Managers That Brag About Their Own Greatness…
Doyle Slayton | Feb 08, 2010 | Comments 16
The reason that self-promotion works and self-adulation doesn’t is because self-promotion is the art of spreading ideas, concepts, and a greater vision. Self-adulation is just the promotion of accomplishments, deeds that have already been done.
When you promote ideas, you give people something to cheer for. You give people a cause to support. People, in many ways, are selfish. They promote the things that make them feel good. Your accomplishments aren’t likely to make them feel good, but your ideas do.
via copyblogger.com
As I read through this recent article on CopyBlogger, it makes me think of Top Performers Turned Managers. These managers quickly learn that the “self-talk” they use to drive their own performance doesn’t inspire the same result with their employees.
So what does the manager do… they begin telling stories about their own personal success, and it comes across as self-adulation… which again… doesn’t inspire.
If you want to engage, motivate, and inspire… focus on the two things mentioned above… promote ideas and promote the things that make your people feel good!
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yes… your are right…..
Is there any remedy to overcome such effects?
I would like to know, how to overcome such managers??
Lol…Doyle, its not their fault in the first place. People, especially the very ambitious ones know how to do that..I have seen in a lot of situations how self promotion can lead other people to believe that the one who is more visible is also the most hard working or most efficient.
Which of course opens up a breech for promotion of these kinds of people…..
The way that these practices can be discouraged is by correctly assessing each person’s capabilities, regardless of their self promotion, that is a fair and equal treat for everybody.
All the best,
Simona
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