Engineers rule the business: 42% of senior managers have a technical education Engineering and related technical specializations turned out to be most common among senior managers in Russian companies. This was revealed based on the results of a survey of 255 managers conducted by Kommersant and ICS Holding. According to the study, 42% of the managers of the largest Russian companies have an engineering or similar education. If you break this figure down: 30.6% of senior managers have an engineering degree; 11.4% studied related technical disciplines - mathematics, physics and information technology. The senior managers themselves state that engineering training develops systemic thinking, the ability to make decisions quickly in difficult situations and bear responsibility for them. Technical education helps managers: understand production processes and equipment operation; evaluate the work of specialists and specialist contractors; understand the details of the business; distinguish confirmed data from assumptions; Focus on the end result. Among the important management principles, managers emphasize the use of feedback and measurable performance indicators. This fits well with the engineering approach: look at the facts, test hypotheses and bring the solution to the result. Economics and management did not disappear together, however, it would be a mistake to conclude that financial and management education has lost its importance. Economics, finance, accounting and auditing remain among the leading fields. More than 10% of managers are educated in management, administration and marketing. Instead, we are talking about something else: a successful top manager today is often a person with a combined profile. Technical background plus management skills, financial literacy and strategic thinking. This is the combination found in many managers. MashTech on Telegram | up to MAX.

Engineers rule the business: 42% of senior managers have a technical education Engineering and related technical specializations turned out to be most common among senior managers in Russian companies. This was revealed based on the results of a survey of 255 managers conducted by Kommersant and ICS Holding. According to the study, 42% of the managers of the largest Russian companies have an engineering or similar education. If you break this figure down: 30.6% of senior managers have an engineering degree; 11.4% studied related technical disciplines - mathematics, physics and information technology. The senior managers themselves state that engineering training develops systemic thinking, the ability to make decisions quickly in difficult situations and bear responsibility for them. Technical education helps managers: understand production processes and equipment operation; evaluate the work of specialists and specialist contractors; understand the details of the business; distinguish confirmed data from assumptions; Focus on the end result. Among the important management principles, managers emphasize the use of feedback and measurable performance indicators. This fits well with the engineering approach: look at the facts, test hypotheses and bring the solution to the result. Economics and management did not disappear together, however, it would be a mistake to conclude that financial and management education has lost its importance. Economics, finance, accounting and auditing remain among the leading fields. More than 10% of managers are educated in management, administration and marketing. Instead, we are talking about something else: a successful top manager today is often a person with a combined profile. Technical background plus management skills, financial literacy and strategic thinking. This is the combination found in many managers. MashTech on Telegram | up to MAX.