These are all critical elements of the manager's job but too often new managers get little or no practical training in learning these important skills. Experts say that every manager should spend 50% of their time on people management activities, 30% on operations and 20% on strategy and visioning. In reality, many managers spend most of their time operationally and subsequently, people activities suffer. This can ironically create even more workload for the manager as they fire fight exacerbated personnel issues.

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