I believe you need to know each one of your employees personalities,when leading or coaching it is always helpful to know hoe each will reacted
Good post Robert. We need to know our direct reports as "individuals that make up a team." Some have different skill sets and are motivated by different things, so knowing your direct reports as individuals first is important.
People in education are themselves so well educated and intellegent that it would be a shame not to support a collaborative work environment to fully benefit from those wonderful brains.
I believe the most import skill to becoming a great manager is remaining consistent. The reason why I feel that consistency is the most important is that our people need guidance and reinsurance that they are doing what is expected.
I agree. It is equally important to respond in a manner that will facilitate listening by the other party as well. Communication must be clear and open.
I agree. Being a good manager involves a complex listing of traits and styles. Combining effective communication, self organization, planning, active listening, motivating, etc in different ways can be used in a variety of arenas.
I believe that one of the most important traits that one can have as a leader, manager is to not really understand the concept of listening. In this context it is a "verb" which means we have to learn to actually hear what is being said by our staff not just sit their and nod our head as we are thinking of our grocery list.
Organizational skills are of tremendous value, particularly in a matrixed structure. The ability to pull people, information, and resources together to help develop and identify opportunities and barriers gives managers a significant advantage as they pursue their goals. Leading the way and modeling the correct behaviors through your own actions is also very powerful. Thanks.
Inspiring a shared team vision is a powerful skill. Identifying and leveraging the diversity of skills and ideas within the team structure is the ideal method of moving the team toward goal accomplishment. Getting everyone involved in the planning process is also critical to establishing the shared vision and creating the positive energy necessary to move to the goal.
To me, I find that to be a successful manager you must have organization and communication skills. You must be consistent with your management and your message must be congruent with your actions. Your success in managing others begins with successful self-management.
An important supervisory skill is commitment to building a team that shares a vision and a plan to achieve set goals. Good managers know they are part of a team that consists of members with different strengths, weaknesses, beliefs and ideals, but together can reach their goals through communication and developing relationships.
Devise a process to assure you are helping people. Help people to see what the goal is, set a direction, and motivate them to aquire it.
A good manager will asset the situation and have a plan to implement. There is no one way to handle every issue. You have to adapt to the needs of that problem.
Communication is a critical supervisory skill, as are the others you mention, Edward. Interestingly, we often think about "motivation" as a specific skill that a manager should possess, but I am inclined to suggest that we don't really "motivate" our subordinates. Rather, I think we provide the right inspiration to allow them to find the energy/drive (or motivation) within themselves. Thanks.
Communication and motivational skills are two skills that a new or established manager needs. The manager should be politically astitute and employ careful planning in all his/her undertakings. He should be a person who needs to plan and allocate resources carefully and effectively. He must evaluate reports.
I think that having excellent communication (a listener) and organization skills is a most. Need to be creative. Basic common sense is a plus in order to help promote a successful environment. A good manager needs to be to be confident in order to inspire confidence to the rest of the team. Other important managerial skill is effective delegation to employees to complete a task, and let them figurate out how the task can be accomplished. This benefit everyone involve in the work team.
Leading people can be done in a uniform manner, otherwise drill sargents would be soft and caring. However, leading must also be done by example, and by someone willing to take on the task.
I believe being a leader and knowing how to change to fit each situation and deal with each employee individually.
I tend to view Emotional Intelligence skills as the most important. It is in this arena where you have the opportunity to get to know your employees on a deeper level and employ such skills as self-awareness and empathy.
Clear communication, providing direction, organization, goal setting, and feedback are crucial as well.
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And a critical component of "communication" is effective listening. The leader of yesterday was able to tell; the leader of tomorrow will be able to listen. Thanks for your post.
