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Why are some managers more efficient and effective than others?
Why do some managers build great teams, departments and companies, and produce
outstanding results than others?
The difference between top managers and executives and average managers is
almost always knowledge and skill.
Fortunately, all managerial skills are learnable. No one is born with
them. And now we know what they are, what skills you need to achieve the best
results in your job.
You may be just one skill away from dramatically improving your
effectiveness.
Give yourself a grade of 1-10 (with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best) on
the following key skill areas on managerial effectiveness.
Be honest! Imagine you will be explaining your grade to others. The most
important part of this Managerial Skills Assessment is that it shows you your
strengths and weaknesses, and where you have to work to maximize your
potential.
Excellent performance in management is only possible where you are competent in
the following areas:
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Planning: you are competent, complete and proficient in preparing
detailed written plans of action for each of your areas of responsibility.
a. You "think on paper" and rewrite until your plans are clear and easily
understood.
b. The people around you are clear about your plans and their roles in
executing them.
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Organizing: you are skilled and efficient at bringing together the
people, money, resources and facilities you need to carry out your plans.
a. You organized everything you need on time, in advance.
b. Each person around you knows what you are trying to do and how you are
trying to do it.
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Staffing/Recruiting: you have developed the ability to select the right
people to carry out the plans and get the job done.
a. You have a tested, proven interview process that you use in finding the
right people.
b. You have a proven selection process that assures that you choose the right
people most of the time.
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Delegating: you know how to delegate the task to the right person in the
right way.
a. You delegate important tasks to people of proven competence.
b. You delegate tasks in such a way that the other person knows exactly what
you want, when and how you want it, and how it is to be increased.
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Supervising: you are capable and competent of assuring that the job is
done in time, and to required standards of excellence.
a. You set up a regular reporting schedule, and inspect what you expect.
b. You allow maximum freedom of action but written clear boundaries of
expectations and control.
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Measuring: you establish clear metrics, scorecards and standards for
each key job and activity.
a. You know the KRM’s (Key Result Measures) required of you by your boss,
customers and superiors.
b. Everyone who reports to you knows exactly what they are supposed to do, in
what order of priority, and how successful performance will be measured and
rewarded.
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Reporting: you have established methods to report your results to the
key people to whom you are responsible.
a. You provide adequate, accurate and timely reports on results and activities
to your boss and others who require them.
b. You assure that your reports are prepared and presented in such a way that
they are understood and accepted.
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Productivity: you are constantly seeking new, better, faster methods and
techniques to do the job more efficiently.
a. You continually reorganize, restructure and reengineer to reduce costs,
complexity and delays.
b. You continually set better priorities and concentrate your people and
resources on more valuable tasks and activities.
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Innovation: you continually seek out new ways to increase sales, cut
costs and improve productivity.
a. You keep current with new technology and look for ways to use it to get the
job done faster, better, cheaper.
b. You encourage a creative climate, rewarding ideas for innovate approaches
and solutions from others.
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Profitability: you are constantly looking for ways to increase the
profitability of the organization.
a. You are always looking for ways to increase sales from new or existing
products, boost cash flow, and improve net profits.
b. You continually seek out and practice ways to cut costs and expenditures.
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