This from the ‘business pundit‘ blog recently:
″A new study shows that 90% of managers think they are in the top 10% at their workplace.
Believe you’re among the top performers in your office? You’re not alone.
According to a new survey, an impossible 90 percent of managers think they’re among the top 10 percent of performers at their workplace.
The number is highest among executives, 97 percent of whom consider themselves shining stars, according to a recent survey in BusinessWeek magazine.”
The sad truth is just how easy it is for most people to get into the top 10% of managers in just about any organisation.
By consistently doing some management basics such as:
- communicating well (that’s listening as well as telling),
- providing feedback,
- coaching every team member – every week,
- running effective (as opposed to frequent) meetings
- delegating, and
- keeping mission, vision and values in the front of every team members thoughts…
the vast majority of managers can massively improve their effectiveness and really stand out as high performers.
It is not about charisma, vision or flair. It not about MBAs, strategy, long hours and inspiration.
It is about consistently doing the basics well.