Why Training the Puppy and an Old Dog Could be the New Trick!
- Young aspiring managers often feel they face a glass ceiling when it comes to reaching and maintaining leadership roles.
- What is a young manager? And at what age is someone no longer a young person?
- Are younger people deemed to be less capable? And who is it that decides this?
- Just how and when do we provide our managers with the skills to cope with the misconceptions of their Leadership & Management skills?
Recent research suggests that 64% of young people believe they are prevented from becoming leaders in their organisation and yet there is a huge amount of logic behind developing the younger generation to become great leaders and managers. They are eager, energetic and flexible; and without previous experience will not have had as many bad experiences to influence them!
According to the Chartered Management Institute, UK plc is wasting £19billion on ineffective management, so why not invest in ensuring that your team is the best that it can be?
Equally we should remember those leaders and managers that have carried us to where we are today. They still need to be inspired and not to feel replaced by a younger workforce but to feel empowered to be a part of a developing team, the sharing of knowledge and experiences.
There’s a huge amount of logic behind training and developing across both generations?
Business hierarchies are changing. Modern leaders & managers are deciding more and more to adopt a collaborative approach, taking into consideration input from their teams when making decisions and forming ideas.
The CIPD recently asked employees if their line managers have the right skills to manage. Over 90% of them voted ‘NO’ in response to this question.
Are You Concerned?
Leaders & Managers are asked to master major behaviours in order to be successful including:
- Courage – to step in and make changes
- Integrity – to make choices that benefit the organisation
- Compassion – to understand the impact of their decisions!
Fortunately skills are learned and not inherent; any developing manager with a desire and a passion can be trained, over time, to add immense value back to the organisation; whatever their background, age, experience or gender…
Explore how to maximise manager and team performance by attending a Catalyst Business Academy Leadership & Management Workshop; ‘Developing Great Managers for UK plc’
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