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The competent manager

by BAILEY P
The competent manager
Published in January 2017 - Page 19

There is a general acceptance that it takes approximately 10 years to become a competent manager – and that is in organizations that provide training and development. According to research released by Gallup this year, 83 percent of those holding management positions are not qualified to be there. The questions that come to mind are obvious: how does this happen, and why?

The challenge most managers face is not the lack of technical skills related

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