S7 E9 'Growing effective managers' with Anthony Painter

S7 Anthony Painter

The Business of Being Brilliant podcast

S7 E9: 'Growing effective managers'
with Anthony Painter

Monday 11 March 2024

Anthony Painter leads the Chartered Management Institute's policy and external affairs, overseeing research, policy, and external relations. He is an award winning policy and social innovator and previously led the Royal Society of Arts’ policy and social change work as Chief Impact Officer covering economic security, future of work, education, lifelong learning, local democracy and regenerative futures.

We discuss some of the findings from the CMI's recent landmark study, 'Taking Responsibility: why UK PLC needs better managers', explore what is it that good managers do that poor managers don't, and identify actions leaders can take now to improve their managers capability.

Perspectives from Anthony

On good management

So there is a thread that runs from the individual to the manager, to the company or organization, to the regional, the national economy, if you like.
And that thread is good management.

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On manager effectiveness

I'd say about two-thirds [of workers] think that their managers are broadly effective and a third think they are they are ineffective.

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On attitudes

Management is less about a technical knowledge base and it's more about a capability set.
We seem for some reason to regard that as a different thing and something that is less worthy of care and attention.

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