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B Players

Managers should show more interest in B players for three key reasons. First, B players take direction well and implement suggestions to improve, unlike C players who often need repeated guidance. Second, B players are curious and ask questions to learn more about their work and industry, though managers need to ensure they start tasks promptly. Third, B players are ambitious and want to advance their careers, so require support through development to avoid disengagement. As they make up 60-70% of the workforce, focusing on B players can boost business growth and profitability by developing more A players.

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B Players

Managers should show more interest in B players for three key reasons. First, B players take direction well and implement suggestions to improve, unlike C players who often need repeated guidance. Second, B players are curious and ask questions to learn more about their work and industry, though managers need to ensure they start tasks promptly. Third, B players are ambitious and want to advance their careers, so require support through development to avoid disengagement. As they make up 60-70% of the workforce, focusing on B players can boost business growth and profitability by developing more A players.

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“Reasons management should show more interest in the B players”

Every company has three different categories of individuals: A, B, and C players. The A

players consistently outperform the C players, who struggle more often.

The time managers spend with these two groups is considerable. They prefer hanging out

with the A players since they are successful and driven by themselves.

C players require a lot of care; thus, managers also invest time with them. They usually

want to see them develop and consider them as their "projects." A C player will incredibly

infrequently become an A player, even with assistance. The B players are the ones who are

frequently overlooked, and managers ought to invest the most time on them (Gimbel, 2016).

Because they do not perform as well as A players and do not generate as many issues as

C players, B players are often neglected. Most businesses go externally to fill unfilled roles

rather than developing B players, but this can be the incorrect strategy given the talent shortage.

B players, who make up 60 to 70 percent of the workforce, have the potential to become A

players, therefore businesses should concentrate on them to boost growth and profitability

(Gimbel, 2016).

These are three reasons why managers should show more interest in the B players:

1. B players take direction well. 

Despite the fact that they might need to discuss assignments more than A players do, they

learn from such discussions and typically do not need to repeat them. B players need to be given

concrete suggestions for how they might improve because they are often less naturally critical of

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their work than A players are. When given instructions, they immediately put them to use in their

task (Gimbel, 2016).

2. B players are curious. 

They pose inquiries. They are interested in knowing how their work will affect the

company or client. The interest of B players demonstrates their commitment to their profession.

It demonstrates their want to learn more about the sector. However, it could also indicate that

they take longer to complete tasks, therefore as their boss, it's crucial to urge them to get started

on a project first before asking questions. That will enable them to begin functioning like A

players (Gimbel, 2016).

3. B players are ambitious. 

The majority of B players aim to be successful in the end. They desire to advance their

careers and make more money. They hope to one day be regarded as one of the top performers at

work. They simply want additional assistance to get there. If B players do not receive the

attention they require, they may transition from being motivated to disengaged, so it is crucial to

invest time in their development (Gimbel, 2016).

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References

Gimbel, T. (2016). Why You Should Focus on the 'B' Players at Your Firm. Retrieved 8
September 2022, from https://www.accountingweb.com/practice/team/why-you-should-focus-
on-the-b-players-at-your-firm

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