за собой, вызывать

emphasize[ ] - подчеркивать, придавая

особое значение

environment[ ] - окружающая среда

foreman- мастер, начальник цеха

flow- поток

goal- цель

gainful- прибыльный, выгодный

guide[ ] - руководить, управлять

hire[ ] - нанимать

humanresources- человеческие ресурсы,

трудовые ресурсы

highlight[ ] - придавать большое значение,

освещать

implement[ ] - выполнять, осуществлять

intend- намереваться

key[ ] - основной принцип; главный,

основной

level- уровень

leading- руководство, указание

leadership- руководство, руководящая

роль

manager:

top manager - высший (высшего звена)

менеджер (руководитель)

middlemanager- менеджер среднего звена

first-linemanager- менеджер первого (низшего)

звена

measuringstick- единица измерения

operationmanagement- управление производством

objective [ ] - задача

overall [ ] - общий, полный

purpose - цель

perform - выполнять

quality[ ] - качество

require- требовать

responsible- ответственный

research- исследование

rank- положение

self-awareness[ ] - самосознание

self-regulation- самоконтроль

share- делить (ся)

statement- утверждение, формулировка,

отчет

store[ ] - запасать, снабжать

survive[ ] - уцелеть, пережить

supervise[ ] - наблюдать, контролировать,

руководить

skill- умение, навык

term- термин

valuable- ценный

waste- расточать, тратить

weakness- слабость, слабая сторона

ACCOUNTING

Ex. 1. Learn the pronunciation of the following words:

accounting [ ] payroll [ ]

classifying [ ] versus [ ]

interpreting [ ] mechanical [ ]

transaction [ ] creativity [ ]

service [ ] beyond [ ]

acquire [ ] accountant [ ]

insurance [ ] government [ ]

supply [ ] gathering [ ]

repetitive [ ] meaningful [ ]

accurately [ ] receipt [ ]

purchase [ ] deposit [ ]

occur [ ] suggest [ ]

desire [ ] entry [ ]

entertainment [ ] ledger [ ]

unmanageable [ ] purpose [ ]

Ex. 2. Read and translate the text: