If you want to positively impact the bottom line in your business, insist that all your managers are good managers.
Bad managers wreak havoc. Bad managers cost growth and profit. And I can tell you — there a lot of bad managers out there.
I know this first hand because I regularly interact with leaders from companies in many industries, from all over the world, who are asking for help in how to deal with the ugly, soul-crushing problems that arise from having a bad manager.
…this list goes on and on.
It will serve your business well to make sure that you select, support, train and set expectations about what is required of a good manager in your organization.
On my Coaching Hour calls for my FORWARD program for leadership and professional development — I hear so many stories of truly bad managers from the leaders who attend. It’s easy to see the negative impact on the person who would otherwise be committed and productive. They are looking for help so that they can still be committed and productive, despite being tortured in some way by their bad manager.
With bad managers lurking about in your organization, people who should be doing work are instead getting confused, discouraged, frustrated, scared, and are simply not doing the right things for the business.
You need your managers to be engaging, motivating, supporting and facilitating the right work, not preventing it.
This is one of my favorite types of work to do with corporations — to train their managers to be good managers — because it makes such a huge difference not only to the business, but to the health and sanity of everyone involved!
Every manager should be able to get a YES answer from each of their employees on the following questions:
If you’d like to learn more about my FORWARD program for leadership and professional development or my training workshops for mid-level managers, contact me I’d be happy to talk with you about your business and your managers.
Also I offer a webinar on this topic which offers lots of practical advice.
Check out the webinar: Are you a good manager?
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ABOUT PATTY:
Patty Azzarello is an executive, best-selling author, speaker and CEO/Business Advisor.
She became the youngest general manager at HP at the age of 33, ran a billion dollar software business at 35 and became a CEO for the first time at 38 (all without turning into a self-centered, miserable jerk)
You can find Patty at www.AzzarelloGroup.com, follow her on twitter or Facebook, or read her book RISE…3 Practical Steps for Advancing Your Career, Standing Out as a Leader, AND Liking Your Life.
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