Are you really cut out to be a manager?
“Companies tend to promote good sales and operational staff, but they are often the worst managers,” notes David Bernard, founder of AssessFirst, a specialist in predictive recruitment. Adobe Stock.
OUR ADVICE – It’s an almost natural evolution in many professions… but not everyone has the qualities necessary to be a good manager. Le Figaro goes around the questions to ask yourself to find out if you have the profile.
Becoming a chef: if the status is less and less a dream for young employees, it is nonetheless a holy grail for many. But at a time when burn-outs are more and more numerous and when “toxic managers” are regularly pointed out, it is legitimate to question one’s own desires and abilities before considering such a career development. Because it’s not so easy to flourish in this mission… and to make your team shine. Being a manager means supporting, being able to give clear objectives, the right methods, empowering, motivating, reinforcing the strengths of each member of your team. ” Not everyone is capable of being a good manager, even if certain collaboration and delegation techniques can be acquired through training. Companies tend to promote good sales and operational people, but they are often the worst managers says David Bernard, founder ofAssessFirst, specialist in predictive recruitment. Excelling in managerial functions therefore requires much more than the mastery of simple skills…