Don’t Teach Managers About Engagement: Teach Them to Be Engaging
Episode description
"One day he challenged me and he said, 'Listen, I want you to help our 477 store directors be great. But listen, I don't want you to go and teach them about engagement. They don't need like a history lesson. But I want you to teach them how to be engaging.' As I've navigated through various organizations, what I realized is that most organizations have the same challenges around manager performance."
Kamaria Scott, Manager Enablement Expert at Accenture
We're Only Human -- Episode 150
During a recent livestream event, when first-time managers was brought up as a conversation topic, multiple attendees quickly pointed out their own follies and challenges when it came to first time leadership roles.
Yet most companies still don't have a structured way to identify, select, and equip managers to be capable professionals.
In today's conversation with Kamaria Scott from Accenture, Ben and Kamaria talk about:
- Some of her favorite methods for helping to create more openness around manager performance enablement
- Supporting open dialogue with "manager circles"
- Carefully applying training where it needs to go instead of wielding it as a weapon.
This is a powerful discussion for any organization or leader who has wondered how to create a more capable and connected manager.
Show Notes