Management Skills Report: Importance of Management Skills, Z13MAN

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of management skills essential for organizational success, using the Newham London Council's Artist Enterprise Hub as a case study. It begins by defining management skills and highlighting their importance in achieving goals and objectives. Th...Read More

Management skills

Contents
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY........................................................................................................................................3
Explain the importance of effective management skills.....................................................................3
Discuss the importance of diversity in terms of people, cultures, business and management issues in
an organisation..................................................................................................................................4
Discuss management theories on motivation, decision making and problem solving........................5
CONCLUSION.....................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES......................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Management skills can be describe as the skill of individual that support in effective
and efficient management of different task. There are various types of management skills
such as planning, decision making (Grissom, Loeb, and Mitani, 2015), communication,
problem solving, motivation and so on. All of these skills are necessary for conducting
organisational activities in effective manner. This report is based on Newham London
Council. This is considered as the London borough council which is one of the 32 in the
United Kingdom. This council as recently created its new Hub which is Artist Enterprise
Hub. This report will includes the significance of effective management skills that is
essential for accurate management of Hub. In this report, benefits of diversity has been
determined which has impact on managing issues of organisation related to people, culture,
business as well as management . Apart from this different theories are also determined that
is related to motivation, decision making as well as problem solving activities.
MAIN BODY
Explain the importance of effective management skills.
Effective management skill is very important for organisation as this helps in
accomplishing of desired goals and objectives. it is important the new Artist Enterprise Hub
have appropriate management skills as this will lead to have direct impact on its performance
as well as productivity. It is essential for respective enterprise hub to identify and determine
different management skills that is required for effective management of hub activities. By
analysing and evaluating the importance of management skills better decision could be taken
for the benefit of hub.
Outline the management skills required for effective management of the Hub.
There are different types of management skills that is very effective and efficient in
order to correctly manage the activities of Artist Enterprise Hub. Different management
skills are mention below in detail.
 Planning skill – This refer as the skill of creating and developing correct plans that is
supportive in providing direction to employees. Planning skill will assist in creating a
path the will lead to accomplishing desired goals (Dicke, and et,al., 2015).

 Decision making skill – It is a capability of an individual that support in take correct
and accurate decision at right time. Decision making skill will lead to managing Artist
Enterprise Hub activities by considered most effective decision for organisational
growth.
 Problem solving skill – This skill can be describe as ability to handle and resolve
problem with more creative manner. Problem solving skills is capability to solve
complex and difficult issues of organization correctly.
 Motivation skill – Motivation can be describe as the capability to influence other in
order to accomplish desired task (Hooley and et,al., 2013). Motivation skill refers as
the set of action that is taken in order to elicit the desired behavior from individuals.
Explain the importance of these skills and how the Hub could benefit from them.
Effective management skills will lead to have significant impact on business activities
as well as support in accomplishment of desired goals and objectives. It is crucial for new
Artist Enterprise Hub to have effective management skill in its hub as this will lead to
increase the efficiency of hub. There are various important for management skills which are
mention below.
Planning skill is very effective for providing direction to employees in which
employees of organisation can conduct activities. It is important for Artist Enterprise Hub to
have effective planning skill as this will support in attaining desired goals as well as
accomplishing goals.
Motivation skill is crucial for empowering employee so that they take ownership of
their task as well as responsibility conduct business activities. Motivation will lead to
enhance the performance of enterprise.
This the help of problem solving skills different issues and challenges of organisation
can be determined properly (Mujtaba, 2013). Problem skill will aid in providing creative and
innovative solutions to business problems.
Discuss the importance of diversity in terms of people, cultures, business and
management issues in an organisation.
Diversity is a concept of understanding and recognizing the individual uniqueness as
well as differences. In new Artist Enterprise Hub there are different employees which belongs

