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How Can You Be A Better Manager?
Being in engineering or the music business.
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Jaclyn’s Answer
Asking the question is the first step. It means you are thinking about improving your skills.
1) Ask for feedback from those you manage (make sure you create an environment where your employees feel comfortable speaking candidly.)
2) Be open to criticism
3) Not everyone responds to leadership methods in the same way... people have preferences on how they receive feedback and it will produce better results when you respect that
4) Instead of just providing answers to team members see if you can train them on the tasks or ask them guided questions to try and help them think through the situation so they can come up with the answer and practice critical thinking
5) Have regular check ins with employees
6) Take responsibility
1) Ask for feedback from those you manage (make sure you create an environment where your employees feel comfortable speaking candidly.)
2) Be open to criticism
3) Not everyone responds to leadership methods in the same way... people have preferences on how they receive feedback and it will produce better results when you respect that
4) Instead of just providing answers to team members see if you can train them on the tasks or ask them guided questions to try and help them think through the situation so they can come up with the answer and practice critical thinking
5) Have regular check ins with employees
6) Take responsibility
Thank you, this is amazing! I really needed it.
kiari
Bryanna Wilczynski
Director – Program Management Energy & Asset Optimization at AT&T
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Bryanna’s Answer
To be a better manager, consider these steps:
1. Establish SMART goals for your employees: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound
2. Be a servant leader, help your employees overcome or remove obstacles to achieve their goals
3. Challenge your employees to be creative with achieving their goals - do not dictate how they must achieve their goals
4. Provide candid and regular feedback on how your employees are performing
5. Recognize and reward achievements
6. Be human - recognize that everyone has commitments, priorities and issues outside of work
Good luck in your endeavors!
1. Establish SMART goals for your employees: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound
2. Be a servant leader, help your employees overcome or remove obstacles to achieve their goals
3. Challenge your employees to be creative with achieving their goals - do not dictate how they must achieve their goals
4. Provide candid and regular feedback on how your employees are performing
5. Recognize and reward achievements
6. Be human - recognize that everyone has commitments, priorities and issues outside of work
Good luck in your endeavors!
Thank you so much!
kiari
Anthony Kofi Hene-Amoah
Project Analyst/Advisor, Career Advisor, Translator/Editor
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Anthony’s Answer
Please, note the following concerning management :-
1. Consider the type/kind of business (Engineering, Music Industry, etc.).
2. Consideration of your goal and
objectives.
3. The extent of your interest and knowledge in the business.
4. Good communication skills.
5. Good leadership skills.
6. Positive attitude at all times.
7. Honesty, faithfulness, diligence,
transparency and good accountability at all times.
Best wishes to you in all your deliberations.
1. Consider the type/kind of business (Engineering, Music Industry, etc.).
2. Consideration of your goal and
objectives.
3. The extent of your interest and knowledge in the business.
4. Good communication skills.
5. Good leadership skills.
6. Positive attitude at all times.
7. Honesty, faithfulness, diligence,
transparency and good accountability at all times.
Best wishes to you in all your deliberations.
Thanks for the advice.
kiari
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Kruti’s Answer
1. Expect Excellence
It is important for a manager to set high yet realistic standards, and expect employees to meet them. Ultimately, the best managers are not those who are the nicest or the toughest, but those who get things done and demonstrate tangible results. Once employees understand that a manager expects excellence—not only their own but that of others—they will likely begin to up their game and perform better, and this is considered to be one of the best qualities of a good manager.
2. Communicate Regularly by Providing Meaningful Feedback in Real-Time
At first, communicating effectively may sound a bit trite, but it is fundamental to sound management. The best and strongest managers are those who are excellent communicators. The ability to provide both positive and negative feedback is a core skill and competency for managers.
3. Don’t Avoid Conflict, but Deal with It Directly and Fairly
Every professional knows that the workplace is a breeding ground for conflict. Issues like compensation, interpersonal problems, cost-cutting, recognition, management-employee relations, layoffs, and many other points of conflict are bound to arise. There is never a shortage of molehills to create mountains out of.
It is important for a manager to set high yet realistic standards, and expect employees to meet them. Ultimately, the best managers are not those who are the nicest or the toughest, but those who get things done and demonstrate tangible results. Once employees understand that a manager expects excellence—not only their own but that of others—they will likely begin to up their game and perform better, and this is considered to be one of the best qualities of a good manager.
2. Communicate Regularly by Providing Meaningful Feedback in Real-Time
At first, communicating effectively may sound a bit trite, but it is fundamental to sound management. The best and strongest managers are those who are excellent communicators. The ability to provide both positive and negative feedback is a core skill and competency for managers.
3. Don’t Avoid Conflict, but Deal with It Directly and Fairly
Every professional knows that the workplace is a breeding ground for conflict. Issues like compensation, interpersonal problems, cost-cutting, recognition, management-employee relations, layoffs, and many other points of conflict are bound to arise. There is never a shortage of molehills to create mountains out of.
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Harsh Vardhan’s Answer
As your questions being better manager directly relates to management skills of listening, understanding, putting your thoughts on table and how well you manage your team/organization/segment you are responsible for.
there is no thumb rule of being a better Manager its about how well you are listening to others and understanding the ask and responding being ethical.
Major criteria for this to have following skills
Set the goal and then sub goals to align the team work
Being Optimistic
Centralize approach towards anything you look into
sharing knowledge to others
Have Patience before reacting
being biasness honest
Work with team attitude
Open to listening not hearing
Decision making while listing to team
Brainstorming on issues with Team members to realize their efforts value in achieving organization/department goal.
