Question

Using the Internet to do your research, describe a position in a company that you would like to have after five years of work experience. List the requirements that you think would be necessary to hold this position.

Answer 1

After five years of work experience, I would like to be a manager for a team.

Leadership qualities are must for a manager to lead the team effectively.

The person with good leadership ethics always encourages teamwork and team building. His decisions are always fair without any discrimination and partiality. He is honest and transparent in all aspects related to work. He always discusses the values of the employees and the managers set by the organization. In addition to all these, he never tolerates any ethical violations. The following are the few qualities required to hold the leadership position:

• Having good and effective communication: Communication is the prerequisite for all the organizations in the contemporary world. Communication involves verbal, non-verbal and written skills. In order to be a successful leader, a manager should have all these skills. Effective communication helps in developing good relationships with the stakeholders, customers, other managers, team members etc. Proper communication with the team members help in enhancing the employee morale. Effective communication plays a crucial role in product development, employee management and active customer associations. Communication is the only source to exchange ideas or messages etc. A proper communication helps managers to assign the tasks effectively to their associates. It helps in planning, organizing and motivating. Lack of communication may sometimes lead to closure of organizations.
• Self-awareness: A manager must be completely aware of himself. He should know his own strengths and weaknesses and act accordingly.
• Situational Awareness: A great manager always keeps an eye on what is happening around him and in the organization.
• Effective Negotiation skills: A manager must be capable to negotiate business deals with ease.
• Conflict resolution skills: A manager should be in a position to resolve any conflicts between the employees and have to address their problems if they have any. The conflict management must be sensible and should not hurt either of the individuals. A great conflict management is possible with effective teamwork and problem solving skills of the manager.
• Inspiring Others: A leader should be motivating the employees constantly.
• Delegating: A manager has to delegate the work to the employees. A manager has to know which work to assign to whom at what time. This is an important role of the manager.
• Adaptability: Adaptability is one of the vital characteristic of any manager. The great leaders are the most adaptable persons.

Apart from these, the manager should have empathy, take accountability, have clear vision of the future and should not show any favoritism among his associates.

Presence of all these qualities makes an efficient manager.