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Why competent workers become incompetent managers
Understanding and addressing the factors contributing to certain types of incompetent managers can foster a more effective leadership structure and talent development pipeline.
Managers play a crucial role in shaping an employee’s experience. For example, research shows that nearly 70% of the variability in employee engagement can be predicted by their managers’ behavior, decisions, and personality traits. In other words, whether people are happy, energized, or miserable at work depends mostly on their boss—and whether or not they’re an incompetent manager.
Unfortunately, the impact of managers on employees often skews more detrimental than empowering. Many employees quit their boss, not their job. Indeed, a recent Gallup study of over 7,000 adults found that 50% of employees quit to escape an incompetent manager.
Naturally, the reasons why some managers are so incompetent have captivated researchers and practitioners, including us. Theories abound regarding the paradoxical fact that inept individuals somehow manage to advance their careers, climb the organizational ladder, and “fail upwards,” to everybody else’s peril.
Some incompetent managers get ahead due to their overconfidence or narcissistic traits, as discussed in Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? Likewise, some individuals can get ahead through their powerful connections, political skills, or purely by some luck theory can’t explain.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91170842/why-competent-workers-become-incompetent-managers
Why competent workers become incompetent managers
Understanding and addressing the factors contributing to certain types of incompetent managers can foster a more effective leadership structure and talent development pipeline.
Managers play a crucial role in shaping an employee’s experience. For example, research shows that nearly 70% of the variability in employee engagement can be predicted by their managers’ behavior, decisions, and personality traits. In other words, whether people are happy, energized, or miserable at work depends mostly on their boss—and whether or not they’re an incompetent manager.
Unfortunately, the impact of managers on employees often skews more detrimental than empowering. Many employees quit their boss, not their job. Indeed, a recent Gallup study of over 7,000 adults found that 50% of employees quit to escape an incompetent manager.
Naturally, the reasons why some managers are so incompetent have captivated researchers and practitioners, including us. Theories abound regarding the paradoxical fact that inept individuals somehow manage to advance their careers, climb the organizational ladder, and “fail upwards,” to everybody else’s peril.
Some incompetent managers get ahead due to their overconfidence or narcissistic traits, as discussed in Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? Likewise, some individuals can get ahead through their powerful connections, political skills, or purely by some luck theory can’t explain.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91170842/why-competent-workers-become-incompetent-managers
