Competences refer to behaviors that support the successfull performance of certain activities. Acquisition of competence can be divided into two groups. Every person has the opportunity to achieve a basic level or superior level of harvested competent behaviors. UNESCO's introduced and defined competency framework brings and provides the base of expected behavior, skills and attitudes that lead to a successful managerial performance. There are eleven main competences: responsibility, communication, teamwork, focus on results, innovation, strategic thinking, management, decision making, knowledge transfer, continuous improvement, expertise in the field of action. The survey about the attitudes of managers towards the necessary characteristics and competencies for successful operation was conducted on a sample of 50 respondents in the Croatian territory. The survey is divided in three parts, first part refers to sociodemographic issues and the second and the third part refering to assessment and the importance of competence.