Reflecting Elephants
How Come Fewer Executives Are Skilled Managers? Here’s A Solution
A Harvard Business Review article “Why Few Executives are Skillful Managers” made the following points: “despite the billions of dollars, euros, and yen invested in coaching and management development, remarkably few executives can be regarded as skillful managers.” I figure that the majority of top level managers with responsibility for large teams either do not possess the required skillsets — or they just don’t practice what they preach. Why? There are three main reasons. Firstly, time constraints and day to day pressure to deliver instant results make it almost impossible for execs to ponder, think through, and apply their new abilities. Second, budget issues often result in limited support and follow-through on the best intentions. Finally, behavioral change is difficult — it’s all too easy for a development plan to slip to the bottom of the to-do list.” The article suggested the following development areas: delegation, management distance, visibility, work-life balance, and continuous learning and reflection.
Consider this…
I do not disagree with the issue of executives making skillful managers; however, I have some other thoughts on what should be done to address the problem. Many Executives would do a better job if they adopted the philosophy of the 3 Rs of business; i.e., everyone doing the Right things, and doing them Right, at the Right time. This management system needs to be different than the establishment of somewhat arbitrary goals throughout the organization for departments without a structure plan for determining what will be done differently to determine how the goals are to be met. In addition, this system needs to address the creation of strategies that lead to specific effort that are aligned with the true financial needs of the company.
Executives operate their organizations using strategic planning, scorecards and business improvement systems that can lead to decisions that are wrong for the company. A proposed resolution to these issues are detailed in the white paper “The Elephant in the Room: Corporate Performance Management Issues and its Reinvention, Going Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard”.
With the linked described system, Executives would now have a structured framework for them to operate within that cannot be gamed. Lean Six Sigma consulting would have much more of a structure for what they should be doing to be successful operating within this system.
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Swans Reflecting Elephants by Tom Kozlowski & Roy Bentley
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