You are a bright, hard-working, entry-level managerwho fully intends to rise up through the ranks. Yourperformance evaluation gives you high marks for yourtechnical skills, but low marks when it comes to peopleskills. Do you think people skills can be learned, or doyou need to rethink your career path? If people skillscan be learned, how would you go about learming them?

A Manager is an individual who oversees or is accountable for something. Directors can handle…

Answered: You are a bright, hard-working,…

Management, Loose-Leaf Version

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