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"When asked about the most critical traits that enable workers to do their job better, 50% ranked leadership and management skills at the top of their list, according to a poll by management and services firm Accenture...Ron Swift, a vice president of strategic customer relations for Dayton, Ohio-based data warehousing company Teradata, says cultivating managers is critical to company survival. "Companies now getting rid of management probably won't participate in the next growth spurt," he says."
Without management that has time and energy, the opportunities won't be recognized when they present themselves, and if recognized, not much of value will be done with them.
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