If you have been reading our Management Skills Pyramid articles this week, why not take a moment and share your thoughts with your peers.

We asked What Management Skill Level You Are and what you feel you have to do to move to the next level. Add your response to our management skill level poll and read others' answers.

And be sure to check back on Monday to read about Level 4 of the Management Skills Pyramid. What is at the top; what is the peak of the pyramid?

When you get to Level 3 of the Management Skills Pyramid you have mastered the basics and learned how to motivate your team. Now it's time to focus on yourself and your development.

There are two key areas of personal development the developing manager must master now, self management and time management.

Are you as good at managing yourself as you are at managing others? Are you as skilled at managing time as you are at managing people? Level 3 of the Management Skills Pyramid shows you how to master both of these management skill areas that are critical to your continued development as a manager and to the advancement of your career.

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Level 2 is the team building skills any developing manager must master. It is the next level of the management skills pyramid, which shows the skills a manager must master to be successful and shows how these management skills build on each other toward success.

You will not be able to advance in your career as a manager until you develop your skill in these areas. Level 2 of the Management Skills Pyramid tells you how.

Level 1 of the Management Skills Pyramid shows the basic skills a manager must master just to get the job done. These are the fundamentals of the management job:

• Plan
• Organize
• Direct
• Control

You will not be able to advance in your career as a manager until you develop your skill in each of these areas. Level 1 of the Management Skills Pyramid tells you how.