1 On the average, 12,500 children and adolescents in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year. 2  On the average, 1 in every 4 elementary school has a child with cancer. 3  The average high school has two students who are a current or former cancer patient.
Although all of the skills identified below are essential for effective management, please select the FIVE that you believe to be most important for 21st century managers in positions of authority. 1  Ability to manage differences. 2  Ability to manage changeâ diversity. 3  Being a strategic/visionary manager.  Ability to motivate.
Managers need to know what is really happening in order to evaluate results and performance, team effectiveness, and other key business measurables. Leadership skills. Managers are the people who make things happen â they spur people to action. They need to know how to inspire and effectively lead people. Managers must know how to rally their troops behind them or behind a common cause.