As said there is no thumb rule above are skills better a person being organized.
there is no thumb rule of being a better Manager its about how well you are listening to others and understanding the ask and responding being ethical.
Major criteria for this to have following skills
Set the goal and then sub goals to align the team work
Being Optimistic
Centralize approach towards anything you look into
sharing knowledge to others
Have Patience before reacting
being biasness honest
Work with team attitude
Open to listening not hearing
Decision making while listing to team
Brainstorming on issues with Team members to realize their efforts value in achieving organization/department goal.
As said there is no thumb rule above are skills better a person being organized.
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Jim’s Answer
Being a manager means that you are managing/coordinating/encouraging/motivating/leading a team of people. Your team may be small, large, or in between. Being a great manager requires a variety of skills. In my opinion, depending on the situation, and, although managing vs. leading each requires a different mindset, one of the necessary skills is being a competent and capable leader. Although the mindset of a manager and the mindset of a leader are different, there is some overlapping of skills whether you are managing or leading.
Whether you're managing a pizza restaurant or a department in a major company, some of the skills required for being a great manager may come naturally while others must be acquired or learned through a combination of education and firsthand experience. Meeting challenges through experience is the best teacher, so my advice would be to work yourself up into the position of manager to gain the best perspective on what is required.
Being a top-notch manager requires you to be very organized. Being consistently goal-oriented is also a strong characteristic of great managers. Having an in-depth amount of knowledge about your business is also key to being a strong manager.
Managing people requires a reasonable amount of patience and definitely an optimistic/positive outlook is very important. Be very clear about your expectations of your team. Be willing to provide your team with the ability to ask questions so you are all in sync with the tasks at hand. Remember to be a good listener. It's OK to challenge your team to raise their performance to a higher level, but it's always better to be encouraging and supportive, never judgmental or critical! Be open and 100% honest in all your interactions with your team. A sense of humor is a great quality to have, be yourself--be authentic. It can sometimes be a balancing act, but be understanding of your team's personal challenges in their lives, and provide support as you are able, but there is a fine line and you need to remember the job at hand is your priority.
Work on these components and you will surely be a great manager. Best of luck!
Whether you're managing a pizza restaurant or a department in a major company, some of the skills required for being a great manager may come naturally while others must be acquired or learned through a combination of education and firsthand experience. Meeting challenges through experience is the best teacher, so my advice would be to work yourself up into the position of manager to gain the best perspective on what is required.
Being a top-notch manager requires you to be very organized. Being consistently goal-oriented is also a strong characteristic of great managers. Having an in-depth amount of knowledge about your business is also key to being a strong manager.
Managing people requires a reasonable amount of patience and definitely an optimistic/positive outlook is very important. Be very clear about your expectations of your team. Be willing to provide your team with the ability to ask questions so you are all in sync with the tasks at hand. Remember to be a good listener. It's OK to challenge your team to raise their performance to a higher level, but it's always better to be encouraging and supportive, never judgmental or critical! Be open and 100% honest in all your interactions with your team. A sense of humor is a great quality to have, be yourself--be authentic. It can sometimes be a balancing act, but be understanding of your team's personal challenges in their lives, and provide support as you are able, but there is a fine line and you need to remember the job at hand is your priority.
Work on these components and you will surely be a great manager. Best of luck!
Amy Cordes PHR
Director of Continuous Sales Learning & Development
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Amy’s Answer
No matter what industry you are pursuing, there are leadership skills that will translate. The best leaders I have worked with over the years have these skills or traits in common:
1 - Trust. Good leaders extend trust to people on their team. Good relationships cannot thrive without that trust & this is critical for a leader.
2 - Open, honest communication. The key here is honesty. Sometimes there are hard conversations that have to happen and that's ok. A good leader goes into those conversations expecting & hoping for the best outcomes for their employee and the situation while being completely honest about it.
3 - Vision. In my experience the most successful leaders have a vision or goal they are working towards with the team so everyone is moving in the same direction.
4 - Get to know your people and their strengths. Understand what they love & what they don't. Align roles or stretch assignments to the things they love and what gives them energy.
5 - Include your people in decision making when you can. They will feel more engaged and ownership with those decisions.
6 - Know who your "go to" people are when making changes. Change is often hard on people so I usually include a person on my team who is good with change to give input before any big changes but also to help be another positive voice during that change.
My last piece of advice would be to genuinely care about your people. We are all here to do a job but simple kindness & caring will have people wanting to be on your team and good people are usually in short supply.
There are plenty of leadership blogs & podcasts out there so I encourage you to check out Ted Talks or search leadership on YouTube.
1 - Trust. Good leaders extend trust to people on their team. Good relationships cannot thrive without that trust & this is critical for a leader.
2 - Open, honest communication. The key here is honesty. Sometimes there are hard conversations that have to happen and that's ok. A good leader goes into those conversations expecting & hoping for the best outcomes for their employee and the situation while being completely honest about it.
3 - Vision. In my experience the most successful leaders have a vision or goal they are working towards with the team so everyone is moving in the same direction.
4 - Get to know your people and their strengths. Understand what they love & what they don't. Align roles or stretch assignments to the things they love and what gives them energy.
5 - Include your people in decision making when you can. They will feel more engaged and ownership with those decisions.
6 - Know who your "go to" people are when making changes. Change is often hard on people so I usually include a person on my team who is good with change to give input before any big changes but also to help be another positive voice during that change.
My last piece of advice would be to genuinely care about your people. We are all here to do a job but simple kindness & caring will have people wanting to be on your team and good people are usually in short supply.
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