82% of leaders consider themselves “accidental” managers
That’s because they had no formal leadership or management training before taking their positions.
To quote from an article on the subject by Small Business Charter,
“Although some may be a natural fit for the role, this situation is having a negative effect on businesses across the country.
YouGov and the Chartered Management Institute contacted 4500 UK workers and managers. They did so to understand the impact that poor management practice can have in the workplace.
The study found that 28% of employees had left a business because of a negative relationship with a manager, and 33% said they were less motivated to do their work because of ineffective management.
There are also concerns about untrained managers being less likely to address poor behaviour in the workplace.”
If you’re receiving management training because that’s the role you hold or because your company has identified you as management potential, that’s great.
If you’re not receiving training and you are a manager or want to be, what do you do?
You could look for good role models in your business. People you could study and imitate.
Unfortunately, given the stats above, you may not have such a person to learn from.
There are training courses you could sign up for and study out of hours. You could ask your company to cover the cost of the course.
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One reason why “accidental managers” are ineffective is that they devote time to things that won’t move the needle.
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Very best,
David O’Beirne
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