Better Management Performance - The Easy 3-Step Way
Managers make three mistakes when they try to run businesses. They do too much,
they don't trust their people and they don't have enough skills. Here we
explore an easy 3-step process to get your business back on track and get a life.
Managers work in increasingly challenging circumstances and workload seems to
ever increase. There are opportunities to use the capabilities of each and
every one of those who work with them. Yet many managers struggle on, carrying
the burden until finally, that straw comes along which breaks the camel's
(aka manager's) back.
So what happens? Well, managers choose not to give tasks away, for several
reasons.
Learning that management is about having a clear 'Whats' about the organisations
vision and goals and then enabling individual and team capacity to come up with
creative and delivering 'Hows', is hard for some managers. They are the ones
who complain that there is too much to do; that senior management demands are
unreasonable. Giving work up is vital. There is now no knowledge gap.
Management is about letting go of some of the stuff to be done, trusting your
people, once given clear criteria and goals and getting on with the true role,
developing others, designing growth possibilites and being pro-active and not a
fire-fighter. Slowly, they get it more and more right. Their results are better
and better. There is now no confidence gap.
Providing all the training sessions in the world, won't make a jot of difference
if the manager is not ready for learning and development. Sometimes,
hand-holding works, with the support of a mentor or an off-line coach. They
learn in a safe place and get better. There now no skills gap.
Gradually, the knowledge, confidence and skills combine to generate a better
manager, team and business performance. Organizations can take the lead in
helping managers get this right. It is worth it.
Martin Haworth is a Business and Management Coach. He works worldwide, mainly by phone, with small business owners, managers and corporate leaders. He has hundreds of hints, tips and ideas at his website, http://www.coaching-businesses-to-success.com
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