How important are people skills for managers in their career growth and why do organisations and managers not pay much attention in comparison to functional skills?
TM In today’s BANI world, there are different working environments for employees, on-site, hybrid, and remote. Managers can be designated in any one of these. A further complication arises with the designation of “Manager” as an employee with the same designation can also be an Individual Contributor without a team.
Managers, typically, lead employees within their departments/functions and are known for their leadership skills tasked with leading, planning, staffing, organizing, and managing P&L. People skills for managers are extremely important as the key parameter to their success is to build collaboration within teams and ensure teamwork that contributes to the deliverable of goals and vision of the company.
As we enter the corporate world, we are handed out our...
