Technical Skill
Technical skill is proficiency in a specific activity that involves methods, processes, procedures, or techniques. Having good technical skill is usually a requirement for being selected as a supervisor. Typical technical skills possessed by supervisors include: budget preparation, loading a machine, repairing a machine, operating a computer, evaluating a credit risk, administering first aid, and operating a crane.
Technical skill is more important for supervisors than for middle managers or executives. Individual performers expect their supervisor to be able to help them with technical problems. Middle managers and executives also need to have some technical skills. For example, middle