"Managers can’t always be fortunate enough to find perfect matches of role and talent. So **the second most important job of being a manager is developing and motivating people so they will have the habits that make for success in their role**. How do you help people become motivated when they do not have the talent, or natural habits, for some important aspect of their job? "**The answer lies in the coaching talents of a manager. Not all managers have coaching skills as a talent. Many learn them on the job. Many others never learn them, stubborn in their habits of command and control that stem from feelings of insecurity**. It is also these habits that keep such managers from hiring people with more talent than themselves for the role, or praising others as they develop their talents, or relinquishing decision-making authority to talented people." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[coaching]], [[leadership]], [[retention]], [[recruitment]], **Source** -- [[20250112015442 - B - If Disney Ran Your Hospital]]