Maybe you're the new neighbourhood association president? Or did your company promote you? Have you just started a managerial job? Congratulation! You can become a good leader-manager whether you manage a volunteer team or a project team.
This article will discuss the skills we think managers and leaders need to be effective and productive with their teams. These skills include employee selection, communication, delegation, potential development, and motivation.
Managers usually have two options. You either take over a team or form one. You must first understand what your hierarchical superiors expect of your team, regardless of your configuration.
If you already have a team, meet with each member individually to discuss their roles and get their feedback. This will let you assess their work-skill fit and identify areas for improvement. If you're hiring yourself, write job descriptions for each person. Your perfect understanding of what your line managers expect from your team will enable this work.
No manager needs to prove communication's importance. Leaders must master two types of communication: internal and external.
Empathy and interpersonal skills are necessary for team communication. This will help you connect with your staff. Improve your meeting skills too. Meetings waste time in many organisations. Therefore, before organising them, identify their needs. Active listening is crucial to communication. Thus, you must listen to your collaborators to identify issues early, build trust in the team, and save time.
Communication outside your team, especially with hierarchy, is crucial. Thus, understanding the hierarchy's views on your team is crucial. Thus, you will be better prepared to get the most from your team and highlight their involvement and results. You must also value, speak well of, and promote your team to other teams.
No matter how skilled and efficient you are, you reach your limits and need your team. To improve efficiency, team managers must prioritise delegation. Delegating boosts productivity, values employees, and helps them improve.
Delegation success depends on the mission's suitability for the employee's skills. Second, you must set clear goals and give your employee the tools to succeed. Delegating requires trust. To avoid checking his work every hour. To ensure progress, check it periodically.
As a team leader, you must maintain team and troop morale. To motivate your team, you must be motivated. Understand your employees' personalities and work expectations. If you work with people from different generations, you'll quickly realise that Generation X's concerns are different from Generation Y's.
If you take the time to assimilate and apply all the points in this article, you will be able to recognise the value of those with whom you work and become a true leader-manager who will be noticed and able to change its environment.