{"id":2421,"date":"2016-04-14T14:42:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T14:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/my-brains.co.uk\/jackross\/?p=2421"},"modified":"2016-04-14T14:42:17","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T14:42:17","slug":"lack-management-skills-limit-business-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my-brains.co.uk\/jackross\/lack-management-skills-limit-business-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Lack of management skills limit business growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A lack of leadership and management skills may be inhibiting the growth of businesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just under half of new start-ups in the UK last less than 3 years. The UK also has a growing productivity gap, currently 18% below the G7 average. A report by the Federation of Small Businesses looked at the level of management training that businesses are currently exposed to.<\/p>\n<p>The report found that of the surveyed businesses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>59% update their skills and knowledge at least once a year<\/li>\n<li>25% have undergone management training in the last year<\/li>\n<li>26% have never had any management training whatsoever<\/li>\n<li>19% offer external management training to their staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The report indicates that there are 2 main barriers to increasing training. 43% of respondents cited cost as a deterrent, while 34% reported availability of training as the main issue.<\/p>\n<h3>What makes a good manager?<\/h3>\n<p>Effective management is a skill that must be developed over time. Here are the key areas that often differentiate the good from the bad:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>delegation \u2013 the ability to assign tasks and balance the workload of your team while ensuring that the right people do the right job<\/li>\n<li>prioritising \u2013 keeping track of what is important<\/li>\n<li>setting goals \u2013 short, medium and long-term goals for you and your team<\/li>\n<li>avoiding multitasking \u2013 concentrate on 1 thing at a time to avoid being pulled in too many directions at once<\/li>\n<li>the ability to have fun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Get in touch to talk about your business. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lack of leadership and management skills may be inhibiting the growth of businesses. Just under half of new start-ups in the UK last less than 3 years. The UK also has a growing productivity gap, currently 18% below the G7 average. 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