Comments on: Capability, Skill and Interest http://managementblog.org/2009/03/06/capability-skill-and-interest/ Managerial Leadership Practices based on the Time Span research of Elliott Jaques. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:01:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Donald http://managementblog.org/2009/03/06/capability-skill-and-interest/#comment-1911 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:20:04 +0000 http://www.managementblog.org/?p=1059#comment-1911 This particular question raises about a dozen more for me! The ‘manager’ appears to be quite uncomfortable about their role in holding people accountable, assessing performance and motivating his/her team. One of the keys to my success has been the ability, which I’ve learned the hard way, to assess team members quickly and use that detail in a skilled way to promote team success. The ‘manager’ also may need more skill in motivating his team. Does the worker understand the importance of their piece of the puzzle? Does the manager continue to ‘harp’ as he puts it rather than hold them accountable i.e. place negative consequences for the errant or lackluster behavior? How does the ‘manager’ motivate or follow up on the taskings? We’ve all worked with persons whose body language and sarcastic tone of voice can tick off anyone just by saying ‘Good Morning’. Sometimes we’re lucky enough to have team mates that have a great attitude and friendly speaking manner that can tell us to ‘go to Hades’ and we actually look forward to the trip! One’s attitude sets one’s altitude whether they are a worker or manager…and it starts with the individual.

This ‘manager’ asks a great question, but may be pointing the finger at themselves as the root of this issue.

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