Comments on: The ABC of Building a Senior Team http://www.colin-beveridge.com/index.php/the-abc-of-building-a-senior-team/ joined-up management for a joined-up world ™ by Colin Beveridge Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephen Pratt http://www.colin-beveridge.com/index.php/the-abc-of-building-a-senior-team/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Stephen Pratt Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:06:31 +0000 http://www.colin-beveridge.com/?p=640#comment-167 I doubt vey much whether you will be able to suddenly (ie within a period of 5 years)develop a pool of young aspiring managers. Whereas if we channel our efforts into talent management we may be able to gain head way. To me the issue is about raising the standards of senior management through pragmatic self assessment of their ability. Unfortunately 'business schools' tend to focus on new methods and methodologies rather than corrective approaches. Consequently the criticism of academia per se therefore seems a little unfair. After acedemia is about the deveopment and growth of young people, whether they are commerce-friendly is another thing. Senior management should be mature enough to stand up and be counted. For that you need good leaders, or at least decent role models. I doubt vey much whether you will be able to suddenly (ie within a period of 5 years)develop a pool of young aspiring managers. Whereas if we channel our efforts into talent management we may be able to gain head way. To me the issue is about raising the standards of senior management through pragmatic self assessment of their ability. Unfortunately ‘business schools’ tend to focus on new methods and methodologies rather than corrective approaches. Consequently the criticism of academia per se therefore seems a little unfair. After acedemia is about the deveopment and growth of young people, whether they are commerce-friendly is another thing.
Senior management should be mature enough to stand up and be counted. For that you need good leaders, or at least decent role models.

]]> By: David M http://www.colin-beveridge.com/index.php/the-abc-of-building-a-senior-team/comment-page-1/#comment-161 David M Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:13:47 +0000 http://www.colin-beveridge.com/?p=640#comment-161 I have observed a real difference between senior teams in public and private sector organisations. In the public sector I have seen on multiple occasions CEO's ( Or equiv) systematicaly set about removing their most capable subordinates. This is of course to avoid political threat. Without the driver of competitors and shareholders to demand performance from the senior team, there is no incentive to keep any level of competence in that senior team . Any higher level scruitiny in these organisations will come from politicians - who do not know of any other behaviour - so see the actions as normal. What this means of course, is that when the CEO does eventualy leave, there is no successor available of any ability to take over - so one of a pool of even lesser ability is destined to be the new CEO ... and so we spiral down .... I have observed a real difference between senior teams in public and private sector organisations. In the public sector I have seen on multiple occasions CEO’s ( Or equiv) systematicaly set about removing their most capable subordinates. This is of course to avoid political threat. Without the driver of competitors and shareholders to demand performance from the senior team, there is no incentive to keep any level of competence in that senior team . Any higher level scruitiny in these organisations will come from politicians – who do not know of any other behaviour – so see the actions as normal.

What this means of course, is that when the CEO does eventualy leave, there is no successor available of any ability to take over – so one of a pool of even lesser ability is destined to be the new CEO …

and so we spiral down ….

]]> By: satish http://www.colin-beveridge.com/index.php/the-abc-of-building-a-senior-team/comment-page-1/#comment-160 satish Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:37:29 +0000 http://www.colin-beveridge.com/?p=640#comment-160 good good

]]> By: Mike Shields http://www.colin-beveridge.com/index.php/the-abc-of-building-a-senior-team/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Mike Shields Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:31:36 +0000 http://www.colin-beveridge.com/?p=640#comment-146 Of course, this is diametrically opposed to what I just read here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/oct/23/dumbing-down about teaching the next generation of leaders.... Therefore, it follows that we're creating our own downfall, and the paradigm shift being called for needs to start at the University level.... Of course, this is diametrically opposed to what I just read here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/oct/23/dumbing-down about teaching the next generation of leaders….

Therefore, it follows that we’re creating our own downfall, and the paradigm shift being called for needs to start at the University level….

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