Pygmalion in Management

In the article Pygmalion in Management, J. Sterling Livingston addresses various ways on how manager=s have the abilities to help in the development of subordinates.The Pygmalion that is being referenced was a sculptor in Greek mythology who carved a statue of a beautiful woman that subsequently was brought to life.The notion that one person can transform another is the basis of the Aclassic@ article. Many experiments were conducted through the course of this article; in which it help in the development of the hypothesis in the Pygmalion in Management.

The Manager expectations of there subordinates contributes to the results in how work is performed. To further address this statement case studies were performed in order to assist in the conscious behavior of the subjects. One case study was performed that involved an insurance company. The managers and staff where sub- grouped to determine which group would out perform the other. In which the best performing staff was grouped with the best performing manager. Then another group was developed that included the average manager and the average performing staff. The least performing manager was then grouped with the least performing staff. In conducting this experiment the focus was on the expectations of the super group to out perform the other groups. This experiment allowed all managers and staff to perform competitively and except the challenge of being the best performer.

The manager must have self -fulfilling expectations and be positive and be able to motivate their subordinates.In doing so Every manager should understand ,how the pygmalion works.The manager must develop confidence in their abilities and transmit their feelings of efficiency to their employees.The manager has to be competent and acquire the job skills and knowledge and confident of their high expectations to make it credible to their employees.

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