| Singapore
1st August 2001
Building Great
Teams is Top New Management Priority
Effective Team
Building is the number one skill that new
managers must possess if they want to thrive in today's
economy. Senior managers and Human Resource specialists
are united in this belief, according to a survey
conducted by The NBO Group.
The survey listed 20
Competencies for New Managers and asked respondents to
identify those competencies that were most important to
their organizations. Two separate groups were canvassed -
Senior Management and Human Resource specialists - drawn
from global MNCs as well as locally-based Asia-Pacific
organizations.
The attached comparison graph shows extensive concurrence
between the two groups' ratings. Both groups identified Building
Effective Teams as the most essential skill -
this came top for 89% of senior managers and 78% of HR
personnel. Motivating Others and Timely
Decision Making also made the top five for both
groups. Senior managers rated Building Effective
Teams and Motivating Others
equal first at 89%, while HRs rated Motivating
Others at 69%. Timely Decision Making
scored 77% from the Senior Management vote, and 65% from
the HR group.
The Top Five Competencies for both groups are:
| Senior Management |
Human Resources |
| Building
Effective Teams (89%) |
Building
Effective Teams (78%) |
| Motivating
Others (89%) |
Conflict
Management (69%) |
| Timely
Decision Making (77%) |
Motivating
Others (68%) |
| Attitude
(72%) |
Timely
Decision Making (65%) |
| Action
Oriented (64%) |
Developing
Direct Reports (59%) |
Just three
competencies received a significantly different rating
from the two groups (a gap of more than 15%). These were Attitude
(senior managers 72%; HRs 45%); Peer
Relationships (Senior Managers 21%; HRs 39%);
and Priority Setting (Senior Management
60%; HRs 42%).
The survey was sent to 758
individuals, by post and by e-mail. The response rate
exceeded 20% - which is very high for a survey of this
type.
"We weren't too surprised that Effective
Team-building came first," said Gary Nelson,
Managing Director of The NBO Group. "Mergers and
Acquisitions, together with global working practices,
have created a pressing need to understand other
cultures, other ways of working. Companies can only
capitalize on the opportunities available if people work
together effectively as teams, across borders, across
functions."
"We are delighted with the response to our
survey," continued Mr Nelson. "We circulated
the e-mail version one morning and by lunch-time replies
were coming through thick and fast. This initiative
demonstrates that developing new managers is a top
priority in the region." He added that The NBO Group
will be working closely with respondents to introduce
products that meet management training needs identified
by the survey.
| Breakdown
of percentage scores for each competency |
| Competencies |
Senior Mgmt % |
HR % |
| Action
Oriented |
64% |
58% |
| Attitude |
72% |
45% |
| Caring
about Direct Reports |
28% |
30% |
| Comfort
Around Higher Management |
34% |
37% |
| Command
Skills |
15% |
18% |
| Conflict
Management |
60% |
69% |
| Confronting
Direct Reports |
9% |
14% |
| Timely
Decision Making |
77% |
65% |
| Delegation |
60% |
44% |
| Developing
Direct Reports |
58% |
59% |
| Hiring and
Staffing |
34% |
32% |
| Interpersonal
Savvy |
51% |
54% |
| Managerial
Courage |
45% |
49% |
| Managing
and Measuring work |
51% |
50% |
| Motivating
Others |
89% |
68% |
| Peer
Relationships |
21% |
39% |
| Presentation
Skills |
40% |
42% |
| Priority
Setting |
60% |
42% |
| Self
Knowledge |
43% |
34% |
| Building
Effective Teams |
89% |
78% |
About NBO Group The NBO Group is a leadership
development, consulting and training organization.
We are a team of dedicated consultants working on
curriculum development and program design. Based on our
client companies' unique culture & requirements, we
design training interventions and programs to fit their
specific objectives. Individual and organizational
success is our primary metric.
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