Management Tips - For Better Or for Worse

Management Tips

For Better or for Worse...

Management and marriage might not seem to have much in common, but signing up for both means abiding by the commitment to stick with it “for better or for worse.”  As either a manager or a spouse, when things are going well, it is easy to stay positive and perform well, but really it is only when the inevitable challenges in life arise that our resolve and our capabilities are properly tested.

In the world of management, much can come along to test our skills.  Staff members can be an endless source of strife, company reorganizations can throw everything into disarray and the expectations of senior leaders can sometimes take a 180-degree turnaround overnight.  It is not how we deal with things in the more stable times that will dictate how we are perceived and whether we are given the opportunity to move up the career ladder though, but how we perform when the going starts to get really tough.

Although it might be tempting to simply relax and enjoy the periods when it is all smooth sailing, this is actually the perfect opportunity to be preparing for the stormier seas that might be ahead.  Without the immediate stress of the situation, you will be able to think more clearly and plan more effectively. 

Nothing is ever smooth sailing all the time, so never be complacent, but instead use the good times to prepare for the bad.       

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Retain Talent Without Blowing Your Budget

Competitive salaries and good benefits will help you hire the best employees. But it takes more than money to keep them. You need to make your organization too good to leave. Try these tips for persuading good workers to stick around:

• Tell them what the company is all about. Employees want to know what their company is trying to do, where it’s going, and what it stands for. If you think you’ve already communicated this information, try asking a few workers to outline the company’s top three priorities. If you get several different answers, you haven’t done your job.

• Say “thank you.” People are hungry for appreciation. Yet employees often complain that their bosses never even say “thanks.” It costs nothing, and the return is significant.  Recognition is a huge motivator.  Make a plan to give recognition to employees doing a good job.

• Keep training them. One of the common reasons employees leave a company is they don’t feel they were developing professionally. Training costs money, of course, but the investment is less expensive than the high costs of turnover.

The Art of Delegation

It might sound easy, but delegating to others is one of the hardest things for many business owners and managers to master.  Failing to learn this particular art, however, has two major downsides.  

First of all, if you don’t empower your team members, not only will they never develop their skills to the extent that they are able to produce spectacular results, but they are also likely to become dissatisfied with the lack of challenge in their work and so will be less likely to stick around.  

Second, if you spend your working life doing things that you already know how to do well, you will not give yourself the opportunity to learn new things and grow your own skills and income.

So, how do you overcome what are often the control issues that lie at the root of poor delegation?  Simply be consistent in following these five straightforward steps:

1.    Choose someone who has already proven him- or herself in smaller ways.

2.    Rather than immediately tasking your delegate with something very challenging, start off slowly and increase the level of work progressively.

3.    Ensure that the delegate has both the right knowledge and the right tools to complete the assignment.

4.    Be absolutely clear about what you expect in terms of end results and deadlines.

5.    Let your delegate know that you are available for questions, but hold him or her accountable for the task.

Remember, failure to delegate can damage your business!