The secrets of success

摘要

What are the real competencies of a public sector senior manager? I have been asking my friends and colleagues and we have together compiled the true competency set... 1. The ability to read upside down and at a distance of up to two meters - so you can see what the leader£chief exec£ your colleague etc is writing down in a meeting and can compare that with what they are saying and infer the reality. 2. The ability to look at a set of figures - balance sheet, return on investment, performance data - and tell at a glance if you are a. going bust; b. having the wool pulled over your eyes; c. engaged in some wildly speculative process that is never going to work; d. being robbed blind. This is beyond and different to numerical reasoning tests. It is a blend of experience, cynicism and adding up, and is critical