How would you assess yourself and your current management team members on each of these? Do you know how to hire for these items? To develop improved skills?
Effective managers actively demonstrate:
Abilities to:
In daily activities:
What questions might you ask of potential new managers or new hires to assess their abilities in these areas?
Some might include:
These are behavior-based questions and you are looking for answers which tell you about the person's normal pattern of behavior - which will tell you what the person will do in your position. Behavior-based interviewing techniques can assist you in hiring managers with these competencies. Individual coaching and management training can assist in improving many of these competencies in existing management.