Top Ten Tips About People
Management
To get the best results you have to be very good at Managing
People...and it's not as hard as you might think. Here
are the secrets of the very best managers:-
The best at Managing People...
- Manage!
They focus on getting their people to deliver the
key activities and don't attempt do too much
themselves. The best managers delegate widely, using
the ethic 'Ask for forgiveness, not for permission'
to free their people from blame or wrongdoing.
- Build the Best Teams
Leveraging the exceptional talents of all the
people around them, managers develop and utilise
capability fully - and glue it together.
- Focus on Delivery
Managers are there to deliver the day to day
tactical results the business or organisation needs.
Here, there is little space for strategy or vision
as such, but those great at managing peoplewill keep
a reference point there. Every manager's defined
goal is measurable results.
- Build Relationships
As it's all about people, great managers build
relationships easily and make it a priority,
day-in-day out. They spend a lot of time with and
listening to, their people.
- Accept Feedback
Actually, they don't just accept it, they suck
feedback in - they use their excellent listening
skills to seek out feedback all the time - in every
interaction.
- Develop Others
Grasping the opportunities, the best managers
quickly link them to those who can make progress in
their own development - and in line with ongoing
Succession Planning, prepare for the
future well in advance.
- Are Accountable
They are very clear that they are 'where the buck
stops'. No blame elsewhere, not upwards deflection
of decisions; no 'someone else's fault'. They are
where the action is and they accept it. It's down to
them.
- Set Standards
To ensure that everyone is clear, great managers
have simple and clear standards throughout their
area of operation - ideally created in collaboration
with their people.
- Are Determined
Focusing entirely on value-creation, they stick
to plans, policies and change programmes like glue.
They have a skill to know and deliver what is right,
without veering from their Vision.
- Can Be Trusted
The best managers are ethically sound, fair and
honest. They make promises only when they know they
can deliver. Everyone is treated equally and their
own behaviour models fairness and transparency.
Simple steps, using them can make 90% of your
management very, very effective. Checkout the website
for key information in 40 different people skills to
develop your management skills fast!
Copyright 2005 Martin Haworth is a Business
and Management Coach. He works worldwide, mainly by
phone, with small business owners, executives and
corporate leaders. He has hundreds of hints, tips and
ideas at his website,
http://www.coaching-businesses-to-success.com. and a
regular blog right
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