There is also the possibility that Mintzberg's roles may only be applicable to top management positions. Explain how the importance of these skills changes depending on management level. Technical skills include those skills involved with a knowledge of and proficiency in a certain specialized field. Technical skills became less important as a manager moves into upper levels of management. However, top managers still need some proficiency in the organization's specialty.
Human skills involve the ability to work well with other people, both individually and in a group.
The importance of human skills remains consistent, regardless of level within the organization. Finally, conceptual skills include the ability to think and conceptualize about broad organizational issues and to see how the various organizational subunits interact and how the organization fits into its broader environment. These types of skills are most important at the upper levels of management. The job of manager changes only in degrees as one moves up in the organization. All managers plan, organize, lead, and control.