Book Titles

It’s the Manager
Moving From Boss to Coach

By Jim Clifton, Jim Harter

Year Published: 2019
ISBN-13: 978-1595622242
Categories: Being a Boss, Coaching, Management

62 Quotes Found

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It’s the Manager:

Becoming an effective coach is the most important skill any manager can develop.

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It’s the Manager:

…politicking and lobbying for higher pay and status imposes an inefficiency tax on organizations.

87

It’s the Manager:

…a competitor needs to pay an employee over 20% more to get them to switch jobs if that employee is engaged. If an employee is disengaged, they will leave for almost any increase in salary.

87

It’s the Manager:

Performance ratings reveal more about the supervisor than the employee.

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It’s the Manager:

To make general performance measures relevant to each employee, managers should individualize expectations and development.

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It’s the Manager:

Gallup discovered that the No. 1 reason people change jobs today is ‘career growth opportunities.’ And that reason is on the rise.

97

It’s the Manager:

The right career path should meet your organization’s objectives while being flexible enough to adapt to an employee’s individual strengths…

99

It’s the Manager:

Managers – through their strengths, their own engagement, and how they work with their teams each day – account for 70% of the variance in team engagement.

105

It’s the Manager:

Teams with members who have deep respect for each other and friendships are more engaged and perform better.

105

It’s the Manager:

Teams whose members know their own strengths and those of the teammates can more quickly and efficiently do what they do best.

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