AmiSight 10/28: Leadership’s Most Underrated Skill: Knowing Where Your People Will Win

Vision, empathy, and intelligence are signs of a good manager, but what may be the top trait is the ability to figure out people’s strengths – and steer them to the jobs that suit them best.

The Wall Street Journal reports of a 10-year study of a large multinational firm covering 200,000 workers and 30,000 managers in 100 countries found that the best bosses steer their employees into just the right roles.

The job shifting was a win-win, as employees became more productive and earned higher pay in their new roles — and the positive effects lasted for years for both the company and its people.

Likewise, companies should expect managers to spot people’s unique strengths and place them in better-fitting roles; that job shouldn’t be left to human resources. And companies should encourage managers and employees to remain agile by making it simpler to rotate into other parts of the company, even if just in the short term.

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