Just been catching up on my reading as I'm a week behind with the Sunday papers. I came across this article by Ruth Spellman, Chief Executive of the Chartered Management Institute, in last Sunday's edition of the Times.
I concur with the her message that training is essential if bosses are to avoid getting out of their depth. "No one is born a good manager....You need to learn that art if you want to get on. Most people have experienced some pretty poor examples..." of management training she says "...but done right, it can make a real difference." Spellman's main aim is to convince managers that what they do is a profession in its own right and should be treated as such.
She explains that "people who do see as managers - rather than, say,accountants with management responsibilities - will be more likely to recognise that they need to develop as managers." part of that development means understanding more than just your own specialism. "You cannot have a business that is run by people who just have single function training," she said. " As you get nearer to the top of an a your whole job is managing people. It is about managing the performance of other people who are responsible for the bottom line, not being directly responsible yourself...."
For a copy of Ruth Spellman's book "managers and leaders Who Can: How You Survive and Succeed in the New Economy" click here for the Sunday Times Bookshop
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