Some scholars on organizational behavior have suggested that understanding human behavior at work is the single most important requirement for...

One can say
that the ability to manage people is the most important job of any manager. One must understand
motivation and learning in order to best lead one's workforce. A manager can surround
himself/herself with good people who are dedicated to the job and be very successful while
personally knowing very little about the day-to-day aspects of the business. A manager who is
firm in their expectations can effectively lead a team to accomplish sales and production
goals.

Managing one's workers and being able to effectively delegate tasks
are two aspects of management that can make a business excel. One should be a student of how
different personalities can work together effectively and how motivation and education can lead
to employees taking ownership of their work tasks. For this reason, many managers with education
backgrounds often do quite well when it comes to managing their workers.

On
the other hand, some claim that analyzing managers are the best. Managers that know how to
crunch numbers in order to meet sales and production quotas know how to run businesses most
effectively. These managers have extensive backgrounds in economics and business. They must also
know the industry inside and out in order to be successful as they are not as likely to delegate
tasks of responsibility to their workers.

While analytical managers know the
cost of production per product, their workers do not take as much ownership in the job. The best
managers are the managers with soft people skills as they know how to delegate and motivate
their personnel so that each worker takes ownership of his/her task.