The Enterprise and Economic Development Glossary a resource of the .network library

management:

... the group of people or things that control by design, acceptance, or appointment. It's the application of leadership skills in combination with an ability to control situations and things.

In terms of controlling a situation involving other people its a form of leadership which gives ... direction that is stronger than just a passing suggestion ... (source of the partial quote is the definition of management at http://www.leadership501.com).

Managers within organizations are generally not expected to do the things that others are assigned but to know when they are doing them right and efficiently. There is a place, however, for the hands-on manager—see the definition of hands-on management.

Managers are found among members of the core user group of The Network as well as among its mission contacts. Hands-on managers are typically found in small businesses.

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The Enterprise and Economic Development Glossary a resource of the .network library

managerial skills:

... the aggregate of various abilities that a decision maker must have in order to be successful when in a position to control or direct a purposeful or industrious activity; the group of proficiencies and facilities that those who are business decision makers utilize when engaged in directing, guiding, motivating, and overseeing what others must do to accomplish goals and objectives; proficiency, facility, and talent combined for purposes of giving vitality or otherwise handling an opportunity of productivity within an organization some scope, complication, and risk

OfficePRO magazine, published by the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP), Kansas City, MO published an article in 2002 titled: Management Skills That Matter (article online). The Free Management Library website offers information about management skills under the titleBasic Skills in Management and Leadership. For more information, copy and paste the following italicized text line to the search engine below. Keep quotation marks intact. Search the Web for: list of "management skills"

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