The 21^st century workplace requires some extra skills, which will be useful at different point in your career. And the skills are:

Technical skills- These are most valuable at the entry level, but less

valuable at more senior levels. Organizations hire the people for their technical expertise: Can you assess the market value of a commercial office building? Can you calculate a set of net present value? Are you experienced in the use of C++ or SAP/R3 software? These skills sets, however, constantly change and can become quickly outdated. What gets you in the door of a large organization won’t necessarily get you promoted.

Conceptual Skills- These are least valuable at entry level, but more

valuable at senior levels in the organization. These are the skills that permit you to look past the detail of today’s work assignment and see the bigger picture. Successful manager who hope to become executives in the highest level of a business must begin, at a relatively early age, to develop the ability to see the beyond the horizon and ask the long-term questions. It you haven’t formed the relationship that will help you get promoted, however , you may not be around long enough to have an opportunity to use your conceptual skills.

Relating Skills- These are valuable across the managerial career span

and are more likely to help you progress and be promoted to higher levels of responsibility. These skills, which help you form relationships, are at the heart of what management communication is about: reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking about how you can help others and how they can help you as the demands of your job shift and increase at the same time.