Communication skills which are termed to be the most important require leaders to be strong communicators so that they can be able to influence their employees to achieve the organization's objectives and goals. Communication skills cover speaking skills where leaders are required to engage in speaking activities on a daily basis as they perform their work duties or as they relate with their employees within the organization.
Leaders should be able to communicate in a simple and clear way to ensure that their message is easily understood by the intended audience. Speaking skills require leaders to express or convey their thoughts, opinions and ideas effectively (Locke 2000).
Listening skills which also form part of communication skills require organizational leaders to properly listen to and understand the ideas, comments and opinions expressed by other employees within the organization. Good managers or leaders are those who listen to the advice of their employees when it comes to how the organization's operations can be improved for business efficiency. Writing skills are also important for effective managers and leaders as they involve drafting relevant correspondence in the form of memos, emails and reports to ensure that the flow of communication has been maintained within the organization. All managers need to develop writing skills to ensure that they can be able to draft suitable correspondences which they can use to relay important business information (Locke 2000).
Interpersonal skills refer to the techniques or approaches that a person uses to interact with other people within the organization or external environment. Interpersonal skills are at times referred to as people skills and they involve being an active listener to the concerns of other people. Interpersonal skills have also been identified as communications skills because they require managers to engage on a frequent basis with their employees and other important stakeholders within the organization. For leaders and managers to be effective, they have to develop their interpersonal skills so that they can be able to address their employees in a manner that is not authoritative or bureaucratic. Effective leaders have to develop the ability to operate within business organizations that are directed towards fostering social communications and interactions. Interpersonal skills are therefore important for many organizational managers and leaders in ensuring the channels of communication have been maintained within the organization (Fritz 2004).
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[...] The most commonly used research methods for collecting and analysing data include qualitative and quantitative research. Qualitative research seeks to gain an in-depth understanding of various aspects and topics that have been placed under research without necessarily involving the use of samples and empirical investigations (Creswell 2003). Quantitative research on the other hand involves the use of systematic empirical investigation of various quantitative properties and their relationships with other phenomena. The research method that will be employed in this study will be qualitative research as the study seeks to determine the skills needed for management and leadership activities. [...]
[...] Research Plan A. This will form the basis for conducting the study and it therefore guide the activities of performing the research IX. Conclusion A. This will be a review of the study's discussion and findings Introduction The success of any business venture will mostly depend on the ability of the managers or owners combining their leadership skills with good judgement and decision making capabilities as well as steering business ventures in the right direction. Leadership is defined as the ability to influence the actions and performance of a group of employees within an organization so as to achieve the organization's objectives and goals. [...]
[...] expected contribution to knowledge which basically falls under the literature review part of the study where the historic and current research conducted on the topic will be used. The use of literature will enable the researcher to place the research proposal within a context that will reveal the problem being addressed. research methods or methodology set out the mechanisms that will be used to conduct the research and the type of data that will be needed to address the research questions and objectives. [...]
[...] The research plan for this study will involve identifying the problem which has warranted the study in the first place, identifying the type of research methods or methodology that will be used to address the problem and then compare the result with the expected result of the study to identify whether the problem and research questions have been answered. Conclusion This study has focused on the skills needed for effective leadership and management within organizations. The various skills that are used to develop effective managers and leaders have been highlighted and discussed as well as the techniques that can be used to develop these skills. References Bass, B.M., and Bass, R., (2008) The bass handbook of leadership: theory, research and managerial applications. [...]
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