Let us face it — what is trending now is constant change, added responsibilities and rising expectations. To stay alive, you have to increase your flexibility, expand your skills and close gaps. You need to become a multi-dimensional go-to person. In short, you must invest in yourself and your people. These six critical skill sets core competencies that are initial to your success.
1. Management and leadership skills: To set prior-ities, delegate, motivate and develop your people, coach them to become top performers and communicate objectives and goals.
2. Communication skills: To get your point across, create a compelling presentation to support your goals and get buy-in for ideas, inspire others to achieve better results and demonstrate emotional intelligence.
3. Collaboration skills: So you can value and celebrate differences, build rapport, form alliances and negotiate effectively.
4. Critical thinking skills: To approach problem solving logically, research options, avoid biases and focus on meaningful data to draw the right conclusions — even under pressure.
5. Finance skills: To weigh the financial implications of your decisions — including the ability to build a sound budget and form-ulate reasonable forecasts.
6. Project management skills: To grasp the scope and objectives of projects, recognise the roles and responsibilities of others and use project management tools to stay on track and become an effective member of a cross-functional team. — Agencies
