Corporate General Managers

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

Reading work related information.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Talking to others.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Figuring out how money is needed to do something, and keeping track of the money that's being spent.

Providing the right equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do work.

Teaching people how to do something.

Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

Looking for ways to help people.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

Read and understand written information.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

See details that are far away.

Do two or more things at the same time.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.

Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.