{"id":140,"date":"2007-08-29T08:06:54","date_gmt":"2007-08-29T07:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progmanager.wordpress.com\/2007\/08\/29\/you-are-a-superstar-90-of-managers-are-in-the-top-10\/"},"modified":"2007-08-29T08:06:54","modified_gmt":"2007-08-29T07:06:54","slug":"you-are-a-superstar-90-of-managers-are-in-the-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2007\/08\/29\/you-are-a-superstar-90-of-managers-are-in-the-top-10\/","title":{"rendered":"You Are a Superstar:  90% of Managers Are In the Top 10%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> This from the &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\" title=\"Business Pundit Blog\">business pundit<\/a>&#8216; blog recently:<\/p>\n<p>\u2033A new study shows that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070827\/BUSINESS\/708270340\/1003\">90% of managers think they are in the top 10%<\/a> at their workplace.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Believe you&#8217;re among the top performers in your office? You&#8217;re not alone.<\/p>\n<p>According to a new survey, an impossible 90 percent of managers think they&#8217;re among the top 10 percent of performers at their workplace.<\/p>\n<p>The number is highest among executives, 97 percent of whom consider themselves shining stars, according to a recent survey in BusinessWeek magazine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/50226711\/you_are_a_superstar_90_of_managers_are_in_the_top_10.php\" title=\"Full Business Pundit Piece\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>By consistently doing some management basics such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>communicating well (that&#8217;s listening as well as telling),<\/li>\n<li>providing feedback,<\/li>\n<li>coaching every team member &#8211; every week,<\/li>\n<li>running effective (as opposed to frequent) meetings<\/li>\n<li>delegating, and<\/li>\n<li>keeping mission, vision and values in the front of every team members thoughts&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>the vast majority of managers can massively improve their effectiveness and really stand out as high performers.<\/p>\n<p>It is not about charisma, vision or flair.\u00a0 It not about MBAs, strategy, long hours and inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>It is about consistently doing the basics well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Making Progress Through Austerity\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/16\/making-progress-through-austerity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Making Progress Through Austerity<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Improving Employability&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/15\/improving-employability\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Improving Employability&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"How Should We Recognise a Successful Economy?\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/11\/how-should-we-recognise-a-successful-economy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Should We Recognise a Successful Economy?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This from the &#8216;business pundit&#8216; blog recently: \u2033A new study shows that 90% of managers think they are in the top 10% at their workplace. 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