Difference Between Katz And Mumford's Skills Model

In our Leadership, Supervision, and Performance (PAD 314) class we have been studying and reading about many approaches that are part of leadership, I will be talking about the Skill Approach. Based on the book we are using in class, Leadership: Theory and Practice by Harry Hatry, the skill approach “emphasized on skills and abilities that can be learned and developed.” In other words, this approach says that an effective leader is the one that has certain knowledge and abilities at the time to perform a job. The skill approach has two main models which are the Katz’s three skills model and Mumford’s skill’s model. In this essay, I will be comparing these two models by describing two similarities and two differences between each model.

Katz’s skill model says that effective administrations depend on three basic personals skills, which are technical skill, human skill, and conceptual skill. First, the technical skill “is knowledge about and proficiency in a specific type of work or activity.” In other words, this is the knowledge the leader have in the work that has to be done. Second, the human skill “is knowledge about and ability to work with people.” This is the ability the leader has to work …show more content…
The first similarity I found between Katz’s three skills model and Mumford’s skill’s model is that in Mumford's, competencies and career experiences skills make a leader more effective and problem-solving. I think that the same happens with conceptual skill in Katz’s model, to me, this skill is equivalent to competence. The second similarity I found between those two is that in Mumford’s competencies we have social judgment skills which to me is very similar to Katz’s human skills. The way those two work make the leaders understand and have sympathy with the peers in the path to accomplish the company’s goal. As we can see those two skills approaches have some similarities between each