Types of Skills Possessed by a Successful Manager

Aktualno pitanje u suvremenoj znanosti o menadžmentu koje je i tema ovog završnog rada jest koje su to odlike koje karakteriziraju uspješnog menadžera ili voditelja pojedinih odjela unutar poduzeća. Kakve su im uloge, funkcije i zadaci? Temeljna razlika do koje se dolazi analiziranjem karakteristika menadžera odnosno voditelja jest da se menadžeri bave stvarima, a voditeljska karakteristika je bavljenje emocionalnom i poslovnom upravljanju ljudima. Važna i vrlo isticana razlika, o prirodi i ulozi menadžera je da su menadžeri usmjereni na osiguravanje funkcioniranja sustava, na uvođenje promjena, da menadžeri „rade stvari na pravi način“, odnosno da se bave efikasnošću, „rade prave stvari“, odnosno oni su usmjereni na efektivnost, tj. na ukupne performanse poduzeća. Uspješnog menadžera karakteriziraju sljedeće osobine: jasna vizija što i kako dalje ,visoko postavljeni ciljevi, strateško razmišljanje, orijentacija na budućnost, spremnost na promjene, spremnost na rizik, predanost poslu ,stalno učenje, sposobnost procjene talenata svojih suradnika ,ustrajnost ,ljubaznost, poštenje, jednostavnost, poznavanje samog sebe, vjera u samoga sebe, dostupnost svojim ljudima, poticanje ideja suradnika, stvaranje uvjeta za razvoj ljudi, iskrenost u komunikaciji, sposobnost upravljanja konfliktima, spremnost na motiviranje i nagrađivanje suradnika.The current issue in contemporary management science , which also the topic of this final paper, are the qualities that characterize a successful manager or head of individual departments within the company. What are their roles, functions and tasks? The basic defference that comes from analyzing the characteristics of managers or leaders is that managers are dealing with things, and the leadership characteristics is dealnig with the emotional and business management people. An important and very prominent difference, about the nature and role of managers, is that managers are focused on ensuring the functioning of the system, introducing change, that managers „do the right things“, that is, deal with efficiency , „do the right things“, that is , they are very focused on effectiveness, that is, on the overall performance of the company. A successful manager is characterized by the following characteristics: a clear vision of what and how to go, high goals, strategic thinking, future orientation, readiness for change, willingness to take risks, commitment to work, continuous learning, ability to evaluate the talents of their associates, perseverance, kindness, honesty, simplicity, knowing yourself, believing in yourself, being accessible to your people, fostering the ideas of associates, creating conditions for people's development, honesty in communication, ability to manage conflicts, willingness to motivate and reward associates