Five main criteria for selecting talented managers Daboud Mansour, former head of the Program and Budget Organization, in an interview with "Iran": ability means the true match between the person's abilities and the requirements of a specific position. Professional qualification, managerial ability, health and commitment, performance record and behavioral characteristics are the five criteria for selecting managers. The weight of these components should be determined in advance according to the responsibilities of each position. Choosing a competent manager is a necessary condition for reforming the administrative structure, but is not sufficient in itself. A clear structure and rules, managerial stability, a performance evaluation system and a competent body of experts are among the conditions for managers to be effective. Meritocracy is a "system", not an "appointment" and the right choice is only its starting point. Read the full text here.

Five main criteria for selecting talented managers Daboud Mansour, former head of the Program and Budget Organization, in an interview with "Iran": ability means the true match between the person's abilities and the requirements of a specific position. Professional qualification, managerial ability, health and commitment, performance record and behavioral characteristics are the five criteria for selecting managers. The weight of these components should be determined in advance according to the responsibilities of each position. Choosing a competent manager is a necessary condition for reforming the administrative structure, but is not sufficient in itself. A clear structure and rules, managerial stability, a performance evaluation system and a competent body of experts are among the conditions for managers to be effective. Meritocracy is a "system", not an "appointment" and the right choice is only its starting point. Read the full text here.