5 Key Reasons Good Managers Are So Rare
<p>We live in unprecedented times. There’s never been more training courses and management blogs. You’d think we’d be in a leadership renaissance. But individuals can only do so much.</p>
<p>To grow, you need guidance. You need coaching. You need the opportunity and the time to realise your potential.</p>
<p>Because developing as a leader is a perpetual war of attrition. You don’t just get it once and know it forever.</p>
<p>My first manager sucked. I took a promotion to try to change things for the better, but quickly burned out fighting against a culture of infighting and blame.</p>
<p>That was my first insight into why good managers are rare. Here are five more.</p>
<h1><strong>#1. Bad selection</strong></h1>
<p>We’re promoted on our past successes, not on our suitability for future roles. This is failing upwards, or ‘<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">The Peter Principle</a>’: <strong>You rise to the level of your incompetence.</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.gallup.com/workplace/231593/why-great-managers-rare.aspx" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">In one gallup poll</a>, companies failed to pick the candidate with the right talent a staggering 82% of the time.</p>
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