A poll was conducted of over 700 executives from various countries. The poll resulted in the executives identifying 6 major challenges adversely contributing to the development of their managerial effectiveness. They’re quite revealing:

1. A failure to inspire people in their organization

2. Failure to develop employees

3. Led teams ineffectively

4. Did not guide change initiatives

5. Didn't effectively manage internal stakeholders

6. Underestimated organizational politics

The conclusion from these 6 challenges was stark. They needed to develop managerial effectiveness.

What significant steps can one take leading to managers and leaders improving managerial effectiveness?

• Set specific goals

• Effectively delegate

• Maximize value

Managers are overwhelmed in their quest to improve their employees, innovate and meet organizational objectives. They rarely succeed at mastering important and urgent matters. Everything becomes an emergency.

They fail to resolve important matters because they are omnipresent and nowhere. They put out fires but little else.

Here is a word of caution. Make certain you maximize value by executing the time in the areas of important but non-urgent. This minutia is where the real work should be focused on.

It is easy to develop certain skills in others while neglecting the personal assessments needed of managers, by managers. Examine where you are. How you are doing. Your role requires clarity for yourself before it migrates to team members.  They can often see the competencies managers need to develop before the managers themselves.

Learn to master the core competencies that you need to be effective in the job. Work on your strengths. Admit your weaknesses and exert the power to make them serve you.  If you would like to discuss how we can deliver this training to your organization through our online learning programs, please schedule an appointment here.

About Jim Woods

Jim is President of Woods Kovalova Group located in Denver, CO. He is an author of children books for 5 year old’s as well as leadership books. Working globally on every continent, Jim and his team have advised and trained Fortune 1000 companies, U.S. Military, Government, small businesses and individuals seeking performance improvement. Jim is a former U.S. Navy Seabee and earned a master’s degree in organizational development and human resources. He has taught leadership and human resources at Villanova, Colorado Technical University and Dickinson University. To have Jim work with your organization schedule an appointment here.