to different cultural backgrounds. This can be consider as an issue for respective organisation
as this will lead to have direct impact in its performance and business practices.
Identify the key areas of focus for people, cultures, business and management issues in the
Hub.
There are different issues that are related to people, cultures, business as well as
management of respective hub. It is crucial to identify all of these issues in order to resolve it.
People issue – This issues is related to the employees of Artist Enterprise Hub. Employees of
this organisation is not able to effectively conduct business activities. In this the major issues
lack of competencies and right behaviour towards business activities.
Cultural issues – It refer as the issues that is develop due to employees of different cultural
background (Asah, Fatoki and Rungani, 2015). In Artist Enterprise Hub there are many
people combine together in order to perform organisational activates. Different in cultural is a
issues that affect business management.
Business issues – Artist Enterprise Hub is dealing business issue which is related to
uncertainty risk. There are different types of risk that will have impact on profits and
productivity of business and its activities.
Management issues – Respective hub is facing issue in appropriate management of business
activities as well as conducting managerial task in correct or creative manner.
Discuss the importance of maintaining diversity within these areas.
Diversity is very crucial for organization to have diversity in its business practices as
this will support in conducting task in creative manner. By maintaining diversity respective
organizations will lead to encourage performance of employees. Diversity cultural will lead
to enhance the moral of employees as motivate them to engage more in business activities.
This is very important in improving the overall culture of respective organization. This will
increase collaboration and tem work between the workers of respective company as well as
support in attaining business objective. Respective hub is will be able to perform
management activities in creative manner with the support of diversity with in workplace.
Discuss management theories on motivation, decision making and problem solving.
There are different types of management theories which are explain below in detail as well
as its importance for Artist Enterprise Hub is also identified and analysed properly.

Identify relevant theories on motivation, decision making and problem solving.
Theory of motivation –
Maslow’s hierarchy of need is very useful theory in order to motivate employees as
well as performing management activities in effective manner. This theory was developed n
1943 and motive of creating this theory is to identify and analyses the needs of individual in
order to motivate them. This theory consist of different stages of need such as physiological,
security and safety, social, esteem as well as self actualization needs.
Theory of decision making –
Behavioral theories of decision making is an effective theory that is developed by
Cyert and march. The motive of developing this theory is to provide guidance to manager of
company in order to take better and effective decision for organization. In this theory is it has
been determined that behavior of decision making is dependent on coalitions, organizational
slack or multiple goals.
Theory of problem solving –
Problem space theory is developed by Newell and Simon in 1972. This theory is
developed on the concept of identifying problem space in order to find the answer or solution
to problems (Lussier and Kimball, 2013). This theory state that is its crucial for generating
problem states with the use of legal state transitions.
Discuss the value of these theories to the improvement of management within the Hub.
All of those theories which are mention above are very important of respective hub as
it provide right and appropriate direction to Artist Enterprise Hub so that all activities can be
perform in effective manner. Motivational theory is valuable for organisation as it is a
framework that helps in identifying and analysing needs of employees. This will support in
encouraging them to attain goals of business. Decision making theory is considered as
valuable for respective hub as this will support in taking better and effective decision that will
lead to growth and development of business. Problem solving theory is useful in providing
guidance to hub so that it can resolve business issues in better and accurate manner.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that it is crucial for organisation to have
effective management skills as this will support in enhance the performance of business as
well as accomplishing desired goals. Enterprise needs to enhance diversity in its activities as

this will assist in resolving different business issues as well as conducting organisation
activities in effective manner. There are different theories of motivation, problem solving as
well as decision making which is very valuable in context of improvement of management.
REFERENCES
Books and Journal
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Dicke, and et,al., 2015. Reducing reality shock: The effects of classroom management skills
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Hooley, T., and et,al., 2013. The ‘Blueprint’framework for career management skills: a
critical exploration. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 41(2), pp.117-131.
Mujtaba, B.G., 2013. Managerial skills and practices for global leadership. ILEAD
Academy.
Asah, F., Fatoki, O.O. and Rungani, E., 2015. The impact of motivations, personal values and
management skills on the performance of SMEs in South Africa. African Journal of
Economic and Management Studies.
Lussier, R. and Kimball, D., 2013. Applied Sport Management Skills, (With Web Study
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