Less technical skills

The higher someone was in the organization, the less technical skills were required to fill the position.

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Robert Katz’s Three-Skill Approach

This model was proposed by Robert Katz in 1955. In this model proposed in his Harvard Bussiness article from 1955, Katz recognizes three different abilities that a leader should have. These are:

·         Technical Skills

·         Human Skills

·         Conceptual Skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

A technical skill is to have knowledge and be competent and proficient in a specific work or activity. For example, to use excel and know how to implement macros is an advanced technical skill. To drive a 300 Ton truck is also an advanced technical skill. Just like these there are thousands of examples of technical skills in every organization.

HUMAN SKILLS

A human skill is one that enables you to develop the ability to work with people. These abilities are the ones that we recognize as the ones that helps us to get along with people, to communicate and work with your team, crew or associates. These are the fundamental abilities in every human activity, in order to get the most of the groups you work with.

CONCEPTUAL SKILLS

A conceptual skill is one that enables us to understand and better decide the actions and measures that has to be taken in a particular field of work.

Based on his observations Katz stated that the level of importance of each set of skills (technical, human and conceptual) was directly correlated with the level that the person has in the organization. The next figure displays this relationship.

The higher someone was in the organization, the less technical skills were required to fill the position, in the same manner more conceptual skills are required. On the other hand, the lower the position in the organization more technical skills and less conceptual skills were required. A very interesting observation from the diagram is that human skills are always required no matter the level or the position in the organization.