I know what you are thinking, thank goodness I am not one of them!
Now isn't that close to what you were thinking? Oh sure it could have been 'my people feel valued' or it could have been 'I know a manager who's people don't feel valued'.
Now let's face it, what makes you think your people are not in that 80%? What makes you think you are in the top 20% of all managers in the nation?
And the trouble is ALL managers are thinking the exact same thing! If all managers are thinking that then where does that leave you? and therein lies the problem. Most of us do not see ourselves as the problem! We see ourselves as the exception.
My question is, how will you find out if you are in the top 20%? How will you truly find out and you need to know that 80% of all of the managers who read this blog will not do anything to find out because they really don't want to know. As Yoda might say, question you ask, find out you will.
If you do not take some action after reading this then you are most likely in that 80% and you will deny it until the day you are fired or embarrassed.
And the top 20% are wondering, how do I find out if I am in the top 20%? How do I find out if my people feel valued?
That is what separates the top 20% from all the rest. They take action. They want to know. They need to find out. And they understand you can't just walk up to your employees and ask, "Hey, Bob. Do I make you feel valued at your job?" "Hey Karen, do you feel valued here at work?"
They know that kind of confrontation will never yield the true results you need to know in order to find the truth.
If you as a GREAT MANAGER want to know which of your people feel valued or even better, which of your people do not feel valued than you need to find the proper methods for polling or surveying your people so you get real results and not just a stamp of approval or the "yes" person attitude you want to find.
I can offer you methods to find the truth from your people. Drop me a note and I will send you some links. Don't forget to pass this on to all of your manager friends. And don't forget to subscribe to this blog: http://greatmanagersaremadenotborn.blogspot.com/
And learn more about being better at my website www.mentalprosperityblog.com
I'm Steve Sapato and I will see you at many of the Great Manager events coming to your team soon!
