
Jan 27, 2016
In my experience, I’ve noticed that people who do take responsibility for their own performance possess a number of significant characteristics. They tend to display:
- Motivation
- Discipline
- Clarity of purpose
- Independence
- Honesty
- A strong desire to achieve what they deem to be success
These characteristics tend to start from a fairly early age and are often based on our values and beliefs.
Being a Manager is much like being a parent as the productivity and capabilities of our staff are merely a reflection of our own efforts. Based on this, let me pose just a few questions to Managers who may be struggling with “poor” performance.
- Have you established what motivates each individual staff member and set clear expectations from the very beginning of your working relationship?
- Are you constantly communicating with them to develop the characteristics mentioned above?
- Are you allowing them to take risks and, more importantly, learn from their mistakes?
- Are you focussing more on the positives rather than the negatives?
- Are you ignoring or avoiding the tough conversations for your own reasons?
Much like children being a reflection of their parents and upbringing, employees and teams are also often a reflection of their Manager.
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