Nobody ever said being a manager was easy. Here’s an upbeat look at how your supervisory people can increase their effectiveness — and become the managers everybody wants to work for.
Mike Brown, writing on the blog Managers Are Heroes, offers a laundry list of things that’ll spark enthusiasm in managers and employees alike. Here’s a sampling of his straight talk for supervisors:
- Demand excellence. Mediocrity is awful. If you do not demand excellence, that is what you’ll get – a department full of mediocrity. When you ask people to describe the best manager they’ve ever had – no one says “it was the slacker manager who played Words with Friends all day”… No, it was the one who pushed us – and challenged us to do things that we never thought we could do.
- Be passionate. If you’re not all-in, why will people want to go above and beyond for you? The idea of checking your emotions at the door is ridiculous. If you’re excited about the work you’re doing and the people you’re helping – let people know. Scream it from the mountain. Passion is contagious.
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