Good managers mean happier, better performing teams – that’s not rocket science. And when the main reason for people leaving their job is their relationship with their boss, management skills deserves major attention.
So why is management development so often treated like the poor cousin to leadership skills? Great managers become leaders and great leaders need to manage.
The ability to truly engage team members, provide feedback, coach, develop and guide performance has become more valuable than ever. Yet what is required of management is different now from 10 years ago. All the research on what motivates people points to a big change, people want different things from their job, yet managers are still operating the same way as they always have.
Our approach to developing managers is different, encompassing the latest research, science and observation.
We base our solutions on the work of Dan Pink, he talks about the three things that really motivate people in today’s economy: purpose, mastery and autonomy.
Carrot and stick is no longer enough and yet organisations are still using those methods to try to get people to do more, with less and quicker.