The latest Charted Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Employee Outlook survey suggested that there is a ‘reality gap’ between how good managers think they are in their roles and how effective they actually are.
The research also found that 72% of employees reported a lack of leadership and management skills in their organisations.
The report did highlight positives with 71% of employees feeling that their immediate supervisor/manager or boss treats them fairly.
The gap that needs to be addressed is that 80% of managers said they think that their staff are satisfied or very satisfied with them as a manger, however only 58% of employees agreed. This clearly shows that managers aren’t recognising in themselves their level of managerial skills.
One of the key ways for managers to develop themselves and become effective in their role is to feel comfortable at getting as much feedback as possible, we discussed this in our previous article Ask the question! It’s a gift.
Often people are promoted into a managerial role, having exceled in their previous role and given the opportunity to move up the career ladder, without being given the support once in the role to fully develop their leadership skills.
Too many managers fall into poor management by not understanding individual motivations and failing to spend time with employees to provide quality feedback as well as working with them to develop new ideas.
Managing your team effectively will come from understanding that every employee is different and therefore has different motivations as well as maximising on the potential that exists within the team.
Employee engagement and motivation is what drives individual performance, without understanding what engages and motivates your team you risk trying to manage an underperforming team. Understanding individual drivers can take time and effort but it will ensure engagement is targeted and effective. Having clear frameworks of management and engagement designed for individual circumstances and length of employment over one style fits all will provide the variety that exists in your workforce.
Great managers recognise and utilise the mix of talents and abilities in their teams and are smart at adapting their style as and when appropriate. Not only do they excel at adapting, they work hard to engage their team, understanding and aligning motivations to create even greater levels of performance.
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