To be a manager much is involved, there are
pros and cons and things that need to be done such as mastering basic skills
such as: organization, people skills, and leadership. To be a manager you need
to be able to peaceable and to be a people person or at least be able to work
with people, helping them, listening to them, encouraging them, and guiding
them. You need to be positive about your work and your employees, for what they
see you do and what you say, they as well will do to.
As
manager you need to treat your employees with respect, treat everyone fairly
and grant them more responsibility when jobs are done well, this makes them
feel worthy and wanting to please and do more. Make sure that your employees
have confidence and trust in you as there manager and teacher. Do not talk down
to your employees like they aren’t important, and don’t threaten them or use
fear to make them do what you want. Be sensitive to their needs and feelings
and self worth. Make sure to inspire, and have a good working friendly
environment, and help everyone reach their goals.
Get
your employees energized, get them excited and inspired on their work. Empower
your employees and make an extra effort as their manager. Work together with
your employees, no one can work alone and succeed all on their own. Make sure
to support your team, managers to must be the teachers, coaches, colleagues,
cheerleaders, and advocates for their staff.
Be
open about the business with all involved, create trust with one another. Make
sure to communicate for communication is a vital key for being manager. Let it
be known the expectations and goals for the business. As manager it is also
your responsibility to praise and give commendation for good work that is done,
even with the simple things for it enforces everyone to work harder, it is also
your job to enforce discipline and give needed counsel.
Remember
to look at yourself as manager and see what you could work on. Make sure that
your business is organized for if you or the business is not, at some point it
will all fail. Keep on working, everything is a work in progress, everything
can always get better. Work on reachable goals for each employee and as a team.
Create plans to reach those goals, have confidence that they can get reached
and create excitement about it.
Goals
are always needed, they provide a direction to go in, they show and tell how
far you have traveled and what has been accomplished, they make overall
visions attainable, they clarify every ones role, and gives everyone something
to strive for. Have SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant,
and Time-bound.
Encourage
employees, know what they need and want from you. Employees need you too; help
them learn, to be flexible, praise them, and put out the effort. As a team do a
SWOT analysis considering (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats),
then work on and build on the strengths, eliminate the weaknesses, recognize
and use the advantage of opportunities, minimize and eliminate threats.
As
a manager know your market, become familiar with customers buying habits, and
things that cause those habits to change, know why customers are loyal to their
suppliers and would cause them to change that loyalty to a different supplier.
As a manager don’t lower you management skills or your team just because
everyone else is doing it, use the way that is productive and works for you.
You need to as a manager recognize and accept
your responsibilities. Face up to your obligations and actions, and work
compatibly with others. Use your communication skills, people will not respond
well if you are unpleasant, unkind, cold and are distant. Be comfortable
talking, don’t make things awkward. Make
sure be committed to your work, keeping up to date on schedules and plans and
regularly letting everyone know of any changes or updates.
As
a manager you need to be there for your team and employees. Make sure to be
accessible at all times, by email and/or phone. Take time to make sure your
employees know you are there for them. For being a good communicator and manager you
need to be good at the different forms of communication such as (1. Listening -
2. Speaking - 3. Writing - 4. Reading)
As
a manager you need to learn to be flexible, for you, the business and your
employees. If you have to manage from a distance make sure that you make time
for people, schedule time to talk with your employees, make sure that you
communicate with your employees and let them know they can contact you without
hesitation.
Nothing
is ever perfect so make sure you know the risks that are involved or could
develop within your business. As a team write a list of every pro and con, the
risks, the problems, the solutions and the back up plans. Be prepared and ready,
and know what to do if anything ever goes wrong and why. Things are always on
the move and are always changing keep up to date on such changes and be ready
to change with them.
In
your business use technology to your advantage, use the internet as a marketing
tool, enhance the image of your business, to discover potential suppliers,
customers, product and service outlets, and providing up to date information on
your products, pricing and services.
Here
are very essentials to be a manager whether you are new or just refreshing your
mind to know what’s involved. It a work in progress always and improvement is
always a good choice.
