According to Gallup research, 82% of companies fail to hire the 'right" talent for manager positions. This is the beginning of the difficulties that result. Ineffective managers create ineffective staff, or at the very least, unhappy, unengaged staff. Morale and performance suffers.

The reality is that very few people have the innate ability to effectively motivate and inspire others. They often lack ability to be assertive when necessary, to encourage or reward strong performance effectively, they often find it difficult to make hard decisions and in the end, often weak at holding others accountable. The result?
Significant problems related to team work, organization performance and effectiveness.

So what should you do?
Leadership coaching is a highly effective method of optimizing the talent of the managers that struggle. Actually, since there are so few innately effective leaders, it is good practice to identify those that could benefit from professional mentoring to optimize their leadership abilities through one to one coaching.

Research shows that "1 in 10 employees possess all the required traits to be a good manager. Only 18% of current managers have a high level of talent for the job, leaving 82% that don't . 20% show a basic talent for it and can function at a higher level with coaching"(Harter/Harvard Business Review)

Hiring Managers...common errors

Many business leaders tend to hire the "super workers" as supervisors/leaders. Having a high competency level at what you do, doesn't make you a strong potential candidate for leadership. Some companies hire based on tenure, sort of serving as a "reward" for loyalty. These common errors need to be addressed if you are seeking higher performing teams. So many are "doing more with less", manager effectiveness becomes a much bigger need.

How do you assess leadership skills?
There are highly effective leadership skill assessments. Consider this as the initial part of your screening process. While an assessment alone isn't what is being recommended, such assessments provide a great "snapshot" of the individual's innate strengths and behavior tendencies. Such information provides management the ability to clearly understand the areas that mentoring would be helpful and ensure such training and support is provided to optimize leadership effectiveness. Take the time to increase leadership effectiveness!

Learn more ....Leadership Coaching!

Take the time to find and develop the "right" fit to build your leadership team! Let JBM help!

Jeannine Brown Miller, MA, SPHR President, OD Consultant/Leadership Coach
JBM HR Consulting Inc.

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