eNewsletter Making Talent a Strategic Priority
-Jeff Brown, Pres. Comprehensive Search This month’s
article is primarily quotes from the 2008 The McKinsey
Quarterly entitled Making Talent a Strategic Priority.
The original study was entitled “The War for Talent” and was conducted in 1997 and was then published as a book in 2000.
This update started in 2006 when more than 10,000 respondents completed a survey. This was followed by one in 2007 when 1,300 executives were surveyed
In my opinion McKinsey is probably the foremost management consulting company in the world. Why reinvent the wheel for an article when somebody appears to have done one with the depth of research they have and it is done by someone who is so credible. Therefore what follows are excerpts from that study.
Positive Management Skills
Are you currently a manager or expecting to be one at some point? As a positive leader, you can foster the growth of your employees in line with the goals of the organization. The difference between a winning and a losing team depends on a positive management style. A positive manager coaches and empowers others to succeed in their jobs. By facilitating a work environment in which people are willing to cooperate to achieve common goals, productivity soars. Leadership by subjection or even inspection is an easy trap but one that you can avoid.
Outstanding people skills are essential for your effectiveness as a leader. Learning to listen, train, coach, advise, and inspire become essential communication skills for notable managers. Your management style expresses your genuineness and integrity as a person; If you are a liar and dishonest, you will not be trusted for long. Successful managers, above all, treat their employees with respect.
“The War for Talent” and was conducted in 1997 and was then published as a book in 2000.
This update started in 2006 when more than 10,000 respondents completed a survey. This was followed by one in 2007 when 1,300 executives were surveyed
In my opinion McKinsey is probably the foremost management consulting company in the world. Why reinvent the wheel for an article when somebody appears to have done one with the depth of research they have and it is done by someone who is so credible. Therefore what follows are excerpts from that study.