How much do managers matter?

“Management is the opportunity to help people become better people. Practiced that way, it’s a magnificent profession.” 
– Clayton M. Christensen

Did you know …

• Managers are responsible for 70% of their employees’ engagement
• Engaged employees are 2X more productive than non-engaged employees
• Engaged employees drive 23% more profitability

Yet …

• 52% of managers do not feel properly trained for the job (Gallup)
• 67% of people leaving their jobs in the last year said their manager could have prevented it (Gallup)
• 60% of the global workforce is managed by a first-time manager (CCL)
• 60% of people leaders say they have had no formal training (CIPD)

Managers make a significant impact on their teams and on their organization’s bottom line, yet their professional development is often overlooked or hit and miss.

On our Advantage internal collaboration call yesterday, our thought leader partners at 1st90 gave us a sneak peek of their newest development for 2025, The Manager Lab, which is powered by the 1st90 habit-building mobile platform of daily practice and quick application of new skills on the job.

“The gap here that we can address is massive,” an enthusiastic Vic Smith told us on the call. A former client of 1st90 co-founder Paul Middleton, she has recently partnered with 1st90 to bring her high-level experience in manager development at Nike, Google, and Amazon into what she calls a new ecosystem for world-class manager development.

The Manager Lab combines an assessment, a skill lab, immersive learning, the 1st90 platform, and a community of peers to form a full 360-degree ecosystem to help your people develop 12 key skills that are essential to all effective managers regardless of their industry.

We’re excited to be bringing this unique new learning opportunity to your new or even seasoned managers. Contact us or talk to your Advantage partner to explore the options  – because your managers matter!

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