Management Success - Why Self Confidence Matters

Management - A recent survey by the International Coach Federation identified that the number one reason why people choose to work with a coach is due to a lack of self confidence. Someone who is self confident can sometimes be viewed by others who are less confident as arrogant. Yet in truth self confidence is really about having a strong sense of self worth and capabilities.

If you are a manager, your success or otherwise is influenced by factors such as:

• Knowing that that you have the capability or competence (or can acquire it) to take on and deal with the challenges that without doubt will arise. < Management >

• Speaking up an airing your views even when they might be slightly controversial.

• Being able to take decisions even when you might not have all of the information at your fingertips that you might need or like.

• Getting other to provide support to get things done or make change.

Management - A manager lacking self confidence is likely to have some traits or develop traits that get in the way, including:

• Being indecisive, procrastinating and failing to move things forward.

• Going with the consensus when deep down you know it is not going to produce results.

• Avoiding taking any risks that could lead to a step change in performance.

• Being focused on surviving rather than thriving.

Bottom Line - You can have an abundance of self confidence and at the same time still be the manager who delivers great results and has the full support of the team. So what's stopping you succeed as a manager? < Management >

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Duncan Brodie of Goals and Achievements (G&A) works with professionals, teams and organisations to develop their management and leadership capability.

With 25 years business experience in a range of sectors, he understands first hand the real challenges of managing and leading in the demanding business world. < Management >

By Duncan Brodie