Aktive Väter sind die besseren Manager
Erstellt von Hans-Georg Nelles am Freitag 2. März 2007
Eine aktuelle Untersuchung des Center for Creative Leadership und der Clark University, über die die Zeitschrift Forbes berichtet, legt dies nahe:
According to new research, parents–at least those committed to family life–actually perform better in the office. Researchers from Clark University and the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, N.C., interviewed 347 managers and executives, mostly from large public companies, about their family lives. Then they talked to the participants’ colleagues, subordinates and bosses about their work performance.
Those who were committed to family life achieved significantly better reviews. The reason: Parents learn to multitask, handle stress and negotiate, says Marian N. Ruderman, research director at the Center for Creative Leadership, and one of the study’s authors.
“In parenting roles you get a chance to do a lot of the same things you do as a manager,” Ruderman says. “You get to hone your interpersonal skills. You learn how to develop other people. It’s another opportunity to learn from experience.”
The parent-manager comparison can be taken too far. After all, employees are not toddlers. “Businesses are collections of adults,” says Steve Tirado, chief executive of semiconductor firm Silicon Image, who has four daughters between the ages of 19 and 24. At home, the parents always know best. At work, he says, executives should involve everyone in making decisions.
